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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
POLL
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Sen. Sam Brownback
received 2 percent; former
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy
Thompson received 1 per
cent; Sen. Chuck Hagel 1
percent; former Virginia
Gov. Jim Gilmore 1 percent;
California Congressman
Duncan Hunter 1 percent;
and 16 percent undecided.
On the Democratic side,
New York Sen. Hillary
Clinton led with 28 percent;
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
25 percent; former North
Carolina Sen. John Edwards
received 18 percent; former
Gen. Wesley Clark received
5 percent; Delaware Sen.
Joseph Biden received 3 per
cent; New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson received 2 per
cent; Connecticut Sen. Chris
Dodd received 1 percent;
Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich 1 percent; and 17
percent were undecided.
The poll found that 55 per
cent of respondents approved
of Gov. Sonny Perdue’s job
performance, with 33 per
cent disapproving, and 12
percent undecided.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
received a 52 percent approv
al rating with 37 percent dis-
PARKING
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having to walk from that
far.
Philips explained the tem
porary loss of parking during
construction is because of
the construction crane and
construction trailers, which
will all be in a fenced-in area
for safety around the dig
ging of a 30-foot hole for the
foundation and basement.
“They will keep it as tight
as possible,” Philips said.
Groundbreaking on the
S6O million bed tower is
scheduled for April 10.
Before that, the hospital
CAUTION
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get competitive bids, check
out references, make sure
the contractor is proper
ly licensed and check out
their report with the Better
Business Bureau.
0 Be wary of high pres
sure or scare tactics, such
as door to door laborers who
claim your home or building
is unsafe. If you are con
cerned about possible struc
tural damage in your home,
have an engineer, architect,
or building official inspect
it.
0 Get a written agreement
with your contractor that
ACTION
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Robins firefighters, accord
ing to Warner Robins
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff
Onstead. Onstead said the
Warner Robins crews, led
by Chief Robert Singletary
helped at the hospital in
Americas and conducted
MONCRIEF
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what’s the answer?” (She’s
only in third grade so I
“guess” she figured she was
exempt from answering. I’m
just here to learn dad.)
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... let me think ... uh ...
well it’s right on the tip
of my tongue ... Who was
the only American president
impeached (one of the actual
questions)? Was it Benjamin
Franklin ... no, that’s not
right ... Dale Earnhardt Sr.
... no ... Aunt Jemimah ...
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approving, and 11 percent
undecided. Sen. Johnny
Isakson received a 55 per
cent approval rating, with
34 percent disapproving, and
12 percent undecided.
President Bush’s overall
approval was 40 percent
approving, 46 percent dis
approving, and 14 percent
undecided.
When asked if they
approved of the President’s
handling of the economy, 48
percent approved; 38 per
cent disapproved; and 14
percent were undecided.
When asked if they approved
of the President’s handling
of the Iraq War, 36 percent
approved; 50 percent disap
proved; and 14 percent were
undecided.
When asked if they thought
the United States was doing
everything possible militar
ily to win the war in Iraq, 24
percent said yes; 55 percent
said no; and 21 percent were
undecided.
When asked if they would
support Congress denying
the funding needed to send
the additional troops to Iraq
as outlined in President
Bush’s surge plan, 38 per
cent would support such
a move; 53 percent would
oppose; and 9 percent were
will have to move freezers
and dry storage, since the
main loading dock will be
blocked by the new construc
tion. That work is scheduled
for March, with a new dry
storage area and trial run
deliveries set for the first
two weeks of April.
The digging itself begins
April 30 and the tower
crane is scheduled to come
in the second week of May.
Removal of the two Sunset
Drive houses is scheduled
to be complete by April 30
as well.
The city of Warner Robins
gets plans for the parking lot
on Monday. The land distur
bance permit for the park-
outlines the repairs to be
done, the types of materi
als to be used, and the price
breakdown for both labor
and materials. Review it
carefully before signing.
D Never pay for all repairs
in advance and do not pay
cash.
0 When seeking the ser
vices of a cleaning and resto
ration firm, remember that
flood-soaked carpets can
be saved but must be pro
fessionally sanitized at the
cleaning firm’s plant. Any
furniture that has been com
pletely submerged in flood
water will need to be re
upholstered or refinished.
