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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Umiotroi Htulg.lpuriuil Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, QA 31009 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader □KF® 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 The Associated Press State BOE to discuss Potter appeal ATLANTA (AP) - The state Board of Education will discuss Wednesday whether to keep Harry Potter books on library shelves in one suburban Atlanta school dis trict, and the matter will be handled in public rather than behind closed doors as previously planned. The board will consider an appeal by parent Laura Mallory who is upset that the Gwinnett County school board voted to keep the best selling books in its schools, despite her claims that the books indoctrinate children in pagan religion. The state board origi nally had planned to dis cuss Mallory’s appeal on Thursday in an executive session. However, after The Associated Press filed a for mal protest with Attorney General Thurbert Baker over those plans, state school officials decided to move the discussion to a public forum Wednesday afternoon. The vote still is scheduled for Thursday. Superintendent Kathy Cox and board members decided to move the meeting “to err on the side of open ness,” state Department of Education spokesman Dana Tofig said. The state board historical ly has talked about appeals of local board decisions in executive sessions, a closed meeting held before the board’s public monthly meet ing. Those appeals typically deal with personnel issues or student discipline, both of which are exempt from open meetings laws. All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp-sl<r/Catfish-$9 95 Friday & Saturday • spm • 10pm I TS Suit 19# * M74M77 41048 YOUR WEATHER TEAM! itoMfll MGT Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sat 12/16 75/47 A few clouds. Highs I in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:30 AM 5:32 PM Fri 12/15 74/41 More clouds than sun. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:30 AM 5:31 PM i — . 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In his first public remarks since his historic re-election in November, Perdue said Georgia’s economy remains strong but at the same time he urged fiscal responsibility as tax collections show signs of slowing down. “As this month’s revenue numbers show, we can not assume we will con tinue growing at break neck speeds,” Perdue told legislators gathered at the University of Georgia for a pre-session boot camp. “We must continue to budget conservatively.” The Republican governor seemed to throw a damper on an ambitious multiyear initiative by party leaders in the House to get rid of the state income tax. That would mean a loss of $9 bil Give v-*-'** t G*t At ispS#** m zoom • 24Hour Access • Personal Training • no Contracts <£fclo3o Ball Street (Downtown Perry] WJ 987-8516 00041374 IHacon ■■■MALL t a Prime Retail experience lion in revenue “It’s not really coming up with whatever tax cut a focus group or poll says is popular,” Perdue said. He offered lawmakers the following advice: “The main thing is to keep the main tiling the main thing.” Education, jobs and health care will be priorities in the year ahead, he said. Perdue pledged during his re-election bid to eliminate taxes on retirement income for those age 65 and over but made no mention of the tax cut in his speech on Tuesday. He did say he would again push for a pair of consti tutional amendments which failed to gain the needed two-thirds majority in the past session. Best Cooks In Perry! • Free Weights • Treadmills • Family Plan Available 3A