Gwinnett Daily Post | News for Tuesday, July 27, 2010

CLINE: Friends tour country on roads less traveled

It's a premise as simple as it is appealing: Two guys, a road trip and no plans. For the second straight year, a pair of local men -- Cliff Ramos and Steve West -- set off to tour the backroads and by-ways, following their whims instead of a map.

Seconds, please: Rexall Grill reopens to hungry crowd

Bud Knox said members of his Sunday school group have been eating breakfast on Tuesday mornings at the Duluth Rexall Grill for 25 years. Photo slide show inside

Tried and true: Rugby proves right fit for Parkview's Chosewood

Of the more than 1,000 active member schools in the NCAA, five have varsity women's rugby teams. Only one of those -- Eastern Illinois University of all places -- is Division I. Emily Chosewood, who started playing rugby two years ago, is going there in the fall. On scholarship. She is the first Gwinnett County girl to do so.

Two students accused of shooting at home

TUCKER -- Two Gwinnett County high school students are facing a slew of aggravated assault charges after police say they opened fire into a Tucker home on Monday.

Slaying suspect turns himself in to marshals

STONE MOUNTAIN -- A man wanted in connection with a bloody homicide in Tennessee turned himself in to United States Marshals in Stone Mountain on Sunday.

Interest in girls rugby on rise in Gwinnett, nation

Women's rugby has been identified as an emerging sport by the NCAA and participation levels are on the rise nationwide. Though there are still a limited number of high school club teams -- and only one varsity program at Florida's Sebastian River -- growth at the prep level increased 1,000 percent from 2002 to 2008, according to USA Rugby.

Suwanee accepts land donation

SUWANEE -- City leaders voted to accept a donation of 6.33 acres of land Tuesday, and the plan is to use the undeveloped property for greenspace.

Officials wait on decision to fill budget gap

In a meeting Tuesday, in which a woman pleaded for help in freeing child support checks, county officials waited on a decision to fill a budget gap.

Focus finally gets back to football field

Following summer months filled with conference expansion, realignment talk and the most recent controversy regarding player-agent relations, the focus of college football is finally starting to return to the games themselves. That was the message of Tuesday's Atlanta Sports Council's College Football Preview Luncheon.

Gwinnett Tech sees increase in student enrollment

Enrollment at Gwinnett Technical College continues to grow at a blistering pace, with significant increases posted for both the summer quarter and the 2010 academic year overall.

Child's mystery wounds warrant felony charges

NORCROSS -- Norcross police continue to investigate how a 4-week-old infant landed at an Atlanta hospital this month with skull fractures and bleeding on her brain.

Barrow will buy fire suits

WINDER -- Though the fate of its embattled chief remains uncertain, Barrow County's Emergency Services department continues to make strides.

Sans Strasburg, Nats beat Braves

With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years -- and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburglike.

BOC holds off on unpaid holidays

CONYERS -- A proposal to implement unpaid holidays for Rockdale County employees was deferred Tuesday by the Board of Commissioners for further study.

Events planned to reduce crime

CONYERS -- Law enforcement officials are encouraging residents to take a stand and help reduce residential crimes by participating in this year's National Night Out event.

Local wins $17.5M in airport lawsuit

ATLANTA -- Billy Corey spoke Tuesday as if he had won a battle "for the little guys." Corey and officials with his company shared details of a federal jury award of $17.5 million he received in a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta over an indoor advertising contract at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

BP taps new American CEO

NEW ORLEANS -- The American picked to lead oil giant BP as it struggles to restore its finances and oil spill-stained reputation pledged Tuesday that his company will remain committed to the Gulf region even after the busted well is sealed.

Oil spews after boat hits well

NEW ORLEANS -- A tow boat slammed into an abandoned well north of a bay already hit by crude from the Gulf oil spill, sending a plume of oil and gas spewing into the air Tuesday.

NATION IN BRIEF: Oil leak pollutes Michigan river

MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish.

PEOPLE IN BRIEF: Hanna wards off bears with pepper spray

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- TV host and zookeeper Jack Hanna said he took his own advice and used pepper spray on grizzlies headed toward him.

GM hopes $41,000 electric Volt will be powerful seller

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will start at $41,000 when it goes on sale in November.

WORLD IN BRIEF: Big war boost clears Congress

WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday sent President Barack Obama a major war-funding increase of $33 billion to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, unmoved by the leaking of classified documents that portray a military effort struggling between 2004 and 2009 against a strengthening insurgency.

Husband charged in fatal crash

Police have filed criminal charges in a fatal crash originally thought to be caused by Monday evening's torrential rains.

Toddler's mystery wounds warrant felony charges

NORCROSS — Norcross police continue to investigate how a 4-week-old toddler landed at an Atlanta hospital this month with skull fractures and bleeding on her brain.

Falcons therapy centers get additional offices in Winder, Athens

WINDER — The Atlanta Falcons have extended their already-prominent physical therapy reach.

THOMAS: Cleaning up Washington is no easy task

Given what members of Congress get away with these days, it takes a lot to break House ethics rules. But that’s what a House ethics subcommittee has accused 20-term Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., of doing. Rangel might have avoided a trial had he admitted to any of the charges against him, but after 40 years in Congress, it’s as if he sees himself as invincible. Rangel will face a jury of his congressional peers, which, to some, might look a lot like organized crime members trying one of their own.

McLouth sent to G-Braves

LAWRENCEVILLE — For the first time since 2005, Nate McLouth is officially in the minors.

LETTERS: Writer spreads misinformation about the FairTax

I agree with Mr. Robert Kriete (Think twice about “fair” tax, July 24, Page 7A) that we should think twice about the bottom line — our pockets. However, Kriete is misinformed as to the basics of the FairTax. His contention that it will add a 23 percent tax on top of each purchase is incorrect. The FairTax simply replaces the 23 percent tax that is already embedded into everything we purchase today. A can of beans that costs $1 today will still cost $1 under the FairTax, 77 cents for the beans and 23 cent for the tax. The consumer price does not go up!

GMC Foundation receives 3 philanthropy awards

LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation was honored with three philanthropy awards last week.

LETTERS: Recall's demise disheartening, but fight must go on

It is a sad time indeed for the residents of Gwinnett as it has been for some time now. The county built a stadium without residents’ approval instead of expanding jail space. Shady land deals have lined the deep pockets of the developers with our commission chairman’s approval. The rezoning to accommodate a waste transfer station next to a church is lining more pockets due to “connections” with our commissioners. And the biggest insult of all is the new socialist trash service forced on us along with a hefty bill attached to our property tax bills so the commissioners can cover their outrageous spending. Where will it all end?

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High Museum Presents: Symmetry/Asymmetry

10 a.m.

High Museum of Art

Gwinnett AARP Monthly Meeting

11 a.m.

Delmar Gardens

Sweetwater Live Presents Comedian Carlos ...

8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sweetwater Bar and Grill, 2920 Old Norcross Road, Duluth, GA 30096