Morning headlines
March 7, 2008 at 10:56 am by Russell McLendon in NewsA DELEGATE SITUATION: Michigan and Florida want to redo their Democratic primaries, and want national party to pay for them.
PERDUE: Hosts McCain fundraiser at Westin Buckhead just three days after endorsing him. McCain visits Chick-fil-A HQ in College Park this morning.
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING: In Stone Mountain; seven injured.
NICHOLS TRIAL: “Meeting of the minds” yields defense funding agreement.
CLAYTON: Parents to call for all school board members’ resignations at Monday’s meeting. Perdue pushes a bill that would allow voters in deaccredited school districts to vote out board members via referendum. BoE suspends search for permanent superintendent, will hire “corrective” interim chief within weeks.
RICHT GETS RICHER: UGA coach gets $800,000 raise, still only fifth-highest paid coach in the SEC.
LOUSY SMARCH WEATHER: Temperatures drop, snow possible Saturday in North Georgia.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Bibb County: “Big South Bibb development halted because of erosion problems
By S. Heather Duncan
http://www.macon.com/543/story/287940.html
Excerpt:
“James Holland, the Altamaha riverkeepe”
Holland said, “That’s the worst erosion I’ve ever seen. They’ve obliterated a swamp out there with that mud. … People that do that don’t have any conscience.”
March 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
If the Clinton team is successfull in seating MI and FL delegates without a new primary vote, they will succeed in destroying the decades long correllation between Democratic votes and blacks. The Democratic leadership may do that, no matter how they seat the delegates. I wish them the best of luck and success in their venture.