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...Racial incidents still occur far too frequently. A few weeks ago, for example, my sister and a group of other middle-school students were on a school trip to Macon, Georgia. Their African-American bus driver parked in an almost-empty Dairy Queen parking lot so that the children could get something to eat. After everybody had made their purchases, the white manager of the restaurant came over to the bus and demanded that the bus driver move out of his parking lot, claiming he had not bought anything...
...Georgia Perilous Peanuts Nearly 500 people in 43 states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak caused by tainted peanut butter and peanut-butter products. Made at the Peanut Corp. of America's Blakely, Ga., plant on or after July 1, 2008, the products were not sold directly to the public but distributed to other food companies. Kellogg Co. has recalled 16 of its products, including items from its Keebler and Famous Amos labels, and said salmonella was found in some of its peanut-butter crackers. The outbreak, which may have contributed to six deaths, is unrelated...
...conference on Twitter, a social-messaging service, to respond to questions from the public about Gaza. For Facebook and other social networks, "the struggle ... is to find ways to create an environment that encourages truly meaningful dialogue," says Amy Bruckman, an associate professor at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Until that happens, a cease-fire is not likely in the virtual world...
Lindsey is one of several Georgia state lawmakers currently calling for property tax reform. It's a mission fueled by head-scratching homeowners who can't fathom why they are paying higher taxes on homes with tumbling prices. However, with at least 44 states facing budget woes in the coming year, it's a movement that, if successful, could make it tougher on states to raise revenues. And yet, with the Georgia general assembly about to start its session next week, Lindsey says he hopes both houses will quickly pass his bill to cap growth in assessments...
...working-class town of Bogalusa (population roughly 13,000). Earlier this decade, he pleaded guilty to monetary instrument abuse charges - essentially forgery and selling counterfeit money. In 2001, he became founding Imperial Wizard of the Southern White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. It launched chapters in Florida, Georgia and Ohio. Then, in 2005, it disbanded. His next act was the Sons of Dixie, and he drew a cast of mostly twentysomething disciples, including his 20-year-old son, Shane Foster. They set up a website to attract new recruits like Lynch, who could return to their hometowns and grow...