Americans have seen it time and again in recent months on the nightly news: Protesters in the streets confronted by local police officers carrying assault rifles, some atop armored vehicles, looking more like soldiers than public servants.Much of that equipment has trickled down to police departments from a controversial Defense Department initiative known as the 1033 program, a 30-year-old federal initiative that provides a way for the military to dispose of surplus equipment by sending it to local police.The impact on policing has been huge. In Georgia alone, police departments and...…Americans have seen it time and again in recent months on the nightly news: Protesters in the streets confronted by local police officers carrying assault rifles, some atop armored vehicles, looking more like soldiers than public servants.Much of that equipment has trickled down to police departments from a controversial Defense Department initiative known as the 1033 program, a 30-year-old federal initiative that provides a way for the military to dispose of surplus equipment by sending it to local police.The impact on policing has been huge. In Georgia alone, police departments and...WW…

The cars start rolling into the parking lot of Hearts to Nourish Hope in Riverdale before dawn every Tuesday and Thursday.Numbers placed on windshields tell volunteers how many boxes of groceries each family will receive from the morning’s Atlanta Community Food Bank delivery.Deborah Anglin, Hearts to Nourish Hope CEO, said the mobile food pantry still serves about 1,200-1,400 families per week, handing out boxes containing meat, cheese, produce and pantry staples. The number is down a little from the peak last summer, but it’s more than double the number of families the pantry served each...…The cars start rolling into the parking lot of Hearts to Nourish Hope in Riverdale before dawn every Tuesday and Thursday.Numbers placed on windshields tell volunteers how many boxes of groceries each family will receive from the morning’s Atlanta Community Food Bank delivery.Deborah Anglin, Hearts to Nourish Hope CEO, said the mobile food pantry still serves about 1,200-1,400 families per week, handing out boxes containing meat, cheese, produce and pantry staples. The number is down a little from the peak last summer, but it’s more than double the number of families the pantry served each...WW…