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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ißaily .Ijmmud Perry Qffiqe 1210 Washington St. » P.O. Box 1910 Parry, QA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www. hhjnews. com Reader OG3F® 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-courity 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 The Associated Press Republicans win another Georgia race, make PSC unanimous ATLANTA (AP) Republican Chuck Eaton gave the Georgia GOP another victory Tuesday, defeating Democratic incum bent David Burgess in the only statewide runoff elec tion to give his party all five seats on the Public Service Commission. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Eaton had 111,768 votes, or about 52 percent, compared with 101,256 for Burgess, the lone Democrat on the board. As the only statewide run off election, it drew a light turnout. Chris Riggall, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office, said local races may have brought out more voters in some areas, but they were exceptions. “Somebody told me that there’s no swing voters in runoffs. There’s just a matter of whether more Democrats are going to turn out than Republicans,” said Eaton, a real estate agent from Atlanta. He said he fared well in some crucial counties, includ ing Democratic strongholds of DeKalb and Fulton. t"A CONVENIENT SERVICE TO YOU" MASTER MAILERS 736 CARROLL ST. PERRY, GA. 478-987-8890 WE SEND YOUR PACKAGES THROUGH UPS * FEDEX * USPS WE SEND AND RECEIVE FAXES AND E-MAILS, WE WRAP IT, PACK IT, SHIP IT & TRACK IT NEW LASER COPIER BLACK/WHITE AND COLOR OFFICE SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GIFTS WE DO FLYERS, BUSINESS CARDS, RUBBER STAMPS, SELF INKING STAMPS, EBAY STORAGE AND SHIPPING WE OFFER QUICK CONNECT PHONE SERVICE •FREE PACKAGING WITH THIS AD IN DECEMBER* LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE SHOP LOWER CARROLL STREET YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S d Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sat 12/9 58/28 Sunshine Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the upper 20s. Sunrise Sunset 7:26 AM 5:30 PM Prt 49/25 Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 20s. Sunrise Sunset 7:25 AM 5:30 PM Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta r, V \ 43/23 Augusta \ ( -4a <4 x, V Warner Robins \ \ 49/25 \ V V. \ * Savannah ) • 49/26 / f Perry ® P } 50/25 „/ i / Valdosta <n m 51/27 Area Cities | City Hi LQ Cond. | Albany 51 25 pt sunny Athens 46 23 mst sunny Atlanta 43 23 mst sunny Augusta 48 28 mst sunny Bainbridge 54 29 pt sunny Brunswick 46 35 pt sunny Cartersville 42 21 mst sunny Chattanooga,TN 35 20 mst sunny Columbus 49 28 mst sunny Cordeia 51 27 mst sunny National Cities Atlanta 43 23 mst sunny Boston 33 25 sn shower Chicago 26 22 mst sunny Dallas 49 28 pt sunny Denver 53 27 sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Conlent Service “We did better than expect ed in DeKalb,” Eaton said. “I expected to lose Fulton, but it was still neck and neck in Fulton. If you’re a Democrat, to win an election in this state, you have to win in Fulton big.” On Nov. 7, Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue was re elected by a wide margin, and the GOP won the lieu tenant governor’s office and secretary of state for the first time, while the Republicans maintained the majorities they have held in both hous es of the Legislature. Burgess gained about 49 percent of the vote in the general election, but he needed at least 50 percent to avoid a runoff. Eaton got about 46 percent of the vote while Libertarian Paul MacGregor took roughly 5 percent. During the campaign, Burgess stressed his regula tory experience. He spent 17 years as a PSC staffer before being appointed to a com mission vacancy in 1999 by former Gov. Roy Barnes. “There’s no substitute for experience,” Burgess said. STATE AND REGION Sun ' 61/34 Times of sun and clouds Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:26 AM 5:30 PM | City Ul Lo Cond. | Dalton 40 20 mst sunny Dillard 41 19 mst sunny Dublin 49 22 mst sunny Duluth 42 22 mst sunny Gainesville 45 23 mst sunny Helen 44 21 mst sunny Lagrange 46 23 mst sunny Macon 49 25 mst sunny Marietta 42 22 mst sunny Milledgeville 49 24 mst sunny Houston 52 33 pt sunny Los Angeles 73 49 sunny Miami 70 60 rain Minneapolis 31 23 mst sunny New York 36 27 sn shower The first black to serve on the PSC, and the first former PSC staff member to hold a commission seat, Burgess was elected to a full six-year term in November 2000. Eaton, a real estate agent from Atlanta, questioned the steady rise in natural gas prices since Burgess has been on the PSC board. The challenger benefited from increasing GOP dominance in Georgia. Eaton was a Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives in 2004 and is a vice chairman of the Fulton County Republican Party. He said the GOP organiza tion was the major reason he won. “I think perhaps the gas prices had something to do with it, but in this runoff it was more nuts and bolts. All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp-$10 95 /Catfish-$9 95 Friday & Saturday - spm -10 pm areendefby »75 E kH 136 « BBT BBT7 41Q48 Ntoteorotoftet Jerry Matthew* on n MiHrlhi ftenrnln viitw™ iwOwW weerye Turns *•» News' Mon v»... 61/38 Mainly sunny Highs in the low 60s and lows in the upper * 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:27 AM 5:30 PM Moon Phases Full Last Dec 5 Dec 12 e « New First Dec 20 Dec 27 UV Index Fri 12/8 3 Moderate Sat 12/9 3 Moderate Sun 12/10 3 Moderate Mon 12/11 3 Moderate Tue 12/12 3 Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. o m mmm 11 Icy Hi Lo Cond. | Peachtree City 46 20 mst sunny Perry 50 25 mst sunny Rome 41 22 mst sunny Savannah 49 26 mst sunny St. Simons Island 46 35 pt sunny Statesboro 50 25 mst sunny Thomasville 52 28 pt sunny Valdosta 51 27 pt sunny Warner Robins 49 25 mst sunny Waycross 51 25 pt sunny -ti Lo Cond. 1 Phoenix 72 46 pt sunny San Francisco 61 rain Seattle 53 43 cloudy St Louis 37 26 sunny Washington. DC 37 26 pt sunny The Republican party was just more organized,” Eaton said. GOP spokesman Marty Klein said the election “shows the momentum the Republicans have built in Georgia continues to grow.” THERMAL SIDINGS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS f 2aa i SI MON TON W 8 ti D <> w S IV, *.«»* ******* ,n i ! it Ki'kM - We’rei Slicing Jewelry Prices In Half! (Tin ■'f’7 Alt 520 N. Darts Dr.-Warner Robins Xl/lt VO 328-7296 PAWNSHOP tonyspawnlnc@cox.net 41703, Wr ? ’hii* o m iiisil Tue v* * : 'HW' 68/40 Sunny Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:28 AM 5:31 PM Wttfffatsd C*l3rMAX_ 000408 10 929-2701 •60% Off On All M ' '•40% MlMMlist •20% OffUns/liims With Coupon State Briefs Fugitive surren ders alter standoff SAVANNAH (AP) - A murder suspect who eluded local and federal authori ties for nearly two years was expected to be arraigned Wednesday after he surren dered to SWAT team mem bers in east Savannah fol lowing a 90-minute stand off. 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