I was a  judge at the annual Maple Avenue Halloween Parade in Marietta on Monday, joined by Mayor Thunder Tumlin, Councilman Andy Morris and Marietta City Schools board member Allison Gruehn. Our task was nearly impossible, so fun and creative were the costumes.

I hate to single out just one but these young ladies, inspired by Steve Harvey's unfortunate Miss Universe flub, made us all laugh! The photo is by Marietta City Councilman Johnny Walker.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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