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4:29PM ( 2 hours ago ) News Alert

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Obesity very high in 13 states; many in the South
A new government survey shows obesity still isn't budging among American adults.
4:50PM ( 11 years ago )
NGMC names two new vice presidents
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has named two new vice presidents.
4:37PM ( 11 years ago )
Homebuilder confidence nears 8-yr. high; foreclosures decline again
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders is at its highest level in nearly eight years, fueled by optimism that demand for new homes will drive sales growth into next year. And, the rate of home foreclosures is continuing to decline.
12:31PM ( 11 years ago )
Fewest Americans in 6 years seek jobless benefits
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, the fewest since October 2007.
10:31AM ( 11 years ago )
Tropical storm forms in the Atlantic; more rain headed to Ga.
Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic, southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. But most forecasters say it is too early to tell what the impact might be on north Georgia but, regardless, the region is in for a wet few days through the weekend at least.
9:16AM ( 11 years ago )
GOP pushes rising stars amid calls for solutions
Republican officials are looking to promote a fresh group of diverse rising stars to help resolve their election woes, while frustrated party elders insist that all Republicans must offer more solutions for the nation's most pressing issues.
8:38AM ( 11 years ago )
Legislators promise voting rights push
State lawmakers from around the country have formed an alliance they say will combat restrictive voting laws that have proliferated in recent years in Republican-run states, changes that won't face the same federal scrutiny after the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
7:28AM ( 11 years ago )
Pentagon to permit benefits for same-sex spouses
Same-sex spouses of military members will be eligible for the same health care, housing and other benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex spouses starting Sept. 3, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
7:21AM ( 11 years ago )
Death toll from Egypt violence least 525
Egyptian authorities on Thursday significantly raised the death toll from clashes the previous day between police and supporters of the ousted Islamist president, saying more than 500 people died and laying bare the extent of the violence that swept much of the country and prompted the government to declare a nationwide state of emergency and a nighttime curfew.
7:05AM ( 11 years ago )