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Put Home Security on Your Summer To Do List

Alarm.org Offers Home Security Tips for Summer Travelers Summer is not only classified as "vacation season" but also "intruder season." The FBI reports that home intrusions increase by nearly 10-20% during the months of July and August. So before your pack your bags for that cross-country road trip…

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Prepare for Lightning Safety Week with Tips from GEMA's Ready Georgia Campaign

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), lightning is the No. 3 weather-related killer in Georgia. In fact, in 2010, the state led the nation with one of the highest numbers of lightning-related deaths. In addition, it was a bolt of lightning that ignited the Honey Prairie Complex blaze in …

Awareness

The Clean Air Campaign® Presents a Business Seminar

“How Compressed Work Weeks Make Workplaces More Efficient” What: On Tuesday, July 10 The Clean Air Campaign will host a free training seminar for employers interested in learning more about the benefits of compressed work weeks. This workplace strategy helps employers enhance their employees’ work-…

Awareness

Letter to the Editor: Sandusky Trial, A Silver Lining

Date: June 20, 2012 Dear Editor: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State’s former football coach faces over 52 counts of sexual abuse against 10 boys over 15 years. I understand these allegations are hard to believe. I understand that an indictment of this magnitude would be a tragedy in any organization, but …

Volunteers Needed

Make a Dream Come True! Host Families Needed for Exchange Students

International Experience USA (iE-USA) is a non-profit educational exchange organization that supports high school students from around the world wishing to attend a US high school and live with an American host family for the upcoming fall semester or academic school year.   We are looking for …

Sports Awards

Chattahoochee GOLD Swimmers Heading to Olympic Trials

5:00 AM practices, thousands of laps, and a few hundred swimsuits, goggles, and a never ending battle against chlorine hair are finally paying off for three Chattahoochee GOLD swimmers. Lauren Case, Zach Bunner and Hannah Martin have qualified to compete in the 2012 Olympic Swim Team Trials set for…

Promotions

Need Success Stories From Dads

Collecting Success Stories From Dads   Experienced fathers and writers Hogan Hilling and Al Watts are excited to announce a new book and website project titled, Dads Behaving Dadly: Chronicling the Fatherhood Revolution - dadsbehavingdadly.com, The two are working together to gather a range of …

Awareness

Father Knows Best: Three Money Lessons Dads Should Share With Their Teens

By Dr. Brad Klontz  As a dad, you’re a provider, teacher and coach. You look out for your kids, help them navigate the road of life and ultimately prepare them for a future in which they can take care of their own families. For parents of teens, part of preparing them for the future is being a …

Social Services

Tips for Inspiring Young Readers

Tips for inspiring young readers   It’s never too early – or too late – to help your child discover the joy of reading. In fact, reading aloud to your child helps build important vocabulary and language skills that last a lifetime. Despite the considerable evidence of a relationship between reading…

Awareness

But Our Company Doesn’t Collect Genetic Information, So Who Cares About GINA?

By C. R. Wright* Cobb County attorney with Fisher & Phillips LLP cwright@laborlawyers.com At first, you may not think the new Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) is relevant to your business or to you as an employee because, after all, your company doesn’t require genetic …

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