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- Weekend Buzz: Hunter's move symbolic of Angels' demise Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:59AMNine-time Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter was asked to move to right in the interest of helping to jump start the club. It hasn't worked, leading Scott Miller to point out the business of baseball isn't always pretty.
- Bellwood Public Library Footnotes: New novel by Pearl Cleage; highlights of fall programming Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:35AMOne of the many new novels on the shelf at the Bellwood Public Library, 600 Bohland Ave., is Till You Hear From Me , the latest novel from the prolific and well-known novelist, Pearl Cleage. And, yes, the title is a quotation from the old Duke Ellington song.
- Interviews for Tampa airport director will be closed to public Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:00AMIn two weeks, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority board members will interview four finalists on a consultant's short list for executive director of Tampa International Airport and three general aviation airports.
- Sheriff Arnold: 'It's very surreal' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:12AMSheriff Robert Arnold wasted no time getting down to business Wednesday, giving reporters a tour of his department at midnight while being "brought up to speed" on criminal investigations and personnel issues throughout the rest of his day.
- A New Beginning Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:27AMIts the dawn of the Larry Porter Era for U of M football mired in mediocrity for most of its history. Here are six suggestions for how to get the program to the next level. by Frank Murtaugh First the bad news: The upcoming football season is likely to be a long one for the University of Memphis. The good folks at Rivals.com rank all 120 teams in college football's FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision ...
- INDIANA COUNTY FAIR: Art of clowning no laughing matter for Georgia circus family Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:36AMA trip to the circus as a small child left Joey Thurmond so awestruck by the clowns that it would affect him into adulthood. While he enjoyed the jugglers and elephants and other performers, to Thurmond, nothing was quite like the clowns.
- Link to Obama is Barnes' liability Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:04AMATLANTA --- President Obama is a liability for former Gov. Roy Barnes, according to a poll released Wednesday.
- Link to Obama is Barnes' liability Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:34PMATLANTA --- President Obama is a liability for former Gov. Roy Barnes, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey was conducted by InsiderAdvantage for WSB-TV of Atlanta.
- Harrison Square is showcased prematurely as model downtown development Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:09PMFort Wayne is always sending delegations to other cities in search of good ideas to steal. So, if only to avoid an inferiority complex, you #8217;d think we would rejoice at news that leaders from Savannah, Ga., recently visited Parkview Field to experience what a well-designed and successful minor-league baseball stadium can do for a downtown.
- Poll: Obama a huge drag on Roy Barnes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:34PMATLANTA -- A poll released this afternoon shows that President Barack Obama is a huge liability for former Gov. Roy Barnes as the Democrat tries to regain the post he lost nearly eight years ago.
- Barack Obama on the end of US combat missions in Iraq - live Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:01PMBarack Obama addresses Americans on the end of US combat missions in Iraq. Follow the speech and reaction as it happens 9.11pm ET: The Republicans are going full-bore for the "credit Bush" approach on Iraq, but blogger Jay Bookman at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a different take: If Bush hadn't stubbornly, blindly insisted year after year that the war was going well, that there was no ...
- Police Chief Accused Of Providing Alcohol To Underage Woman Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:07PMA report obtained by CBS Atlanta reveals allegations that the Chattahoochee Hills police and fire Chief allowed an underage woman to get drunk at his house and held sex parties with employees.
- Tough Questions About Teacher Shortage At Atlanta School Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:07PMCBS Atlanta had tough questions about an Atlanta school that still has six teacher vacancies more than three weeks into the school year.
- The Madden Curse Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:36PMThe Madden Curse: Of the 14 players to be featured on the cover of the Madden video games, all 14 have suffered disappointing seasons, and most have been seriously injured.
- The Madden Curse Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:19AMUpdate: With the NFL about to begin, and with Madden 11 recently released, we thought we would repost this story from April. Drew Brees better watch his a–.
- Lee Stranahan: Note To CNN : Hand Jon Stewart The Keys To Your Failing Network Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:22AMThe Daily Show's Jon Stewart is America's most trusted news anchor and if CNN wants to stay alive, they should put the Emmy winner in...
