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Leadoff hitters usually score more runs than they drive home, but Johnathan Taylor's hot start to the season has the Bulldogs' offense looking a bit upside down.

Veazey in dugout for Dogs' victorious home debut
Georgia's' 11-3 win against Presbyterian in Wednesday's home opener was almost of secondary interest to Chance Veazey's return to Foley Field.

Police clear Moreno of wrongdoing in fight
Athens-Clarke police have cleared NFL running back Knowshon Moreno of any wrongdoing in a fight last weekend at a bar in downtown Athens.

UGA scrambling to cut $60 million more from budget
University of Georgia administrators this week began figuring out ways to cut more than twice as much from next year’s budget as they had anticipated.

Driver bumps man using wheelchair
A motorist who had to stop for a man in a wheelchair tapped the chair with his car bumper Monday in the parking lot at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, 3341 Lexington Road, Athens-Clarke police said.

Security guard nails would-be shirt thief
An ex-con tried to steal at least a dozen polo shirts from a store Wednesday at Georgia Square Mall, Athens-Clarke police said.

Two laptops taken at Mell Street home
Burglars pried open the back door of a home in the 100 block of Mell Street between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and stole two laptop computers, an iPod and a gaming system with a total value of $5,750, Athens-Clarke police said.

Burglar pries door on Burkland Drive
A burglar pried open the back door of a home in the 700 block of Burkland Drive between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday and stole a Nintendo Wii, TVs and a PlayStation with a total value of $1,197, Athens-Clarke police said.

Thieves smash door, steal electronics
Two men kicked in the front door of a home in the 100 block of Hanover Place about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday and stole a laptop computer, a flat-screen TV and an Xbox with a total value of $1,200, Athens-Clarke police said.

Combine offers exposure to Curran
NFL teams can see what Rennie Curran brings to the field when they turn on the film.

Bobo braces for battle
Mike Bobo is entering his 10th spring coaching Georgia's quarterbacks, but only twice before has there been a battle at the position like the one that will ensue Thursday when Logan Gray, Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger compete for the starting gig.

Ralston says apology is a 'backward' move
ATLANTA - House Speaker David Ralston said Wednesday he opposes a resolution by state Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, making an official apology for the state's role in slavery.

Smallest Gym Dog making big impact
When Georgia needed somebody to help fill the gaps during its early struggles, Hilary Mauro responded.

Sidney Feldman: Teacher merit pay is political ploy
Time and time again, this nonsense of merit pay for teachers raises its ugly head, only to be revealed as another scheme by the governors of Georgia to reduce the cost of education. At the heart of this proposal, now being advanced by Gov. Sonny Perdue, is the sense that teachers are not dedicated and are failing to meet their responsibilities. If there are teachers who are failing, then fire them.

Letter: TNR won't protect public health
Dealing with the feral cat situation is a thorny problem for Athens-Clarke County's mayor and commissioners, particularly given their apparent fiscal restraints. The local government's responsibility here should be to protect public health and welfare, and to encourage responsible pet ownership.

Gordon Lee Stelter: TNR supporters misguided
I believe a major goal for human beings should be the expunging of all hypocrisy from our character. As a spiritual vegetarian, I avoid causing harm to other beings. That's admittedly challenging in a society where the abuse of animals in production and research on many products is considered by many to be OK. Even many plastics, soaps, shampoos, brake fluid and other commonly used items contain slaughterhouse residues.

Letter: TNR is volunteer-driven strategy
During the past two years, I've given almost $2,000 to the Campus Cats organization. This group has done an excellent job of cutting the cat birth rate on the University of Georgia campus, finding homes for kittens, and providing medical care for sick or injured cats.

Listening to the viewpoints of others not a waste of time
We live in highly partisan times. To listen to someone with an opposing view is thought to be a waste of time, And - God forbid - to occasionally agree with him or her, is seen as an act of treason. This is most obvious these days in the political arena, but it happens at home, at work and at church, too.

Do some sicknesses have a spiritual basis?
The Rev. R.L. Baynham, pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church, Kansas City, Kan.: The answer to this question is based on how one receives and perceives what the Bible has said in so many occasions.

Church Calendar
Briarwood Baptist

Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!
Adnan Curry isn't your typical Elvis fan, as his room full of Elvis posters, an Elvis guitar and Elvis afghan might suggest.

Mastering the tangle
David Barbe has made a lot of great albums over the past decade - just none of his own.

