Sunday, January 04, 2004

Atlanta Sewer rates hold steady, but fight goes on.  AJC Business For toilet paper king, a constant question and simple answer.  NYT Budget Bush’s budget for 2005 seeks to rein in domestic costs.  NYT Year of the budget slashers.  AJC Campaigns Dean’s odds? Surely 50-50.  NYT Little by little, Dean is narrowing separation of church and stump.  NYT Michigan gets start on voting this week.  NYT For Dean financier, the little things add up.  Boston Dean opens up on religion.  Post Insurance agents endorse Crotts.  Conyers Economy Offshoring trend casting wider net.  LATimes Forecasting lesson learned: trust economic theory.  AJC Education What’s wrong with America’s schools.  NYT Critics: Tests dumb down math.  Chicago Grade scales flunk consistency test.  AJC State budget woes threaten to delay reduction in pupil-teacher ratios.  Augusta Flag For ’56 flaggers, it ain’t over yet.  AJC G-8 Angst over G-8:Coastal residents fear international summit will scramble their everyday life.  AJC Governor Georgia still getting to know Perdue but grade is incomplete.  Access North Ga Athens Canton Columbus Conyers Marietta Rome Perdue proposing 2 percent teacher pay hike.  AJC Augusta Some facts about the proposed pay package.  Access North Ga Excerpts from a recent AP interview with Gov. Perdue.  Columbus Macon Perdue to push pay hike.  Athens Canton Columbus Macon Marietta Rome Health State officials are cautious on Medicare drug benefit.  NYT Seniors sweat drug bill details.  AJC Florida halts drug co-payment for the poor. NYT Much-needed home health services unavailable.  Athens Higher Ed Beyond a stereotype of Southern Universities.  NYT University chiefs serve two masters.  AJC Legislature People to watch during the 2004 session.  Access North Ga Canton Busy session ahead.  Thomasville Local legislators gear up for busy session.  Marietta Leaders: 2nd year expected to improve.  Rome Politics Republicans, Democrats confident.  Athens Times-Union Technology States outlaw digital taping in cinemas.  Boston Data mining tools fuel concerns about privacy. AJC Tobacco Upstart brands hurt big tobacco (and states’ payments drop).  Raleigh RJR bill doesn’t get far. Raleigh Transportation Beginning this month, driver’s insurance to be checked electronically.  Conyers Water Water: A new cash crop.  LATimes Editorials Black votes – no GOP fantasy.  Post Give rural schools more metro money.  AJC Wooten: Perdue’s grip on reins firm.  AJC Will: Rubin’s eyes see uncertain economy.  AJC Shipp: Georgia Democrats in serious need of a makeover.  Athens Canton End medical ‘lottery’.  Augusta Quality faculty needed.  Augusta Many benefits offered by bio-energy research.  Macon Not just inconvenience.  Macon Cobb’s most influential. Marietta Time to pull license program out of ditch.  Marietta Learning from Rome.  Rome A Year’s worth of headlines in advance.  Savannah 9:54:25 PM