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Legislature honors Carter for Nobel Peace Prize
Former President Jimmy Carter addressed a joint session
of the Georgia House and Senate on Tuesday, as the legislators
honored the Plains native for his Nobel Peace Prize win last
fall. Savannah Morning News, Augusta Chronicle
Natural gas prices show slight decline
Most Georgia natural gas marketers' prices fell slightly this
month from last month's two-year high, although they're still
running far higher than at this time last year. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Masters protesters dispute location ruling
A federal court ruling on where protesters can set
up at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club
is being disputed by groups protesting the club's male-only
membership policy. Augusta Chronicle
Ticket seller arrested. Augusta Chronicle
Golf is good for Augusta's fiscal health. Augusta Chronicle
State tax revenue up nearly 5 percent in
March
The Georgia Department of revenue reported tax revenue went
up 4.7 percent in March 2003. Atlanta
Business Chronicle
* Cyclist LeMond
to promote Tour de Georgia
The inaugural Tour de Georgia continues to climb in stature
in the cycling world. Greg LeMond, a three-time winner of
the Tour de France, will accompany Gov. Sonny Perdue today
as the governor declares the week April 22-27 as Dodge Tour
de Georgia Week. Gainesville
Times
New virus a lethal mystery
Health officials in Hong Kong search for clues in
the spread of a newly-discovered and deadly virus, known to
the public as SARS. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
GOP senator wants CDC funding raised.
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
War coverage in The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Air defense unit switches roles for war
Soldiers expecting to work in the background find themselves
in the midst of a five-day firefight. Savannah Morning News
Rider in war funding bill gives UPS, FedEx
an edge, DHL says
A Seattle-based air express company and its would-be German
purchaser are crying foul this week over an eleventh-hour,
special interest amendment tacked onto Congress' $80 billion
Iraq war appropriations bill late last week. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
* Reserve call-ups
affect Athens police
Athens and the University are feeling the impact of students
and police officers being called to active military duty.
Red
& Black
Colonel: war close to end
Soldiers control major supply line into Baghdad.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Fallen soldier gains citizenship
A Conyers man posthumously received United States
citizenship Tuesday by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, WXIA-TV
Judge to rule on battle between governor, attorney
general
The debate about who calls the shots in Georgia legal
matters is now in the lap of a Fulton County judge, who heard
three hours of debate on Tuesday. Savannah Morning News Fast ruling likely
on legal struggle. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
House approves new state flag, votes for limited statewide
referendum
Although another new state flag will soon be flying over
Georgia, House members late Tuesday night waited until the
eleventh hour to approve a referendum on the flag, which would
ask voters to voice their opinion only on whether the new
design should be permanent. Savannah Morning News, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Marietta Daily Journal, WGNX-TV, WXIA-TV, AccessNorthGeorgia.com, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- * Senate to take up issue
next. Gwinnett
Daily Post/AP
- * Local reaction to new
flag proposal mixed
Some Bulloch County officials and residents are divided
about a proposal last week to change Georgia’s state
flag, at least temporarily, without a referendum of any
kind. Statesboro
Herald
Democrats in House still seek tobacco tax
Democratic House leaders mounted a final bid late Tuesday
to pass a tobacco tax increase, after a new Senate plan that
would balance the 2004 budget by making deeper cuts in state
programs. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Senate leaders announce plan to balance
budget
Leaders of the Georgia Senate, saying they could
not get cooperation to increase taxes on tobacco products,
Tuesday announced a plan to balance the state budget with
spending cuts and with changing the way in which payroll taxes
are collected. Augusta Chronicle Senate balances 2004
state budget. Atlanta
Business Chronicle
Columbus attorney sues Perdue over membership on DNR
board
Columbus attorney Jim Butler filed a lawsuit against
Gov. Sonny Perdue in an attempt to preserve his seat on the
board of the Georgia Deparment of Natural Resources. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Bill watch: Senate approves state funding for religious
charity organizations
The Georgia Senate Tuesday approved a bill which
would allow religious organizations to receive state funding
for charitable activities. Augusta Chronicle
Time growing short for Savannah annexation
proposal
Mayors of four westside Chatham County cities say
Savannah officials are breaking a promise by seeking to annex
4,500 acres of International Paper Company land bordering
Bloomingdale and Pooler. Savannah Morning News
More Effingham County officials may become
non-partisan
Candidates for several Effingham County offices would
not run as members of either political party if planned legislation
passes. Savannah Morning News
