Atlanta residents can find relief from scorching temperatures at a new cooling center opening today at Selena S. Butler Park.
🕐 When It’s Open: The cooling center will operate Monday, June 23 from 1 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, June 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
📍 Where To Go: Residents can visit Selena S. Butler Park at 98 William Holmes Borders Senior Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
🌡️ Why It Matters: Heat-related illnesses can be dangerous or even deadly, especially for elderly residents, children, and those without access to air conditioning.
💧 What’s Provided: Free bottled water will be available to all visitors while at the center.
🌆 The Big Picture: As summer temperatures climb across Georgia, cities are taking proactive measures to protect vulnerable populations. Cooling centers like this one provide crucial public health support during extreme weather events, which are becoming more common.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
