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53 min ago | Athens Banner-Herald

As deadlines approach, downtown master planners march forward

With less than a month before a draft of the downtown master plan is scheduled to make its way through local governing boards, its chief continued making rounds this week to community groups.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA

5 hrs ago | The Island Packet

Cracker frontman talks about music piracy and how much money he's lost over the years

Every so often Cracker -- the California troupe best known for '90s alt-rock hits "Low" and "Euro-Trash Girl" -- gets something of a renaissance.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Cracker, Isle of Palms, SC

5 hrs ago | Science

NSF Rewards Grad Students for Innovation Ideas

Last week, the National Science Foundation named its first Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge awardees.

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Related Topix: Ohio State University, Georgia, University of Chicago

7 hrs ago | Criminal Report Daily

10 Crazy Fads That Swept America

The realm of the fad is essentially unknowable. History is littered with random enthusiasms that sweep the culture, flare for a few months or years, then recede into the Ocean of Weird and Terrible Ideas.

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Related Topix: Prison, George Washington University

8 hrs ago | The Times

Author to sign new Popham book

A St. George Island resident has recounted the story of one of Franklin County's most colorful citizens, the legendary "The Oyster King" in a newly published work of prose, poetry, and pictures.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, FL, Arts, Poetry, Apalachicola, FL

10 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Gale returns to Athens police force six years after near-fatal stabbing

Nearly six years after a near-fatal knife attack, Gale was sworn in again this week as an officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA

12 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Georgia Journalism Academy chooses Chad Rhym as - victor'

Athens resident Chad Rhym, a junior at Clarke Central High School, was chosen by his teacher and fellow students as the "victor" of the 2013 Georgia Journalism Academy, which was held June 9-15 by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Athens, GA, Photography, Arts

14 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

UGA to dedicate new Rutherford Hall

The University of Georgia will dedicate the new Rutherford Hall June 27 at 9:30 a.m. on the north side of Myers quadrangle in front of the new residence hall.

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18 hrs ago | Chattanoogan.com

Hunter Moreland Awarded Pearl And Floyd Franks Scholarship

The Share America Foundation, Inc. presented Hunter Moreland with the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship at the Ringgold Depot for $1,000.

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Related Topix: Tunnel Hill, GA, Student Society, Sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Tennessee Temple University

Tue Jun 18, 2013

University of Kansas

Second candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU

The second of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Thursday, June 20. Robert Pratt, professor of history at the University of Georgia, will make a presentation and take questions from the KU community.

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Related Topix: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Athens Banner-Herald

Wegel: Parking meters would be 'last straw'

The Athens Downtown Development Authority board's proposed purchase of parking meters that reset themselves after the vehicle pulls out has to be a new low point for the board in adding more cost to the shopper who frequents downtown merchants.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA, Opinion

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Is It True: The More The Government Controls, The More It Fails?

One of these people is Jeffrey Dorfman, who is an economics professor at the University of Georgia and the author of the e-book, "Ending the Era of the Free Lunch."

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13WMAZ.com

College of Education Fosters Local, State Leaders

For more than 100 years, the John H. Lounsbury College of Education at Georgia College has produced educators who make a difference in their field.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Bleckley County, GA

The Courier-News

Elgin's Gould Academy changes hands, but new owners...

Elisabeth Stonebreaker McCoy , instructor Laura Olsen, instructor Taylor Slager, Kelly Hill and Donna Gould Jessen received flowers on stage at the Hemmens Sunday after it was announced that Gould Jessen was stepping down from the Gould Academy of Dance in Elgin that she has operated for 30 years.

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Related Topix: Elgin, IL, National-Louis University

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

Mark Risse appointed director of Marine Outreach Programs at UGA

L. Mark Risse, the Georgia Power Professor of Water Resource Policy in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has been named director of UGA Marine Outreach Programs.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Environment

NJ.com

Easton Area High School graduation 2013 - See photos and list of graduates

Graduation for the Easton Area High School Class of 2013 was held tonight at Lehigh University 's Stabler Arena in Bethlehem.

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Related Topix: Lehigh University

Athens Banner-Herald

Moore-Arnold Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne S. Moore, of Hull, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Ashley Moore, to Jonathan Howard Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Arnold, of Hull.

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Related Topix: Hull, GA, Athens, GA

Athens Banner-Herald

Copeland-O'Neill Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. James Randall Copeland Jr., of Statham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Suzanne, to Sean Patrick O'Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. John James O'Neill, of Naperville, Ill.

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL, National-Louis University

Brunswick News

Artist brings love of nature to canvas Karen Keen Braswell, fine arts ...

By MARTIN RAND III The Brunswick News Karen Keen Braswell, fine arts graduate from the University of Georgia, has found a way to generate income from her paintings and artistry.

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Related Topix: St. Simons Island, GA, Jekyll Island, GA, Sea Island, GA, McIntosh County, GA

Sun Jun 16, 2013

WCTV Tallahassee

Brooks Co Man Wants To Clear Name For UGA Theft Charges

A Brooks County man wants to clear his name. He's accused of using his job to steal thousands of dollars from the University of Georgia.

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Related Topix: Brooks County, GA