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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Sloua&tl |imnial Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 . Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader rNir^fo) • uiJvJU v —y Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988-9194. Display Advertising: Call Nicole Crofutt at ext. 224. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and SB2 elsewhere per year paid in advance POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069 The Houston Home Journal, A peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga., is published Tuesday through Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and r The Associated Press Swe Briefs Judge thinkieg of tossing state ID law ATLANTA (A?) - A judge being asked to throw out Georgia’s photo ID require ment for voters showed uneasiness about the law from the bench Friday as he heard arguments in sup port of the measure from the state’s attorneys. Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. didn’t rule at the end of a four-hour hear ing and didn’t say when he might issue a decision, but he was clearly concerned the law may be a burden on some voters. The hearing was part of the latest effort by former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes and others to block enforcement of the law, which took effect July 1 and was enforced for the first time this past week in early balloting for a special election Tuesday in Twiggs County. Bedford asked the state’s attorneys to explain how requiring a voter to take the extra step of obtaining government-issued photo identification to cast a ballot serves the public interest. “I’m struggling with that. That’s bothering me, that one step,” the judge said. “That might be, arguably, a burden on the right to vote. ... The problem here is that the state is putting the bur den on the voter.” Attorney Mark Cohen, who was representing the state, responded that it is reasonable to ask voters to prove their identity, a step necessary to prevent voter fraud. He told the judge that all eligible voters are still free to vote absentee without having to present a photo ID. “There is no right to vote any particular way in this state,” Cohen said. “That’s completely at the discretion of the legislature.” Barnes, a private attorney from Marietta, said in-per- YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY'S Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Mon 9/11 91/67 Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 7:17 AM 7:48 PM Sun 9/10 89/67 Isolated thunder storms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 7:17 AM 7:49 PM ftEfn nvtilf 1 Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta 'V \ 85/66 oV X Augusta \ / 86/68 \ / , v j \ V Warner Robins \ \ 89,67 .{ x V \ Savannah > I * Per L \ 89/69 f i 89/6X..X x £ I / Valdosta • 90/67 /"'■—S' *■» ] Area Cities Lo Good. | Albany 90 67 t-storm Athens 85 65 t-storm Atlanta 85 66 t-storm Augusta 86 68 t-storm Bainbridge 91 69 t-storm Brunswick 86 74 t-storm Cartersville 86 65 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 83 64 pt sunny Columbus 89 69 t-storm Cordele 90 68 t-storm National Cities Atlanta 85 66 t-storm Boston 67 51 rain Chicago 66 59 rain Dallas 89 74 t-storm Denver 71 51 t-storm <02005 American Profile Hometown Conlent Service son voting is a preference for many in Georgia, especially those who may need help with the process, including the elderly, disabled, poor and illiterate _ the same groups most likely not to carry a driver’s license or other valid photo ID. Also, no one is allowed to vote absentee on election day in Georgia. Teen charged in baby case ATHENS - A teenage girl who left her hours-old infant son in the storage room of a West Athens apartment com plex last week was arrested Thursday and charged with child abandonment and fel ony child cruelty, Athens- Clarke police said. A tip led investigators to 17-year-old Gloria Aracely Contreras after someone who knew the teen report ed Wednesday that she had been expecting but was no longer pregnant, according to police. When police questioned her at the Riverfront Apartments home she shares with her parents, Contreras, who already has a 2-year-old child, admitted she abandoned the baby in the same complex, which is on Sycamore Drive off West Broad Street. Investigators had SUGARLOAF A Lovely Sidewalk Community In Perry These Homes are quality built all brick homes We have 3 & 4 bedroom homes starting at 131,900 Homes have features such as custom cabinets, fireplace, sod. sprinkler system Builder is giving a $5,000 bonus if you contract on one of our last 2 completed homes and close within 30 days We have a new loan program available to use that is a 100% loan with no PMI. Information Center open daily Mon, Thur, Fri 12-6 weekdays, Sat 11-5 Sun 1-5 Stop by and visit with Karen or give her a call at 954-HOME (4663) Located on the Perry Parkway right across from the new Court House. Coming Soon Another CARTER-WILKLS S/D REMINGTON CHASE CONSTRUCTION, INC. pairclothßeaftv me m m (471) 871-2115 331 Mirgle Brtve Winter Robins, BA. 31088 Disclaimer Bonus®* tuseO on certain completed homes only Loan program based upon credit and may not apply to all purchasers Tue 9/12 86/67 Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms.. Sunrise Sunset 7:18 AM 7:46 PM . We Cel el irate Hometown Life Dalton 87 66 pt sunny Dillard 81 60 