Shearer: Scorsese doesn't slip with 'Shutter'
I always find it interesting to watch what sort of projects actors and directors choose to do after winning an Oscar.

Original 'Beauty Shop' stops in Athens
Director Shelly Garrett struck comedic gold back in the late '80s when he created the first "Beauty Shop" stage play.

Mosaic created in the spirit of cooperation
If you don't already know about it, you've probably driven past Daily Groceries Co-op a million times and never noticed. The little neighborhood grocery store sits on Prince Avenue, a historic building just on the outskirts of downtown. It specializes in natural foods, with organic produce from some local farms, and vegetarian fare.

Those Darlins do their thing
Some people might remember small-town punks Those Darlins from their performance on the Hull Street stage at last year's AthFest. Others might remember the band for what came a few hours later at the 40 Watt Club, when baritone ukulele player Nikki Darlin, wearing her sunglasses at night, crashed the stage during a set by the Dex Romweber Duo and tried to dance with the famously testy front man. She was dragged off stage by 40 Watt security.

'DAMN! Show' creators returning with Fox pilot
Athens denizens Waco O'Guin and Roger Black have received the green light from 20th Century Fox TV to deliver the pilot of a new outdoor-themed, animated comedy show.

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Brock Butler

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Vandy gym Dogs' house of horrors
Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium is a tough place to play. It's a unique place to play. On top of everything else, the Commodores usually showcase a pretty good team on its floor.

Vandy edges Dogs in OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jermaine Beal scored a career-high 28 points and No. 16 Vanderbilt overcame a five-point deficit in the final 33 seconds of regulation and went on to a 96-94 overtime victory against Georgia on Thursday night.

Thompkins not ready for NBA talk ... Yet
Trey Thompkins will wait until the end of the season to even think about declaring himself ready to go pro.

Ohio State holds on
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Evan Turner had 25 points and seven rebounds, David Lighty scored 18 and No. 9 Ohio State nearly lost a 17-point lead Wednesday night before holding off Penn State 75-67.

LSU gets first SEC win
BATON ROUGE, La. - Tasmin Mitchell scored 16 points and LSU avoided going winless in the Southeastern Conference for the first time since the second World War with a 65-54 victory over Arkansas on Wednesday night.

Whale grabs, kills trainer
ORLANDO, Fla. - A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around under water, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.

Standoff at summit
WASHINGTON - Giving no ground, President Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push ahead for an all-or-nothing congressional vote.

Killer whale will remain at park
ORLANDO, Fla. - Trainers will continue working with a killer whale that grabbed one of their colleagues and dragged her underwater, killing her, but SeaWorld said Thursday it is reviewing its procedures after the attack.

Toyota chief apologizes, but takes verbal thrashing
WASHINGTON - Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized personally and repeatedly Wednesday to the United States and millions of American Toyota owners for safety lapses that have led to deaths and widespread recalls. Unimpressed lawmakers blistered the world's largest automaker with accusations of greed and insensitivity.

Fed: Low rates needed to spur recovery
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that record-low interest rates still are needed to ensure that the economic recovery will last and to help ease the sting of high unemployment.

Jittery investors drag down stocks
NEW YORK - Stocks backtracked from an early plunge Thursday but still closed lower on concerns about lingering economic weakness in the U.S.

End of the road for the Hummer?
NEW YORK - One thing you can say about the Hummer, roaring down the road, towering over subcompacts like an NBA center in a sea of toddlers: It always drew a reaction.

Italian court convicts three Google executives
MILAN - An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations Wednesday because they did not act quickly enough to remove an online video that showed sadistic teen bullies pummeling and mocking an autistic boy.

Firing of entire school roils city
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - The blue-and-white banner exclaiming "anticipation" on the front of Central Falls High School seems like a cruel joke for an institution so chronically troubled that its leaders decided to fire every teacher by year's end.

U.S. decides to curb Afghan home raids
KABUL - American troops knocked on the door, and before the Afghan family could find the key to let them in, the soldiers broke it down.

Dog honored for his battlefield work
LONDON - A perky British Labrador whose bomb-sniffing exploits helped save lives in Afghanistan was decorated for canine courage in a ceremony Wednesday at London's Imperial War Museum.

Gunman allowed to enter school
LITTLETON, Colo. - The gunman who wounded two middle school students in a city still haunted by the Columbine massacre was allowed to enter and leave the building hours before he opened fire in the parking lot, investigators said Wednesday.

