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-April II •
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Critters
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RECYCLEMANIA!
G«t Caught Crwa Hindtd!
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We CAN Make a Difference!
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Fix<a*!eak Week Workshop
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Restoration Workshop
Temll Creel erf Pouf Up Nr*
flbAttei torch 21 • 2:
“No impact Man”
Film Screening
Nil too Uerelef Center
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Ws to* toed* 22 • t4ptt
Green Scene with the
USGBC Athens Branch
Teacher Re-use St or.
ACC Col <4
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A NEW LEGISLATOR MAKES HIS MARK
On# of the bmom newly dected legislator*
*rt traditionalty taught H that they should tit
doom, shut up arid watch boa* the veterans
Rtf things dent, That teaching doesn't apply
to tome of the newcomers whonm )iAt started
the** careen in the Geo*?** Senate
In a large freshman t ints of 14 senators,
then are a hrw who seem to he teaming
dwMbty and art toying bey roles on wa^e*
MWi These mciude senators hke dutch Miller
of GawmsvMle, fr#nk Ghw of BanietariUe.
Charlie Bethel of Batten and Steve Gooch of
BaNenega.
One of the eprty achievers n Jason Carter a
HyMNH attorney hem Decatur who comet
horn one of the state * best-known political
fcdttbn, the Carton of Wntr# County.
thH fe a f*m% that t always Men
prominent tn peftt**. and the new
MO e OKWgteA^A 1a nmt Wf * MhM MAM u to
al ready *n*fc*-ng hn mark , despite
hemp part of the Democrat*
tonenty Carter mm the hnt
hetman Venator allowed t»
present a Ml to the Ml Senate
for * ret#. He *Uo emerged at the
point man he Senate Bemoc*#tt on
one or toe mot* fonrenteew gangs
ef thrt m*a* wMsmg the Mwpwcigdy
stressed MORI scholarship program-,
48 tto* apree that the program needs
hehey hut them we thorp disagreements on
how' to do d Go*. Rathm Bawl proposed cut •
t»«p twftapn payments to mod rpcipMOMt* and
<*•*"** higher SAf scorn* and prade pood
averages to the toe ttedmdt who <pr* a h*3
Mhotarxhtp Democrat* wanted to piece a to*
to income Hawt of fM&OdC «n etsgitort*
to that tod achotarshi** could ft* to a large*
number «f students
Carter dup through fftw number* horn the
education taoMurrary and compded 4mm
that hacked *# hi# argument the govern©*'*
proposal would wsult m fewer utotostopn
hemp r*aHa*4e to students horn the states
f mop) dNh**ts as wed at to students hoc*
; predominantly Mac# Mb reheats, the new
senator vent spreadsheets to evevy member of
the Senate showing them how ttwi# counties
partkttiarty the ones in ryia* areas, could keep
scholarship*. available to a larger percentage of
their vomMue*tv under the Democrat* plan.
When the MORI bid came to the Senate
hoot last week. Carter made the case to the
Democratic plan . Me wav bombarded by tough
questions tom &0R senaton but stuck to to
pum during an intern# floor debate
While the topubfkan majority passed the
Deal plan, they were rattled enough by the
Democrats' arguments to make a concession
they agreed to an amendment that provides
the top two students at every Georgia high
schnot even m the poorest m most rural
areas, will qualify to a MORI scholarship
It mas an impressive start to the
new iegniatoc who says he got
some pointers tom to grandfather
Jimmy Carter the former state
venator and president
"Me gave me some specific
advice: keep close to you# con -
stitwents/ Carter said, ‘fv#*y
tune ! ask hwn what to do, he
say! dtot toget wto elec ted you
That's a big pier# of aftoce, *
limn with the aeftmony sunound
mg the MORf issue. Carter mmem* on cordial
terms wrth lawmakers tom the other party,
such as ton. Jim burteewortb (i Cornetit).
chahmwn of the committee that handled the
Khetohhsp tegtoaemn
"to any on opposite sides of a very intense
trtuefmn and pfaymg put *« the media..
and yet t enjoy be*m| wound ton," Carter
sa*d. ‘to toaf etch other hke peopb*. to are
very ewiieftat. but d pts hard. S assume as
fto session goes on goto| to get even
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