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GCUA: Georgians remain reluctant to spend on big ticket items

May 24, 2011 Express Telegraph

Consumers in Georgia are reluctant to spend money on big ticket items, opting instead to squirrel away as much of their income as possible, new data and poll results from Georgia Credit Union Affiliates shows.

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

Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

Study: No suitable site for second ATL airport

May 18, 2011 The Travel Trolley

There is no sport suitable for a second airport in Atlanta.

Experiencing The Andrews Raid on its anniversary

April 12, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Sitting in a Chattanooga, Tenn., jail and faced with only hours left to live, James J. Andrews had a sense of tranquility.

Historical Society unveiling marker for burning of Atlanta

April 10, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The Georgia Historical Society on Monday will unveil a new historical maker commemorating the burning of Atlanta during the Civil War.

Bear sightings in Atlanta not uncommon during the spring

April 2, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Spring could be a good time for sighting bears – even if a visit to more traditional bear habitats isn’t on the agenda.

New Chattahoochee River pier opens for anglers

March 25, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Anglers on the Chattahoochee River have a new place they can go to cast a line.

Marietta fountain returns to square

March 25, 2011 The Travel Trolley

City workers here have completed a $7,500 restoration of a prominent fountain in the city’s public square.

Authorities: Athens-Clarke officer killed

March 22, 2011 Todd DeFeo

An Athens-Clarke County police officer was shot and killed on Tuesday, and officers were hunting for a suspect, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. Athens-Clarke County police said in a statement they were searching for Jamie Hood. Authorities described Hood as a 33-year-old black man who weights 175 pounds and is 5 feet, 9 inches tall. “He should be considered armed and dangerous,” police said in a brief statement. “He is wanted for murder.” Media reports