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Will Unintended Consequences of Health Care Law Hurt Our Four-Legged Friends?
Vets are warning that bills for veterinary services are likely to go up as a result of taxes on medical equipment.

I come from Tarheel Country, having grown up in Charlotte, N.C. I went on to receive a BA in English from UNC-W in 1993. I have worked at eight daily newspapers up and down the East Coast, including The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va, and the AJC right here in Hotlanta. I've split my 18 years in journalism between reporter and editor. I covered hurricanes on the NC coast and chronicled moonshine-making in the hills of Virginia. I was also the bureau chief that led a team of reporters (ok only two) that covered the heck out of the Michael Vick dogfighting case. I joined Patch in December 2010 as the associate regional editor for the western side of the metro area. And there ya go.
Vets are warning that bills for veterinary services are likely to go up as a result of taxes on medical equipment.

Most state laws fail to protect consumers, researchers contend.
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The hail caused damage to cars and houses, and led to multiple accidents on county roads.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced by Hightower's Memorial Chapel of Douglasville.
Cory Camp, while driving 86 mph in a 45 zone, hit another car head on, killing two other young men, Zachary Crenshaw and Matthew Miller.
You might have most of the ingredients in your pantry
Admission is free to those who come by water and free with admission to Lake Lanier Island.
The only location for early voting is in the county's elections office.
The Junk Drawer Robotics Team is using items found around the home in its creations.
Bishop Luis R. Zarama of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. today in Smyrna to comment on the new pope.
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was named the new pope. He chose the name Pope Francis.
Applications are being accepted for the weekday and weekend volunteer shifts.
It's still tax time. Already filed? Remember these tips for next year.
The district-wide Teacher of the Year will be announced on May 7, 2013.
Is your church, organization or business hosting an Easter Egg hunt this month?
Lonnie Nutt died Thursday, after collapsing during a call to an automobile accident on Whitlock Avenue.
It really doesn't matter how much Irish is in our ancestry, we always seem to find a little on St. Patrick's Day.
Chad Tittle began coaching in the Paulding County School District in 2008 as the head baseball coach at Paulding County High.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.