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?The fact that a petition seeking a vote on the new Falcons stadium came up short on signatures isn't stopping Common Cause Georgia's anti-stadium push. CCA's William Perry has started taking the message on the road, pointing out to a Savannah rotary club early this week that even though Atlanta is funding $200 million of the project it will still be a state-owned arena. The entire state deserves a say, he says. 
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?A 20-year-old man was found dead in a Midtown hotel just days after leaving a non-profit shelter dedicated to helping homeless gay teens. Staffers at Lost N Found Youth said Matthew Ralston was dropped off in Midtown, at his request, after failing a drug test and expressing an unwillingness to stop using. The exact cause of Ralston's death won't be known until toxicology results are returned in the coming weeks, but a Fulton County medical examiner that went to the scene said she suspects it was "due to drug overdose."
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?President Barack Obama has added DeKalb school bookkeeper Antoinette Tuff to his speed dial list, just above poison control. Ok, that's probably a lie, but the POTUS did give Tuff a call on Thursday and commended her heroic actions for talking down 20-year-old gunman Michael Brandon Hill. 
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?Delta said it expects Obamacare to cost the company $100 million in 2014. That comes on the heels of the United Parcel Service, commonly called UPS, announcing its plans to drop 15,000 spouses of employees since they'll be eligible for coverage elsewhere under the new program. 
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?In another interesting story, a man managed to save $17,000 on a surgery originally quoted at $23,000 by not using his insurance. In the Wall Street Journal opinion piece, his doctor Jeffrey Singer argues that cutting out the third-party plans is the best way to lower health care costs  -  and Obamacare kind of does the opposite. 
?
?A Savannah woman has been awarded $12 million in a settlement with the city after a Live Oak tree limb impaled her in the passenger seat of a truck back in early July. Shanta Greene, 31, lost her right leg and pelvis, and suffered other injuries, stemming from the incident. 
?
?Atlanta rapper 2Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was arrested by Oklahoma City police along with 10 others after refusing to get off a tour bus for more than eight hours following a traffic stop. An officer arrested the driver on drug charges, but after exiting the bus someone still inside locked the door behind him. Police eventually towed the bus back to the sheriff's office before obtaining a search warrant. 
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?For those that love catching my typos and calling me out when I erroneously say a Fulton County prosecutor has been arrested more than 100 times, do your worst! This is my very first last first slice post ever. Next week I'm off to sunny California. 
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?A 20-year-old man was [http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/homeless_gay_youth_found_dead_in_midtown_hotel?gid=14200#.UhZ8dGgSJuM.facebook|found dead] in a Midtown hotel just days after leaving a non-profit shelter dedicated to helping homeless gay teens. Staffers at Lost N Found Youth said Matthew Ralston was dropped off in Midtown, at his request, after failing a drug test and expressing an unwillingness to stop using. The exact cause of Ralston's death won't be known until toxicology results are returned in the coming weeks, but a Fulton County medical examiner that went to the scene said she suspects it was "due to drug overdose."
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?President Barack Obama has added DeKalb school bookkeeper Antoinette Tuff to his speed dial list, just above poison control. Ok, that's probably a lie, but the POTUS did [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57599807/obama-phones-ga-woman-credited-with-stopping-gunman/|give Tuff a call] on Thursday and commended her heroic actions for talking down 20-year-old gunman Michael Brandon Hill. 
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?Delta said it expects Obamacare to [http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/08/22/delta-warns-obamacare-will-cost-it.html|cost the company $100 million] in 2014. That comes on the heels of the United Parcel Service, commonly called UPS, announcing its [http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/08/ups-to-drop-15000-spouses-from.html|plans to drop 15,000 spouses] of employees since they'll be eligible for coverage elsewhere under the new program. 
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?In another interesting story, a man [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324139404579017113415486176.html?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer77173&utm_medium=twitter|managed to save $17,000 on a surgery] originally quoted at $23,000 by not using his insurance. In the Wall Street Journal opinion piece, his doctor Jeffrey Singer argues that cutting out the third-party plans is the best way to lower health care costs  -  and Obamacare kind of does the opposite. 
?
?A Savannah woman has [http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-08-22/savannah-woman-hit-tree-limb-awarded-12-million|been awarded $12 million] in a settlement with the city after a Live Oak tree limb impaled her in the passenger seat of a truck back in early July. Shanta Greene, 31, lost her right leg and pelvis, and suffered other injuries, stemming from the incident. 
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?Atlanta rapper 2Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, [http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/rapper-2-chainz-arrested-after-8-hour-bus-standoff/nZZQM/|was arrested by Oklahoma City police] along with 10 others after refusing to get off a tour bus for more than eight hours following a traffic stop. An officer arrested the driver on drug charges, but after exiting the bus someone still inside locked the door behind him. Police eventually towed the bus back to the sheriff's office before obtaining a search warrant. 
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?For those that love catching my typos and calling me out when I erroneously say [http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/08/22/first-slice-82213-middle-eastern-mechanics-wanted-for-fast-and-furious-7|a Fulton County prosecutor has been arrested more than 100 times], do your worst! This is my very first last first slice post ever. Next week I'm off to sunny California. 
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?The fact that a petition seeking a vote on the new Falcons stadium came up short on signatures isn't stopping Common Cause Georgia's anti-stadium push. CCA's William Perry has started taking the message on the road, pointing out to a Savannah rotary club early this week that even though Atlanta is funding $200 million of the project it will still be a state-owned arena. The entire state deserves a say, he says. 
?
?A 20-year-old man was found dead in a Midtown hotel just days after leaving a non-profit shelter dedicated to helping homeless gay teens. Staffers at Lost N Found Youth said Matthew Ralston was dropped off in Midtown, at his request, after failing a drug test and expressing an unwillingness to stop using. The exact cause of Ralston's death won't be known until toxicology results are returned in the coming weeks, but a Fulton County medical examiner that went to the scene said she suspects it was "due to drug overdose."
