Field notes: A study of Owls
By Erik Hogan I drove very slowly along the quiet neighborhood street in the early morning. The road was so small it did not have lanes....
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Classic City News
- Nov 21
- 4 min
Never met a stranger: Cold Turkey, a Thanksgiving tale
By T.W. Burger One doesn’t hear as much as much talk from the "back to nature" folks these days as one used to. Excuse me. That should be...
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Classic City News
- Nov 20
- 5 min
A Little Weird: We never thank the right people
By Eddie Whitlock I called my sister before I wrote this. Cathy is five years younger and a hundred times better than me. If I ever want...
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Classic City News
- Oct 16
- 5 min
Never Met a Stranger: When the Goat Man came to Athens
By T.W. Burger Charles “Ches” McCartney, aka The Goat Man, had been a personal hero of mine ever since I was a boy growing up in Athens...
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Classic City News
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Mitchell Bridge Rd resident voices concerns to ACC Commissioners about homeless camp relocation
Resident's letter to commissioners and mayor about the possibility of the homeless encampment moving to Tallassee Road Dear Commissioners...
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Classic City News
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Never Met a Stranger: I suffer from AWAM Syndrome
By T.W. Burger The malady can be contagious, but AWAM is mostly found among those of a certain age, especially in the US of A. AWAM is an...
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Classic City News
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Never Met a Stranger: Truckin’
By T.W. Burger In a recent ZOOM meeting of a book club I belong to, someone remarked that we all think of ourselves as cowboys, free...
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Classic City News
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Mokah Speaks: Parents, now is time for that talk before a cell door slams shut on your child
By Mokah Jasmine Johnson Did you know one out of every three Black boys born today can expect to be sentenced to prison, compared to 1...
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Classic City News
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Attacks on Athens DA Gonzalez are politically motivated
By Robert Covi All three branches of Georgia’s government have republican majorities and everyone knows how difficult it is for the...
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Classic City News
- Jul 10
- 1 min
The Christmas Escape: the William and Ellen Craft story to be presented this week at ACC Library
Join the Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room in welcoming professional storyteller Jeanette Waddell. This event will take place at...
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Classic City News
- Jun 21
- 5 min
A Little Weird: The end is the beginning
By Eddie Whitlock On a family vacation when I was about 10 years old, I bought a post card that wound up on the wall of my bedroom until...
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Classic City News
- May 8
- 5 min
A Little Weird: Open on Sundays
By Eddie Whitlock My daddy was arrested in 1982 for selling beer on Sunday, which was illegal in Georgia at the time. I had been away at...
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Classic City News
- May 2
- 3 min
Never Met A Stranger: Bullets Are Easy
By T.W. Burger A confession: I love guns. I had several growing up and into my adulthood. Though I hunted, I wasn’t passionate about it....
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Classic City News
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Dropping A Dime On The Activist
By Albert DeSimone Athens is the penultimate city of left-wing activism, perhaps only losing the last most left position to San...
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Classic City News
- Apr 7
- 4 min
Athenians, Awaken!
By Jason E. Elder (laughter from Commissioner Hamby) "... but, but if there's somebody who wants to speak to it since it's like brand new...
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Classic City News
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Never Met a Stranger: Thoughts on a birthday
By T.W. Burger 74, for God’s sake. I often facetiously add “how the hell did THAT happen?” as if I didn’t know. It’s amazing how fast the...
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Classic City News
- Mar 8
- 4 min
A-Z: The Beginning
By Quentez Hodge First off, I must give honor to God who’s head of my life. He is the glue to it all, the reason I have a story to tell,...
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Classic City News
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Never met a Stranger: Carrot cake
By T.W. Burger My mother lived in Athens, GA, the bustling university town where I grew up. She liked to get her hair done by Judy, who...
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Classic City News
- Feb 24
- 5 min
A little weird: Personal voucher for mental health therapy
By Eddie Whitlock I was surprised that John Fetterman won his U.S. Senate race. Our nation has embraced charlatans in the past, and Dr....
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Classic City News
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Driving while white-privileged
By Eddie Whitlock I was driving through my hometown in early December, when I came to town to visit property that my sister and I still...
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