Atlanta Water Restrictions

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced the drought and water rules for the summer months of 2008. Please visit the Environmental Protection Division for specific days and times for outdoor watering at www.gaepd.org

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Natural Does Not Mean “Good For You”

Natural Does Not Mean “Good For You” By: Diana Mirkin, RD., L.D. Smart consumers know that “All Natural” on a food label doesn’t mean it’s nutritious or healthful. The list of ingredients on just about any processed food is likely to include either “natural flavors”, “artificial flavors”, or both. Many manufacturers try to use only […]

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Safe Teen Driving Club, Inc.

When those of us who are now parents of teens were teens ourselves, the way we communicated with our parents was either face to face (often at the dinner table), from a pay phone, or from a phone wired to a wall. Now our children are able to “IM” us, text message us, e-mail us, or phone us from the middle of a field three states away. My, how times have changed!

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Navigating the Mortgage Meltdown

by Steve Friedman, Vice President of Sunshine Mortgage Corporation By now, everyone in America is familiar with the subprime mortgage meltdown and its after-effects on the housing market. As discussions arise, there is a tendency to point the finger at mortgage companies and loan officers for making ‘bad loans’. While some companies may have promoted […]

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Is This a Good Time to Buy a Home?

The Real Estate and Mortgage Banking Industries have dominated the headlines in recent months. With so much information on TV, in the print media, and on the Internet, sometimes it’s hard to make much sense of it, and people tend to give way to a “Paralysis of Analysis”. Homes stay on the Market and many Qualified Buyers continue to “Kick Tires”…

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