Congressional Democrats have chosen an unlikely source to pay for the bulk of their proposed $35 billion increase in children's health coverage: people with relatively little money and education.

By Becky Purser, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Feb. 1--PERRY -- No one was seriously injured this morning when a Norfolk Southern train struck a stalled van on the tracks at Ga. 247 and Sandbed Drive in Perry, police said. "A lot of people will say it's luck but it's a blessing," Perry police Capt.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 20--Monterey County supervisors finally approved a contract to study the water supply in the Toro area Tuesday, just weeks after developers of a long-delayed shopping center proposed for the area filed a federal lawsuit against the county.

By Jake Jacobs, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Mar. 28--PERRY -- A Warner Robins man was arrested Sunday after shots were fired during a large illegal gathering at a trailer park in Perry, police said Monday. Capt.

By Wayne Crenshaw, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Mar. 7--PERRY -- Police found a small-caliber handgun strapped to the ankle of a suspended Perry High School student who was arrested in the school parking lot Monday morning. Perry Police Capt.