MARTA will be having a EDAAC Community Forum on Friday, June 18th and the time for the meeting will be 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and it will be held at the MARTA Annex Building.
The regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 8 of the MARTA EDAAC has been cancelled.
Instead MARTA will be having a EDAAC Community Forum on Friday, June 18th, from 10 AM to 12 PM to hear Dr. Beverly Scott, MARTA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer speak. The purpose of this Forum is to hear Dr. Scott discuss the proposed fiscal year 2011 Budget, Transit Service Changes and etc. Dr. Scott will be in attendance to provide this information to you and would like to get your input concerning the proposed fiscal year 2011 Budget, Transit Service Change and etc.
The site for this meeting is the MARTA Annex Building. Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting especially the elderly, caregivers, the disabled, the blind, the intellectually challenged, and anyone who works in the disability field.
There will be Mobility vans at the MARTA headquarters to transport the public to the MARTA Annex Building.
The public is encouraged to attend!!
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Friday, May 28, 2010
$23B For Teacher Subsidies Falters In Congress
By Laurie Kellman
Associated Press
The Marietta Daily Journal
May 28, 2010
WASHINGTON - A $23 billion payout to save thousands of educators' jobs faltered Thursday - perhaps for good - to election-year jitters among moderate Democrats over deficit spending and only lukewarm support from the White House.
The proposal's chief advocate in the House abruptly canceled a committee meeting to put the money in a war spending bill. Its lead sponsor in the Senate gave up trying to do it, acknowledging he lacked the necessary votes.
The developments jeopardized what progressives in Congress and some members of the Obama administration had described as a life raft for 100,000 to 300,000 teachers and other school personnel whose billions of dollars in stimulus salary subsidies run out this fall.
To read full story please tap on link: http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/7726918/article--23B-for-teacher-subsidies-falters-in-Congress?instance=secondary_story_left_column
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Associated Press
The Marietta Daily Journal
May 28, 2010
WASHINGTON - A $23 billion payout to save thousands of educators' jobs faltered Thursday - perhaps for good - to election-year jitters among moderate Democrats over deficit spending and only lukewarm support from the White House.
The proposal's chief advocate in the House abruptly canceled a committee meeting to put the money in a war spending bill. Its lead sponsor in the Senate gave up trying to do it, acknowledging he lacked the necessary votes.
The developments jeopardized what progressives in Congress and some members of the Obama administration had described as a life raft for 100,000 to 300,000 teachers and other school personnel whose billions of dollars in stimulus salary subsidies run out this fall.
To read full story please tap on link: http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/7726918/article--23B-for-teacher-subsidies-falters-in-Congress?instance=secondary_story_left_column
Content copyright © 2010 Marietta Daily Journal
MARTA To Cut Routes, Braves Shuttle, 400 Jobs
By Ariel Hart
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta News
May 28, 2010
Rail passengers could wait as much as five minutes longer — and for trains with fewer cars. All station bathrooms might close, except for Five Points. And cuts in bus service, including the Braves shuttle, might affect scores of roads.
It’s not just commuters who would feel the pain under the recommendations of a MARTA committee, which tentatively approved the belt-tightening measures Thursday. Under the plan, about 400 of MARTA’s 5,000 employees would lose their jobs.
If the full MARTA board passes the plan at the end of June, the transit agency will drop 41 of its 131 bus routes and cover 482 fewer miles.
For full story please tap on link: http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-to-cut-routes-536483.html
© 2010 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta News
May 28, 2010
Rail passengers could wait as much as five minutes longer — and for trains with fewer cars. All station bathrooms might close, except for Five Points. And cuts in bus service, including the Braves shuttle, might affect scores of roads.
It’s not just commuters who would feel the pain under the recommendations of a MARTA committee, which tentatively approved the belt-tightening measures Thursday. Under the plan, about 400 of MARTA’s 5,000 employees would lose their jobs.
If the full MARTA board passes the plan at the end of June, the transit agency will drop 41 of its 131 bus routes and cover 482 fewer miles.
For full story please tap on link: http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-to-cut-routes-536483.html
© 2010 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Schools Propose Cuts To Special Ed, Sports
By: Carolyn Mathews
The Cherokee Ledger-News
May 26, 2010
The English and foreign language books will be eight years old, classes will be a little bigger, and there won’t be as many choices for local students in regard to after-school sports.
Staff will fill in for hired specialists in areas ranging from special ed therapy to baton twirling. Graduation coaches and Teachers on Special Assignment (TSAs), who are available for that extra bit of individual attention, will be a thing of the past.
