Media Hits 2005
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Gary Henry was quoted in "Richmond County sees benefits of preschool," Augusta Chronicle, December 26, 2005.

Jacinta White, PAUS alumna ('00), was featured in "Healing Power of Writing: Woman turned to poetry to help her deal with father's death; now she helps others," Winston-Salem Journal, December 22, 2005.

Roy Bahl was quoted, responding to criticism, in "Audit: Taxpayer funds used on alcohol; State to cut off money to groups," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 21, 2005.

Gary Henry was quoted in and his research on Georgia's Pre-K program was featured in "New Study Shows Advantages of Pre-K," 11alive.com and WXIA-TV Atlanta, December 20, 2005; and in the op-ed "Pre-k, smaller classes work best," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 20, 2005.

Roy Bahl was quoted in "Trade gap widens to a record; Experts disagree about when payback scenario will develop," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 15, 2005.

Gary Henry and his research on Georgia's Pre-K program were featured in "Children Excel in Georgia's Pre-K Program: Andrew Young School Study Reveals Program Key to Early Academic Success," PRNewswire, December 14, 2005.

Karen Minyard's appointment to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force was mentioned in "Local doctor on cancer panel," Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, December 14, 2005.

Robert Moore was quoted in "TSYS enters China, Company buying 45-percent stake in China UnionPay Data," Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, December 14, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Civil rights attraction discussed," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 12, 2005.

Dotti Crews was featured in the obituary "Dotti Crews displayed passion for politics from an early age," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 7, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "Pink dollar power: Despite little visible impact, gays look to organize two boycotts next year," Southern Voice, December 2, 2005.

Alumna Eva Galambos (Ph.D. in Economics) was voted the first mayor of Sandy Springs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 1, 2005.

Lisa Shephard was quoted in "Third Annual BPRS/Atlanta PR Summit Attracts Local Students, Professionals; Industry Leaders Participate in One-Day Education and Networking Conference for Students and Young Professionals," DBusinessNews.com, December 1, 2005.

Geoffrey Turnbull was quoted in “Walmart Supercenter Coming to Hamilton Mill Road,” Gwinnett Business Journal, December 2005.

Karen Minyard's Executive Appointment by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force was reported in "Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments," The Weekly (Gwinnett County), November 28, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "World's largest aquarium ready to open," Outside Magazine Online, November 23, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report on education sales tax was cited in the op-ed "R.I.P., school revenue, budget ideas," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 22, 2005.

Les Hough, research director of the Usery Center, was interviewed for a story on GM plant closings in Georgia, WABE 90.1, November 22, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted and his economic impact study on the Georgia Aquarium was cited in "Will fish lure tourists to Atlanta?" CNN.com, November 21, 2005.

Bruce Seaman's economic impact study on the Georgia Aquarium was cited in "How Atlanta landed the big one," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 20, 2005, and in "How Atlanta landed the big aquarium," Oxford Press, November 20, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "IAEM makes recommendations for improved US disaster response," Continuity Central, previously published in the Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report was cited in "Duck corporate welfare: Georgia, other states should encourage job growth without giving companies taxpayer-funded handouts," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 17, 2005.

The Georgia Health Policy Center's Critical Conditions workshop was featured in "Students, staff prepare to 'kick the bucket'," GSU Signal, November 15, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in several articles on weekend elections, including "Poll: Find ways for make voting easier," Oxford Press (Ohio), "Nonprofit advocates changing Election Day to improve turnout," San Jose Mercury News, "Americans want voting practices to change, poll reveals," Toledo Blade, "Weekend elections could boost turnout," Houston Chronicle, and "A mixed result on voting days," Philadelphia Enquirer, November 8, 2005.

Paul Rumler, Economics alum ('01), was featured in "RI man to take on Jacobs in March primary election," Quad-City Times, November 8, 2005.

Janet Johnson was quoted in a story on the Nonprofit Studies Program's homeless study, WABE Atlanta, November 3, 2005.

Bruce Seaman's study was cited in "Beltline's chances up a notch," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 3, 2005.

Janet Johnson was quoted and her homelessness study was featured in "Homeless Vietnam veterans increasing," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2, 2005.

The Georgia Health Policy Center was mentioned in "Medicaid reform's fast push faulted," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 2, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report was cited in "Board, lawmakers talk over tax proposal to fund schools," Athens Banner-Herald, November 2, 2005.