- Barrow WSA fronts money to county Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:58AMIn discussing the request, WSA Chairman Dr. Stan Coley asked Barrow County Water Department Director Myron Garrett if “the books can stand it,” to which Garrett replied, “Yes.” District 1 Representative David Hawthorne asked if there was “any chance the loan could be denied.”
- Ron Cook: It's clear -- Tomlin has mishandled Steelers QBs Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:39PMSteelers coach Mike Tomlin likes to use fancy words. This summer, "clarity" has been a popular choice for him, as in, "We're striving to find clarity with our quarterback position." There's only one problem. Tomlin doesn't appear to understand what the word means.
- Donald Fehr: 10 Issues The 'New' NHLPA President Must Address Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:38PMAfter 26 years serving as the head of Major League Baseball’s Players Association, Donald Fehr now has his sights set on leading the National Hockey League’s Players Association to new heights. While nothing is official just yet, it appears as if Fehr will become the new President of the NHLPA in quick fashion. Never afraid to ruffle a few feathers, Fehr brings an impressive resume to the NHLPA ...
- NFL Local Ties: Matt Moore's struggles continue; Nick Reed out a few weeks; Jeremiah Johnson continues to produce Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:17PMWeek 3 preseason round up for NFL locals with stats, photos, links and analysis.
- 'Lite' investigation of Atlanta test cheating Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:01AM'Lite' investigation of Atlanta test cheating
- Arts Month: Growing photography community attracts artists Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:56AMHan Nguyen is part of a perhaps quiet but vital and ever-growing photo scene in San Diego.
- Mets’ Johan Santana Has Usual Lack of Support and Surprising Difficulty Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:26PMJohan Santana, who had thrown three straight complete games, was at less than his best as the Mets fell below .500.
- Bobby Parnell’s Growing Pains Slow Mets’ Search for a Closer Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:48PMBobby Parnell throws hard, but he has not performed consistently enough to assume the Mets’ closer role left vacant by Francisco Rodriguez.
- Business is not so festive right now Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:41AMBusiness is not so festive right now
- Teacher ready to move beyond suit Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:37AMFormer Apalachee High School English instructor Ashley Payne, just like hundreds of other certified teachers who couldn't find full-time jobs in Georgia this year, instead hired on as a substitute teacher.
- McGinty: Shedding light on business and gambling Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:16AMYou know times are tough when there's considerable emphasis given to the amount of money that could be saved by turning off streetlights.
- Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:53AMFor one month a year, from morning to night, Dilorom Nishanova grows silkworms, a painstaking and exhausting job. She has been doing it since she was 8.
- NHL: Who Will Return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2011? Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:07AMEvery year, 16 NHL teams get a chance to compete for hockey's prized Stanley Cup. At the same time, 14 teams go home for the summer and wonder what could have been. This slideshow will take a look at the 14 teams that missed the Stanley Cup playoffs in the 2009-2010 season. We'll look at the new faces on each team and the key players who are returning. We'll also see if any departures will hurt ...
- Insurance Suit Ends With $14 Million Settlement Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:37PMAfter six years and a circuitous route through state and federal courts, a class action claiming that interrelated insurance companies illegally raised health policy premiums on small-group policyholders has settled for more than $14.6 million. "There are going to be substantial refunds for the folks who bought these policies," said one of the lead attorneys. "This is not one of those ...
- Rangers Mailbag: Pitching on fans' minds Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:21PMRoger Clemens or Nolan Ryan? There's no contest, according to one reader.
- Dunwoody Job Fair Draws Hundreds Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:22AMJob News is hosting a job fair today in Dunwoody.
- Miami Dolphins Vs Atlanta Falcons: 10 Things Dolfans Should Watch For Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:37AMThe Miami Dolphins host the Matt Ryan-led Atlanta Falcons on Friday, marking the first playoff contender the Dolphins will face this Preseason. Halfway through the Preseason, Miami struggled to find its bearings against a dreadful Tampa Bay squad, but found some redemption against a mediocre Jaguars team one week ago. Of course, nothing really means anything when the games don't count, but it ...
- College Football Capsules: No. 6 TCU not fulfilled by reaching BCS last year Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:12AMFORT WORTH (AP) — No more questions about if TCU can make it to a BCS game. The Horned Frogs did that last season. Yet, there was something less than fulfilling for the Frogs after accomplishing only part of their long-desired pursuit. The goal was to get to a BCS game — and win it.
