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Rare Southern Snow Storm Paralyzes Atlanta

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A day after some three inches of snow paralyzed the countryà ??s ninth-largest city, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed blamed the resulting gridlock on decisions by schools, business and government to send people home at the same time. Similar stories unfolded elsewhere in the Deep South, from Louisiana to North Carolina, as snow, freezing rain and sleet laid down a sheet of thin ice in a region unfamiliar with such weather. Motorists set out for home at the first sight of snow, clotting the streets. Georgia and Alabama were hit especially hard. Governors in both states declared states of emergency.
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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