Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Maggie Lee

Atlanta-based freelance reporter/writer Maggie Lee specializes in quality of life topics, Atlanta's international communities and general reporting. She covers Georgia economic development and the Chinese community as a stringer for China Daily and chronicles life in Georgia's most diverse county for the DeKalb Champion. In 2008, she traveled to Beijing as the sole Paralympics correspondent for Around the Rings, a trade publication. The metro native studied International Affairs at Georgia Tech, followed by a graduate degree in Southeast Asian studies from the University of Singapore.

Editor's note: Hello Georgia,

One of Georgia’s biggest problems isn’t an obvious one. It’s not the economy, but it is business. Big business. Our columnist Hollis Gillespie writes today of child prostitution and what's being done at that Capitol to help minimize these crimes.

Also from the Capitol are two articles about China Day, which highlights the ties between Georgia and the rising giant of the east. You'll find more business ties between the two than you might have thought.

It's Tuesday, and our film critic Eleanor Ringel Cater spotlights the newest releases for home theater.

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Today's GONSO

Georgia's Disgusting Underworld a Top Tourist Attraction

by Hollis Gillespie
Soliciting children for sex doesn't happen here, does it? Wrong. It does happen here. Two house bills may make a change.
Full Story

Georgia Top Business Partner for China, Says Consul

by Maggie Lee
What do our state and China have in common? More than you might think.
Full Story

HOME MOVIES: This Week's Releases

by Eleanor Ringel Cater
Full Story

SOAPBOX

Georgia's Stake in Openness with China . . . and the Global Economy

by John Ray
Georgians must understand the increased stake we have not only in China, but in global trade. Since 2002, exports of Georgia products have almost doubled, rising from $14.4 billion to $27.5 billion in 2008. China is by far the largest single contributor to that growth.
Full Story
Tomorrow's Budget
Cigarette Tax Hike is Still Smoldering
by K. Patrick Jensen
For Jeff Francoeur, Losing Isn't an Option
by Paul Kaplan
Southern States Receive $15 Billion in Bailout Money Passed Through AIG
by Chris Kromm
Award a Reminder of Georgia Free Speech Victory
by Phil Kent
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Great Movies and Way Too Many Distractions by Eleanor Ringel Cater   [More]
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Braves Fans Should be Grateful, not Nostalgic by Wendy Parker   [More]
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Underachievers at a Dead End by Tom Baxter   [More]
House Cuts Birthday Tax on Vehicles by Maggie Lee   [More]
More Government and More Laws Are Not the Answer to Every Aberration by Lisa Baron   [More]
Aches, Pains, and the Braves' '09 Season by Paul Kaplan   [More]
Georgia's Historic Theaters Making a Modern Re-entrance by Jon Waterhouse   [More]
Walter Mosley’s “The Long Fall” Lands in Atlanta by Dindy Yokel   [More]
Atlanta's Political Sweepstakes – The 2009 Mayor's Race by Maynard Eaton   [More]
House Bills Speed toward Senate ahead of Deadline by Maggie Lee   [More]
An Anonymous Job That's Becoming Obsolete by Kevin Braun   [More]
The power of passion in derailing Sunday alcohol sales by K. Patrick Jensen   [More]
Stem Cell Bill Squeaks through Senate Committee by Maggie Lee   [More]
Drought worsens already tough economic times for lake communities by Jeanne Bonner   [More]
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CYA at APD by John Sugg   [More]
 
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