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Monday, February 11, 2013

News Nearby: Obama To Visit, Local Wins Grammy and Shoplifting Couple Uses Boy

Here are headlines from around the region for Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.

President Obama will visit the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur on Thursday during his visit to the Atlanta area. The visit was announced Friday with few details, but College Heights Principal Suzanne Kennedy sent a note to parents about the President's plans to drop into the school at 917 S. McDonough St., according to Decatur Metro. Read more on North Druid Hills — Briarcliff Patch. Sunday was a big night for artists who hail from abroad, as top Grammy Awards went to Belgian-Australian musician Gotye, who won Record of the Year for the duet with singer Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know." British band Mumford & Sons took home the Grammy for Album of the Year. Read more on Cumming Patch. Bartow County …

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College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center (in Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch), Obama To Visit Decatur Thursday (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch), Walmart Supercenter (in Cartersville Patch), and 3 more ›

Sunday, September 9, 2012

What Is the Biggest Issue for You in the 2012 Presidential Election?

Now that we are in the final stretch with two clear choices, what will be key in deciding how you cast your ballot in November?

We now know exactly what our choices are in November. On one hand, we have incumbent President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Challenging them, we have the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket as potential presidential and vice presidential alternatives. Until Election Day in November, we are going to be bombarded with information — some true, many slightly skewed and some outright lies. That's always been the case. But the one thing that can't be argued, is it is two clearly different choices. While many of the issues are going to be debated in a public forum, a vote is a very personal matter. It usually comes down to how things impact the voter directly and not necessarily a big issue that might get a lot of discussion. So what issue…

Thomas Lash

9:13 am on Sunday, September 9, 2012

Your vote in Georgia is not going to matter the election will be decided in the 9 key swing states. Please call your relatives and tell them what really matters in your future.   more ›

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