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Q: I read in the AJC’s celebrity birthdays where Cuba Gooding of the group The Main Ingredient had a birthday. Is he related to actor Cuba Gooding Jr.? If he is, does Cuba Gooding Jr. have any musical talents? — William McKee Jr., Flowery BranchA: Cuba Gooding, the lead singer ...
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Q: Delta and other airlines no longer accept cash on flights. But U.S. currency clearly states it is “legal tender for all debts, public and private.” How do airlines get by with not taking it? —John Siegel, AtlantaA: A business can make its own payment policy because there is “no ...
Teen suspect captured after hunt in Canton
A teenage suspect was arrested Tuesday night after a manhunt in Canton, police said. The search began when officers were dispatched to the Laurels of Greenwood apartment complex around 4:15 p.m. after reports of a man brandishing a gun near the tree line, Canton police spokesman Pacer Cordry said. When ...
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Q: With the escape of the three women in Cleveland, what has happened to Sean Hornbeck? —Martha Hunt, HoschtonA: Hornbeck, who was kidnapped in 2002 and rescued in 2007, is 21 years old and has a full-time job at a metal fabricating company in Pevely, Mo. He lives with his ...
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Q: It has been reported that Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, N.M., has been given to the United Nations and units from the German and Russian military. Please confirm or give the correct information. — Ardon Smith, FayettevilleA: The German Air Force Training Center has been based at Holloman ...
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Q: How many victims of the Boston Marathon bombing had limbs amputated? — Judy Garner, Douglasville A: At least 14 victims of the April 15 bombing had limbs amputated as of late last month. Of those, at least two had two limbs amputated, according to media reports. In the days ...
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Q: What is the status of the Trinity Avenue Farm? Has a finalist been chosen, and will the project proceed? —Bert Vogelbacher, MariettaA: The final cost estimates are expected by early June and a winner for the design contest likely will be announced by the end of next month, Aaron ...
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Q: There have been numerous reports in the press about shortages of various types of ammunition. Is it possible this shortage is related to the billions of rounds of ammo purchased by the Department of Homeland Security? — Sy Richards, AtlantaA: Several U.S. Congressmen, including Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., and ...
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Q: There were 49 educators accused of test cheating in Dougherty County. What happened to those educators? —Shelly Powell, Lawrenceville A: Seventeen teachers or administrators resigned, retired or left the Dougherty County School System in the wake of the system’s 2009 Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) cheating scandal, the Albany ...
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Q: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wasn’t read his Miranda Rights when he was arrested. Was Timothy McVeigh given his Miranda Rights?—Jean Buik, Duluth A: Former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Charlie Hanger said he read McVeigh his rights when he arrested him for driving without a tag and a firearms ...
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Q: Has the American Association of School Administrators rescinded Beverly Hall’s award as Superintendent of the Year, in view of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal? —Carol Goodson, Carrollton A: The governing board of the AASA is waiting for “all the legal proceedings” to conclude to take any action – ...
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Q: I understand the toll on Ga. 400 will be removed toward the end of this year. What happens to the balance in my Peach Pass account? Can I get it back? — E.R. Silva, Roswell A: Peach Pass customers can request a refund, but the State Road and Tollway ...
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Q: Are there plans to bring the popular “Screen on the Green” back to Piedmont Park? — Donald Runnion, AtlantaA: The return of “Screen on the Green,” the free movie series at Piedmont Park that was canceled last year, is being evaluated, Aimedra Kelley, the director of marketing and outreach ...
Mary Frances Early, first black graduate, to receive honor at UGA
When Mary Frances Early returns to the University of Georgia Friday, to receive an honorary doctorate, she will sit with the school president. But when Early was a graduate student there in the summer of 1961, she sat alone. She wasn’t the first black student to attend the school. Her ...
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Q: In December, a body was found near the Alpharetta Greenway. Has it been identified? What was the cause of death? —Ken Kirkwood, Alpharetta A: An 18-year-old, who had been reported missing, died from a self-inflicted gunshot, a spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety told Q&A on the ...
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Q: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published the number of people murdered by guns each year in the U.S. I would like to know the number of deaths in the U.S. every year that can be directly related to cigarette smoking and car wrecks. — Jim Turner, RutledgeA: Smoking, the leading ...
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Q: When did popes, such as Pope Francis, begin to change their given names? —Frank Ellis, Douglasville A: Mercurius, who was named for the Roman god Mercury, changed his name to John II when he was elected pope in 535. “A pope named after a pagan god — that wasn’t ...
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Q: I have a permit and a licensed gun. I have been unable to find .22-caliber shells. Can you tell me why? —Raymond Lee, Douglasville A: Gun shops and law enforcement agencies nationwide have reported ammunition shortages – including .22-, .40-, .45-caliber and 9mm – because of a variety of ...
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Q: At the beginning of April, I noticed that “The Michael Baisden Show” was abruptly gone from Majic 107.5/97.5 and replaced with “Skip Murphy in the Afternoons.” What happened and why? Who is Skip Murphy? — Jean Kelly, Decatur A: Baisden and syndication company Cumulus couldn’t work out an agreement, ...
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Q: I heard protests had been planned for the funeral service for Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell. What kind of protests were there? —Robert Derro, DuluthA: Westboro Baptist Church had issued a release saying that members would protest at Campbell’s funeral in Medford, Mass., on April 23, but it ...
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