Hit by building slump, firm cuts jobs
A copper wire manufacturing plant in Watkinsville will cut its work force by nearly half to compensate for the continued slump in the building industry, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Report: Job cuts not over
ATLANTA - Employers in Athens will continue to cut jobs this year, but not as much as in other places in Georgia, according to a prominent economist's forecast released Wednesday.

Diversity in play
A year ago, 14 percent of Barrow Elementary School students were black. Today, 38 percent of the students who attend the Clarke County school are black.

A-C eyes electronic pawn reporting
Mike Rigby cataloged a new arrival at the pawn shop the old-fashioned way Tuesday: He wrote down on a ticket the serial number of the Xbox 360, along with the name and address of the woman who hocked the game system.

Property tax filings due soon
Monday is the deadline for Clarke County property owners to file forms that could drop the taxes they pay on their homes and businesses.

Famed teacher shares insights
World-famous nontraditional educator Ron Clark comes to Athens today with some of his students to deliver the University of Georgia's 2010 Holmes-Hunter Lecture.

Classic Center 'in the black'
The Classic Center will not ask local taxpayers for a subsidy despite declining revenue due to the recession.

Economy gives boot to Slippers
The owner of Five Points women's boutique Slippers will close the longtime business today after struggling the past year and a half against the ailing economy.

Jury gives landowner a win with tax appeal
An Athens landowner owes no taxes on his Barnett Shoals Road land after a Clarke County jury ruled Wednesday night that his four parcels are worth just $1 each.

3 arrests in home invasion
Athens-Clarke police arrested three people in connection with a home invasion robbery last week in Western Clarke County, and officers plan to make more arrests as the investigation continues.

Lesson in economics at job fair
Only about five years ago, a degree in education was pretty much a guaranteed ticket to employment, generous benefits and long-term job security. But those days are over.

Winder hopes latest hotel plan will 'jump-start' downtown
Winder city officials have launched another plan to rehabilitate the town's century-old Granite Hotel, with hopes that other downtown restoration projects will provide the momentum needed to finally renovate the decaying landmark.

Tragedy spurs brothers to act
Most of the news brothers Humberto and Noe Mendoza get about their family in Angangueo, Mexico - which was smothered by a mudslide earlier this month, killing three dozen people - comes directly from the relatives themselves.

Moreno cleared in fight
Athens-Clarke police have cleared NFL running back Knowshon Moreno of any wrongdoing in a fight last weekend at a bar in downtown Athens.

Infant bitten by family dog dies
CONYERS - The Rockdale County sheriff's office said an infant bitten by the family dog has died in an Atlanta hospital.

Two hopefuls qualify for Commerce seat
Commerce voters will go to the polls March 16 to decide who will fill the unexpired term of former 5th Ward City Councilman Richard Massey.

2 Porters in political mix
ATLANTA - Georgia now has a married couple running for the state's two highest offices, as the wife of gubernatorial candidate DuBose Porter announced Thursday she is planning her own campaign for lieutenant governor.

Sale to benefit Habitat project
Proceeds from a "Digging For Deals" rummage sale Saturday will benefit Carpenter's Circle, a new Athens Area Habitat for Humanity project to build seven houses in an Eastside neighborhood.

Republicans launch anti-Barnes Web site
ATLANTA - There may be a five-way primary for the Democratic nomination for governor, but Georgia Republicans have their eye on just one opponent: former Gov. Roy Barnes.

Death notices
Deaths reported in the region.

Funerals today
Funerals scheduled for today.

Funerals today
Funerals scheduled for today

Death notices
Deaths reported in the region

Editorial: Kemp politicizes secretary of state's office
It might in fact make sense, as recently appointed Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants, for the state to take the Obama administration to court over the state's system for verifying the citizenship of newly registering voters using Social Security and driver's license data.

Editorial: Hoping Colbert speaks at UGA commencement
By way of the opinions page of The Red & Black, the independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community, comes news of an effort to bring political satirist Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" to campus as the spring commencement speaker.

Death wishes join political debate
I remember when I first realized that the decline of civility had become a death spiral.

The Editor's desk
WHO WAS VERNON HUNTER? If you haven't asked yourself this question, you should, as Atlanta writer Matthew Wright points out in his Wednesday contribution to Like the Dew, an online journal of culture and politics. Wright's piece is available at likethedew.com/2010/02/23/remembering-vernon-hunter.