- UNC self-reports academic infractions to NCAA Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:15PMThe University of North Carolina has self-reported academic infractions involving football players and a tutor uncovered during an internal investigation, school officials said Thursday.
- First Cup: Thursday Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:38AMMichael Lee of The Washington Post: "The best thing about the reunion of Michael Jordan and Kwame Brown with the Charlotte Bobcats is that both men are in completely different places right now. Jordan isn't trying to scratch a final itch while proving to his boss he has what it takes to be both a spectacular player and executive. Brown isn't a teenager weighed down from expectations to deliver ...
- Georgia tax revision panel hears about other states' reforms Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:16AMATLANTA - The panel drafting a revision to the state's tax code heard Wednesday how other states are doing it and got advice from Atlanta's mayor. Mayor Kasim Reed, a former legislator, recommended the state government shed 10-15 percent of its 75,000 workers and scrap most tax exemptions. "We're going to have to reduce the size of state government in a drastic, politically painful way," he said ...
- Job fair today for Dalton jobs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:12PMLabor Department officials are expecting a large turnout today for a jobs fair meant to fill about 45 openings at a new Dalton, Ga., disability claims office.
- The state at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:17PMRon Todt is the breaking news staffer in Philadelphia.
- It was time: Lou calls it quits Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:02PMThe toll of his mother's failing health, a losing season and a difficult personal decision to leave his last baseball season early were etched on Lou Piniella's tearful face.''A lot of good times, good people ... it's been a lot of fun,'' the Cubs manager said in his last news conference Sunday. ''This will be the last time I put on the uniform,'' he said, choking back tears. ''It's been very ...
- Cape's Trebing takes another national race win Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:37PMCape Coral's Dennis Trebing won his third Skip Barber Racing national open-wheel race of the season over the weekend at Road America in Wisconsin.
- Bad News for Troy Davis: Judge Rules He Failed to Show Innocence Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:41PM*In Savannah, Georgia, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that a death row inmate whose case attracted international support failed to prove his innocence after the U.S. Supreme Court gave him a rare chance to clear his name.Troy Anthony Davis has spent nearly 20 years on Georgia’s death row for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty [...]
- BlackAndBrownNews: An Ode to Black Women and a Fair, Firm Message to ALL Others Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:07AMAs a Black woman in America, I have never known a time in my life when I have felt more unsafe, vulnerable and unprotected. This...
- Piniella gets emotional after finale Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:08AMCHICAGO (AP) - Baseball has been the fabric of Lou Piniella's life. For 48 years, first as a player and then a manager, his passion for the game was undeniable. You could usually see it on his face.
- Lou Piniella makes early exit as Cubs manager Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:35AMCHICAGO Lou Piniellas long and colorful career has spanned 48 years, from an aggressive outfielder with a sharp batting eye to a successful manager whose highlight-reel base-throwing tantrums sometimes overshadowed his baseball acumen.
- Lou bows out, Cubs lose 16-5 to Braves Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:16AMCHICAGO -- The emotional toll of his mother's failing health, a losing season and a difficult personal decision to leave his last baseball season early was etched Sunday on the tearful face of Lou Piniella. "A lot of good times, good people ... it's been a lot of fun," the Cubs manager said in his last press conference. "This will be the last time I put on the uniform," he said, choking back ...
- Early goodbye from Lou Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:01AMThe toll of his mother's failing health, a losing season and a difficult personal decision to leave his last baseball season early were etched on Lou Piniella's tearful face. ''A lot of good times, good people ... it's been a lot of fun,'' the Cubs manager said in his last news conference Sunday. ''This will be the last time I put on the uniform,'' he said, choking back tears. ''It's been very ...
- U.S. Am steeped in history, characters Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:29AMAmerica’s oldest golf tournament is rooted in the oldest of golf traditions: The alibi.
- Black male student graduation report: Gwinnett tops U.S., Ga. rates Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:44PMA report released earlier this week by the Schott Foundation concludes the American educational system is systematically failing black male students.
- Kick your fantasy foes with these guys Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:46PMLet me say this very clearly – you should not draft a kicker before the final round of your fantasy football draft.