t-storm Dublin 90 66 t-storm Duluth 84 64 t-storm Gainesville 83 67 t-storm Helen 83 63 t-storm Lagrange 86 65 t-storm Macon 88 67 t-storm Marietta 84 64 t-storm Milledgeville 88 68 t-storm [City Hi Lo Cond ■ ——— i i i i ■ 11 it mM Houston 86 73 t-storm Los Angeles 78 60 mst sunny Miami 87 78 t-storm Minneapolis 62 54 cloudy New York 77 61 rain canvassed Riverfront Apartments at least twice, looking for residents who might know a woman who recently gave birth. Police would not reveal who tipped them off that Contreras was the abandoned baby’s moth er. A man found the infant at about 4 a.m. last Friday after he heard crying com ing from a storage area of a laundry room at the apart ment complex, police said. The boy, who was between 2 and 5 hours old, had been left without a blanket or other protection inside a stove’s empty burner. Contreras has expressed remorse, according to police Capt. Clarence Holeman, who would not say why the teen abandoned her baby. “She was pretty emotional because she realized what kind of problems she cre ated by doing what she did,” Holeman said. “I’m trying to be a little sympathetic to her, even though what she did wasn’t right, and I’m not going to spell her whole life story out in the media.” The baby, who is in good health after initially being treated for exposure and low blood-sugar, was placed with a foster family by the Clarke County Department of Family and Children Services. STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mathawaon ""'iriL tor Hew** Wed 9/13 /V 88/68 A few thunderstorms possible. Sunrise Sunset 7:19 AM 7:45 PM Moon Phases Full Sep 7 • New Sep 22 UV Index Sun 9/10 Mon 9/11 Tue 9/12 Wed 9/13 Thu 9/14 The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. (0 mmm mmm 11 PT Peachtree City 84 63 t-storm Perry 89 67 t-storm Rome 88 65 t-storm Savannah 89 69 t-storm St. Simons Islandß6 74 t-storm Statesboro 93 72 t-storm Thomasville 91 68 t-storm Valdosta 90 67 t-storm Warner Robins 89 67 t-storm Waycross 90 68 t-storm Phoenix 96 76 sunny San Francisco 70 51 pt sunny Seattle 72 53 mst sunny St. LOUIS 83 68 t-storm wAHlhgfort 1 i Hr E jf ggSgA m BW I•! -BBT dßak 00037813 CP tTM Thu 9/14 90/69 Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 7:19 AM 7:44 PM # Last Sep 14 r First Sep 30 Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High "/^Neighbors 4 1357-D Sam Nunn Bivd. Perry, GA 31069 €1 _n.TL 478-987-0172 questions^comsouth.net CAROLYN B. CUMMINGS WARNER ROBINS - Carolyn B. Cummings, passed away in a local hospital Thursday. Services will be held today at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Brownwood Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Sandersville. Cummings was born in Oconee to the late Henry and Pearl Wominack Bennett. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. GOP wants probe of Taylor's ties to money ATLANTA (AP) Republicans called for an investigation Friday after a newspaper reported that six state agencies have paid Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Taylor’s family more than $2.6 mil lion for property leases over the past three decades. State laws do not prohibit public officials or their rela tives from leasing property to the state. There is no record that Tayloi" ever attempted to influence the leases, and Taylor spokesman Rick Dent said the lieutenant governor has not personally benefited from the leases. Taylor is paid SIOO,OOO a year as a board member and vice president in his father’s trucking firm, Fred Taylor Co. InC. One government watchdog said Taylor’s ties to the leas es raise ethical questions. “Having an interest in a company that does busi ness with the government you are serving is some thing elected officials should avoid, in fact most do,” Bill Bozarth, executive direc-. tor of Common Cause of Georgia, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Republicans on Friday called for an investigation by thb state attorney gen eral, saying the lease deals appear to violate the state code of ethics. “I don’t know that it meets the sriiell test,” state Sen. Don Balfour, R-Snellville, L : : "**k. Th®»kder Tayior mooted to www.cofnsoutfi.nel SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 ♦ segregate his business deal ings with the state from his son as Mark Taylor’s politi cal career took off. In 2002, he changed two leases that were held by Fred Taylor Co. - the management his son drew a salary from - into his own name. Just months before Mark Taylor was elected lieutenant governor for a second term, Fred Taylor wrote a letter to the state Department of Administrative Services ask ing them to write the rent checks to him personally. “Due to Mark’s politics and the fact that he sits on the Board of Fred Taylor Co., we felt it is necessary to amend each of these leases,” the letter said. State Department of Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham said bn Friday that, despite the name change, correspondence with his agency - which had leased space from the Fred Taylor Co. in Albany continued to arrive on. company letter head. “I always thought I was ddmg business with the com pany,” Graham said. Graham, who was appoint ed to his post by Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue, became locked in a dispute with Fred Taylor over the condition of the space his agency was leasing in the Taylor compa ny headquarters in Albany. 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