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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Huuaiun CWitlvj fluunwJ Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478)987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader DHF® 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, GA31069 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, GA 31069: (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press Bush stumps for former congressman’s election bid By SHANNON McCaffrey Associated Press Writer MACON (AP) -President Bush urged Republicans to give former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins a return trip to Capitol Hill, saying that if Democrats regain control of Congress there will be a retreat on bedrock GOP issues of national security and tax cuts. “I look forward to working with this good man to help protect you from the threats that we face,” Bush told about 500 Republican faith ful gathered at the Macon Centreplex and Coliseum. Bush added that “if you want to keep the tax cuts we passed, vote Republican on November the 7th.” Bush touched down in cen tral Georgia Tuesday after noon to help Collins stock his campaign warchest for the homestretch of his bid to oust Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Marshall. It was expected the event would raise at least $300,000. Outside on Tuesday about 150 protesters gathered. A couple dozen carried pro- Bush signs and American flags. Some others opposed the war. “Friends, this debate is about who is going to control the House of Representatives in the next Congress,” Collins told donors who had gathered to hear Bush. “We are,” shouted a sup porter from the crowd. Bush’s quick trip to the region on Tuesday under scored just how the high stakes are in the November midterm elections. Democrats are fighting hard to regain control of the House. They are being fueled by displeasure over the war in YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sat 72/46 Plenty of sun Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:39 AM 7:04 PM Fri 10/13 /■^|X 69/43 More sun than clouds Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:38 AM 7:05 PM LOOKS LIKE HOMEMADE. Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta A* V \ Warner Robins \ V \ ) "\ Savannah —t " ‘ / Perry 75/45 V> / (/ \ b ( Valdosta \jj . 78/47 Area Cities Ifllty di to bond. | Albany 76 46 pt sunny Athens 65 40 mst sunny Atlanta 61 41 sunny Augusta 71 44 mst sunny Bainbridge 77 50 pt sunny Brunswick 75 51 pt sunny Cartersville 61 39 sunny Chattanooga.TN 56 37 sunny Columbus 67 47 sunny Cordele 74 46 mst sunny National Cities Atlanta 61 41 sunny Boston 58 40 rain Chicago 44 33 sn shower Dallas 73 55 pt sunny Denver 63 39 sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Iraq and the recent scandal involving former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s explicit messages to congres sional pages. Bush has been criscross ing the country helping GOP candidates raise cash. Tickets for Tuesday’s fundraiser ranged from $250 to $4,200. Those who forked over top dollar met were able to get their photo snapped with the commander in chief in a private reception. Georgia’s GOP heavy weights were on hand, includ ing Gov. Sonny Perdue, who is running for re-election. Also putting in appear ance was former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, who has been keep ing a low profile since losing the Republican primary for lieutenant governor to state Sen. Casey Cagle. Collins, of Jackson, is run ning to unseat Marshall in the Bth Congressional District, which Bush carried with 61 percent of the vote in 2004. T ”> U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp President George Bush gets off Air Force One at Robins Air Force Base Tuesday afternoon. STATE AND REGION Sun 10/15 73/55 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:39 AM 7:03 PM Dalton 60 38 sunny Dillard 59 33 mst sunny Dublin 74 41 mst sunny Duluth 61 39 sunny Gainesville 61 42 sunny Helen 60 37 mst sunny Lagrange 64 40 sunny Macon 69 42 mst sunny Marietta 61 39 sunny Milledgeville 70 42 mst sunny Houston 74 56 pt sunny Los Angeles 68 57 rain Miami 87 75 t-storm Minneapolis 44 32 sn shower New York 54 42 rain Marshall, a two-term con servative Democrat recently inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame, enjoys support in the district’s large military community and has crossover appeal to moder ate conservatives. Collins gave up his for mer seat for an unsuccessful Senate bid in 2004. Since then, the district has been redrawn by the Republican-controlled Georgia Legislature so that portions are now new to both candidates. Elsewhere in the coun try Democrats are look ing to unseat vulnerable Republicans. In Georgia, Collins and another ex-GOP congress man, Max Burns, are pos ing strong challenges to Democratic incumbents. Last month, Bush stumped for Burns, near Savannah. That trip raised about $385,000 for Burns’ 12th District campaign against incumbent Democrat John Barrow. Meteorologist Jerry Methewsort TUms ter Kfews" Mon 74/65 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 60s. 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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Byars was born in Chattooga County Aug. 25, 1925. Survivors include her husband and daughter, two brothers, three grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. AT&T-BellSouth deal approved WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department approved AT&T’s buyout of Bell South Corp. on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for reuniting two modernized parts of the old Ma Bell phone monopoly that the government broke up in 1984. The decision leaves the Federal Communications Commission as the final hur dle for a $78.5 billion deal to create the nation’s biggest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet ser MOSSY GREEK BARNYARD FESTIVAL Voted “Favorite Arts and Crafts Festival in Georgia” By MEMBERS OF GEORGIA ELECTRIC COOPS OCTOBER 21 & 22* NEAR PERRY * OFF GA 96 www.mossycreeKlestivai.coin THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006 vices. 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