Bass wins Stewart County tax commissioner runoff
Kimberly Adams Bass received nearly 60 percent of
the vote to easily win a runoff for the position of tax commissioner
in Stewart County. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Douglas sustains serious economic blow in plant closing
Engine manufacturer Tecumseh Products is closing
its plant in Douglas, costing the town and Coffee County about
550 jobs. New York Times, Washington Post, South Georgia county to
lose plant, 550 jobs. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution Tecumseh Products to cut 550 Georgia
jobs. Atlanta
Business Chronicle
Morgan County to ask residents for business
tax exemptions
Residents or Morgan County will be asked to vote in June
on the possibility of creating "freeport" tax exemptions for
businesses operating in Madison and Morgan County. Morgan County Citizen
'Bundling' is new mantra in telecom
As telecommunications companies scrap for market share, consumers
are likely to hear a common refrain: bundling.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
* Housing market
off to slow start in Gwinnett
The Gwinnett housing industry shook off a cold winter and
job losses to post a strong first quarter, but the slowest
March in five years may be a sign of things to come.
Gwinnett Daily Post
* Teams' sale
might not happen fast
David McDavid and David Checketts, who both have bid for numerous
sports teams around the country in recent years, continue
to pursue AOL Time Warner's Atlanta teams. However, a company
executive said Tuesday the sale of the teams is not a foregone
conclusion. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Delta retires Boeing 727 fleet, completes cockpit
door reinforcement
Delta Air Lines Inc. retired its remaining Boeing 727 aircraft
on April 8 as part of its ongoing effort to simplify its fleet
and improve operational reliability for customers. Atlanta
Business Chronicle
Macon hardwood company saved from foreclosure
Employees to return to work at financially-troubled
Macon flooring company. Macon Telegraph
Reaching out to Hispanic laborers: Duluth woman
runs work project
In talking with Hispanic workers, Maria Garcia learned employers
routinely mistreated them, taking advantage of their illegal
status. They might withhold the agreed-upon wages, or not
pay at all. They might work all day without a lunch break.
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution/Gwinnett
Georgia-Pacific in talks over Maine closures
Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Maine state officials are now in
talks discussing the status of the Atlanta-based company's
planned closures. Atlanta
Business Chronicle
Power company backs off on threats of
blackouts
Georgia Transmission Company says no blackouts will
occur in spite of delay in power line construction. Marietta Daily Journal
Founder's power play targets new Post CEO
John Williams, the ousted chairman who is trying to regain
control of Post Properties, makes no secret about how he plans
to persuade Wall Street the company is better off under his
leadership. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Georgia loggers try to survive timber
slump
With a depressed timber market and gasoline prices
skyrocketing, timber producers face an uphill battle to remain
in business. New York Times
Students leaving after Morris Brown loses accreditation
bid
Officials at Morris Brown University promised to
keep fighting to regain accreditation, but many of its students
apparently won't be around the see whether the historically
black institution is successful. Savannah Morning News
Morris Brown won't close, president says. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Macon aims for better marketing job of Mercer scholarships
Officials in Macon plan to do a more aggressive marketing
job to encourage more Mercer undergraduates to take advantage
of the school's $1,000 scholarships. Macon Telegraph
* Students upset
over Terry College admissions policy. Red
& Black
* DeKalb's Bryant
to take state post
Brad Bryant, a DeKalb County school board member and former
board chairman, said he is resigning to take a seat on the
state Board of Education. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
* UGA Honors Program
rivals Ivy League
The University is taking its place among the Ivies as one
of only four institutions this year to have scholarship winners
in the Rhodes, Marshall, Truman and Goldwater national scholarship
competitions. Red
& Black
Tracking UGA's foreign exchange students
proves difficult
Keeping meticulous records of international students
at the University of Georgia has become an exercise in frustration
as the federally mandated computer tracking system proves
costly and flawed. Athens Banner-Herald
* Latino parents
learn the ropes on schools
Rene Guerrero used to be one of the invisible parents at DeKalb
County's Sequoyah Middle School. Not anymore. Guerrero is
one of 60 Hispanic parents who have gone back to school ---
literally --- to learn how to understand the American education
scene and become an involved parent. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
The BIG squeeze: Dacula Middle girding for
next year
It will be Gwinnett County's ultimate tight squeeze. Next
school year, administrators at Dacula Middle School will work
the kind of magic not even a girdle could handle --- they
will fit 3,053 students into a facility built for 1,400. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution/Gwinnett
* Latino student
numbers rise, blacks and whites drop in Gainesville/Hall County.
