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Atlanta Braves Announce Additional Details for Atlanta Area Stops of the 2010 Community Caravan, Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors

Braves players, coaches, alumni, broadcasters, and executives get ready to hit the road, January 30 – February 13, visiting fans in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast in the BIGGEST Braves Community Caravan ever ...

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Local Courier Company Delivers Blankets to Homeless
With temperatures dropping quickly, Green Express couriers is picking up blankets and coats from Atlanta businesses and distributing them to the Atlanta Union Mission. With sub-freezing weather, there are rising needs in the homeless community for protection. 
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Rivalry Weekend for SEC Football
It’s rivalry weekend.  The final SEC games of the regular season don’t need any more hype but I see this as Upset Weekend... 
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American Cancer Society Marks 34th Great American Smokeout® by Encouraging Smokers to Quit
The American Cancer Society sponsored the 34th Annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19th.   The entire month of November marks an opportune time to take smoking cessation seriously in Georgia, even if just for one day ...click title for more 
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Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween plans typically include frightful activities, and paying attention to a few safety tips can make the difference between having a frightfully-fun experience versus a frightfully-tragic one.
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SEC Football Dominating October Weekends
The weather is getting cooler and SEC football is getter hotter.  The big battles in the SEC are for second and third position in each division. 
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SEC Football for Week 4
SEC Sports Report has taken an up close look at the SEC football games for Saturday.  Check out how they see the games playing out....
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SEC Football for Week 2
SEC East Game of the Week: South Carolina vs Georgia in Athens. This game will be a War.  Nothing is easy about picking the winner of this game. I could make the case for a win by either team as I did on the radio earlier this week. I like Georgia because they are hungry for a win..
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Marietta's Oudin battles past Sharapova in marathon
Another Russian, another big comeback win for Melanie Oudin. Oudin, two days after rallying against fourth seed Elena Dementieva, cemented her status as the women’s darling of the tournament by eliminating three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova ... click the title to read more ...
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2009 SEC West Football Predictions
Hold onto your hat. There’s a fight getting ready to happen. The SEC West is loaded with talent, coaching personalities and high expectations of winning. I’ve been watching these coaches and players since January and everybody has improved since last season... 
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