Border Wars All-star games set June 6 with It’s the Monster Mile at Dover Ga. vs. Tenn. International Speedway Sunday Page 1B Page 5B THE DAILY CITIZEN Friday,May 29, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Area unemployment falls TO CHECK Dalton Career Inside: Center job market may be turning around? OUT Companies hiring workers Center,said for Continuing “Well, I’m optimistic. I’ve “job orders” Education offers always been optimistic,”he said. ON THE BY CHARLES OLIVER Labor reported Thursday that the from local free computer Melissa Hulsey, president of 3 INSIDE
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