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By Shelia M. Poole and Craig Schneider
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With only a month to go before the first swine flu vaccine is scheduled to arrive, Georgia health officials are still devising plans to get the new vaccine to hospitals, doctors, schools, clinics and - ultimately - to your arm.

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The results are in; Atlanta is one of the leading cities for road rage. That may not come as a surprise to many local motorists, but 2009 marks the first time since reporting began in 2006 that the city has jumped into the top 5.

Hello, fellow intrepid bar-goers! Next week is a very special week for us, and here's why: there's at least TWO significant beer-related events transpiring in a couple of Intown Atlanta's better establishments. I'm personally torn as to which thing I'm going to do, so I'll probably do what I usually do and get someone to designatedly drive me to both!

First, on June 23rd (that's THIS Tuesday), the Porter Beer Bar will host yet another Beer Dinner, this one featuring a selection of brews from Baltimore-based Heavy Seas Brewery, paired with a seafood-centric menu.

ATLANTA, June 20 (UPI) -- Atlanta, the city that built the first public housing project in the United States, plans to tear down its last one within a year.

The demolition is part of a 15-year effort to get rid of big projects, The New York Times reported Saturday. By the 1990s, the city had the highest percentage in the country of residents living in projects, many of them crime-ridden ghettos.

About 15,000 project apartments in 32 complexes are now gone.

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Associated Press - May 4, 2009 4:04 AM ET

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta officials hope to issue $500 million to $700 million in new bonds to help finance the city's $4 billion water and sewer system overhaul.

Much of the money would go to refund old debt.

Q & A: What You Need To Know About Swine Flu

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take their own precautions.

Schedule for Presidents Day:

•Banks: Many, but not all, banks are closed.
•Federal, state and local offices: Closed.
•Financial markets: Closed.
•Post offices: Closed.
•Schools: Closed.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

With 83.3 percent of flights arriving on time in November, U.S. airlines’ performance improved compared with a year earlier, according to a U.S.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Temperatures in the low teens — and wind chills as low as 0 — greeted metro Atlanta school children and morning commuters Friday, with afternoon highs expected to barely make it above freezing.

At least two west Georgia schools systems, in Carroll and Haralson counties, canceled classes because of the biting cold.

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-- Federal offices and courts will be closed Monday for Columbus Day, one of 10 federal holidays.

-- There will be no home mail delivered Monday, except Express Mail.

Bill Torpey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

When U.S. law enforcement officials last month busted a Mexican drug cartel moving tons of dope and millions of dollars, they announced it in Atlanta.

By: Michael King

ATLANTA -- A Metro Atlanta landscaper says he's lost more than $1 million in business over the last year thanks to the drought and the confusion over outdoor watering restrictions.

The restrictions are different across the state -- it depends on where you live.

By: Bill Liss

In Monday's consumer and money headlines, home prices were slightly up in Atlanta in July, despite prices falling sharply nationwide.

Encouraging news in the Atlanta housing market, with the Metro area among one of seven cities nationally where home prices either went up slightly or remained steady. The closely watched S&P-Case Shiller Index shows Metro Atlanta home prices up ½ percent in July over June, following another slight increase for the previous month. Nationally, home prices fell at their sharpest annual rate ever in July.

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By MARK DAVIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Monday, September 29, 2008

When giants stumble, what can you do?
You deposit your money and hope for the best.

So said a handful of Wachovia customers, who went about their usual banking Monday following the announcement that Citibank will buy Wachovia’s banking operations.

Reported By: Julia Harding

ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) – Long lines, empty pumps and high frustrations -- and it could be a while before the problems at Metro Atlanta gas pumps get any better.

A gas shortage has been a problem for several southeastern states for about two weeks now and the ongoing fuel frustrations have left many questions in the minds of drivers.

Metro drivers are wondering if they will be enough gas to go around for the work week, what is being done to get more fuel into the area and what is being done at the local, state and federal levels to fix the gas shortage.

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By MARCUS K. GARNER - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

State officials began preparing late Tuesday to respond to the impending landfall of Tropical Storm Hanna, even as the storm seemed to stall in the Caribbean.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency led preparations as state and private agencies from the Georgia State Troopers to the Red Cross worked to ensure people living along the coast can cope with the storm

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By ERIC STIRGUS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 07/23/08

Atlanta's most recent monthly sales tax revenues are down 14 percent from the same period last year, city officials reported Wednesday.

The city collected about $8.3 million in May from its sales tax.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thursday is the day about 2 million Americans get a raise.

That's when the federal minimum wage goes up 70 cents an hour.