Karen Minyard was quoted in "Georgia's medical insurance headache," EarthTimes.org, November 1, 2005.

Janet P. Deal, PAUS alumna (MPA '86), received an Executive Appointment to Georgia's Health Strategies Council by Gov. Sonny Perdue, The Weekly (Peachtree Corners, Ga.), October 31, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Experts advise independent Katrina review," Myrtle Beach Online, October 31, 2005.

Karen Minyard was quoted in "Young uninsured on the rise," Atlanta Business Chronicle, October 30, 2005; also published on MSNBC.com.

Andrew Young wrote a tribute to the late Nigerian First Lady Stella Obasanjo, "From Kitten to Tigress," also reported in "Memory of Stella, by Andrew Young," THISDAY: African Views on Global News (Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria), October 29, 2005.

Donald Ratajczak was quoted in "Private companies face own set of challenges," Birmingham Business Journal (Ala.), October 28, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Gov. Bush takes blame for late shipments," The Miami Herald, October 27, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Civil Rights Leaders Mourn Parks Death," Voice of America, October 25, 2005.

Inas Rashad wrote the op-ed "Inas Rashad: Shape up, kids," The Dallas Morning News, October 23, 2005.

Roy Bahl was quoted in "After Two Storms, Cities Confront Economic Peril," The New York Times, October 22, 2005; also published in "Left penniless in Katrina's wake, governments cut jobs, services," San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report was cited in "Educators not sold on state tax school funding," Athens Banner-Herald, October 19, 2005.

Bruce Seaman's economic impact study was cited in "Beltline faces $275 million increase; Officials say project will attract newcomers to share the burden," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 14, 2005.

Regional Leadership Forum and Research Atlanta's plans to join with the Metro Group were reported in "Three civic organizations to combine," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 13, 2005.

Bruce Seaman's economic impact study was cited in "Beltline economic study says Atlanta can afford it," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 13, 2005.

Les Hough, research director of the Usery Center, was quoted in the editorial "Crisis in manufacturing: Delphi Corp.'s bankruptcy filing should jolt the U.S. into tackling issues of competing on a global scale," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 12, 2005.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "Spending-cap measure draws fire from opponents," Gwinnett Daily Post, October 12, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report was cited in "School officials give thumbs down on sales tax proposal," Henry Daily Herald (Henry County), October 11, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Experts: Cities, states should respond to crises first," Dallas Morning News, October 11, 2005.

Harvey Newman was quoted in "GSU: Campus burgeons with life," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 10, 2005. Andrew Young School students and building were featured in photos accompanying the story.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Lowery birthday breakfast puts focus on voting," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 9, 2005.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "Change boosts office's results," Augusta Chronicle, October 8, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center report was mentioned in the op-ed "Idea doesn't register: Evidence abounds that replacing property taxes with an education sales tax creates more problems than it solves," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 7, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Fixing FEMA: Five provocative proposals," Fortune, October 3, 2005.

A study by Laura Taylor and Paul Ferraro was mentioned in "Fight for FDI: Why attracting investment is not a political act," Nepali Times (Katmandu), September 30, 2005.

Andrew Young wrote the op-ed "Voter IDs only part of elections solution," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 30, 2005.

President Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School and his receipt of the Andrew Young Medal for Capitalism and Social Progress were featured in "Rwandan president presented with Andrew Young medal," GSU Signal, September 29, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "FEMA's fluctuating budget makes preparation a struggle," San Angelo Standard, September 29, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Disaster Sociologists Study What Went Wrong in the Response to the Hurricanes, but Will Policy Makers Listen?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 29, 2005.

Economics graduate student Benjamin Fierman's campaign for a city council post was featured in "Downtown councilman will face host of paradoxes," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 28, 2005; "Council President, Council Seats in Contention," Atlanta Daily World, October 5, 2005.

Paula Stephan's role as a keynote speaker at the Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship conference was noted in Kauffman Foundation Innovation Conference Seeks to Spur University Innovation, Entrepreneurship," Primezone News Release, September 27, 2005.

