You might have seen short pieces in the media this week about Staff Sgt. Briand T. Williams, who was killed in Iraq.
He was from Sparks Georgia, a small place along I-75 in south Georgia, not quite halfway between Tifton and Valdosta.
From WALB out of Albany:
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The governor's office has some pictures of Gov. Perdue's trip to Iraq and Afghanistan up now
*Too strong and not a good metaphor. Apologies.*
Update: The answer should probably have been obvious:
You can borrow those devices that tell you how much energy an appliance uses from state libraries now.
An absolute force in Middle Georgia politics has died today from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 60.