For full story please tap on link: http://www.ledgernews.com/news/563-may-26-2010/2013-schools-propose-cuts-to-special-ed-sports
© 2010 The Cherokee Ledger-News. All Rights Reserved.
The Cherokee Ledger-News
May 26, 2010
The English and foreign language books will be eight years old, classes will be a little bigger, and there won’t be as many choices for local students in regard to after-school sports.
Staff will fill in for hired specialists in areas ranging from special ed therapy to baton twirling. Graduation coaches and Teachers on Special Assignment (TSAs), who are available for that extra bit of individual attention, will be a thing of the past.
For full story please tap on link: http://www.ledgernews.com/news/563-may-26-2010/2013-schools-propose-cuts-to-special-ed-sports
© 2010 The Cherokee Ledger-News. All Rights Reserved.
In Jaheem's Memory: Anti-bullying Bill Becomes Law Today
By Larry Hartstein
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 27, 2010
The family of Jaheem Herrera will be at the Georgia Capitol today to watch Gov. Sonny Perdue sign an anti-bullying bill into law.
The 11-year-old DeKalb County boy committed suicide last year. His parents said he killed himself after facing anti-gay taunts from classmates.
"This is the first step in the long journey to end the terror that grips victims in the schoolhouse," Herrera's family said in a statement. "We applaud the governor and the fine lawmakers of the state of Georgia for hearing the cries of the innocent and oppressed victims of bullying. Jaheem's memory will forever be known as the agent for change in Georgia classrooms."
To read full story please tap on link: http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/in-jaheems-memory-anti-536351.html
© 2010 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 27, 2010
The family of Jaheem Herrera will be at the Georgia Capitol today to watch Gov. Sonny Perdue sign an anti-bullying bill into law.
The 11-year-old DeKalb County boy committed suicide last year. His parents said he killed himself after facing anti-gay taunts from classmates.
"This is the first step in the long journey to end the terror that grips victims in the schoolhouse," Herrera's family said in a statement. "We applaud the governor and the fine lawmakers of the state of Georgia for hearing the cries of the innocent and oppressed victims of bullying. Jaheem's memory will forever be known as the agent for change in Georgia classrooms."
To read full story please tap on link: http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/in-jaheems-memory-anti-536351.html
© 2010 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Multiple Threats To State's Economy Seen
By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service
Athens Banner-Herald
May 27, 2010
ATLANTA - The vitality of Georgia's fledgling economic recovery is threatened by Greece's financial crisis, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a volcano in Iceland, a Georgia State University economist said Wednesday.
Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State, described the threats in his quarterly economic forecast.
To read full (interesting) article please tap on link: http://onlineathens.com/stories/052710/new_645062226.shtml
Also find the same story in Atlanta Business Chronicle: http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/05/24/daily27.html
© 2010 OnlineAthens • Athens Banner-Herald
Morris News Service
Athens Banner-Herald
May 27, 2010
ATLANTA - The vitality of Georgia's fledgling economic recovery is threatened by Greece's financial crisis, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a volcano in Iceland, a Georgia State University economist said Wednesday.
Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State, described the threats in his quarterly economic forecast.
To read full (interesting) article please tap on link: http://onlineathens.com/stories/052710/new_645062226.shtml
Also find the same story in Atlanta Business Chronicle: http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/05/24/daily27.html
© 2010 OnlineAthens • Athens Banner-Herald
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Cartoon Network Plans Major Anti-Bullying Campaign
AP-Associated Press
The Daily Citizen
May 26, 2010
NEW YORK — Next fall, when millions of kids tune into Cartoon Network to watch Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and other favorites, they’ll encounter something new — an ambitious campaign to enlist them as foot soldiers in the fight against bullying.
Unlike many bullying programs, this one is geared toward middle school, where experts say bullying is most common. It also targets not bullies nor the bullied, but kids who witness bullying, giving them appropriate techniques to intervene.
From: The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, GA 30720
To read full article please tap on link: http://daltondailycitizen.com/news_tab3/x1414115099/Cartoon-Network-plans-major-anti-bullying-campaign
© 2010 Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · CNHI Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service Associated Press content © 2010. All rights reserved.
The Daily Citizen
May 26, 2010
NEW YORK — Next fall, when millions of kids tune into Cartoon Network to watch Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and other favorites, they’ll encounter something new — an ambitious campaign to enlist them as foot soldiers in the fight against bullying.
Unlike many bullying programs, this one is geared toward middle school, where experts say bullying is most common. It also targets not bullies nor the bullied, but kids who witness bullying, giving them appropriate techniques to intervene.
