As predicted, circulation at the AJC is down again. Still, the Atlanta paper is the 16th largest in the U.S.
16. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 357,399, down 2.1 percent
No need to worry because Cynthia got her a Pulitzer.

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From Peachtree Screed:
Sam Olens, chairman of the Cobb County Commission and chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission, is leaning away from bus rapid transit, or BRT, as a solution for service along the northwest corridor —- the area between Atlanta and Marietta.
“It’s always been my position that light rail would better serve the northwest corridor [...]

So my laptop hard drive died three weeks ago. When I got it back, it had a short in it that it did not previously have. I needed it desperately and could not take it to be repaired further. Last week, I took it back in for repair on a Tuesday and [...]

Be sure to check it out here. Doug is not down with porn, but he is down with Peach Pundit, which makes us happy. Though we are kinda porn with our pants on. Sort of. Maybe?

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The Wall Street Journal’s Political Diary [subscription only] provides a piece today on the Speaker’s tax plan. I’m all in favor of tax reform and if Arthur Laffer is for it, I am inclined to be. However, it might just be too tough a sell. From the Politicay Diary:
Under the plan, all state [...]

It’s that time.  Time to decide the fate of light rail in Georgia.  And perhaps for another Decaturguy v. Rep. Davis fight.
The chairman of the state Department of Transportation’s intermodal committee says it’s time for the agency to decide once and for all whether to bring commuter rail to Georgia.
The DOT board has been mired [...]

Jeff and Victoria are still at it. Jeff has been outside the comfort of the Green Zone with the troops as they clear neighborhoods. He’ll have some later about his talks with Iraqi civilians. You can read all about it here.
Isn’t this AJC newsworthy? A UGA undergrad raised money to go [...]

Be sure to read Chrisishardcore’s comment here about CON reform for a pretty short and to the point explanation of what’s going on and why it is important.
There is a real balancing of interests going on between the needs of hospitals, rural communities, and private enterprise.  Chris does a good job of capturing the essence [...]

The tipline says the Governor is going to do a combined special session for CON reform and the supplemental, which the tipster suggests will put hospitals on the side of an override and adjourn.

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Folks, I want to share something with you all.  I know some of Jeff’s friends and professors are stopping by here.  You all should take notice of this.
Below is a transcript from Paul Harvey’s noontime show today:
“This is rather personal, but it’s shop talk.
Jeff Emanuel, whoever you are, wherever you are, I wanted to thank [...]

SpaceyG wants your help. We should do it. Here’s the gist: after the firing of the Riverkeeper lady from the DNR Board because she was a lobbyist, SpaceyG wants to see who else has been appointed by the Governor to boards, etc. and might be a lobbyist. But, the Governor’s office [...]

Safehouse in Atlanta will receive some funds from this week’s American Idol telethon:

Safehouse founder Philip Bray said a producer at “Idol” knew Dr. Gerald Durley, former president of Morehouse College. Durley recommended “Idol” support SafeHouse. On April 9, producers flew into Atlanta to film footage about SafeHouse, which received about 30 seconds of airplay Tuesday [...]

Our own Jeff Emanuel is in Iraq and now embedded with the troops. He’s begun blogging at RedState about the mission. His latest is here and worth reading.

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Josh Patterson is live-blogging the Democratic Presidential debate this evening. Head here to check it out.

Rep. Ehrhart left a comment in the post about the Senate caving in which he said the General Assembly need to override the Governor’s veto.
Someone then came on Peach Pundit and created a new account by the name of “eeriehart.” Writing a post to sound like Rep. Ehrhart, the poseur then made several points [...]