By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Sep. 1--If you live in Alabama or another state and want your child to attend public schools in Columbus, it's going to cost you $7,798 a year -- if the Muscogee County School District accepts the application.

By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 31--A local immigrant-rights organization on Thursday kicked off a three-month statewide campaign to teach people about their rights and how to document abuses.

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 20--Muscogee County Schools had fewer students than projected after the first two days of classes, but more than last year. Across the city on Tuesday, 31,745 students attended 61 schools -- below the 33,000 projected.

I OWN a flat in the Merchant City and my next-door neighbour rents her property. She is always having groups of friends round, and holding loud parties, and despite my requests to quieten down, she has done nothing about it.

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Aug. 13--The Muscogee County School District had 32,809 students enrolled on the fourth day of school Thursday, or 98 percent of those expected to attend schools during the 2006-07 school year, Superintendent John A. Phillips Jr. said Friday.