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The new rules require that board financial disclosures include and holdings as well. He said the ARC already has rules requiring its members to disclose conflicts of interest. you got something a problem, you should disclose it. End of Hill said. have a responsibility to disclose everything you have a conflict with.

If crooked, find a way to hide Hill said he has no problem disclosing his business interests. wife run for he said. did. I ought to be wide open, but I think stepping out of the realm of right. concerned going to run off a lot of good people whose spouses want their business in the The change was prompted by questions about property ownership along the proposed Northern Arc.

For the record, although the commissioners have until July to file financial disclosures, Hill is the only one to have done so this year, records show. Dental assistance U.S. Rep. John Linder, a former dentist, has been asked by the House office to help sort out victims if the Capitol is ever attacked. Linder, of Duluth, as well as a fellow Georgia congressman and dentist, Charlie Norwood, and another representative, would triage the wounded.

have to go through all the health he said. are involved in forensic medicine and identifying people, but lots we can do. We could sort out the most difficult Linder also addressed members of the American Dental on Role in Responding to Bioterrorism and Other Catastrophic jointly sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service. dentists are highly skilled medical professionals who have a strong connection to the communities they Linder said in a prepared statement.

understand how vital their input and services can be in our emergency preparedness efforts. Our homeland security depends on having the right people available at the right time to save lives if a national emergency should Graffiti bill back on track After dropping out of sight for three weeks, a gang graffiti bill sponsored by state Rep. Pete Marin suddenly came to life Wednesday. The bill would allow government officials to use jail inmates to clean up graffiti even if it is on private property. Marin, a Duluth Democrat, says there would be very explicit guidelines to prevent abuse and the enhancement of private property at public expense.

A subcommittee of the State Institutions and Property Committee had some reservations about the bill, and it died there. But Marin and his co-sponsors met with state Department of Corrections staff and ironed out the problems while the House took a two-week break. Then, in one day, the bill sailed through the subcommittee, the regular committee, and went to the Rules Committee, another potential graveyard for legislation. It breezed through the Rules Committee and is set to be heard by the full House, and Marin is confident have help in the Senate. think we have a Marin said.

Gwinnett County Commissioner Bert Nasuti, part of whose district is suffering from the presence of gangs, breathed a sigh of relief. encouraged that getting off dead he said. thought it was rotting in a subcommittee. I hope that it will be passed this Nasuti, who has sought passage of the bill all along, said he will keep trying until it does pass. going to be like a he said.

Other sponsors are Reps. Hugh Floyd (D-Norcross), Curt Thompson (D-Norcross), Mike Coan (R-Lawrenceville) and David Casas (R- Lilburn). Political Notebook BEN GRAY Staff Rep. Curt Thompson (D-Norcross), at a meeting of the Gwinnett delegation Thursday afternoon in the Legislative Office Building, is among the sponsors of a graffiti-elimination bill. South Korea, the United States and the world.

KTN programming is akin to mainstream networks in that it shows Korean-language soap operas, sitcoms, national and local newscasts, sports, movies, and public affairs events. Subtitles accompany shows when necessary. The network taps Korean affiliates for licensed shows like YTN News, a 24-hour broadcast similar to CNN Headline News. Locally produced shows, which include news about Korean events and other affairs, account for 25 percent of the programming mix. a monthly talk show hosted by Susan Sim, has had guests including Democratic Attorney General Thurbert Baker and Sen.

Mary Squires (D- Norcross). One of the most popular shows is which airs at 9 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays. rearrange their schedules to watch said Susan Sim, a Greater Atlanta Christian School graduate who holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign and Georgia State. so important that we do these kinds of shows because we want the community to learn about the type of government we have, to show them how to live as Georgians.

the flip side, important for us to show politicians that we have an outlet for them to reach out to Korean- Americans, if they wish. We have people who watch this channel all day. We have people who are avid viewers because the shows are in their native tongue. easy for them to understand and know going Subscribers have a choice of two monthly cable packages $24.99 includes KTN and all local network channels; a package with KTN as a premium channel costs an extra $14.99. The switch two years ago to a 24-hour-a-day network from one that aired only six hours a day has been a big adjustment.

The family expects the station to be a very profitable venture. want to provide a Susan Sim said. our mission, really. We are the eyes, ears, and heart of the Asian KTN: Korean TV teaches U.S. ways, links generations Continued from J1.