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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am 70 years old. I have been a light sleeper for my entire adult life. However, sleep has been more elusive in recent months.
October 17, 2008
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By DR. PETER GOTT
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Coffee Break
More than 2,000 athletes and coaches from across Georgia are in Statesboro to compete all weekend in the Special Olympics Fall Games.
October 17, 2008
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Special to the Herald
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Local
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
October 17, 2008
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 17, 2008
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
Stephen Leacock, a Canadian writer and economist, said, "Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."
October 17, 2008
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By PHILLIP ALDER
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Coffee Break
NEW YORK - Financial markets uneasily awaited a Senate vote on the government's proposed financial sector bailout Wednesday, with stock prices showing sharp fluctuations and credit markets still extremely tight. The Dow Jones industrials, down more than 200 points in early trading, recovered to show a slim gain.
October 16, 2008
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By TIM PARADIS
Associated Press Writer
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National
LAS VEGAS - A close friend of O.J. Simpson took the stand in his armed robbery and kidnapping trial Wednesday, and a prosecutor said he'll ask the witness about allegations he wanted to put out a murder contract on a former co-defendant.
October 16, 2008
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By KEN RITTER
Associated Press Writer
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National
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A former fugitive convicted of killing a state trooper and wounding two others in 2006 continues to make trouble as an inmate as his lawyers move forward with an appeal, officials said.
October 16, 2008
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By BEN DOBBIN
Associated Press Writer
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National
NEW ORLEANS - Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Wednesday against the last two Bourbon Street bouncers accused of suffocating a visiting Georgia Southern University student to death after a dispute about getting into a French Quarter karaoke bar on New Year's Eve 2004.
October 16, 2008
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By MARY FOSTER
Associated Press Writer
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Local
NEW YORK - The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.
October 16, 2008
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By MALCOLM RITTER
Associated Press Writer
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National
You may get a few good opportunities to form a partnership in the year ahead, but not all will be to your advantage. Watch out for a potential partner who can't offer resources or knowledge - an alliance must have parity if it is to succeed.
October 16, 2008
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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL
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Coffee Break
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 82-year-old lady who wants to praise the vitamin B-6 that I take daily. A year ago, the fingers of my right hand were numb, and I had a terrible time picking up small objects. My son said a friend had a wrist problem, and, after taking B-6, it went away. I tried it, and my fingers are just fine. I've been clear for over a year now.
October 16, 2008
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By DR. PETER GOTT
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Coffee Break
NAMPA, Idaho - Rose Harn peers out at the world with one working eye, her arms curled tightly against her shriveled body. A rag under her chin catches her drool.
October 16, 2008
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By JESSIE L. BONNER
Associated Press Writer
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National
BEIJING - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who developed kidney stones after drinking infant formula tainted with an industrial chemical are suing the dairy at the heart of the scandal, state media reported, as tests implicated 15 more companies Wednesday.
October 16, 2008
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By GILLIAN WONG
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Senate pushed toward passage Wednesday of a $700 billion financial industry bailout, and opposition to the package among House Republican conservatives appeared to be softening as well, thanks partly to a provision to increase insurance for people's deposits.
October 16, 2008
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By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
