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July 7, 2008 at 9:57 am by Russell McLendon in NewsOBAMA: Will hold a town hall meeting at McEachern High School in Powder Springs Tuesday that’s open to the public, although no more tickets are available.
THIS BUD’S NOT FOR YOU: Anheuser-Busch continues to fend off the hostile takeover bid by Belgian beeremoth InBev, which wants to replace the American company’s board of directors.
BUZZ KILL: While Georgia has mostly avoided colony collapse disorder, the phenomenon continues in 24 other states and could spread here, scientists say. UGA will spend the next four years studying disappearing bees as part of a $4.1 million research grant.
BEAR MARKET: Bear populations are up in North Georgia.
SWAMPWISE: Clayton County’s 140-acre manmade wetlands water-treatment site, which treats 10 million gallons of water a day, has become a model for such facilities, drawing visitors from as far as Australia, Mexico and Newfoundland.
THAT’S SO RAVEN: Commerce man is training two ravens to be the official mascots for the Baltimore Ravens, the first task of which will be doing a season-opener stadium fly-through in front of 70,000 fans on Sept. 7.
WILY COYOTES: Berry College biologist is studying the behavior and ecological role of urban and suburban coyotes.
BRAVES: Beat the Astros on Teixeira’s 17th-inning, bases-loaded RBI single in the longest game in Turner Field history.
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