An Andrew Young School report was cited in "MTC: New Independent Estimate Finds U.S. House Tax Bill Poses Up to $8 Billion Threat to State Tax Revenues," PRNewswire, September 27, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "With post-9/11 grants, counties say they're ready," Athens Banner-Herald, September 25, 2005; "Big government tools go unused," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "FEMA budget so complex it defies consensus," Associated Press, published in The Guardian (U.K.), September 25, 2005; "Big government tools go unused," Los Angeles Times, published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2005.

Natasha Ramey, PAUS alumna (MPA), has been hired as County Planner in Franklin County, Missouri, reported in "New county planner joins planning, zoning department," The Missourian, September 23, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Limiting government's role," Los Angeles Times, September 23, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "Symphony: Music equals money," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 23, 2005.

Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School and his receipt of the Andrew Young Medal for Capitalism and Social Progress was featured in "War-torn Rwanda works to rebuild image," Cox News Service, published in The Oxford Press (Ohio), September 21, 2005; and in Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 21, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Cavalry ready this time, U.S., state say," Miami Herald, September 20, 2005.

Les Hough of the Usery Center was quoted in "Katrina's Aftermath: Supply shortage drives up cost of home building," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 20, 2005.

Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School was featured in "Rwanda's Kagame awarded for capitalism in USA," BBC Monitoring Africa, published in Rwanda.net, September 18, 2005.

Donald Ratajczak's presentation at the Middle Tennessee State University annual Economic Outlook Conference was featured in "Oil prices took a hit, but won't wreck economy," The Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), September 18, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in a story about Rwandan President Paul Kagame, "Kagame to enquire into Belgian priest case," The New Times (Kigali), September 18, 2005; and in "Military's role in disasters reconsidered," USA Today, September 18, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Disaster plan is limited; Atlanta would need help with mass evacuations, mayor says," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 18, 2005.

Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School was featured in "Rich nations slow on debt relief, says Kagame," Reuters, published in Independent Online (South Africa), September 17, 2005; and in "Rwandan president reflects on progress of post-genocide nation," Associated Press, published in AccessNorthGa.com, September 17, 2005.

Dagney Faulk, Economics Alumna, (Ph.D. Econ, '99), was featured in "IUS educator honored," The Evening News-The Tribune (Jeffersonville, Ind.), September 17, 2005.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame's visit to the Andrew Young School and his receipt of the Andrew Young Medal for Capitalism and Social Progress was featured in "Rwandan President reflects at GSU," Associated Press, broadcast on WXIA-Channel 11, September 16, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Work crews in disaster area weary but game," Kansas City Star, September 15, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Katrina has taken its toll on emergency responders," San Jose Mercury News, September 14, 2005; and in "FEMA's perfect storm," Creative Loafing (Atlanta), September 14, 2005.

Fred Elsberry commented on Delta's situation in a story, WGST Radio, September 14, 2005.

Carolyn Bourdeaux and John Matthews were interviewed regarding tax allocation districts, WXIA-TV, 11Alive News, September 13, 2005.

David Sjoquist, Carolyn Bourdeaux, and John Matthews planned presentation at the September 13 town hall meeting for the creation of a tax allocation district for the Beltline was reported, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 12, 2005.

Inas Rashad and her research on obesity are mentioned, "The Wiz's Weighty Proposals," Washington Post, September 11, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "A mother asks: What did we learn?" The Age, September 11, 2005; "9/11 Anniversary: Storm relief critics echo 9/11 doubts," and "Hurrican Katrina: Odyssey shows FEMA's disarray," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 11, 2005; "After Sept. 11, Katrina, does government have a handle on disaster?" Gainesville Times, September 11, 2005; and in "Lawnmower racing to disaster," Bloomberg News, published in Taiwan News, September 11, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Gratitude girds 'Bridge' for Lewis," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Churches have been their rock," Dallas Morning News, September 10, 2005; "Size of recovery plan may swamp Bush's second-term agenda," The Detroit News, September 10, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Are we prepared for another Katrina?" Hattiesburg American (Mississippi), September 9, 2005; in "Katrina shows that many problems that plagued 9/11 rescue efforts persist," Cox News Service, published in The Oxford Press (Ohio), September 9, 2005, and on National Public Radio, September 9, 2005.