Gainesville
Times
* Senior program
earns Reinhardt College $25,000 gift. Cherokee
Tribune
Savannah-Chatham schools seek $20 million
Savannah-Chatham school board members go back to the drawing
board to try to close a funding gap of more than $20 million.
Savannah Morning News
Experts expect rougher mosquito season
With mosquitoes expected to be an even bigger problem
than usual this season, Richmond County is ramping up its
efforts to get its spraying equipment ready. Augusta Chronicle
Wildlife poisoning charged in Columbia County cases
Georgia authorities are charging a Columbia County
man with wildlife poisoning after a monthlong investigation
that began with the discovery of dead animals on private land.
Augusta Chronicle
Prescription for privacy
Columbus area health care providers working to implement
federal guidelines aimed at preserving the privacy of patients.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus company faces charges in pesticide
use
Terminex accused of spraying during school hours.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
* Screening day
highlights problem of alcohol abuse. Gainesville
Times
Emory: 200,000 cancer patients are uninsured
One in 10 people diagnosed with cancer under age 65 --- a
total of about 200,000 patients --- are uninsured, according
to an Emory University study released Wednesday. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution/AP
* Bulloch County
health officials are heads up despite low risk for SARS.
Statesboro
Herald
Paralyzed man sues over conditions at Richmond County
jail
A second paralyzed man has sued, saying that conditions
and improper medical care adversely affected his health. Augusta Chronicle
* W. Kentucky
coach picked for UGA job
Western Kentucky's Dennis Felton has been picked by University
of Georgia Athletics Director Vince Dooley and President Michael
Adams to be the school's men's basketball coach, several people
close to the selection process said Tuesday. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
* Barrow takes
124 dogs from Auburn homeowner
The Barrow County Animal Control today is home to 124 dogs,
seized from what officials have branded a “puppy mill”
operating in Auburn. Gwinnett
Daily Post
* Indian Mounds
museum closes for renovations
The Etowah Indian Mounds museum closed Tuesday for a six-month
renovation, and the improvements will allow for a more visitor-friendly
site. Cartersville
Daily Tribune News
Minor changes sought in controversial
Augusta rental ordinance
A majority of Athens-Clarke County commissioners
voiced their support for a controversial rental registration
program Tuesday in the wake of both support and opposition
by hundreds of residents in recent weeks. Athens Banner-Herald
* Ringgolden
wedding: North Georgia town is quick, cheap hitchin' post
In roughly the time it takes to have a roll of film developed,
you can get married here in the reigning "Marriage Capital
of Georgia." Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Another Savannah resignation may point
to larger problem
The second resignation in three years by a Savannah
park and tree director has some pointing fingers at aggressive
behavior by the bureau chief. Savannah Morning News
Northwest Cobb County residents push
to lower density rates
Changes in land-use practices pushed by Cobb residents
in wake of subdivisions' explosive growth. Marietta Daily Journal
Augusta man claims prejudice at pool hall
Police are investigating a man's claims that he was
denied service and attacked at an Augusta pool hall because
he is black. Augusta Chronicle
Code would eliminate singlewide mobile
homes in Jackson County
The newly rewritten Jackson County code would eliminate
singlewide trailers-- and tighten regulations on larger ones--
in a community where nearly one-third of the population lived
in manufactured housing in 2002. Athens Banner-Herald
Seventeen indicted in middle Georgia real estate scheme
A Macon attorney, a real estate agent, a mortgage
