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THE OLYMPIC FILE

What a long, strange trip it's Been
For Atlanta residents, the Olympic Games have elicited reactions ranging from anger and frustration to hope and anticipation. But with the Games set to begin in a week and a promising legacy to follow, Atlantans are now celebrating the fruits of its years-long labor of love

Auburn Avenue vendors upset at sales
Vendors in Atlanta's historic Auburn Avenue district claim ACOG is to blame for their slow business

Move over, Izzy
The collective vent of Atlantans is given a voice in the work of a 44-year-old advertising executive

Welcome to the gridlock games
Atlanta's transit system proves inadequate with the onslaught of Olympic visitors. The long lines and frequent delays are wearing out passengers

No Olympics for Lafayette kids
A group of Lafayette high school students have their hopes dashed when a company that promised them jobs with the Olympics leave them stranded in Atlanta

Disenchanted kids head home
A follow-up on the fate of the Lafayette school students stranded in Atlanta after a company promising them jobs leave them stranded

Students left stranded after company promising jobs disappears
High school students, left stranded after a company which promised them jobs disappears, share their experience

Atlanta officials tackling the three T's
With preparations for the Olympics almost complete, the only three variables to consider now are the temperature, traffic and terrorism

The Centennial Olympic Park: Capturing the spirit, leaving a legacy
An overview of the Centennial Park

VOLUNTEER PROFILES

Enough stargazing for this volunteer
Movie stars and sports celebrities are old news for Auburn volunteer working at the Olympic Village

Pining for Piqua
A Piqua paramedic working as a volunteer at the Centennial Park says he has had enough and is ready to go home

image of the park bombing aftermath

THE CENTENNIAL PARK BOMBING

Ugly reality haunts Olympics
The day after the Centennial Park blast, athletes and visitors alike try to make sense of the tragedy

Richard Jewell to take on the FBI, Media

After a harrowing 88 days of scrutiny, the FBI declares Richard Jewell is no longer a suspect in the Centennial Park bombing.

Valdostan at Olympics angered by bombing
A Valdosta resident shares her feelings about the Centennial Park bombing.

THE TWA CRASH

Visitors to game undeterred by crash
Wisconsin residents refuse to let the crash put a damper on their Olympic experience.


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