Donald Ratajczak will be part of the Economic Outlook Conference at Middle Tennessee State University, reported in Newswise, September 8, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Katrina holdouts remain," The Quad-City Times, September 8, 2005; "Questions arise on FEMA director's resume," AZCentral.com Newsday, September 8, 2005; and in the op-ed "Michigan crises provoked partisan quarrels," The Detroit News, September 8, 2005.

Kenneth Heaghney was quoted in "Katrina: The aftermath: Evacuees here start job search," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 8, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Military defends its response," Rocky Mountain News (Colorado), September 7, 2005; and was interviewed for the NOW news show on PBS, September 7, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Power Failure: Behind Poor Katrina Response, A Long Chain of Weak Links," Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2005.

John Matthews' study on sales tax revenue was cited in the op-ed "Sales levy offers measure of balance," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 6, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "A force bigger than al-Qaeda," Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), also published as "Terrorism takes focus off natural disasters," The Age (Australia), September 6, 2005.

Andrew Young School's studies on pre-kindergarten programs were cited in "District can learn from Georgia's Pre-K program," The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, S.C.), September 4, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Questions pouring through floodgates," Newsday (New York), September 4, 2005; "Finally, help gets in to city," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 4, 2005; and in "Unbelievable," Scotsman (Scotland), September 4, 2005.

Andrew Young was mentioned in a news segment after calling for "A Marshall Plan for the Mississippi," KATC (Lafayette, La.), September 4, 2005.

Roy Bahl was interviewed in "Government needs to keep decentralization on track," The Jakarta Post, September 3, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Katrina's aftermath met with widespread anger and disbelief," Detroit News, September 3, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in the Knight Ridder News Service article "Federal officials pressed to explain pace of response," published in the Monterey Herald, and "Aid on way, but slow pace is criticized," Miami Herald, September 2, 2005; quoted in "Critics assail response to crisis," The Kansas City Star, September 2, 2005; "How terrorism pushed emergencies off the map," Long Island Press, September 2, 2005; and in "Models predicted New Orleans disaster, experts say," Reuters, also published in The Indian Express (India) and People's Daily Online (China), September 2, 2005.

A study by Laura Taylor and Paul Ferraro was featured in "The opportunity cost of economics education," an Economic Scene business article in The New York Times, September 1, 2005.

Andrew Young's participation in a Boy Scouts task force was mentioned in "Scouts rework inner-city program," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 1, 2005.

Gary Henry was quoted in "Back to school: A rapidly changing face; Diversity requires tailored lessons," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 24, 2005.

Andrew Young was featured in "Young: Schools must get personal," The Charlotte Observer, August 20, 2005.

Rebecca Bundon Kelly (PAUS alumna, MPA) has been appointed to the state director position for AARP Tennessee, U.S. Newswire, August 16, 2005.

Research produced by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was mentioned in the Jim Wooten op-ed "Statewide sales tax may go to schools," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 16, 2005.

Robert Eger was quoted in "Commission feels good about Fulton's future," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 14, 2005.

Kenneth Heaghney was quoted in "Tax collections keep climbing," Savannah Morning News, August 8, 2005; and in "State tax collections pour in," Augusta Chronicle, August 9, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Jackson: Voting Rights supporters must go on the 'offensive'," Chicago Defender, August 8, 2005. He also was mentioned in "Marchers commemorate '65 Voting Act," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 6, 2005, and in "March marks Voting Rights Act milestone," United Press International story, August 6, 2005.

Andrew Young was interviewed on the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act about the fight to protect minorities' voting rights and on democracy in America, "Andrew Young and the Voting Rights Act of 1965," NPR and NPR.org, August 6, 2005.

Andrew Young wrote the guest column "Elections on weekend would aid democracy," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 5, 2005.

Harris Bostic (PAUS alum, MS-PP) has been appointed director of the "Prepare Bay Area" preparedness campaign by the American Red Cross, dBusinessNews.com, August 2, 3005.

Bruce Seaman's economic impact model for Super Bowl XXXIV was mentioned in "Megaevents bring cities megabucks," an op-ed by Dick Anderson, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 1, 2005.

Paul Ferraro's research was profiled in "Endangered species: Economists' bid to weigh ESA's effectiveness draws enviros' fire," Greenwire, July 27, 2005.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "Attention shoppers, save now," Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, Ga.), July 27, 2005.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "Shoppers get a jump on tax-free weekend," The Daily Herald (Henry County, Ga.), July 26, 2005.

