Posted: 9:36 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Fulton School Cuts Expected; Pringles Recall; Dan Rather's 'Watermelon' Analysis (VIDEO/POLL)
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March 4, 2010
By Veronica Waters
- One thousand Fulton County school employees could find themselves on the unemployment line as the superintendent tonight lays out a newly-trimmed budget. The cuts include 480 classroom teachers, as well as jobs ranging from para-pros and counselors to school resource officers and custodians.
- The four under-populated elementary schools DeKalb County may close are all in south Dekalb. Parents get to go over the proposed list tonight at a public forum in Decatur. The district is looking to save $2 million.
- Not a lot of folks are hanging out the "help wanted" signs, but 78% of metro Atlanta employers say they've have no plans for layoffs this quarter. Manpower's latest survey shows the national job picture is improving--but not here. Manpower says the Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Marietta-area jobs outlook is one of the weakest in the nation.
- Don't pop that Pringles top. If you have Cheeseburger or Taco Night flavored Pringles, Procter & Gamble is recalling them because of possible Salmonella exposure. The Super Stack cans have best-by dates ranging from 2/2011-5/2011. So far, no one has reported getting sick. You can get either a replacement coupon or a refund for the chips. P&G is the latest company to recall products with the flavor-enhancing hydrolyzed vegetable protein made by Basic Food Flavors. Inspectors found Salmonella on BFF's processing equipment.
- Dan Rather's quip about Republicans attacking President Obama is getting some attention after the newsman used the words "articulate" and "watermelon" in the same anecdote. Talking to Chris Matthews about how he expects the GOP to portray the president in the upcoming elections, the ex-CBS News anchor said Mr. Obama's critics would say "...a version of, 'Listen he's a nice person, he's very articulate,'--this is what's gonna be used against him--'but he couldn't sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.'" The debate is whether Rather's comment was racist, or whether he was just making a point. When you watch the video, what do you think? Vote in our poll, and please give us your comments below!
- A bill allowing Georgia gun owners to carry their weapons into bars, churches and on college campuses has passed the Senate Judiciary committee. College presidents have come out against the measure, saying it would endanger students, faculty and staff.
- A Georgia lawmaker wants to exempt crime scene photos from the Open Records Act. This, after Hustler Magazine filed an Open Records request to get autopsy and crime scene photos on the Meredith Emerson case. A writer is doing a news story about killer Gary Hilton and other murders he's suspected of committing. The GBI says it will not release the photos.
- The Amsterdam airport where the would-be Christmas Day crotch bomber boarded a flight is stepping up security again. This, after investigative reporters were able to smuggle bottles of liquid unchecked by security onto planes headed for London and Washington, DC.
- The driver of a Toyota Prius with a stuck accelerator can thank a California Highway Patrol officer for helping stop the vehicle, which reached speeds up to 94 mph. The man says he'd gone to the dealer after getting a recall notice, but he was turned away and told he didn't need a repair.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: sunny, then increasing cloudiness later in the day, with a 30% chance of afternoon or evening showers. High 64, low tonight, 46.
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