http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2008, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:40:05 EST Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg http://www.ajc.com 5 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/weather_snow_flurries.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/weather_snow_flurries.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:33:32 EST Freezing temperatures combined with moisture from Monday's snow flurries to turn some North Georgia roads icy early Tuesday, but no icing was reported on metro Atlanta roadways. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/palin_chambliss_runoff.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/palin_chambliss_runoff.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:24:23 EST Georgia voters returned to the polls Tuesday to settle a U.S. Senate race that has taken on national significance. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/12/01/marietta_booster_club_theft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/12/01/marietta_booster_club_theft.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:24:22 EST A former Georgia Tech employee serving time in federal prison for using her state-issued credit card to fund a five-year personal shopping spree now faces felony theft charges in Cobb County. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/historical_black_colleges.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/historical_black_colleges.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:21:43 EST The chairman of a key state Senate committee wants the University System to consider merging historically black public colleges with nearby white-majority schools to save money. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/12/01/dunwoody_new_city.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/12/01/dunwoody_new_city.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:03:18 EST Dunwoody got down to business, literally, on Monday, its first day as Georgia's newest city. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/02/fulton_county_school_debt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/02/fulton_county_school_debt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:57:01 EST The Fulton County school system is doing something most businesses and homeowners would love to claim. It's on the path to shedding its long-term debt. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/winder_motorcyclist_shot.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/winder_motorcyclist_shot.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:28:25 EST A Bogart man who fatally shot a 21-year-old motorcyclist he believed had harassed his daughters has been sentenced to life in prison. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/georgia_minister_killed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/georgia_minister_killed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:23:02 EST A northeast Georgia church youth minister was found dead early Monday, hours after he called his family to say he was giving a ride to "some stranded people." http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/atlanta_city_council_raises.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/atlanta_city_council_raises.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:15:57 EST As Atlanta grapples with a projected budget shortfall of at least $50 million, some City Council members say now is not the time to propose salary increases for the next mayor and council. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/nichols_1202_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/nichols_1202_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:29:09 EST A juror called in sick Monday morning at the Brian Nichols' murder trial. Defense attorneys probably wished they had, as Superior Court judge James Bodiford sent the jury home, then chewed out the defense for again calling for a mistrial and accusing the prosecution of lying. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/vote_georgia_runoff.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/12/01/vote_georgia_runoff.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 16:20:58 EST A Georgia U.S. Senate race that has attracted national media attention and was even lampooned on Saturday Night Live comes to an end Tuesday. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2008/11/20/chambliss_martin_poll.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=15 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2008/11/20/chambliss_martin_poll.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=15 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:51:24 EST Public Policy Polling of North Carolina, Nov. 29-30: (PDF) http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2008/12/01/jupiter_moon_venus.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=15 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/news/stories/2008/12/01/jupiter_moon_venus.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=15 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:48:58 EST On Monday night the three brightest objects in the night sky — Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon — will crowd around each other for an unusual group shot. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/11/30/mental_health_settlement.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/11/30/mental_health_settlement.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:47:13 EST For the second time in two years, Georgia will pay a million-dollar settlement over the death of a patient at one of its beleaguered state psychiatric hospitals. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/11/30/mental_health_privatization.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/11/30/mental_health_privatization.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:47:12 EST Under pressure to fix its mental health system, Georgia is embarking on an uncharted course: the total privatization of state psychiatric hospitals.