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With all the voting problems in Afghanistan, what has been the role of the Carter Peace Program? Has it been involved at all and, if so, in what way? — Renee VanderBoom, Norcross
Q: With all the voting problems in Afghanistan, what has been the role of the Carter Peace Program? Has it been involved at all and, if so, in what way?— Renee VanderBoom, NorcrossA: The Carter Center has not been involved in the Afghanistan elections in any way, said David Carroll, ...
Jim Maddox to call it quits on Atlanta council
Qualifying for Atlanta city elections started with a bombshell Monday: the dean of the City Council, with 32 years in office, will retire at year’s end rather than seek a ninth term. Councilman Jim Maddox, the longest serving elected city official in Atlanta’s history, has owned the District 11 seat ...
Board member accused of stealing from Gwinnett sports league
A Gwinnett County mom has until Nov. 15 to repay $130,000 she allegedly stole from her children’s sports teams. Rhonda Peyton, 42, allegedly embezzled the cash over the past five years while volunteering as treasurer for the Mill Creek Athletic Association, said association president Ken Parker. The board decided not ...
Man wanted for stealing police car
Police are searching for a man who slipped out of his handcuffs and stole a Duluth police cruiser. A Duluth officer stopped a U-Haul truck around 5 p.m. Monday for a traffic violation. The officer realized the driver was intoxicated and arrested him for with DUI, Duluth Major Don Woodruff ...
At Cobb forum, Gingrey's attack on health care bill delights most attendees
During Monday’s town hall meeting on health care reform, it became clear very early that U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey was preaching to the choir. Gingrey, who represents the 11th District, walked into the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta to a standing ovation and almost immediately went on the attack ...
East Point delays 2010 budget vote after citizen input
The East Point City Council appeared to surprise even itself Monday night, delaying a vote on the 2010 budget because of citizens’ questions about the spending plan.At issue: a 3 percent cost-of-living raise for all employees and a 5 percent raise for police and firefighters. Together, the raises account for ...
Man charged in deadly crash into Douglasville home
A man who drove his SUV into a Douglas County home Saturday night, killing a grandfather and injuring two others, was arrested Monday afternoon, police said.The Georgia State Patrol have charged 47-year-old William Gray Stuart with vehicular homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol, two counts of serious injury by ...
Homeowners, cops battle burglars with YouTube
YouTube to the rescue once again. When Grant Park homeowners Dan and Alyssa Kopp posted video of a Friday afternoon burglary at their home on the popular Web site, the footage went viral with tips, encouragement and commentary over the Internet. Police say the footage is helping, and the Kopps ...
Dot Cohen, 75, president of Ahavath Achim Synagogue
Dot Cohen declined to take credit for good deeds.Someone else was more deserving, she’d say. Teamwork got the job done, she’d suggest.Only when pressed would the Pittsburgh native acknowledge her significant input, said a son, Bruce Cohen of Decatur.Mrs. Cohen, though, deserved praise. She played various roles for a bevy ...
Audit slams Atlanta water billing, shutoffs
First, Atlanta mishandled last year’s water rate increase. Then it screwed up sending out bills.After that, water and sewer officials improperly cut service for some Atlanta residents.And now, Atlanta’s Watershed Management Department denies doing anything wrong.That comedy of errors — and the conflict over what happened — will be sorted ...
14th Street bridgework shown in time lapse
Midtowners impatient for the 14th Street Bridge to open Thursday can at least satisfy their curiosity now about how it looks. A Georgia Tech assistant professor and his students have been following the bridge construction project with a camera set on top of the Marriott hotel, and anyone can view ...
Quadruple killings suspect maintains innocence
The man accused of shooting five people in Lawrenceville on Thursday says he was playing video games with friends that night and knows nothing about the slayings, according to his defense attorney.Richard Ringold, 44, was arrested Friday morning after he returned to the scene of the shooting. He was “distraught” ...
Police looking for Roswell shooter
Police are looking for a gunman who allegedly fired a stray shot outside a Roswell apartment complex.Just after 5 p.m., police said someone shot from a red sedan in front of Grove Way Apartments at 103 Grove Way.“Somebody at the apartment complex saw one person get out,” Roswell police spokesman ...
4-county police chase ends in SW Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol troopers helped end a four-county car chase Monday afternoon, authorities.In Jackson County, Braselton police spotted a Ford Explorer that had been reported stolen and tried to pull over the driver, GSP Lt. Paul Cosper said.The driver fled from police, and the officer gave chase. The SUV went ...
Bond hearing in 2 weeks for alleged bus hijacker
A judge on Monday scheduled a bond hearing in two weeks for the man who allegedly hijacked a loaded school bus Thursday in southeast Atlanta. During a short hearing at the Fulton County Jail, Magistrate Judge James Altman ordered Arris Pitmon, 23, to appear at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 in ...
Metro Atlanta gets $9 million to help families pay rent
The heart of metro Atlanta is getting $9.7 million in federal government grants to help keep families from ending up homeless.Atlanta will get $3.4 million; Cobb County, $1.3 million; DeKalb County, $2.3 million; Fulton County, $896,000; and Gwinnett County, $1.7 million.Other grants will serve the rest of the state.Tom Plamann, ...
Principal loses job after published interview
A principal in Oconee County is fighting for his job following comments he made to the Athens Banner-Herald.John Osborne, principal of North Oconee High School, talked to the newspaper last week about deficiencies in his school’s athletic facilities compared to another county high school. His comments appeared in articles published ...
Man arrested in bomb hoax
A meter installation man was arrested in Duluth after his attempt to haze a new employee bombed.A woman who was staying at the LaQuinta Inn on Stephens Center called police around 11 p.m. on Aug. 20 to report that a device that looked like a bomb had been placed on ...
Lawrenceville man sentenced for immigration fraud
A 48-year-old Lawrenceville man was sent to prison Monday for his role in operating a English-language school that was used as a front to let immigrants live here illegally. Songwoo Shim was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to induce aliens to live her illegally ...
Seminary selects interim president
The trustees of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta are scheduled to meet Tuesday to appoint Thomas W. Cole Jr as the institution’s interim president.Cole, president-emeritus of Clark Atlanta University, replaces Michael Battle, who resigned to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union.The center’s trustees said in a ...
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