0 Thoroughly clean out
mud and residual materi-
search a rescue operations
at the Wal-Mart there.
By comparison, Onstead
said, “Warner Robins came
out real well. Somebody was
looking out for us.”
He said the department
was real busy, but there was
nothing major.
The situation was the
same in Perry, according to
Gray. “After 10 p.m., when
ing, she with that stare she
inherited from her mother.
“Oh, I like this,” she said
at one point, acting as if she
was talking about the show.
I knew what she was talking
about.
I knew nothing. Let me
rephrase that: I forgot
everything. But, to her -
the smart aleck who goes to
FOCUS and insisted I ruin
the primer paint job on my
truck with a My Child Is An
Honor Student At Tucker
Elementary School bumper
sticker - it’s the same thing.
“I guess you’re not as
smart as a fifth grader,” she
undecided.
When asked if they believed
Democrats in Congress had
a better plan to resolve the
Iraq War, 29 percent said
yes; 58 percent said no; and
13 percent were undecided.
When asked if they favored
an immediate withdrawal of
United States military forces
from Iraq within six months,
42 percent said yes; 48 per
cent said no; and 10 percent
were undecided.
When asked if they thought
Georgia was headed in the
right direction or wrong
direction, 55 percent said
right direction; 32 percent
said wrong direction; and 13
percent were undecided.
When asked if they would
favor changing the law to
allow Sunday sales of alco
hol, 53 percent of the respon
dents said yes; 33 percent
said no; and 14 percent were
undecided.
When voters were asked if
they favored legislation that
would allow judges to modify
prison sentences in certain
sex crimes involving consen
sual acts between teenagers
in which the teenagers are
serving felony sentences, 42
percent said yes; 35 percent
said no; and 23 percent were
undecided.
ing is scheduled for May 11,
with the design being bid
out May 14 and the contract
to be awarded May 25.
Construction of the new,
sl4 million central ener
gy plant has begun, with
fencing already up along
Briarcliff Road, Philips told
the board.
Houston Healthcare’s
chief financial officer Frank
Powell told the authority
they are “doing fairly well
financially, with excellent
operating margins.”
He said they have 257 days
of operating capital on hand
and are ready to take on $8
million for the debt service
of the expansion projects.
al from heating and cool
ing units and let the units
dry out before determining
whether the equipment is
functional or needs repairs.
The 888 has brochures
available on home repair
and coping with disasters, as
well as reliability reports on
area contractors. Additional
post-disaster information
is available on the web at
www.centralgeorgia.bbb.org
or www.csra.bbb.org.
The 888 can also provide
you with a list of contractors
that are 888 members.
The 888 can be contacted
by visiting www.centralgeor
gia.bbb.org or www.csra.bbb.
org or by calling 800-763-
4222.
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we got real busy. It kept us
busy until about 4 (a.m.)
this morning,” Gray said
Friday.
“We ran into a bunch of
trees down across the road
calls and powerlines down,
as well as few power poles
snapped off, but there was
no structural damage.”
finally smirked.
No, I guess I’m not. But
I do fall into that category
of human being that Mr.
Foxworthy likes to talk
about so often, so I offer
up this: “If you threaten
to spend your hard-earned
money on fifth grade text
books instead of giving your
daughter her allowance for a
year, you might be a redneck
(father).”
Uh huh. Who’s the smart
one now?
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Newly appointed Hospital Authority Chairman Sonny Watson talks with his predeces
sor, Ed Dyson as outgoing member Dick Bexton looks on.
WATSON
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appointed by Gov. Sonny
Perdue in 2003; and
new members James C.
Gatewood and G.B. “Jake”
Pollard.
Watson also serves as
chairman of the Middle
Georgia Community Action
Agency and as chairman
of the board of directors
of CB&T Bank of Middle
Georgia.
The Warner Robins
native was chairman and
CEO of EMBECO Inc, a
general insurance agency
and of Watson Insurance
Agency. He served in the
General Assembly for 22
years and as county admin
istrator for 17.
Watson was selected
Hospital Authority chair
by a nominating commit
tee and his nomination was
approved unanimously by
the authority. Dr. Daniel
Deighton was elected vice
chair, replacing Dr. Robert
Carter, who is leaving the
authority.
Dr. Tony Alford, Houston
Healthcare’s chief execu
tive officer, was selected
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