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- Vallejo woman lends hand to Katrina victims Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:29AMFive years ago today, Ann Jones Smith of Vallejo watched in horror from her San Francisco home as her native Louisiana was inundated by floodwater unleashed by Hurricane Katrina.
- Vallejoan helped to guide Katrina rescuers Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:24AMFive years ago today, Ann Jones Smith of Vallejo watched in horror from her then San Francisco home as her native Louisiana was inundated by flood waters unleashed by Hurricane Katrina.Just days later, though, she united a small band of nonviolent warriors, who together
- Candidates for governor talk health care at debate Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:20PMThe men who want to be Georgia’s next governor clashed Saturday over tort reform, embryonic stem cell research and Medicaid funding in their first formal debate since the November ballot was set earlier this month.
- GM plant: investment or giveaway? Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:23PMWith a vote scheduled for yesterday’s board of commissioners’ meeting, it was clear last week that supporters and opponents have different perspectives when they look at the closed GM plant and the $36 million bond that the county proposes to use to buy 58 percent of the land to help redevelop it.
- Candidates for governor talk health care at debate Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:21PMCandidates for governor talk health care at debate
- Deal, Barnes meet in 1st forum since primary Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:07PMATLANTA — Gubernatorial hopefuls Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal split over whether the state should amend its constitution to cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases.
- Some communities left out of immigration program Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:37PMATLANTA — Several Georgia communities have been rejected from taking part in a federal program aimed at helping local authorities remove dangerous illegal immigrants from their cities and counties.
- Foreclosure crisis may rise with continued unemployment Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:08PMForeclosure crisis may rise with continued unemployment
- Detroit: America’s True Ground Zero Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:48PMOnly one in four young Black men graduates from high school in Detroit. The rest are lost and left out, swallowed by a city where urban blight, industrial desertion and educational failure define daily life. Detroit is ground zero, exemplifying...
- 750+ apply for 45 state jobs in Dalton Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:33PMThe need for jobs was evident today in Dalton. Hundreds of people showed up for a career fair, hoping for a chance at one of 45 new jobs with the state labor department.
- Contact us Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:55PMIssue 4464. Last Updated: 08/26/2010 Two years after a brief war with Georgia, the Defense Ministry still has not provided a final account of the casualties, while its reports of lost military hardware widely differ from estimates by experts.
- Detroit: America’s true ground zero Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:55PMOnly one in four young Black men graduates from high school in Detroit. The rest are lost and left out, swallowed by a city where urban blight, industrial desertion and educational failure define daily life. Detroit is ground zero, exemplifying the absolute worst of urban life. It had a passionate champion in Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who recently lost her bid for reelection. But ...
- County Democrats hold Brown Woodard Dinner Saturday Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:17AMMore than 60 participants from all over Boone County gathered at the Iowa Arboretum on Saturday, August 21, for the Boone County Democrats’ annual Brown Woodward Dinner for political speeches, fun and fundraising.
- Video: Four-Year-Old Gets Herpes From Used Condom Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:56AM*OMG! I want to throw up now. A little four-year-old boy may have an STD, herpes in his mouth because he put a used condom from a hotel room in his mouth! In July, his grandmother took him to the Wyndam Garden Inn downtown Atlanta. She stepped out of the bathroom and the next thing [...]
- Jokey Joke/Video: Jon Stewart Exposes Sarah Palin as the Hott Mess Hypocrite that She is! Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:56AM*What can we say that we already don’t know? Sarah Palin has been in the media more than she was when she was running for vice president. She’s made it clear what her stance is on just about everything, Tweeting just about every day about the things she thinks everyone cares for her opinion on. [...]
- Katrina Cops Ordered to Shoot Looters Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:41AM*Perhaps I’m on the late freight about this one but regardless the story is simply outrageous and further confirms Kanye West’s statement, “George Bush (substitute that for the government) doesn’t like Black people.” The madness that ensued shortly after Katrina hit was like no other experience one could imagine, next to slavery. Police officers were [...]
- Clayton, Henry women to be honored today Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:07AMAs the nation marks the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, a group of notable women in Henry and Clayton counties are set to be honored by a state lawmaker.
- As austerity bites, more Greeks feel the pain; more and more shops close in central Athens Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:10AMThe plan to rescue Greece from bankruptcy has kicked in, and with a vengeance. As the government slashes spending and hikes taxes, the deficit is way down — but jobs are vanishing, shops a...
- Spike in layoffs feeds fear of faltering recovery Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:30AMNew applications for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high last week — a spike that suggests private employers may shed jobs this month for the first time this year.
- Palin Campaigning for Georgia Gov. Candidate Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 5:39PMFormer Alaska Governor and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin made a campaign stop in Atlanta on Monday to rally support for Secretary of State Karen Handel in the Republican runoff.
- Letters to the editor: Aug. 10, 2010 Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:23PMHere are letters to the editor from the Daily News editions of Aug. 10, 2010.
- Aid Organizations: Georgia’s IDPs Face Risk of Hunger Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 12:27PMTwo years after Georgia’s August 2008 war with Russia, the end of an international food assistance program could put thousands of families displaced by the conflict at risk for hunger, two international aid organizations say.
- Can the Health Reform Law Work Without An Individual Mandate? Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 11:28AMLast Friday, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean said something rather astounding on MSNBC
- I-85 Lane Closures Near Suwanee this Week Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 10:34AMCrews will work overnight as weather permits Tuesday, 10th through Friday, 13th setting bridge beams over the interstate.
- Bondholders Open Wallets for Buybacks: Credit Markets Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 9:35AMCompanies are taking advantage of the lowest borrowing costs on record to sell debt financing share purchases and acquisitions, signaling bondholder confidence the U.S. will avoid falling into another recession.
- An interview with Bill McCollum, Republican candidate for governor Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 7:43AMEditor’s note: Executive Editor James A. Smith Sr. interviewed McCollum on Aug. 3 in Daytona Beach. The interview lasted 21:53 minutes. What follows is a transcript with limited editing.
- Hilton, Jeffares seek win in GOP runoff for state senate Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 10:08PMCONYERS — If voters find it difficult to choose between Todd Hilton and Rick Jeffares in Tuesday’s Republican runoff for the Georgia 17th Senate District seat, the candidates made it clear who to vote for during a Conyers forum.
- FIRST program offers a path for education in Michigan Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:42PMOur state and nation need to be FIRST in making learning, innovation, creativity and change a hot commodity for more and more students and citizens .
- Plans Scrapped for Ga. Chicken Manure Power Plant Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:46PMA power company that makes electricity from chicken manure has canceled plans for a facility in Hart County, Ga.
- Washington ties dash hopes for political promotion Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:43PMAh, the cruelty. Veteran lawmakers who toiled for years in Congress waiting for a chance at political promotion have discovered an inconvenient truth: This election year, Washington experience is a career-ender. Washington - Washington DC - United States - United States Congress - Inconvenient Truth
