ATLANTA — Ben Sheets was more upset about walking two batters than setting a career high by allowing four homers. Sheets gave up three straight homers in the second inning, including one by Hanley Ramirez, and Ramirez added a three-run…
Daily Archives: August 19, 2012
‘Solid South’ no longer just all-red or all-blue
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ATLANTA — The “Solid South” was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt and racial politics ruling the day. But demographic changes and recent election results reveal a more nuanced landscape now as the…
A3C Announces Eclectic Lineup of Events for Up-and-Coming Talent
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View Comments <!– AHH MOBILE RSS –> <!– More Sharing –> Share with Shortlink: (AllHipHop News) Atlanta’s A3C Festival has announced a plethora of events for this year’s producers, DJs, emcees, b-boys and b-girls from across the country. All performers…
Motorcyclist dies from Cobb injuries
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Print E-mail By David Ibata The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A 30-year-old motorcyclist died Friday of injuries he sustained when his bike collided with a minivan in Marietta the evening before, police said. A 12-year-old boy who was a passenger on the…
Feds flag ex-UGA coach for Ponzi scheme
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Print E-mail By David Markiewicz The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan made an especially emotional pitch when recruiting one investor for his business venture, federal regulators say. “He capitalized on his influence over one former…
Rhiannon: An Improviser Resists The Urge To Reuse
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If you ever listened to jazz vocalists and wondered if you could ever in your life scat like them, there’s someone who’s willing to teach you. The vocalist Rhiannon has long held the importance of improvisation as a personal credo,…
The Art of Living: Falconry
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When most people hear the word falcon they think of the Atlanta Falcons, the football team, or a Falcon jet, but falconry is a sport that has no interest in pigskin footballs, hot cheerleaders, or private rental jets. Falconers are…
Check out Cobb Energy’s arts offerings on Aug. 19-20
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5:05 pm August 13, 2012, by Howard Pousner ARTS Free Cobb Energy sampler Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre will host an open house of sorts 1-4 p.m. Aug. 19 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 20 to promote the seasons of…
Novel idea
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Print E-mail By Laura Raines Pulse editor In 2008, oncology nurse Dale Israel was sitting at her breakfast table reading the Sunday book section of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Braves’ Jones having a glorious year, but this is it
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Article source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/08/17/chipper-jones-atlanta-braves.ap/index.html