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Planes, trains and automobiles –A westward journey

I shouldn’t be sleepy. After all, I slept for nearly seven hours last night. Could it be jet lag? No, I’m pretty sure my inability to keep my eyes open has something to do with the rhythmic, gentle rocking of this train. I’m on Amtrak’s Coast...

Crosstour is one impressive Honda

2010 Honda Crosstour
by Gale Horton Gay   Honda is clearly stepping up its game. Just take a gander at its 2010 Crosstour, a vehicle that has beautiful curves and lines outside, is downright comfortable inside and easily converts when large and odd-sized items needs to ...

Handwriting expert used in Dunwoody killings case

A handwriting expert with the U.S. Secret Service is one of several federal agents assisting the Dunwoody Police Department with its investigation into the killing of an elderly Dunwoody couple. The bodies of Roger Abbott, 82, and Dorothy Abbott, 78,...

Dunwoody mulls creating fire department

A steering committee last week presented Dunwoody’s City Council with a cost outline for a new fire department. Between $6,229,752 and $6,475,528 is needed to pay for a ground-up operation, according to the committee’s memo. The city currently ge...

Stopping the summer brain drain

Summer reading programs first started in the late 1800s to give urban students something to do during their breaks while their rural counterparts sweated it out on the farm. Now they’ve got a new purpose: stanching our youth’s collective summer b...

Mack gives back: Former Cedar Grove standout Marcus McNeill sends message through football camp

More than 200 youngsters turned out at Hallford Stadium for Mack’s Miracles football camp, put on for the third year by former Cedar Grove standout Marcus McNeill. The two-time NFL All-Pro with the San Diego Chargers talked to the campers about the benefits of hard work and making the right choices. Photos by Robert Naddra
Things could have turned out differently for Marcus McNeill. When McNeill was a kid growing up in Decatur, one of his friends was shot and killed, and another died of cancer. Instead, guided by parents who held him accountable and taught him invaluab...

And the winner is...

  As of this writing, the Georgia General Primary elections are just days away.  When you read this, they will be in your rear view mirror.  With that said, I thought I’d offer a forecast of what to expect, as well as the movement and momentum a...

Billy McKinney: A tall Georgia pine

  Former State Representative Billy McKinney, father of former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, has transitioned to the spirit world. And, by the time you read this no doubt his homegoing service will have been held. He passed at 11:30 a.m. on Thursd...

Watson takes county commission district 7 race

Watson addresses the crowd at a forum in the DeKalb History Center.. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Former state representative Stan Watson easily defeated three other candidates in the race for the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners’ district 7 seat. Watson won 68 percent of the July 20 vote, according to preliminary county results. Kathryn Ri...

Johnson to face Carter in November election

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson fended off Vernon Jones and Connie Stokes in the Democratic primary July 20 and will face Republican Liz Carter in November’s general election. Johnson narrowly avoided a runoff for the 4th congressional district that could h...