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...want the night to end. He had come here to celebrate his wife's 46th birthday--and he had stayed on even after she left for home feeling tired. There was much more to celebrate: in three days, he would be sworn in as the new sheriff of DeKalb County, in suburban Atlanta. The night was as much in his honor as hers; relatives and close campaign supporters had feted him in the lounge's VIP room earlier. Soon he hoped to make good on his promise to get rid of corruption at the local jail and maybe someday...
...Republican establishment is looking for a certain image in its presidential candidate, and the suit fits Bush. He either doesn't realize what is happening or doesn't care. Whichever it is, do we really want a man who is oblivious to reality in the White House? PAUL ROWLAND DeKalb...
...dealer to sell its cars for $5,000. Then I'll go to my ATM and get the cash to buy my BMW. With any kind of luck, I'll get this done before they both go out of business due to idiotic government interference. GARY W. JOHNSON Dekalb...
...violence. Schools that try very hard to connect to families and communities can find potentially destructive students earlier. Not surprisingly, the districts that have had the most success are the ones with schools in or near big cities, which have had to combat violence the longest. Five years ago, DeKalb County officials in Georgia were finding so many weapons on campus that they began a campaign to alert parents...
...DeKalb officials urge kids to warn them about troubled classmates, and a civic group gives $100 rewards for students who tattle on weapons violators. Counselors look for bullies; dogs hunt for guns. DeKalb has this success to report: five years ago, it confiscated 76 weapons; this year, it confiscated "only" eight...