?
?President Barack Obama has added DeKalb school bookkeeper Antoinette Tuff to his speed dial list, just above poison control. Ok, that's probably a lie, but the POTUS did give Tuff a call on Thursday and commended her heroic actions for talking down 20-year-old gunman Michael Brandon Hill. 
?
?Delta said it expects Obamacare to cost the company $100 million in 2014. That comes on the heels of the United Parcel Service, commonly called UPS, announcing its plans to drop 15,000 spouses of employees since they'll be eligible for coverage elsewhere under the new program. 
?
?In another interesting story, a man managed to save $17,000 on a surgery originally quoted at $23,000 by not using his insurance. In the Wall Street Journal opinion piece, his doctor Jeffrey Singer argues that cutting out the third-party plans is the best way to lower health care costs  -  and Obamacare kind of does the opposite. 
?
?A Savannah woman has been awarded $12 million in a settlement with the city after a Live Oak tree limb impaled her in the passenger seat of a truck back in early July. Shanta Greene, 31, lost her right leg and pelvis, and suffered other injuries, stemming from the incident. 
?
?Atlanta rapper 2Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was arrested by Oklahoma City police along with 10 others after refusing to get off a tour bus for more than eight hours following a traffic stop. An officer arrested the driver on drug charges, but after exiting the bus someone still inside locked the door behind him. Police eventually towed the bus back to the sheriff's office before obtaining a search warrant. 
?
?For those that love catching my typos and calling me out when I erroneously say a Fulton County prosecutor has been arrested more than 100 times, do your worst! This is my very first last first slice post ever. Next week I'm off to sunny California. 
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?A Fulton County prosecutor is asking Inman Park residents to show up in court and push for the maximum sentence for an alleged petty thief that has been arrested more than 100 times. For his current charge, entering an auto,  Ronald Lockett faces anywhere from one to five years in prison if convicted. 
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?When it comes to keeping up your car or truck, a new study says Georgia has the highest vehicle costs in the country. One factor? The insanely long commute a lot of people make to work. (MyAJC  -  not yours  -  paywall alert) 
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?Atlanta's stadium plans have caught a little more negative press as Al Jazeera tries to figure out if cities actually gain as much as they put into sports stadiums. The article is rather long and deals with the stadium boom the entire country has experienced over the past 20 years. It's worth a read, but here's a key excerpt about the ATL: 
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???  Even team owners building new stadiums have begun seeking annual operating subsidies. Earlier this year, when Atlanta agreed to provide billionaire Atlanta Falcons owner (and Home Depot founder) Arthur Blank with $200 million in hotel tax money to help pay for a new stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome, it tacked on an additional bonus: Any leftover hotel tax money after the first $200 million would spill over into a so-called waterfall fund that Blank could then tap for any future maintenance or operating expenses. Estimated cost: an extra $300 million. 
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?If you're a Middle Eastern dude that knows how to work on cars, 'Fast and Furious 7' is waiting for your headshot. The septuplet sequel is about to start filming in Gwinnett and is looking for extras that fit that mold.
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?Army Private Bradley Manning was [http://onlineathens.com/national-news/2013-08-21/leak-bradley-manning-gets-stiffest-punishment|sentenced yesterday] to up to 35 years behind bars for dropping scores of sensitive documents to the anti-secrecy organization Wikileaks. It's the stiffest penalty ever handed out for leaking documents to the media.
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?When it comes to keeping up your car or truck, [http://www.myajc.com/news/business/study-georgia-leads-nation-in-vehicle-costs/nZYBt/?icmp=ajc_internallink_textlink_apr2013_ajcstubtomyajc_launch|a new study says] Georgia has the highest vehicle costs in the country. One factor? The insanely long commute a lot of people make to work. (MyAJC  -  not yours  -  paywall alert) 
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?Atlanta's stadium plans have caught a little more negative press as Al Jazeera tries to figure out if cities actually gain as much as they put into sports stadiums. [http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/21/pay-to-play.html|The article] is rather long and deals with the stadium boom the entire country has experienced over the past 20 years. It's worth a read, but here's a key excerpt about the ATL: 
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???  Even team owners building new stadiums have begun seeking annual operating subsidies. Earlier this year, when Atlanta agreed to provide billionaire Atlanta Falcons owner (and Home Depot founder) Arthur Blank with $200 million in hotel tax money to help pay for a new stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome, it tacked on an additional bonus: Any leftover hotel tax money after the first $200 million would spill over into a so-called waterfall fund that Blank could then tap for any future maintenance or operating expenses. Estimated cost: an extra $300 million. 
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?If you're a Middle Eastern dude that knows how to work on cars, 'Fast and Furious 7' is [http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2013/aug/21/fast-and-furious-7-about-start-filming/|waiting for your headshot]. The septuplet sequel is about to start filming in Gwinnett and is looking for extras that fit that mold.
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???  Even team owners building new stadiums have begun seeking annual operating subsidies. Earlier this year, when Atlanta agreed to provide billionaire Atlanta Falcons owner (and Home Depot founder) Arthur Blank with $200 million in hotel tax money to help pay for a new stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome, it tacked on an additional bonus: Any leftover hotel tax money after the first $200 million would spill over into a so-called waterfall fund that Blank could then tap for any future maintenance or operating expenses. Estimated cost: an extra $300 million. 
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?  The Atlanta deal is a perfect example of how subsidies are increasingly buried deep within lease agreements that are seldom if ever carefully scrutinized by politicians or the media. The waterfall fund was only revealed when a local business writer exposed it on her own blog  -  and even then, it was rarely mentioned in subsequent media stories or in legislative debates.??
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If you were planning to legally kill doves in Georgia this fall, you missed your chance.

