Monday, August 4, 2008
News Morning headlines
Posted by Russell McLendon on Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:50 PM
SKIP CARAY: The voice of the Atlanta Braves dies at 68.
OLYMPICS: Beijing's unprecedented attempts to clear its polluted skies for the Games are drawing scientists from around the world seeking the rare window to study pollution's dynamics and health effects.
BOLT FROM THE BLUE: Obama starts making moves on seven historically red states, including Georgia, where he opened five offices over the weekend.
LAKE LANIER: Has an alligator in it.
SHOOTING: At Jermaine Dupri's party at Club Dream early Saturday was reportedly over guests who were angry at being double charged; the only injury reported was a security guard who was shot in the arm but later released from the hospital.
THE VARSITY: Turned 80 this weekend.
TOO EXTREME: The Augusta Chronicle's editorial board writes that the recently foreclosed "Extreme Makeover" home in Clayton County shows that charity can be taken too far.
COAST NOT CLEAR: Jellyfish, the "cockroaches of the open waters," are growing in numbers on coasts around the world and forcing many beach closures, which scientists say is a result of overfishing, pollution and rising temperatures killing off their natural predators.
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