Take this job and try it
A recent e-mail, excerpted below, illustrates the quandaries that sometimes present themselves on the editor's desk:

Smerconish: Saying a quick goodbye to the GOP
It took only the single tap of a computer key, and just like that, I'd exited the Republican Party after 30 years of active membership. The context might sound impulsive, but I'd been thinking of becoming an independent for a long time. I just hadn't expected that a trip to renew my driver's license would mark the end.

Raiders' Ruler
DANIELSVILLE - Her ankle was already hurt when Madison County point guard Lauren Smith collided with a teammate while going after a loose ball.

Area teams focus on state
Recovering physically from punishing region tournaments can be a matter of rest, ice and bandages. Recovering mentally requires something else.

Brother-like bond gives Tigers boost
COMMERCE - Channing Anderson and Bubba Bonds can't remember a time when they didn't play basketball together.

Gattie battles element issues in Oconee's win
JEFFERSON - Nothing was going to throw Buck Gattie off Wednesday.

Neal's slam helps Pats top Putnam
LEXINGTON - Oglethorpe County's Cliff Neal went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs Wednesday as the Patriots defeated Putnam County 8-1.

Hutch, Eagles roll in opener
At Athens Christian, Tyler Hutch just missed hitting for the cycle, posting a double, a triple and a home run Thursday as the Eagles defeated visiting Lincoln County 10-5 in their season opener.

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High hopes for rookie Heyward
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The comparisons already are out of control for Atlanta Braves prospect Jason Heyward.

Glaus enjoying good health at a new position
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Troy Glaus is making his move from third base to first base look easy.

Vonn crashes, U.S. men win
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Lindsey Vonn went down hard. Zach Parise made sure the U.S. men's hockey team didn't.

Canada denies U.S. women's dream of gold
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canada is halfway there in its bid to win two gold medals in hockey at home.

Villegas opens with 62
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The memory of a missed 3-foot putt did nothing to diminish Camilo Villegas' game Thursday in the Phoenix Open.

Grizz ship Thabeet to D-League
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday assigned rookie center Hasheem Thabeet to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League on Thursday.

Lady Vols clinch 15th SEC title
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Kelley Cain scored 14 points to help No. 4 Tennessee clinch its 15th regular-season Southeastern Conference championship with an 81-65 win over No. 16 Kentucky on Thursday night.

Cavs lose Shaq in win vs. Celtics
BOSTON - LeBron James had 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, Mo Williams scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers surged past the Boston Celtics 108-88 on Thursday night.

Big Mac severs ties with brother
JUPITER, Fla. - Mark McGwire said he's saddened his estranged brother wrote a book that chronicles their use of performance-enhancing drugs and reiterated his claim that he only took them to heal from injuries.

Volunteers needed
ACC Leisure Services continues to seek volunteers to serve as youth soccer coaches for the upcoming spring season.

Nike sticking with Tiger
LONDON - Nike will continue to support Tiger Woods even though the world's best player has taken an indefinite leave from golf to deal with personal issues.

Wiz Waive Ilgauskas; LeBron wants him back
WASHINGTON - Zydrunas Ilgauskas was waived Thursday by the Washington Wizards, and his old teammates want him to return to Cleveland.

Hawks defeat Timberwolves
ATLANTA- Josh Smith scored a season-high 27 points, and Joe Johnson had 21 to help Atlanta beat Minnesota 98-92 on Wednesday night. Al Horford added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won nine of 11 at home to improve to 22-6 at Philips Arena. Kevin Love had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.

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University to host financial aid event
Workers with the University of Georgia Office of Student Financial Aid will help high school seniors and college students fill out Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms at a "College Goal Sunday" event in Room 148 of the Miller Learning Center at 2 p.m. Sunday. The event is open to both UGA and non-UGA students, and high school seniors who attend will be entered into a drawing for a $250 scholarship.

Quick as a flash, a coal protest
A small group of University of Georgia students offered a quick opinion about the university's coal-fired power plant to people passing by in the Tate Student Center plaza Wednesday afternoon.

Landers sees few similarities to '09 club
The won-loss records as conference play winds down look similar. But Georgia coach Andy Landers thinks that's about the only resemblance between this year's Lady Bulldogs and last year's.

Houts halts USC
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Georgia's Ashley Houts played the perfect game - almost.

Moore carries UConn to win
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Maya Moore had a season-high 38 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help top-ranked Connecticut beat Syracuse 87-66 on Wednesday night for its 67th straight victory.



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