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  Congresswoman Comes to Aid of Single Army Mom

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:28 PM ET

  of her 10-month-old son. Military police arrested Hutchinson on Nov. 6. She now faces criminal prosecution by the Army and is being confined to the Georgia base where she is stationed.But Hutchinson's hometown congresswoman, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said she is doing what she can to help he Read More

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  Public Libraries Help Erase Digital Divide

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:31 PM ET

  A new initiative by the Knight Foundation aims to enable more public libraries to offer patrons Internet services and training. Read More

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  Fizzapalooza!

  By David Jenison | Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  agent asked if I wanted to visit a winery on the trip, and before he could say, "None of it will be in English," I was already clamoring to sign up.Georgia is clearly the budding wine region around the Black Sea, but the Crimea is building its own buzz due to its sweet white wines and champagnes Read More

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  Lucky Numbers

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:55 PM ET

  four million chance.Still you could have a better chance of hitting it big if you avoid numbers altogether. According to a local TV news affiliate, Georgia resident Earl Fritz had already won $1,000 early in the week when he played again and came up $777,777 richer on the game Lucky 7s.We though Read More

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  Ukrainian Dinner Party

  By David Jenison | Tue Sep 8, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  the rest of the night.Giving my liver a twinge, however, was the apparent main course -- two bottles of Ukrainian vodka, several beers and the two Georgian wine bottles that we brought. Over the next several hours, our hosts tested our drinking prowess with this American tourist determined t Read More

  More like this in: Travel, London, Beer, Wine, Russia, Drinking, Ukraine, Kiev
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  Better Late Than Never

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:35 AM ET

  baby boy. The couple broke up shortly after the infant was born and two years later Morrison applied for public support for the then-toddler. Under Georgia law, the state can recoup the cost of the assistance from a child's non-custodial parent, and Hatley assumed he was the boy’s father, so h Read More

  More like this in: Wrongly Imprisoned, US, Regional/Local, Politics & Policy
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  HP Honors Teens For Advancing Reusable Bags

  By Judy Mottl | Wed Aug 5, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  to form a small zip pouch for easy storage and re-use.The group has sold 800 so far and donated 20 percent of profits to a local organization, the Georgia Conservancy, while delivering a 250-percent return on investment to its shareholders.“We are grateful to HP for its commitment to educatin Read More

  More like this in: Recycle, Eco-Friendly, Entrepreneurship, Environmentally Friendly, Corporate Social Responsibility, Technology, Social Responsibility, Tech Does Good, Activism
• A John Doe Is the Real Deal

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Aug 3, 2009 7:45 AM ET

  this John Doe is in good company. New York State voter registration records show seven additional John Does on the rolls. A John Doe in Georgia passed away in 2006 and claimed medical personnel kept popping into his hospital room because they assumed he was a celebrity in under a Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, US, Regional/Local
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  The Perfect "Holidate"

  By Wynter Mitchell | Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:09 AM ET

  trend in the digital age: online dating. Forbes.com's latest survey shows New York is the top rated U.S. city for dating, edging out Atlanta. The Georgia metropolis was number 1 last year. Boston, Chicago, Seattle and D.C. rounded out the top 5.How did New York snag the title? The annual pol Read More

  More like this in: Tom Hanks, New York, San Francisco, Sex, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, relationships, Texting, Forbes
• A Family Affair

  By Lisa Germinsky | Fri Jul 3, 2009 10:42 PM ET

  three sons, Ryan, 25, Jared, 23, and Seth, 20, as they left to serve in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of the 48th Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard. And, while this occurrence is rare, the Pentagon says it's not unheard of. For obvious reasons, however, commandin Read More

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