Thursday, January 01, 2004


Atlanta

Can’t we just redo 2003?  Loaf

Budget

State budgets gain some wriggle room.  USA

Campaigns

Democrats’ plan for early nomination may be costly.  NYT

Cellphones put pollsters in a muddle.  USA

N.H. voters hear from robo-callers.  Post

Finch considering 12th District run.  Athens

Church/State

Another religious display added to Barrow County Courthouse.  Access North Ga Columbus Macon

Barrow commandments get company.  Athens

Argument over church-state won’t abate in 2004.  Tallahassee

Economy

Atlanta outpaces nation, rest of state in jobs growth.  Access North Ga Columbus

Better job market helps lift the economy.  AJC

G-8

Coast prepares for G-8 summit.  Augusta

G-8 plans come with questions.  Times-Union

Governor

Perdue’s tour will stop in Watkinsville.  Athens

New Year’s Eve statement from Governor Perdue.  OG

Governor to visit Walker County next week.  Walker

Government

State agency turns savings practices inward.  Access North Ga Columbus

Georgia saves by cutting waste.  AJC

The waits are long, real long, at Georgia license centers.  Access North Ga

Budget cuts bring long lines back to license centers.  AJC

Insurance database cranks up.  AJC

State to switch to new insurance tracking system.  Marietta

Online check for insurance gets started. Augusta

Computer program causing stir.  Gwinnett

Health

Hepatitis B rates on decline in US.  Access North Ga

Lawmaker urges vaccine planning.  AJC

Higher Ed

Coaches receive big salaries and big questions.  NYT

Growth expected despite shortfall.  Augusta

Internet

What the net did next.  BBC

Will spam be totally canned?  CSMonitor

Web filters.  A-C Libraries blocking with software.  Athens

Legislature

Deer hunting could be contentious issue in 2004.  Access North Ga Columbus Macon

New law irks deer hunters.  Macon

City, county officials offer different proposals for sales tax law.  Albany

Liberty

Long list of new challenges for law abiding citizens in 2004.  NYT

New laws for 2004.  USA

Other

Top issues to watch in 2004.  Times-Union

Race

Probe carries over to 2004.  Columbus

Technology

BellSouth loses case concerning DSL sales.  AJC

Assistance for tongue-tied in new reference  software.  NYT

The new phone game.  LATimes

Editorials

The truth about tuition.  Post

We want prosperity, but we’ll always have Paris.  AJC

Dobbins could climb as “Carter National”.  AJC

Saving shows responsibility.  Albany

Some “likely stories” we may see in 2004.  Macon

Be it resolved.  Rome


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