http:///251/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Ledger-Enquirer.com en-us Copyright 2008 Ledger-Enquirer.com AP State GA 60 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:15:32 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Ledger-Enquirer.com http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421386.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421386.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:57 EDT One year ago, Georgia had reason to worry about opening the season with three freshmen on its offensive line, but at least coach Mark Richt could look forward to having a strong returning nucleus in 2008. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421139.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421139.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:47 EDT A state administrative judge recommended Wednesday that four members of the embattled Clayton County school board be removed from office for violating Georgia's open meetings laws and ethics code. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421268.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421268.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:57 EDT A high school senior has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed a classroom trailer and damaged a second trailer at his Gwinnett County school. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421103.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421103.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:52 EDT State authorities have declared a state of emergency in seven counties hit hard by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421146.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421146.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:47 EDT A state watchdog agency is claiming that Bill Heard Enterprises, one of the leading sellers of Chevrolet vehicles in the country, has participated in deceptive and misleading business practices. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421237.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421237.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:37 EDT FLORIDA: After two unproductive years at Florida, defensive lineman Lawrence Marsh is starting to do everything right. Well, almost everything. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420555.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420555.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:37 EDT Georgia parks officials voted Wednesday to close down state parks and historic sites this year and next, scrap new positions and outsource state-run lodges and golf courses to brace for a stinging round of budget cuts. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421211.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421211.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:27 EDT When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420802.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420802.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:17 EDT A St. Clair County jury is deliberating the case of a man suing the Diocese of Belleville over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest in the 1970s. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421059.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421059.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:12 EDT A prosecutor in a federal death penalty case told jurors that becoming a victim of identity theft turned out to be a "road to death" for an Atlanta restaurant owner who was fatally shot in Tennessee. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420982.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420982.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:57 EDT The suspect in the killing of two Columbus State University students 13 months ago was captured Wednesday on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten after a $100,000 reward was announced a month ago, authorities said. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421133.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421133.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:43 EDT A man fleeing Atlanta police was shot in the torso outside the Fulton County Courthouse. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421125.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421125.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:32 EDT Authorities say the suspect in a double killing at a Columbus apartment complex 13 months ago has been captured on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421123.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421123.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:32 EDT The population of this quaint city in northeast Georgia is growing by the dozen every hour. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421109.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421109.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:17 EDT The Tennessee Valley Authority has asked federal regulators to renew construction permits for two unfinished nuclear reactors in Alabama that it virtually abandoned 20 years ago. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421096.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/421096.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:02 EDT Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a man suing the Diocese of Belleville over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest decades ago. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420920.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420920.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:57 EDT Center fielder Mark Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, only one day after Boston put J.D. Drew on the 15-day disabled list because of a lower back strain. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420906.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420906.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:49 EDT Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn - mentioned in some circles as a vice presidential contender himself - praised Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden to be his running mate. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420833.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420833.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:23 EDT A Lee County reserve officer was shot and wounded early Wednesday during a traffic stop at Smiths Station, and a sheriff's deputy shot and captured the suspect. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420921.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420921.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:07 EDT Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Tennessee state lottery: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420918.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420918.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:02 EDT SITE - Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000), Atlanta. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420908.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420908.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:57 EDT Jack Crowe says he doesn't know what to expect from Georgia Tech. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420902.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420902.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:42 EDT No. 9 Clemson has designs on winning college football's national championship in 2008 and No. 24 Alabama is looking for vast improvement in its second season under coach Nick Saban. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/419561.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/419561.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:37 EDT The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal Wednesday, after a software malfunction delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420897.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420897.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:32 EDT Officials say a 12-year-old girl had just gotten off a school bus when she was struck by an armored truck that skidded through a Stone Mountain intersection. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/419332.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/419332.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:07 EDT Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Georgia state lotteries: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420848.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420848.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02 EDT Gustav swirled toward Cuba today after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420814.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420814.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:28 EDT The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was suffering from exhaustion and has canceled two planned international trips to undergo medical tests, his office said Wednesday. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420792.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420792.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:12 EDT Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has enlisted the Atlanta Falcons to remind voters about the photo ID requirement in the November election. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420789.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/420789.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08 EDT State biologists say Tropical Storm Fay destroyed fewer loggerhead sea turtle nests than they feared along Georgia beaches.