Athens-Clarke (Georgia)

Schools Closing on Day Before Georgia-Florida Game

firstcoastnews.com
31-Oct-2008
        

ATHENS, GA (AP) -- The Clarke County School District found a way to solve its problem of so many teacher absences the Friday before the Georgia-Florida football game -- simply close school. Last year 137 teachers called in...

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Alt-Weeklies Resoundingly Say: Vote Obama

aan.org
31-Oct-2008 1 related
        

An informal email survey and website scan of AAN's 123 American papers finds that 57 have made presidential endorsements this year, and all of them are endorsing Barack Obama. It marks quite a difference from 2000, when a...

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Study Helps Clarify Role Of Soil Microbes In Global Warming

terradaily.com
31-Oct-2008
        

Athens GA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008 - Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more...

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CD Review - Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

rian.ru
30-Oct-2008 1 related
        

Of Montreal, a US indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia and fronted by Kevin Barnes, has been around for more than ten years, and "Skeletal Lamping" is the band's ninth full-length record. The band was formed by Barnes and...

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Drive-By Truckers

masonbeecroft.wordpress.com
30-Oct-2008
        

This band out of Athens, GA softens the southern roots rock heritage of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but keeps the edge with their songwriting. Their lyrics are sharp and the struggling characters in their songs are tragic and recognizable....

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Global warming, soil decomposition studied

upi.com
29-Oct-2008 1 related
        

ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found elevated temperatures created by global warming don't result in persistent elevated levels of decomposing organic matter. University of Georgia researchers say...

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Federal grand jury indicts suspect in UNC slaying

bradenton.com
27-Oct-2008
        

By MIKE BAKER - Associated Press Writer A federal grand jury on Monday indicted one of two men accused in the slaying of the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, adding on to state murder...

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Federal grand jury indicts suspect in UNC slaying

whdh.com
27-Oct-2008
        

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A federal grand jury on Monday indicted one of two men accused in the slaying of the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, adding on to state murder charges.

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Restaurant Industry Veteran Named Vice President of Operations for Jittery Joe's Coffee Chain

primenewswire.com
27-Oct-2008
        

ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jittery Joe's Franchising, LLC, a leading coffee roaster and cafe chain, announced today that Kim Collins, a veteran of the food service operations and franchising industry, has...

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Doctor Squid and other networking sauces

bradenton.com
27-Oct-2008
        

In my life, I quickly came to appreciate hamburgers, french fries and milk shakes. There was no learning curve. It took much longer to develop a taste for sauted string beans, Ranch dressing, fermented fish sauce and Merlot....

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