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Driver strikes building at local business
by Matthew W. Quinn
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A local driver accidentally hit the accelerator and collided with the Economy Rent-A-Car building on West Taylor Street Monday afternoon. “A customer just drove through by accident,” said Linda Bl...
Orrs Elementary recognized for character education
by Thomas Hoefer
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Orrs Elementary School was named a 2010 Georgia School of Character by the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University, tied only with another elementary school in Woodstock. The cha...
GHS students recognized for academics, attendance
by Thomas Hoefer
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Griffin High School on Monday presented 387 students with certificates for their academic success and perfect attendance during its Honors Day in the school’s commons. “We want to recognize them f...

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PREP ROUNDUP: South Atlanta gets revenge on Jaguars, as Lady Jags continue winning ways
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ATLANTA — A cold shooting night doomed the Spalding Jaguars boys basketball team, as it fell 79-41 to the No. 4 ranked South Atlanta Hornets in Region 4-AAA action Friday night. The Jags (14-8 o...

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FILE - In this  Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, an Emirati man looks over the city view at an observation point screen at the observation deck of the Burj Dubai tower, on Level 124 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened. The precise cause of the $1.5 billion Dubai skyscraper's closure remained unclear. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.


Mon Feb 08 18:03:27 -0600 2010

FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.


Mon Feb 08 18:53:10 -0600 2010
Reuters - Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government.
Mon Feb 08 16:18:36 -0600 2010

In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 photo, Chris Tarnovsky poses for photos after speaking at the Black Hat Briefings in Arlington, Va. Tarnovsky figured out a way to break chips that carry a 'Trusted Platform Module,' or TPM, designation. Such chips are billed as the industry's most secure and are estimated to be in as many as 100 million personal computers and servers, according to market research firm IDC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.


Mon Feb 08 14:31:39 -0600 2010

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, left, looks on as his attorney Ed Chernoff speaks during his arraignment at the Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.  (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool)AP - The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge.


Mon Feb 08 18:32:29 -0600 2010

Toyota logos are illustrated at a dealership in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota dealers in five southeastern US states have pulled their ads from local ABC television affiliates over complaints about coverage of the automaker's recalls, the network said Monday.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Toyota dealers in five southeastern US states have pulled their ads from local ABC television affiliates over complaints about coverage of the automaker's recalls, the network said Monday.


Mon Feb 08 12:46:52 -0600 2010

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