broker, a home appraiser, staff members of those individuals
and several buyers of Bibb County property were indicted Tuesday
under the state racketeering act. Macon Telegraph
Water, sewer bills set to soar in Cobb
County
Cobb officials approve 25 percent rate hike. Marietta Daily-Journal
* Former Dalton
commissioner Kaylor passes
LeRoy Kaylor Sr., a long-time Dalton resident who was a former
soldier and the last sole Whitfield County commissioner in
the 1960s, died Sunday in North Carolina. He was 78. Dalton
Daily Citizen
Solid ground
"Occasionally violent anti-war and anti-globalization
protesters have, in recent years, demonstrated more than just
their views. They've demonstrated the fact that providing
for peaceful protests has become an increasingly tricky business."
Augusta Chronicle
Savannah should annex land
"Annexation reaps numerous awards for the host city,
such as supplying it with additional tax revenues. But it
also carries with it many responsibilities." Savannah Morning News
Difficult to imagine high court ruling any other
way
"We understand those who would liked to have seen
the act of burning a cross outlawed altogether. But you do
not strengthen society by weakening its freedoms, even the
freedom to be stupid and offensive." Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Like it or not, we need international help in rebuilding
Iraq
"Though battles continue flaring in Iraq, attention
is being directed increasingly toward the question of who
will lead the nation's post-war reconstruction." Athens Banner-Herald
Don't allow marketing of water
"The Senate Natural Resources Committee is scheduled
to take up today a bill that could have far-reaching implications
for the economic health of the state. It is House bill 237,
one with great promise for providing some kind of blueprint
for future water use and management in the state." Macon Telegraph
* Legislators' failure at
negotiation hurts Ga. budget process
"The 2003 Georgia General Assembly is a unique animal.
A creation of Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue's upset victory
last fall over Democrat Roy Barnes, the General Assembly and
its members find themselves doing something that previous
Legislatures rarely had to worry about: finding common ground
through negotiation and accommodation." Gainesville
Times
In God we trust
"America tends to get religion when the country goes
to war. Perhaps it's just that many of us collectively become
more conscious that things can go from bad to worse very quickly
and hope that a divine force will keep the situation from
getting too far off track." Macon Telegraph
* Lawmakers should restore
Barnes' tax plan
"Ideas to increase taxes in Georgia are increasing so
greatly that Georgians may need a scorecard to keep track
of the proposals. The latest measure stems from a Georgia
House budget, which would raise property taxes." Cartersville
Daily Tribune News
Limit U.N. role in rebuilding of Iraq
"U.S. spokesmen say, and as we suspect most Cobb
County residents would agree, the United Nations should play
only a limited role at best in establishing a new Iraqi government,
and the reasons have nothing to do with pique. The reasons
have to do with competence and honesty of purpose. They have
to do with assurances to the Iraqi people of a decent future,
and assurances to the rest of the world that Iraq will not
again be a threat." Marietta Daily Journal
* Bill Shipp:
Georgia’s times to remember
"April is a special month in Georgia. Just 41 years ago
this month, the federal courts invalidated the state’s
county-unit system. The elective process became free and democratic.
Popular vote ruled. Almost overnight, Georgia became a changed
state. Perhaps our legislators should designate April as the
Month of Reawakening or maybe just Freedom Month. In the four
decades since the death of county-unit rule, Georgia has soared
economically, politically and socially." Gwinnett
Daily Post
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