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Friday, September 21, 2007

Georgia Gazette September 14th & 16th Georgia Gazette


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Friday @ 3PM and Sunday @ 10AM, join host Rickey Bevington for Georgia Gazette.

On this week's show ... Emily Kopp visits a rural county that's suing the state for more education funding. Oglethorpe County is one of dozens of school systems involved in the lawsuit that say the state is skirting its constitutional obligation to educate children.

Orlando Montoya visits the nation's oldest children's home. Savannah's Bethesda Home for Boys is closing because of a lack of state funding.

Do your kids play sports? Do you sometimes worry about problems with youth athletics like steroids or over-zealous coaches? Former Atlanta Brave Dale Murphy has a new book out about raising healthy young athletes. He speaks with Edgar Treiguts.

Imagine technology that makes your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth look like they're from the Stone Age. Valarie Edwards visits the Georgia Tech researchers developing it.

Georgia Gazette Commentator Gerry Soud tells us why he thinks technology has ruined good old-fashioned manners.

Did you get the answer to last time's Georgia Gazette Quiz? It was Anna Ruby Falls. Rickey Bevington speaks with Helen Mayor Jack Champagne about the falls, and nearby Alpine Helen, which is currently celebrating Oktoberfest.

Now have a try at this week's quiz:

It's a museum dedicated
to get us all quite educated
about this home of a man with a habit
for telling tales about a rabbit.

In the second half of the show, Susanna Capelouto reports on why Asian companies are flocking to do business in Georgia.

Rickey Bevington romps through a corn maze to mark the start of fall. But this isn't just any corn maze. To get through it you have to answer questions about well-loved children's books. See if you get the clues right ...

Independent music stores are a fast-dying breed in this digital downloading age. In her public radio debut, Andi Dixon reports on an Atlanta store that's not going out without a fight.

And finally, Otis Redding. The great singer died 40 years ago, and his hometown of Macon is celebrating his life, music and legacy. Josephine Bennett reports on how Redding's music lives on.

And join us next week for a brand new show on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Valarie Edwards hosts @Work ... a call-in show about your job-related issues. Join us next Friday @ 3PM for the show's debut. And don't forget to call!


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Friday, September 7, 2007

Georgia Gazette Consumer Call-In Friday, September 7th


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The first Friday of every month is the Georgia Gazette Consumer Call-In! This week host Rickey Bevington was joined in the studio by Shawn Conroy from the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, Vicki Gavalas from the Secretary of State's Office, and Cynthia Johnson from the Public Service Commission. Our experts answered many calls ... including one on what steps to take to get a new title for a car, whether it's true that Georgia law allows you to break your lease if you lose your job, and whether a bill you pay via "snail-mail" is late if it's postmarked by the due date. Join us for the Georgia Gazette Consumer Call-In the first Friday of every month @ 3PM.

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