First Slice 8/26/2015: Cobb County chairman’s letter to editor looks awfully familiar...

Plus, newborn left on doorstep


? Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee wrote a letter to the editor to praise the efforts of police officers. A closer look at the piece revealed some nearly verbatim passages from a Kentucky newspaper. Deputy Chief Kellie Brownlow took the blame for pulling some sentences from the newspaper.
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? The Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves have touted the new names of their soon-to-be stadiums. But neither team wants to divulge the details of stadium sponsorship costs.
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? According to a Georgia State University study, metro Atlanta parents are willing to pay more for property that might give their child a better shot at being selected to attend a nearby charter school. “The report determined that home sales prices were from 7 percent to 13 percent higher in areas where youngsters had the greatest chance to attend a charter school.”
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? An Atlanta family returned home to find an “hours-old” infant — the umbilical cord was still attached — on their front porch. Atlanta Police are searching for the newborn’s parents.
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? Where did the men, women, and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina actually go?






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