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27 AUG 04: FRIDAY FLURRY
Thursday was so busy for me that I only have time for brief notes on a variety of things:
+ Which director of a big Columbus charity just resigned - days after a "radiothon" apparently fell far short of its goal? The final total on the fundraiser still hasn't been announced. So if you see announcers on street corners with hats in their hands, that's why.
+ Green Island Country Club hosted a fund-raising dinner for the "National Alliance for the Mentally Ill." Before you ask - no, this is NOT otherwise known as the Eric Buffong Defense Fund.
+ Today's Ledger-Enquirer reveals a name for the new Columbus public library. Let's see - the Jerry Laquire Library? Naaaah. The Doug Kellett Library? Probably not....
+ Plans were announced for the third annual "God Bless Fort Benning" celebration. This year it will be on the Saturday of S.O.A. Watch weekend - so protesters can love it on Saturday, loathe it on Sunday and leave it on Monday.
(The organizers of God Bless Fort Benning displayed a nice sign at their Civic Center news conference, complete with a web site address. Hopefully someone will find time in the next few weeks to advance that web site beyond last November.)
+ Fort Benning's Commanding General held a surprise award ceremony for Columbus Mayor Bob Poydasheff and his wife. I'm not sure what brought this on. I'm not even sure about what Mrs. Poydasheff does all week - but if she can get a medal for it, more mothers should have one.
+ B.F. Goodrich employees ratified a new two-year contract. It guarantees the Opelika plant will remain open - and means workers will be able to handle a couple of "belts" on the job.
+ Continental Carbon promised to appeal the $20.7 million judgment against it for spreading carbon black over South Columbus. A plant manager noted 70 employees "live and work in this area." Of course, he didn't say if they lived upwind or downwind from the plant....
+ A settlement was announced in the Tri-State Crematory civil lawsuit. The owners will pay $80 million. Well, since the crematory was insured, Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance actually will - which may give area farmers even more reason to
pray for rain.
+ Capital City beat the Columbus Catfish 12-11, one night after the Catfish won 14-12. What is the South Atlantic League doing -- using Olympic "rally scoring?"
(After two high-scoring games like these, maybe the Catfish should request to play the rest of the season under "coach pitch" rules.)
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