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Candidates for 4th Congressional District seat face off in Atlanta Press Club debate

July 23, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Candidates vying for the Republican and Democratic nominations for the 4th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. On the Democratic side, Courtney L. Dillard, Incumbent Hank Johnson Sr. and Lincoln Nunnally are invited to appear at the debate, which will air statewide Sunday at 5 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting. On the Republican side, Greg Pallen and J. Chris Vaughn Nunnally

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Republicans vying for 12th Congressional district seat dace off in Atlanta Press Club debate

July 16, 2012 Express Telegraph

Candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the 12th Congressional District will face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Rick W. Allen, Lee Anderson, Wright McLeod and Maria Sheffield are invited to appear at the debate, which will air statewide on Georgia Public Broadcasting at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The winner of the July 31 primary will face Incumbent John Barrow, a Democrat, in the Nov. 8 general election. Scheduled panelists

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Sports

Sportswriter Bisher dies

March 19, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Legendary sportswriter Furman Bisher, who covered the likes of Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb, has died, ajc.com reported. He was 93. In September, Bisher was inducted into the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class. For more information, visit: http://www.ajc.com/sports/sportswriter-furman-bisher-dies-1390135.html

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Atlanta Press Club to induct journalists into Hall of Fame

September 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Press Club is set to induct the inaugural class of journalists into its newly established Hall of Fame. The slate of well-respected journalists set to be inducted during a ceremony this evening are: — Henry Grady (1850-1889): The famed editor of the Atlanta Constitution — Furman Bisher: A well-respected sportswriter and columnist whose career dates to 1938; he joined the Atlanta Constitution in 1950 — Tom Johnson: The former president of CNN during the 1990s and the former

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Georgia

State committee to review open records law

August 5, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state House Judiciary Committee is set to discuss proposed changes to the Georgia’s open records and meetings laws, Attorney General Sam Olens said this morning. The committee will be meeting Aug. 30 to discuss House Bill 397, which was introduced late in this year’s legislative session. The committee will meet at the end of a special session to draw new Congressional district maps as part of this year’s redistricting process. According to

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UPDATED: Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Offering up a pro-business, smaller government message, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Friday said the country is at a crossroad. “We have a real choice to make,” Cantor, R-Va., said Friday in an appearance before the Atlanta Press Club. “What kind of country do we want to be?” Cantor has been in town for two days, visiting local businesses and stumping for Republicans in Congress. During his roughly hour-long appearance, Cantor cited

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Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Offering up a pro-business, smaller government message, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Friday said the country is at a crossroad. “We have a real choice to make,” Cantor, R-Va., said Friday in an appearance before the Atlanta Press Club. “What kind of country do we want to be?” Cantor has been in town for two days, visiting local businesses and stumping for Republicans in Congress. During his hour-long appearance, Cantor cited two