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Cops Use Taser on 911 Caller

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Published July 13, 2010 at 3:35 a.m.

RICHLAND, Ga. (AP) Two police are off the force and a rural Georgia teacher is threatening to sue after she says she called police to her home and ended up getting zapped repeatedly with a stun gun ... Ryan Smith, of the Lumpkin Police Department, has resigned and Tim Murphy, of Richland Police Department, was fired for using pepper spray on Janice Wells in the incident captured on a police dashboard camera on April 26 ... The video shows officers standing over Wells, 57, who is obscured by an

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Amber Alert: Car Found, Infant Missing

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Published July 12, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
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(WSB Radio)  Police are still hunting for the man who kidnapped an infant, and the child.  They are not, however, still looking for the getaway car used in the abduction ... 7 month old Drake Boyd was taken from his mother during a violent assault in Greene County, in eastern Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon.  A man and three women were involved in the attack and kidnapping ... Authorities say the suspects also stole the mother's car, a 1999 silver Dodge Intrepid, using it as one of two getaway

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Dust settles on conference expansion for now

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Published June 14, 2010 at 10:19 p.m.

Since Texas is staying put, it looks like the conference shake up business is settling down. A few mid majors might move to fill out slots in the Pac 10 or Big XII, but BC is not going anywhere. This is really the best news we could have hoped for. We are part of an ACC with a better TV deal and can continue to grow our ACC roots. If anything, the what if game just reaffirmed we are where we belong. The thought of playing West Virginia again or UConn annually seemed to upset most BC fans (it did

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The Best Of The Drifts - Fairness In Blogging

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Published June 8, 2010 at 8:04 a.m.
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Originally published November 18, 2009 ... A Point Of View But Fair ... A point of view but fair. It could be the organically evolved creed of this three year exploration of citizen journalism ... Long have I held the view that media as a whole is shackled by the unattainable goal of "objective reporting". (Having said that, before the furies of old world media descend, there is still a need for objective journalism, but it is part of the equation, not the whole.) The concept is now warped by

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The Best Of The Drifts - The Eagle Raid

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Published June 7, 2010 at 7:45 a.m.
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Originally published September 14, 2009 ... Why The Eagle Raid Matters ... It should matter because our Founders graced us with the Fourth Amendment ... It should matter because it exemplifies the ongoing struggle in Midtown between neighborhoods and businesses they deem unacceptable ... It should matter because the public perceives crime as out of control, yet, 8 people sat in jail for what amounted to dancing in their drawers ... But it really matters because it is yet another case of Atlanta

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Base Engineer Speaks on Fathering Braves Star

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Published May 30, 2010 at 3:17 a.m.

MACON, Ga. (AP) Eugene Heyward's commute to his job at Robins Air Force Base is enough to make any observer wince ... His alarm clock is set for 3 a.m. He drives 76 miles from his home in McDonough about 80 minutes, depending on traffic to get to the base, usually before 6 a.m. Even more remarkable: Heyward has been doing this for about 18 years. As of Friday afternoon, his Chevy Suburban had traveled 298,061 miles ... These days, his return commute often goes past McDonough into Atlanta to

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Dixon Leads Qualifying at NHRA Atlanta

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Published May 16, 2010 at 3:46 a.m.

COMMERCE, Ga. (AP) Larry Dixon qualified first in Top Fuel on Saturday at the NHRA Southern Nationals ... Dixon's run at 316.08 mph in 3.822 seconds put him atop the category heading into Sunday's eliminations, seeking his fourth win at Atlanta Dragway ... Ashley Force Hood qualified first in Funny Car with a pass of 4.104 seconds at 304.60 in a Ford Mustang ... In Pro Stock, Allen Johnson finished first with a 208.23 in 6.634 seconds ... Hector Arana leads Pro Stock Motorcycle after going

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DeKalb May Cut School Cops

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Published May 12, 2010 at 3:35 a.m.

(WSB Radio) -- The DeKalb County School District will cut 150 central office jobs to help close its $88 million budget shortfall, and among the cuts could be some school resource officers ... No one knows how many SROs could lose their jobs since district officials have not made decisions on specific department cuts ... But some people worry drastic cuts could jeopardize student safety and put school property at risk ... Through the Freedom of Information Act, Channel 2 Action News reporter

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Continental, United to Merge

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Published May 3, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.

By JOSHUA FREED and DAVID KOENIG ... AP Airline Writers ... United and Continental Airlines plan to announce on Monday that they're joining to form the world's largest airline, testing the notion that the money-losing industry can work better on a large scale ... Corporate travelers love a wide choice of departure times and a worldwide network, and the combined United and Continental will have flights reaching from Shanghai to South Amerca ... The $3 billion stock swap gained approval from both

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Hawks Beat Bucks 83-69, Force Game 7

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Published April 30, 2010 at 9:12 p.m.

Jamal Crawford broke out of a slump with 24 points, Joe Johnsonadded 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-roundseries ...

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