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Filename: C3-METRO-AJCD1218-AJCD created: Dec 17 2006 Username: SPEED4 AJCD1218 Monday, Dec 18, 2006 METRO 3 AJCD 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black C3 Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com 4 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black AJCD Filename: C3-METRO-AJCD1218-AJCD created: Dec 17 2006 Username: SPEED4 Reminder: only seven shoplifting days left until Christmas! Some friends of my wife are visiting this weekend. They are bringing their cat. We have two boxers. Can anyone recommend a good pet cemetery? Three and a half years ago, the banner read: Now we know it should have read: Short guy: If not against dating a Yankee girl and can climb up an inch or two, date ya, baby! I noticed a small baby in a buggy going through the checkout line at Costco.

I asked my boyfriend, could I buy us one of those babies? You can get anything at said the lady in front of us. they only come in packages of Seen on a bumper: Still the Is that a boast or a lament? Is it just a coincidence that every time behind a terrible driver who is either going too slow or swerving, a cellphone involved? Hardworking Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston has pledged to work 24-7 for his constituents. 24 hours a week, seven months a year. Today, more than ever, our basic freedoms need to be protected.

Remember, to the Romans, Jesus and the Apostles were considered a terrorist cell. My country takes my hard- earned tax money and distributes it among the unwilling and the illegal every single day. Grieve for me. Atlanta is not a safer city as long as we kill grandmothers just in case they have an ounce of marijuana somewhere on the premises. The sad irony is that we have a lot of crime around here, so if cops come to search, they should expect to be shot at.

As Comic Book Guy would say, Urban Myth There are NO documented accounts of Vietnam vets being spat upon on their return. Headline: shots may relieve The amazing is that many sufferers get instant relief as soon as they see the 5-inch needle. I went to lunch at Panda Express today, but they have any panda on the menu. Talk about false advertising! There are only four elements in my universe: hot love, cold money, warm food and cool drinks. Nothing else is worth my time.

Yes, it makes me shallow, but a happy shallow. slogan is everybody is I propose it be changed to stuck in on Scenic We Americans got what we asked for with that whole me your tired, your thing, so we complain about it. You people who complain you get your vent published need to start trying to get published in the NAS CAR Vent, then work up to the Sports, Cobb and Living Vents. like Vents with training wheels. A customer called me this morning to out when our after-Christmas sale starts.

I was VERY polite. I say My wish is that a message to my children be inscribed on my urn: know, he was right after The best thing about being divorced is you have to worry if your partner will like the video you rented. Global warming care whether you believe in it or not. What would headline writers have written in 1776? Washington, faced with impossible odds in war, has no exit My husband is my stepfather. Does that make him a faux pa? Need to Vent? Call 404-2228338; e-vent: Got a question? Our news researchers will try to get an answer.

Call 404-222-2002 or e-mail (include your name and city). Sorry, individual responses are not possible. Please identify the people chosen to be on the Iraq Study Group, and advise who picked them and by what standards. CLINT BEACH, Sandy Springs The Iraq Study Group is a bipartisan group of Republicans and Democrats. Co-chairman James Baker, a Republican, is a former secretary of state.

Co-chairman Lee Hamilton is a former Democratic congressman. Others are former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, lawyer and executive Vernon Jordan, former Attorney General Edwin Meese, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, former De fense Secretary William Perry, former Sen. Charles Robb and former Sen. Alan Simpson. They were asked to serve by members of the current Congress.

For more information on individual members, go to www.usip.org/isg/ members.html. What are current prices of gold, frankincense and myrrh? LANCE DeLOACH Thomaston The three Wise Men would have to pool their funds today to afford gold for the baby Jesus. Gold is currently trading for about $633 an ounce. However, frankincense and myrrh, once as valuable as precious metals, have suffered a steep decline in the world market. In ancient times, the people of the Mediterranean and the Middle East valued them highly as incense.

Frankincense and myrrh are now used primarily in aromatherapy. With the advent of synthetic scents, demand for these products has dwindled. A recent price on eBay for an ounce of essential oil of myrrh was an ounce of frankincense was selling for $5.70. Staff researcher Alice Wertheim contributed to this column. ON THE NEWS THE VENT CHRIS KLEPONIS Bloomberg News The Iraq Study co-chairmen, James Baker (left) and Lee Hamilton, testify during a Senate committee hearing Dec.

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