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Missed Out on the AJC Peachtree Road Race Lottery You Can Still Run
REGISTER for special race entry through the Kilometer Kids program Kilometer Kids is a youth running program that encourages children to be active and stay healthy using fun and supportive running activities. The special Kilometer Kids entries are only available to people who do not have a Peachtree race entry already. The charity entry will automatically place you in start wave E. And, ...
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Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Weekend Traffic Report: All construction is as the GA-DOT reports it and is weather-permitting, so all times, locations, and lanes blocked may change. Additional projects may turn up during the weekend as well, so listen for live updates on 95.5FM/AM-750 News/Talk WSB. Cobb/Fulton Co.: I-285/nb/eb/wb/sb (Inner and Outer Loops) between Paces Ferry Rd. and Powers Ferry Rd., in the two right lanes ...
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Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help
A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police ...
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Savannah Nash 16 Dies During Her First Solo Drive Believed To Be Texting
Like most 16-year-old girls, Savannah Nash couldn't wait to get behind the wheel once she got her driver's license. Her first solo drive turned out to be her last. Nash, who turned 16 last week, got permission Thursday afternoon to drive to the grocery store in Harrisonville, Mo., to pick up items for the family ...
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Movie Review
2 Days in the Valley
John Herzfeld's "2 Days in the Valley" starts out with great promise, hits a peak near the middle, and then comes unraveled in the last third. The smart and invigorating plot contains a handful of clever surprises, but it only sustains itself for about two/thirds of the film. It's as if Herzfeld was feeling inspired until he got down to the last act where he had to tie up all the loose ends, and t ... ...
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