Georgia Tech is now officially home to the world's smallest Walmart. Man, what an honor. 

Some Georgia legislators have joined others from around the country in an alliance designed to combat voting restrictions they say are being imposed in Republican-run states. From the Associate Press: "Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams described the effort as nonpartisan, but leaders of the new organization  -  called American Values First  -  are all Democrats."

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If you were planning to legally kill doves in Georgia this fall, [http://www.covnews.com/section/173/article/44062/|you missed your chance].

Georgia Tech is now officially home to [http://www.atlantamagazine.com/agenda/2013/08/14/the-worlds-tiniest-walmart-opens-in-atlanta|the world's smallest Walmart]. Man, what an honor. 

Some Georgia legislators have joined others from around the country in [http://www.adn.com/2013/08/14/3024168/legislators-promise-voting-rights.html|an alliance designed to combat voting restrictions] they say are being imposed in Republican-run states. From the Associate Press: "Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams described the effort as nonpartisan, but leaders of the new organization  -  called American Values First  -  are all Democrats."

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A DeKalb County animal control worker has found himself behind bars on charges of alleged animal cruelty. Calvin Battle, 26, is accused of striking an animal repeatedly with a metal bowl and kicking another animal, acts supervisors say were caught on video.

Georgia Tech's shiny new Wal-Mart opens next week.

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An Atlanta-area man says he found maggots in the sandwich he bought from a Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport eatery. Officials told Channel 2 they didn't find any health violations after inspecting Café Intermezzo following the complaint late last week.

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A DeKalb County animal control worker has found himself behind bars on charges of alleged animal cruelty. Calvin Battle, 26, is accused of striking an animal repeatedly with a metal bowl and kicking another animal, acts supervisors say were [http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-shelter-employee-accused-animal-cruelty/nZHyS/|caught on video].

Georgia Tech's shiny new Wal-Mart [http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/08/07/georgia-tech-walmart-opens-next-week.html|opens next week].

Zoo Atlanta's new golden tamarins are famous ...  [http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/atlanta-airport-enhancing-food-inspection-after-ma/nZGjG/|sort of]. They'll be monitored 24/7 as part of Animal Planet's L!VE webcast of interesting animals around the world (though the [http://www.apl.tv/tamarins.htm|live stream] is currently offline).

An Atlanta-area man says he [http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/atlanta-airport-enhancing-food-inspection-after-ma/nZGjG/|found maggots in the sandwich] he bought from a Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport eatery. Officials told Channel 2 they didn't find any health violations after inspecting Café Intermezzo following the complaint late last week.

The Associated Press [http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/08/3549863/anti-smoking-battle-moves-outdoors.html|talked with some renegade puffers] lighting up cigarettes in Woodruff Park. According to the reporting, outdoor smoking bans in cities around the country have nearly doubled in the past five years, and Atlanta is no exception. But some experts say the evidence that outdoor smoking is hazardous to your health is "flimsy" at best, while others say the findings are pretty straightforward. Either way, you're not supposed to smoke in the park.

A group of strip club workers has [http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/citys-work-permit-fee-for-strip-club-workers-chall/nZHSr/|filed a suit] against the City of Atlanta for what they say is excessive and unconstitutional fees charged to work in the city."
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