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Joe Hasher, age 84 of Monroe, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 24 in the Monroe Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Steve Plottner talks about the automated phone calls he got leading up to the election in Ramblings and Rumblings: 'These robo-calls seem to annoy many people. via Port Clinton News Herald

On Super Tuesday, most Democratic delegates were awarded based on a system of proportional allocation. via The Washington Post

“If a situation arises where there is a question about the results, what do you do?”

It's been more than seven long years since the Florida recount that upended the 2000 presidential election, with its mangled punch cards, "hanging chads" and other tabulation problems. via ABC News

Tomorrow is Super Tuesday, with Republican primaries or caucuses in 20 states, including delegate-rich states like California, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and Tennessee. via Power Line

Renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Gordon F. Sherman, in Atlanta to speak about the structural differences in the brains of children with reading difficulties ATLANTA, GA - The International Dyslexia Association of ... via The Weekly

“We put in for some drainage control and water”

As 2008 begins, Walton County looks to begin work on more projects funded by the Special Local Options Sales Tax, including first-time recipients Between, Good Hope and Jersey. via Walton Tribune

“Her children graduated from high school and she wants to do something different. I understand. We will miss her.”

The Social Circle Board of Education will see a change in its makeup as board member Sue Eleazer is stepping down at the end of her term. via Walton Tribune

“State outsourcing tech jobs, cutting positions.”

Gov. Sonny Perdue announced last week he would be outsourcing state technology jobs in an attempt to save money. via The Coastal Courier

“We are not hiding anything here. When we have a problem or someone violates policy, we handle the matter.”

A Walton County Sheriff's Office jail deputy was arrested in September for allegedly having sex with an inmate on work release, The Tribune has learned. via Walton Tribune

“We were one of the original developers of the park”

The 65-acre site known as LogistiCourt at Silver Lake has begun taking shape. A development of local firm, Dermody Properties, the site will total 1.4 million sf at completion. via GlobeSt.com

“We have been taught since elementary school that drinking and driving is wrong”

Genarlow Wilson is free after spending almost three years behind bars for what his supporters -- and the Georgia Supreme Court -- called "cruel and unusual" punishment for having consensual oral sex with a ... via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Here's my totally random, 'Hmm, that's interesting' bit for the week: On Sunday, Sept. via The Tennessean

Story updated at 8:57 PM on Sunday, September 23, 2007 Angela Hutto, the manager of Clarke Crossing Cleaners for the past 18 years, has purchased the business from Bill Pendergrass. via Athens Banner-Herald

“It's really flared up around the Southeast in the last few weeks”

By Peter Frost The Island Packet Updated 09/20/07 - 1:20 AM A viral disease has killed thousands of white-tail deer in the eastern half of the United States within the past three months in what biologists say ... via The Herald

“The tremendous vision the founding fathers gave us is the framework for a system of government that respects and protects the freedom of each individual citizen.”

It took only 15 years, state Rep. Susan Morgan told a Constitution Day crowd Monday, for the original 13 American colonies to come together to defend themselves against the wrongs committed by Great Britain and ... via The News-Review