Price for 'premium' text messages? $10,000

Athens, GA (Oct 30, 2007) - I hate texting. Why text when you can just call the person and talk? In the article below from MSNBC's "Red tape Chronicles", you can read how a father found his own reason to hate...

For UGA Basketball, The Turmoil Never Seems To end

Athens, GA (Oct 30, 2007) - When you are a head basketball coach at a college more known for its college football program, it might be tempting to think that you can live in the shadows and earn a pretty good...

Georgia Rides Coach's "Personality Change" To Win Over Florida

Athens, GA (Oct 29, 2007) - Since his arrival at the University of Georgia in 2001, football coach Mark Richt has been a study in what some might call a one-dimensional personality. Always appearing calm and...

Dealing with privacy laws & loved ones

Athens, GA (Oct 29, 2007) - From my personal experience, I can say without a doubt that the advice offered here is sound and should not be ignored. There is nothing worse than not being able to find out what is wrong with a parent or loved one."I take a week's vacation in the...

Georgia Supreme Court Orders Genarlow Wilson Released

Atlanta, GA (October 26, 2007) - This case has been extremely controversial in Georgia. While no one does or should tolerate true sex offenders, what happened to this young man was wrong. The district attorney...

Georgia declares drought emergency

And so the problem of drought in Georgia, and the rest of the Southeastern United States, grows..."LAKE LANIER, Georgia (CNN) -- Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Saturday declared the northern region of Georgia in a...

Book Review: "We The Media: Grassroots Journalism By The People, For The People"

Athens, GA (Oct 19, 2007) - This book review was originally written in August 2004. I thought it would be worthwhile to repost here in light of new legislation, designed to protect bloggers, being gutted and...

Bloggers should be allowed to join the journalist party

Athens GA (Oct 19, 2007) - In August of 2004, Dan Gillmor (who is an advisor to NowPublic) wrote "We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People". I reviewed the book after publication, and...

AP: Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

Athens, GA (Oct 19, 2007) - On September 13, 2007, this reporter wrote on nowPublic about Comcast blocking selective internet traffic. In some cases this impacted businesses trying to conduct transactions and other business on the internet. The Associated Press has now run...

Drought Forces Long-time Nursery To Close as Business Wilts

Athens, GA (Oct 19, 2007) - It had to be expected as the drought continues to put the potable water supply at risk in Athens and other parts of Georgia. Charmar Flowers and Gifts, which has been a family run...

Georgia Gymnastics Coaching Legend To Retire in 2009

Athens, GA (Oct 18, 2007) - In 25 years on the job, University of Georgia Gymnastics Coach Suzanne Yoculan (left) has won 8 NCAA National Gymnastics Championships, including three straight from 2005-07. During her...

Swearing at work can 'cut stress'

In a country such as the United States that has court dockets filled with sexual harrasment and other employee brought lawsuits, one has to wonder how much validity this study would have in a workplace. Has...

New Software Tool From Elguji Software Designed to Cultivate, Nurture Ideas

Vancouver, WA (Oct 16, 2007) – Vancouver (WA) based Elguji Software (pronounced "el-GOO-jee") has announced the pending availability of their new “Elguji Ideas” software. The software that will be used to support a new social networking site for the IBM Lotus Software...

Georgia Battles U.S. Government Over Water

Athens, GA (Oct 16, 2007) - For years now, the battle for water has been a high stakes political fight in the state of Georgia. The struggle to manage water rights between the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida has been an ugly battle for years. How bad was it? When you...

An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers

It always amazes me that the Muslim extremists will use the very tools and freedoms they wish to crush in the west to wage psychological warfare. It is just one more example of the more potent enemy within that the United States must deal with.You may need a username and...
 

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