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It's not quite a secret weapon, but Regina Thomas isn't talking much about it.

Anthony Scheider still has no feeling in his left hand.

However, Lanier would lower the tax rate on profits made through selling stock in alterative-energy start-ups.

Nearly 30 athletes competed on skimboards Saturday off the north beach near 2nd Street on Tybee Island.

Steve Spellman had the honor and daunting challenge Saturday morning of trying to summarize the life of his uncle, the late M.A. Spellman, who was more than a Savannah coaching legend.

RICHMOND HILL - Signs greeting travelers on U.S. 17 as they enter this southern Bryan County community read "Welcome to Richmond Hill, a Henry Ford City."

Saturday was Military Appreciation Day in Savannah as hundreds of people throughout the day observed or took part in activities to honor the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.

Six months into his final term in office, Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson says he's more relaxed and focused.

Judge Michael Barker, June 25

Q: Until two weeks ago, I had a nice working relationship with "Kate," my administrative assistant. Then she suddenly stopped talking to me. Now she will ask only necessary business questions.

The housing market might be struggling, but folks are still buying new homes at an annual rate of 512,000.

The picture painted by the Business Travel Coalition last week was anything but pretty.

ATLANTA - The "sweeping" immigration reform bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly two years ago appears to be anything but.

COMING MONDAY: After two years of preparation and licensing, the state will soon begin to regulate the residential-construction industry.

LINTHICUM, Md. - Military binoculars may soon get information directly from the brains of the soldiers using them.

NEW YORK - Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal assistants at their beck and call? Not necessarily.

Azalea Hostess Chapter, American Business Women Association

NEW YORK - Oil futures climbed to a new record near $143 a barrel Friday as the dollar weakened against the euro, confirming expectations that the falling greenback, a major factor in crude's stratospheric rise, will extend its decline and add to oil's appeal.

LOS ANGELES - KB Home, one of the nation's largest home builders, reported a larger second-quarter loss Friday, as weak sales and falling home prices led to a 55 percent drop in revenue. The company also booked charges to lower the value of unsold homes, joint venture deals and land option contracts.

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council reportedly has voted to end bag limit sales of snapper and grouper by charter and headboats, unless they have federal permits.

Georgia and the nation lost one of their most well-known sports figures Friday night.

Savannah fight fans have heard it all before. It won't be long before the next boxing card. It won't be long until the next mixed martial arts event.

TORONTO - It's not often that Atlanta's Tim Hudson gives up a home run. When he does, he usually loses.

ATHENS - Knowshon Moreno zoomed onto the scene last season by piling up more yards than any Georgia freshman since Herschel Walker, and endeared himself to fans with a high-energy style that included sprinting back to the huddle.

The timing was almost spooky.

LOUDON, N.H. - Patrick Carpentier has a simple goal for today's LENOX Industrial Tools 301: lead the first lap. Anything after that is a bonus.

A few things you should know before I get to Uga, the star of this story.

LOUDON, N.H. - Joe Gibbs Racing put the brakes on some of Kyle Busch's racing excursions, pulling him out of Saturday's NASCAR Modified race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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COMMENTARY FROM SEPT. 11, 1999

The line of Ugas began in the mid 1950s when Savannah's Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler was attending law school at the University of Georgia. According to a Georgia football media guide, Seiler was asked to come up with the newest Georgia mascot. He brought his own English bulldog.

ATHENS - The University of Georgia football team will have a new freshman starter this season - barely a year old but big enough to burst out of his father's jersey.

In "Crossing Timelines," Savannah College of Art and Design foundations professor Joy L. Flynn exhibits dreamscapes inspired by time spent in three locations - Georgia, North Dakota and Norway.

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All through the library these days, out-of-school kids are looking at their "summer reading" lists and picking up paperback editions of the classics. Younger children are reading for the library's Summer Reading Program, "Catch the Reading Bug." We adults are less structured but we have summer reading as well - otherwise known as "beach reads!"

Heide Elliott of Guyton put on a butterfly bracelet before heading to Capital Hill last week.

The city known as St. Petersburg, Fla., was only a straw away from being named Detroit.

Little brats.

Book Signing

"Ching Levy: A Decade to Liberation"

1. "Savannah Classic Desserts" by Janice Shay

Fourth of July Ceremony

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

How to get your event in the calendar:

When I said goodbye to my friends in Simferopol, Ukraine, last summer, I had no intentions of going on an international mission trip in 2008.

Mark Streeter

Everyone has heard about identity theft and how it can destroy an innocent person's credit rating and bank account.

Macrida Patterson got injured by a thong.