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Allen Page, a senior at Brookstone School in Columbus, has been named Georgia's STAR student. via The Macon Telegraph

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The idea is to get students more active and to reduce harmful automobile emissions. via Dalton Daily Citizen

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“What drove us was human suffering”

Research shows correlation between single parenthood, divorce, poverty BY ALLISON KENNEDY - akennedy@ledger-enquirer.com -- The cost of the Iraq War so far: $500 billion. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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“You can do anything with six votes.”

Columbus Council meets every Tuesday -- rain or shine, whether it needs to or not. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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The Air Force says two pilots died when their training jet crashed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Columbus Catfish Activate Jeremy Hall - Advanced A, South Atlantic League MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Columbus, Georgia- The Columbus Catfish have activated Jeremy Hall, effectively ... via Minor League News

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Two suspects have been arrested in the murder of a New York truck driver eight months ago. via Fort Mill Times

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A 16-year-old Sylvania Township girl, missing for five days and the subject of an Amber Alert after she left the area with her noncustodial mother, showed up late Wednesday at a Columbus, Ga., hospital, ... via Toledo Blade

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Photo by J.D. Leipold April 17, 2008 As Army Family members and civic leaders gather around, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren signs the Army's first formal community covenant between Fort Benning, Ga., and the ... via The United States Army

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“People tend to write me off because of my age”

Young blues musician Sean Costello was found dead in his Atlanta hotel room late Tuesday. via Belleville News

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The search for a missing Sylvania Township teen is over. Police say authorities in Columbus, Georgia contacted them about 16-year-old Laura Lenz. via WTVG

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Incoming freshmen at Georgia's colleges will pay up to $115 more per semester than their predecessors under tuition increases approved by the state Board of Regents. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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“You can take an employee, provide a very short training period, and start doing laser scans, said Clark.”

Intermet Corporation has incorporated a new laser scanning capability at its Columbus Foundry in Columbus, Ga. via Earth Times

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“Pharmacist follows heart back to Ghana”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Anderson Independent-Mail, LaGrange Daily News and Fulton County Daily Report received top story honors in the annual the Georgia Associated Press Association awards. via Athens Banner-Herald

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The North Columbus Exchange Club will sponsor a gospel concert featuring 'The Proclaimers Quartet' and the 'Men Of Faith' on April 18 at Rose Hill Baptist Church, 2100 Hamilton Road. via Ledger-Enquirer.com

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“He had so much going for him, he was very smart and everything.”

A Brooklyn-bred soldier, scheduled to ship home from Iraq by the end of the month, had text messaged his young wife on Monday before going on the road. via New York Post

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“They were looking for outreach to other departments to know what they are doing. They want the association to help pay for attorneys -- and we just don't have that kind of money.”

The Columbus Firefighters Association is close to joining forces with the International Association of Firefighters, a labor group that represents more than 287,000 people worldwide.

Currently, the local association, which has about 265 members of the Columbus Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, is not affiliated with any outside organization. The local group, which operates out of a lodge on Lynch Road, has existed for 30 years.

Bobby Dutton, president of the local group since the first of the year, has been soliciting support for more than a month. A similar effort more than a decade ago failed. Read more

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“It only made sense to bring it here to help the population”

Comar, 58, of Columbus was among an estimated 50-60 veterans who braved a steady downpour Saturday for Operation Stand Down 2008, a one-stop services program to help veterans at Spirit Filled Ministries. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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“I want to look at this child knowing that's him.”

The widow of a soldier killed in Iraq this week is in a fight against time and her mother-in-law to harvest her husband's sperm before he is embalmed. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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“How Aflac can help you get more mileage from its benefits package.”

April 03, 2008 By Elena Malykhina Aflac is using its famous Duck icon to try to goose its business-to-business sales. via Brandweek

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“And yet we still will be able to consolidate our offices in a central location”

By a surprising 7-2 vote, the Muscogee school board Monday night made an abrupt U-turn in its plans for a new administration building off Macon Road.

It decided not to build a controversial $30 million school district headquarters on land adjacent to the Columbus Public Library, and instead voted to move 37 portable classrooms there from local schools and use them as administrative offices.

'This is really the most cost-effective solution, when you think about it,' said board member John Wails. Read more

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