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Rants & Raves

Comments from our readers: I have a rave for the nurses at University Hospital. The nurses on Nine East are fantastic. They have a lot of loving care, and they give their patients the best.

Doctors Try to Get Right to the Heart of What Christmas Means

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. - Newton's Third Law

Shoppers Scramble to Finish Their Lists

While Santa was harnessing his reindeer at the North Pole on Christmas Eve, some people were still making their gift lists and checking them twice. At the North Augusta Kmart, people milled through the aisles looking at toys and Christmas decorations, then making purchases for the holiday.

Carter's Apology Questioned

ATLANTA - Former President Carter's apology to the Jewish community has sparked a debate among Jewish groups, as some reacted with skepticism while others decided to wait before gauging the Georgia Demo-crat'sattempt to heal an often strained relationship. "Is it correct to outright dismiss his apology? No, if he issues it, we have to look at it seriously," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. "But the devil is in the details. And if there's a nuanced cha...

South Carolina

Sanford urges Clyburn to get state better deal on Medicaid COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford is reaching across party lines to ask U.S. House Ma-jor-ity Whip Jim Clyburn to find ways to shield the state from higher state Medicaid costs possible with new health care legislation.

Online Comments

Merry Christmas to you all. May love, joy, peace, and hope be at home in your hearts. Posted by truthnlove on Thursday at 9:44 a.m.

Man Loves to Spread Happiness As Santa

Brian J. Mulherin Sr. loves Christmas. For five decades, Mr. Mulherin has been one of Santa's helpers in the Augusta area.

Obama Makes U.S. Attorney Choice

ATLANTA - A veteran prosecutor who led the federal government's case against former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell was nominated Thursday to become the next U.S. attorney for the bustling Northern District of Georgia. If confirmed by Congress, Sally Quillian Yates would be the first female U.S. attorney for the district, which includes divisions in Atlanta, Rome, Gainesville and Newnan. She has been the office's interim head since David Nahmias stepped down in August after he was appointed ...

Copenhaver Will Run Forre-Election

Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver says he will seek re-election again next year. "There were times I was so frustrated, I considered not running," he said. "But I decided to stay a part of the team. But the voters will have to rehire me."

Across the State

Bond denied for driver of car in bus crash LAWRENCEVILLE - A judge has denied bond to a 32-year-old woman accused of causing a bus crash.

Brown Family Presses Ahead with Big Plans

The vision is clearer today than it was in the wake of James Brown's death. National tribute concerts, musical workshops for underprivileged children locally and abroad and, much further down the road, a tourism site at the legend's palatial Beech Island home a la Graceland.