Inas Rashad's research was featured in "Cigarettes, Taxes, and Thin French Women," New York Times, July 24, 2005; also published in The Gadsden Times, July 25, 2005.

AYSPS graduate student Catherine Neal was quoted in "The equation for happiness," The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, July 24, 2005.

A Fiscal Research Center study on the revenue effects of Georgia's tax holiday was mentioned in "Tax-free shopping returns," Gwinnett Daily Post, July 24, 2005; "Expected Back-To-School Spending Increases," AccountingWEB.com, July 27, 2005.

Katherine Willoughby was quoted in "Revenue Rebound: Some States Give Workers Modest Raises," Arizona Capital Times, July 18, 2005.

William Waugh was interviewed for the newscast story "MARTA using bomb-sniffing dogs to increase security," CBS-46 News (Atlanta), July 7, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted about the action taken by the United Church of Christ in "Mainstream U.S. Church Endorses Gay Marriage," MTV.com - think | MTV, July 5, 2005; in " United Church of Christ votes for gay marriage," Houston Voice, July 8, 2005; in "U.S. denomination OK's gay marriage," PlanetOut.com, July 5, 2005; and in "UCC backs same-sex marriage in historic vote," Southern Voice, July 8, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in "Decades later, young foot soldiers for civil rights meet again in South," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2005.

David Sjoquist was quoted in "MARTA persists with talks as labor contract nears end," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 29, 2005.

Andrew Young was mentioned for administering the oath of office to Judge Leah Sears, and his work was mentioned in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' address, in "Sears sworn in as new chief justice," Associated Press, published in AccessNorthGa.com, June 29, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 28, 2005, and in "Thomas goes home for swearing in," Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2005.

Gary Henry was quoted in "HOPE likely issue in election," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25, 2005.

Karen Minyard was quoted and a Georgia Health Policy Center study was referenced in "Study:  Health Care cost increases leveling off," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 24, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "Big crowds for Pride pack large economic impact: Impact of three-day festival estimated at $20 million, according to city officials," Southern Voice (Atlanta), June 24, 2005.

Andrew Young was quoted in the op-ed regarding the conviction of Edgar Ray Killen "After four decades, justice finds its target," The Miami Herald, June 23, 2005.

Harvey Newman was interviewed about the Sandy Springs effort to incorporate, WAGA-TV (Atlanta), June 21, 2005.

Andrew Young was mentioned in the editorial "Don't hinder U.S. efforts at major reforms by withholding U.N. dues" as part of eight former ambassadors who oppose proposed House legislation, Allentown Morning Call (Allentown, Penn.), June 20, 2005.

Andrew Young and his friendship with Charles Loudermilk is featured in "Alliance between businessman, mayor made history in Atlanta," Associated Press story, published in: Augusta Chronicle, June 19, 2005; "Unlikely allies, lifelong friends: Alliance leads to $1 million tribute to Andrew Young," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 19, 2005; and "Odd couple's political bonds remain strong," Canton Repository (Canton, Ohio), June 19, 2005.

Richard Ferry, PAUS alum (MS-UPS, 2003), was featured in "Teacher takes on new challenge as Senoia city manager," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 9, 2005.

William Waugh was quoted in "Should I stay or should I go?," an article about residents' different reactions to hurricane evacuations, Bradenton Herald (Southwest Florida), June 2, 2005.

Robert Eger was quoted and his study on Sandy Spring's financial viability was mentioned in "Critic backs vote on Sandy Springs," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 29, 2005.

Geoffrey Turnbull was quoted in "Should city mold Wilson Morgan?" on economic development, The Decatur Daily News, May 29, 2005.

Carolyn Bourdeaux and John Matthews' study on tax allocation districts is featured in "Taxes may go toward growth," Augusta Chronicle, May 17, 2005.

John Clayton Thomas' appointment to the Georgia Commission on Child Support by Governor Sonny Perdue was reported in "Panel to determine child support formula," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 5, 2005.

Karen Minyard appeared in an interview concerning the rising numbers of recent college graduates who lack health insurance, WSB-TV (Atlanta), May 5, 2005.

Karen Minyard was quoted in an article about reducing the number of uninsured in Northwest Georgia, Dalton Daily Citizen, May 4, 2005.

