Gourmet magazine brand back as an app
NEW YORK - Gourmet may be dead as a magazine, but the brand lives on.

General battles for job after magazine article
WASHINGTON - A furious President Obama weighed whether to fire his Afghan war commander at a perilous time in the conflict as he summoned Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Washington to explain disparaging comments about his political masters.

Magazine scam reported in area
An Athens man ordered a "Disney Princesses" book for his granddaughter, but he stopped payment on his check when he learned the smooth-talking salesman who came to his home wasn't a University of Georgia student trying to raise money for an educational trip.

Money Magazine's Top Seven Car Buys
Money Magazine said it best: "Bargains are everywhere this year, making shopping for cars a pure pleasure -- not the usual headache." Trying to stave off the effects of recession, many major car companies are filling the market with incentives. Some zero-percent loans are still available, while General Motors, which started the zero-percent bandwagon, has switched to $2,002 rebates, and other manufacturers have found themselves forced to throw incentives at their vehicles as well. The result: buyers should feel like they are traveling through the Happy Hunting Ground.

Meet me on the Blvd.: New magazine launched for young Athens
Starting today, fashion walks and talks along the blvd. in Athens. "We're hitting the streets with an exciting new product for an underserved audience," said Scot Morrissey, Athens Banner-Herald publisher. "Blvd. sets a new precedent for fashion coverage in what is already a rockin' city with a unique sense of style."

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