Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com
Gambling raid in West End
Atlanta Police, the FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents served a search warrant at the old V.T. Tire Company building.
Atlanta mayor's race
AJC Atlanta Project »
- Part 1: City leaders fiddle as crime fears flare | Solutions
- Part 2: Pumped-up pensions squeeze city | Solutions
- Part 3: What stinks? High cost of water, sewer | Solutions
- Part 4: No walking away from panhandling problem | Solutions
- Part 5: Conflict between city, state | Solutions
- Part 6: Engine for growth has run out of fuel | Solutions
1,500 students facing discipline
Tired of school uniforms, more than 1,500 Clayton County high school students came to school on Friday in what school officials called "non-appropriate dress.
Chief Pennington to resign
Embattled Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington confirmed Tuesday what has been widely reported, announcing his resignation, effective at the end of the year.
State turns to two-year colleges to house enrollment boom
The University System of Georgia expects to enroll between 400,000 and 450,000 students within the next decade and has to find space for the nearly 100,000 additional students.
Blogs
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Atlanta Bargain Hunter »
Best Black Friday deals on gadgets: laptops, cameras, HDTVs, Blu-Ray players
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Political Insider »
Woof, beep! Replace Uga with a bulldog robot, says PETA
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View from the Cop »
Beware, crooks love the holidays, too
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Get Schooled »
Uniform uprising lands 1,500 Clayton teens in hot water
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Gold Dome »
Bill takes aim at lottery bonuses
Q&A on the news »
- Q: As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a COBRA subsidy plan was enacted to reduce the COBRA premiums for up to nine months for unemployed workers laid off between September 2008 and
- Q: In a recent AJC, there was a blurb that said a Civil War shipwreck was identified as the CSS Appomattox. What fame did it have prior to being the location where Grant and Lee met to end the Civil W
- Q: What is the status of “cash for appliances” money for Georgia residents?
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Obituaries »
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Frances Teate, 88: Volunteer in Central America
Luten Teate Jr. was a pediatrician. Frances Teate, his wife, was a dietitian.The couple wanted their four children to know, and understand, that not everybody lived the good life.
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Margaret Pepperdene, 89: Teacher and scholar
Dr. Margaret Jane Pepperdene had retired from Agnes Scott College after a 31-year career. The Paideia School called.
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Russell Lloyd Davis, 53: Mentor to recovering addicts
Last week, someone called Russell Davis to extend gratitude.The caller had been sober five years. For that, a thank-you seemed appropriate.





