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That’s the way it is, as I see it
By Albert DeSimone Walter Cronkite was the voice of the news in the United States throughout the 1960s and 70s. He anchored the CBS News...

Classic City News
Aug 142 min read


All hell is about to break loose
By James P. Hilton Mark my words, we are about to witness one of the greatest showdowns in all political history Tulsi Gabbard, Director...

Classic City News
Aug 53 min read


A restaurant review, sort of
By Eddie Whitlock I got together with my sister Cathy recently. We hadn’t seen each other since Christmas, so it was overdue. Because we...

Classic City News
Jul 14 min read


Carrying the Legacy: My Grandfather M.C. Wilson and the Hot Corner Era
By Isaiah Cromartie Growing up, I always heard stories about the Hot Corner in Athens, Georgia—a place where African Americans built...

Classic City News
Jun 223 min read


Athens “No Kings” protest draws thousands
The following was submitted by Indivisible Georgia District 10: Around 3,000 people gathered in Athens on Saturday as part of the...

Classic City News
Jun 162 min read


Athens native pens raw urban crime novel
By Lenor Penferd Consignment is a raw gripping urban crime novel that dives deep into the world of street politics, ambition, and...

Classic City News
Apr 133 min read


Dealing with deceit and delusions
By Pat Priest Years ago my husband and I went to check on an elderly relative after neighbors complained about her behavior. She told us...

Classic City News
Mar 62 min read


No, Mr. President, CRT is not being taught in schools
By Albert DeSimone Critical Race Theory is one of the most misused terms in American politics and President Trump clearly demonstrated...

Classic City News
Mar 52 min read


Diversity, equity and inclusion and me
By T.W. Burger I grew up in the Deep South, a place where many assume, incorrectly, racial prejudice reigned supreme. It wasn't true of...

Classic City News
Feb 283 min read


Perspective shift
By Erik Hogan It is early February in the South. Last month’s blanket of snow has somehow already contorted into air conditioner...

Classic City News
Feb 167 min read


Elon Musk thinks he is FDR
By Albert DeSimone Apparently, Elon Musk thinks he’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His outrageous statements regarding the impeachment of ...

Classic City News
Feb 151 min read


Time for DOGE Athens
By Michael H. McLendon Follow-the-Money is a shorthandphrase for tracking financial transactions to ferret out wasteful spending and to...

Classic City News
Feb 125 min read


A story of the sky
By Erik Hogan It is still dark as I drive. Another early Sunday morning, waiting for that first cup of coffee to jump start my brain stem...

Classic City News
Feb 25 min read


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By T.W. Burger "Almost exactly 12 hours after he surrendered to police after a three hour standoff, Douglas Dubs found himself sentenced...

Classic City News
Jan 284 min read


Are we “woke” or dozing?
By Albert DeSimone The pre-appropriated term “woke” is a word that goes back to the 1930s. It was a term used by African Americans to...

Classic City News
Jan 282 min read


Ice Portraits
By Erik Hogan I was on a quest to see ice. These were the successive days of bitter cold in early January, before the first snow event....

Classic City News
Jan 264 min read


Full Moon over City Hall
These images of the moon overAthens City Hall were recently captured by local photographer Erik Hogan.

Classic City News
Jan 261 min read


Gummied!
By T.W. Burger As often happens, my clever ploy to get to sleep faster and more soundly at night didn’t quite work out. Clever ploys do...

Classic City News
Jan 223 min read


January austerity
It is not good to be entirely without experience of cold and heat, but one ought in some degree to feel the cold in winter and likewise...

Classic City News
Jan 194 min read


Hunting memories in rural Georgia
By Erik Hogan It’s summertime in Georgia in the mid 1980’s. The sun beats down onto the roof of our solid green Buick Century station...

Classic City News
Jan 118 min read
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