Embattled principal suspended, demoted 08/27/2008
MARIETTA - Superintendent Fred Sanderson has informed embattled educator Dr. Lawrence Bynum that he will be suspended without pay for 20 days and will return to the district as a teacher for insubordination, willful neglect of duties, and any other good and sufficient cause after an outside investigator determined he had made sexually suggestive remarks to a social worker at North Cobb High School on Aug. 5.
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2 Cobb Energy board members resign 08/27/2008
MARIETTA - On Tuesday, Cobb Energy Board of Directors accepted the two resignations of board members David McGinnis, president of Security Exchange Bank in Marietta, and Frank Boone, a Kennesaw veterinarian.
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Clintons throwing a one-two punch at McCain 08/27/2008
DENVER (AP) - Democrats were using the one-two punch of Hillary and Bill Clinton to unify their party against Republicans and argue that the nation would be safer - its economy as well as its citizens - under a Barack Obama administration. Anticipating Wednesday night's focus on national security at the Democratic National Convention, Republican John McCain contended in a new TV ad that Obama showed he was "dangerously unprepared" for the White House when he described Iran as a "tiny" nation that didn't pose a serious threat.
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Judge rules to postpone Cobb EMC co-op meet 08/26/2008
MARIETTA - A Cobb Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the annual meeting of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation co-op members scheduled for Sept. 4 should be postponed 45 to 60 days from that date.
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Using SPLOST funds for artificial surface on school playing fields questioned 08/26/2008
COBB COUNTY- Cobb school board attorney Glenn Brock says it is legal to use SPLOST III money to pay for artificial turf at Cobb high schools. Others aren't so sure.
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Texas students pack bookbags, teachers pack heat 08/26/2008
HARROLD, Texas - Along with normal first-day jitters and excitement, students in this tiny district started school Monday wondering which teachers might be toting firearms.
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Kennedy, Michelle Obama rally crowd at convention 08/26/2008
DENVER - Ailing and aging, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy issued a ringing summons to fellow Democrats to rally behind Barack Obama's pioneering quest for the White House Monday night in a poignant opening to a party convention in search of unity for the fall campaign.
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Consumer outlook up more than expected in August 08/26/2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans' confidence in the economy has gotten a better-than-expected boost in August amid lower prices at the gas pump. The Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 56.9, up from a revised 51.9 in July. Analysts had expected a reading of 53. That marked the second month in a row that sentiment improved, after a six-month slide since January. However, the level still remains about half of what it was a year ago. The Conference Board's Present Situation Index, which measures shoppers' current assessment of the economy, declined to 63.2 from 65.8 in July. But the Expectations Index, which measures their outlook over the next six months, increased to 52.8 from 42.7 in July.
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Controversial principal Bynum to be demoted 08/26/2008
The Cobb County School District will demote Lawrence Bynum, who this summer was promoted to principal of North Cobb High School amid a sexual harassment investigation. In an Aug. 25 letter to Bynum, Superintendent Fred Sanderson informs Bynum he will be suspended for 20 days without pay and demoted for insubordination; willful neglect of duties and any other good and sufficient cause. During his suspension, Bynum will be required to attend an approved course on sexual harassment.
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Trio Denver-Bound 08/25/2008
MARIETTA - Excitement about this year's Democratic National Convention in Denver is already swirling, and three Cobb residents, serving as delegates, will have a view from the floor.
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