Karen Minyard was interviewed about the Georgia Health Policy Center's work in Central Georgia to reduce the number of working uninsured by Randall Savage, WMAZ-TV (Macon), April 29, 2005.

Bruce Seaman's study about the impact the Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca-Cola will have on Atlanta's economy was mentioned in "$200 million for Atlanta economy; Aquarium, Coke cite strong team," by Maria Saporta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wednesday, April 27, 2005.

Donald Ratajczak wrote an op-ed on investor fears for his Business Commentary column "Investors fear risky landscape, not inflation," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 24, 2005.

Jeannie Thomas' appointment to the Governor's new transportation task force was reported, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 18, 2005.

PAUS student Rebecca Serna appeared in Maria Saporta's column, "Young group carries torch for transit," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 18, 2005. Her role as president of the group Citizens for Progressive Transit was featured.

The April symposium with former President Jimmy Carter and Ambassador Andrew Young was reported in "Young and Carter reflect on lives, legacy," Errin Haines, Associated Press, April 13, 2005. The AP story was picked up in the Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia), April 13, 2005; on the WXIA site, Macon Telegraph, Tallahassee Democrat, April 14, 2005.

The Georgia Health Policy Center's new statewide project to work with businesses and local communities to reduce the number of uninsured Georgians was featured in the article "Coping with the uninsured," Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 8, 2005. Karen Minyard was quoted in this article.

James Alm participated in a 15-minute interview with Tim Bryant about Social Security for the show "Newsmakers with Tim Bryant," News Talk 1340 am, WGAU.

Erdal Tekin wrote an article based on his research on the Chinese threat after the elimination of textile quotas beginning January 1, 2005, published as the article "Chinese threat and Turkish textile sector in the post-2005 era," TurkishTime, January/February 2005.

Paula Stephan conducted an interview with Alison McCook of The Scientist concerning offshoring in the life sciences, February 17, 2005.

Karen Minyard was quoted in "Measuring managed care: Will a million Medicaid recipients be better off?" and in "Pharmacy card tackles soaring drug costs" in a special In-depth section, Health-Care Quarterly, Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 11, 2005. Additionally, Frank Selgrath of the Coastal Access Program, and Nancy Kennedy of the Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership, networks with whom the Georgia Health Policy Center works closely, were featured in various articles in the Health-Care Quarterly.

David Sjoquist was quoted in an article about a proposed tax cut for corporations headquartered in Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 9, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in "SUPER BOWL: Atlanta scouts city, readies '09 bid; Group visits, vies to bring top prize to Georgia Dome," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6, 2005. His economic impact studies were again featured in "Pitch for Super Bowl carries extra weight: Atlanta's bidders warn that city could be shut out awhile if NFL rejects proposal for '09," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2005.

Bill Kahnweiler was quoted in "Work, interrupted," Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 3, 2005.

Ben Scafidi's role as the Governor's education policy adviser was reported in Legislature 2005: POLITICAL INSIDER, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31, 2005.

Bruce Seaman was quoted in a question and answer feature, "Super Bowl XXXIX Special Report," and was quoted in "Jags brought recognition, but bottom line hard to read," Boston Business Journal, January 28, 2005.

Paula Stephan was quoted in response to comments Harvard University President Larry Summers made in a presentation at the NBER conference, Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce: Women, Underrepresented Minorities and Their S&E Careers. Summers had suggested that "innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women than men succeed in science and math careers." Stephan was quoted in The Boston Globe, January 17; The New York Times, January 18; Chicago Tribune, January 18; the The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 19; The Washington Post, January 19; and The Washington Times, January 24. The story was also picked up in Common Dreams, January 19; Lakeland Ledger, January 19; The Lima News (Lima, Ohio), January 23; WorldNetDaily, January 23; and The Evansville Courier & Press (Evansville, Indiana), January 24.

Gary Henry's research on Georgia's prekindergarten program was cited in "Florida's Pre-k plan dim beside others," The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida), January 12, 2005.

Alumna Katherine Sherrington (M.P.A., 1993) was reported as being sworn in to office to serve her sixth consecutive term as Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, Gwinnett Daily Post, January 3, 2005.

Gary Henry's research on Georgia's prekindergarten program was cited in "Tardy on early education," Atlanta Parent, January 2005.

Earlier media hits are listed in the Annual Report.