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Fall recital season to draw noted organists
Atlanta’s mainline churches clustered along Peachtree Street in the early 20th century were home to the city’s affluent class, who blessed several of them with the classical instrument of sacred music, expensive hand-built organs.During those years, the Fox Theatre’s giant Möller organ was also built for players to create soundtracks ...
Slowing the race
After living in Japan for five years, where praise of children was spare and authentic, writer Christine Gross-Loh returned home to the United States where children earn trophies for matching their socks.At a visit to the local shopping center, for instance, Gross-Loh watched with surprise as a father congratulated his ...
Cancer survivor: Battle keeps life in perspective
Bailey, then a 4-year-old beagle, pawed at Michele Bazzel to wake up. Bazzel said she felt like her dog knew she was sick. She was. She had breast cancer. "Bailey kept me going," Bazzel said. She was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer when she went for her yearly mammogram in ...
EXCHANGE: Young mothers learn about healthy eating
Shantaeria Green wasn't entirely on board when she learned she was going to be making homemade granola and a whole-wheat breakfast burrito packed with eggs, cheese and vegetables Tuesday afternoon. But as she sat down to sample the snacks after learning how to cook them in "Cooking Matters," a healthy ...
Readers write
PUBLIC HEALTH Lamest reasons given for insurance refusal Thank you for the series on the effect of Obamacare on consumers, physicians and business owners. Physicians and business owners will do some critical thinking and figure it out on their own, but I was troubled by the comments reported in “The ...
Metro Atlanta SAT scores tied to poverty
Anxious teenagers across Georgia who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test Saturday will earn scores that either open the door to a bright future or block the path to the college of their dreams. The results for the metro Atlanta class of 2013 indicate that, despite its name, SAT scores are ...
East-west transit trip reveals riders’ woes
Two and a half hours. That’s about how long it takes to fly nonstop from Atlanta to New York City. It’s also how long it took me to travel from Duluth to Marietta on metro Atlanta’s public transit systems. Is this the best that a world-class city can do? Voters ...
Deaths & Funerals
BARTOW COUNTYCora Lee Cagle, 72, of Cartersville died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, New Canaan Baptist Church. Parnick Jennings Funeral Home.CARROLL COUNTYMichael T. “Mickey” McBride, 74, of Sugar Hill, formerly of Villa Rica, died Friday. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Hillcrest Cemetery, Villa Rica. J. Collins Funeral Home.Hollis Elliott McHan, ...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL Adna 21, Mossyrock 6 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 56, Waterville 50 Arlington 17, Snohomish 0 Battle Ground 48, Evergreen (Vancouver) 15 Bellarmine Prep 50, Stadium 18 Bellevue 38, Juanita 14 Bethel 28, Emerald Ridge 21 Black Hills 24, River Ridge 17 Blaine 20, Lynden Christian 19 Bonners Ferry, Idaho 20, Reardan ...
Friday's Sorted High School Football Scores
CLASS 5A Abilene Cooper 56, Abilene 31 Alief Hastings 17, Aldine Eisenhower 14 Arlington Houston 21, North Crowley 20 Arlington Lamar 24, Arlington 14 Arlington Martin 47, Weatherford 3 Austin Westlake 52, Austin Akins 0 Belton 34, Killeen Ellison 26 Brownsville Memorial 49, Brownsville Rivera 45, OT Colleyville Heritage 41, ...
Thursday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL Abbeville 14, Slocomb 3 Addison 47, Meek 8 Akron 26, Sunshine 20 Alabama Christian Academy 49, Bullock County 8 Aliceville 56, Lamar County 33 Andalusia 28, Clarke County 20 Ashville 20, Susan Moore 6 Athens 34, East Limestone 13 Auburn 38, Carver-Montgomery 20 Austin 29, Hazel Green 26 ...
Georgia Archives and Genealogy Day
The Georgia Archives will play host to Georgia Archives and Genealogy Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19.The day is billed as one of fun and education, during which the public can learn more about the Archives and genealogy. The event is free and open to the public. ...
Readers write, Oct. 6
AIR TRAVEL Response to “Challenges to green airport” Business, Sept. 29 It’s nice that the management of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is trying to implement symbolic programs to be more eco-friendly. It would be nicer if they would do the one obvious thing that would really make a difference. Virtually 100 ...
WOODWARD ACADEMY 37, DECATUR 7
On a homecoming night when Woodward Academy announced its first athletic Hall of Fame class, War Eagles quarterback Terry Googer had a night worthy of commemorating.Googer threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Woodward Academy rolled to a 37-7 victory Friday night.Googer connected with Quincy Wolff on ...
County by county news for Saturday
COBB Police: Scammers seeking 911 center donations The Kennesaw Police received a complaint of an individual soliciting funds for the Kennesaw 911 center. The 911 center does not solicit for donations. If contacted by this individual or others using the same tactic, Kennesaw police urge you not to contribute and ...
Students learn how to help others resolve differences
Conflict management, in many ways, could be described as the eternal quest to facilitate “Kumbaya” moments, when people put aside their many differences to work and live together in harmony and mutual respect. Unfortunately, life around any campfire is complicated. Conflict appears at home, in schools and in businesses. The ...
DeKalb holds class Thursday for code enforcement volunteers
DeKalb County will train resident volunteers to help identify and report code violations in a two-hour class that begins at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur.The Neighborhood Ambassador program will include information such as an overview of code violations and DeKalb’s illegal sign ordinance.Volunteers are needed ...
DeKalb asks community to help with code sweep
DeKalb County is asking community groups to help with its Sick of Signs code sweep on Oct. 19.The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon countywide, is designed to remove illegal signs from the roadways. Residents and businesses can pick up supplies to help with the effort between Oct. ...
Hearing in FAMU hazing death case postponed
Eight defendants who charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major won't tell a judge until later this month whether they will accept plea offers or go to trial. They were expected to update a judge Friday on the statuses of plea talks with prosecutors. That hearing ...
Big fashion in small Southern-made accessories
Socks that rock Fred and Harrison Rich are fashion-conscious guys. And it shows. In their socks. Dissatisfied with the bland and bunching options in men’s hosiery, the father and son team decided to offer a stylish, over-the-calf dress sock. Two years ago, they started Kentucky-based Dapper Classics. With more than ...
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