From: The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, GA 30720
To read full article please tap on link: http://daltondailycitizen.com/news_tab3/x1414115099/Cartoon-Network-plans-major-anti-bullying-campaign
© 2010 Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · CNHI Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service Associated Press content © 2010. All rights reserved.
Isakson Noncommittal After Meeting With Kagan
Associated Press
The Gainesville Times
May 26, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Sen. Johnny Isakson has met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and says her responses to his questions were thoughtful, but he's not ready to decide whether he will vote to confirm her appointment.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Isakson met with Kagan on Tuesday. The Georgia Republican says he was pleased with her answers to questions about Georgia's water dispute with Florida and Alabama. He says she told him that human uses of the water in the states must be considered.
Isakson says that before he makes up his mind he wants to watch her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and try to understand her better.
He says he's concerned about Kagan's lack of judicial experience.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GA_ISAKSON_KAGAN_GAOL-?SITE=GAGAI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/sen-isakson-questions-kagan-534760.html
© 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The Gainesville Times
May 26, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Sen. Johnny Isakson has met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and says her responses to his questions were thoughtful, but he's not ready to decide whether he will vote to confirm her appointment.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Isakson met with Kagan on Tuesday. The Georgia Republican says he was pleased with her answers to questions about Georgia's water dispute with Florida and Alabama. He says she told him that human uses of the water in the states must be considered.
Isakson says that before he makes up his mind he wants to watch her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and try to understand her better.
He says he's concerned about Kagan's lack of judicial experience.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GA_ISAKSON_KAGAN_GAOL-?SITE=GAGAI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/sen-isakson-questions-kagan-534760.html
© 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The 2010 Elections: Party Leaders Want To Educate Voters
by John P. Boan
The Times-Georgian
Carroll County
May 26, 2010
With July’s primary election approaching, Republicans and Democrats are looking ahead to the general election. Though the county GOP is hoping to keep Carroll County red, those on the opposite side of the aisle hope a different story will be told in November.
Frank McMinn, vice chairman of the Carroll County Republican Party, said the upcoming general election will likely inspire a groundswell in a county that is already vastly conservative, with roughly 75 percent of the electorate registered as Republicans. The reason: general discontent with government, and it’s not limited to one political party.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s Republicans or Democrats,” McMinn said. “If we have a Republican or a Democrat who is not doing their job, they need to be out of there. This country is in dire straits now, and people are fed up.”
For the full story please tap on link: http://times-georgian.com/view/full_story/7662532/article-The-2010-elections--Party-leaders-want-to-educate-voters?instance=west_ga_news
© 2010 Times-Georgian
The Times-Georgian
Carroll County
May 26, 2010
With July’s primary election approaching, Republicans and Democrats are looking ahead to the general election. Though the county GOP is hoping to keep Carroll County red, those on the opposite side of the aisle hope a different story will be told in November.
Frank McMinn, vice chairman of the Carroll County Republican Party, said the upcoming general election will likely inspire a groundswell in a county that is already vastly conservative, with roughly 75 percent of the electorate registered as Republicans. The reason: general discontent with government, and it’s not limited to one political party.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s Republicans or Democrats,” McMinn said. “If we have a Republican or a Democrat who is not doing their job, they need to be out of there. This country is in dire straits now, and people are fed up.”
For the full story please tap on link: http://times-georgian.com/view/full_story/7662532/article-The-2010-elections--Party-leaders-want-to-educate-voters?instance=west_ga_news
© 2010 Times-Georgian
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Elder Abuse Project Announced For Georgia County
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
Newnan Times-Herald
May 25, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- DeKalb County is teaming with Emory Healthcare to offer a new program to investigate abuse of senior citizens and find them temporary shelter - one of the first such programs in the country.
Officials from the county and university announced the program at an Atlanta news conference Tuesday morning.
DeKalb County had only 40 substantiated cases of elder abuse last year, but officials believe its a vastly underreported problem.
For full story please tap on link: http://ap.times-herald.com/dynamic/stories/G/GA_ELDER_ABUSE_GAOL-?SITE=GANEW&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
© 2010 The Newnan Times-Herald Inc.
AP Medical Writer
Newnan Times-Herald
May 25, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- DeKalb County is teaming with Emory Healthcare to offer a new program to investigate abuse of senior citizens and find them temporary shelter - one of the first such programs in the country.
Officials from the county and university announced the program at an Atlanta news conference Tuesday morning.
DeKalb County had only 40 substantiated cases of elder abuse last year, but officials believe its a vastly underreported problem.
For full story please tap on link: http://ap.times-herald.com/dynamic/stories/G/GA_ELDER_ABUSE_GAOL-?SITE=GANEW&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
© 2010 The Newnan Times-Herald Inc.
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