By Andrea V. Hernandez, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 7--Wish you could get away for a weekend? Donna Comer thinks it's still possible -- even during the economic downturn. Comer is owner of Travels by Donna, a 25-year-old travel agency in Columbus' Historic District.

By Larry Gierer, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 6--"Our whole purpose for living." That's how Susan Andrews describes her excitement about the school year beginning. She is the superintendent of Harris County Schools, which begin classes today.

By Ben Wright, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 6--Some residents are concerned the city of Columbus will seek a $1 increase in the monthly garbage collection fee, a Columbus Councilor said Tuesday. "That is just one suggestion," Councilor Wayne Anthony said.

By Mick Walsh, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 5--Many of Fort Benning's 2,167 school children were able to visit their new classrooms and meet their new teachers before today's start of the 2008-09 school year.

By Brad Barnes, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 5--Scratches are the bane of records and compact discs. Yet Columbus music store The Flip Side has managed to scratch out a living in the past couple of years, even while people aren't buying music from traditional record stores.