Look past the spin and rhetoric for a true CCSD assessment
By Karen Sweeney Gerow ———————————————————————— TLDR: In 2017, the superintendent brought to light a crisis related to the proficiency of...
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Classic City News
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
Never met a Stranger: Art that bites back or, Art any way you slice it
By T.W. Burger (MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Maine) The burly man grinned as his chainsaw snarled into life. "Now, hold real still," he said as...
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Classic City News
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
QUESTIONS I’D LIKE TO ASK AT TONIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, NOVEMBER 21, 2019
By Bertis Downs Due to a volunteer opportunity, I won’t be there for the school board meeting tonight (but I guess I’ll watch it on...
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Classic City News
- Nov 12, 2019
- 5 min
Heartbreak in Adoption: The Fallout of Emotional Scammers
By Juli Wisotsky “Heartbreaker” is a term we generally reserve for those who cause hurt in romantic relationships. But being deceived,...
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Classic City News
- Nov 10, 2019
- 5 min
DEDICATION OF COBBHAM TRIANGLE PARK
By Bertis Downs Today is a big day for the Cobbham neighborhood: the Cobbham Triangle Park is being dedicated after a couple of years of...
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Classic City News
- Nov 8, 2019
- 5 min
To Hellfair and back: He held me captive
By Shane Sims He would keep me locked in his cell, sometimes for hours at a time. I would sit on the hard cement floor for so long that...
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Classic City News
- Oct 28, 2019
- 4 min
Why SPLOST can’t do everything
A perennial feature of SPLOST referendums is a rash of complaints about how stupid, irresponsible, irrelevant or otherwise outrageous the...
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Classic City News
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
Never met a Stranger: Getting down with the pants
By T.W. Burger It could have happened to anyone. I had just finished a classic Maine lobster dinner in a seaside restaurant near the...
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Classic City News
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
Why We Need to Renew SPLOST
By Leon Galis Tuesday, November 5th, is election day. The only item on the ballot, unless you live in Winterville, is the 2020 SPLOST...
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Classic City News
- Oct 14, 2019
- 4 min
To Hellfair and Back: The definition of Despair
By Shane Sims The definition of “despair” is “the complete loss and absence of hope” Before reading any further, I want you to take a...
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Classic City News
- Oct 13, 2019
- 4 min
Oconee Joe: Oconee Mud Temples (Part 2 of 2)
Opening your eyes while sitting upon the Scull Shoals Indian Mounds, and exhaling the ghosts of dirt, one can inspect the present state...
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Classic City News
- Oct 11, 2019
- 3 min
Never Met a Stranger: Roger the mason and a quick lesson in marketing
By T.W. Burger Quite a few years ago a fellow charged into the newsroom all steamed over a report we had run in the paper concerning his...
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Classic City News
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
October 3 work session: One of the weirdest school board meetings ever
By Bertis Downs And on the third day, I finally finished watching this surreal marathon of a BOE Work Session– check out these...
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Classic City News
- Oct 4, 2019
- 4 min
Oconee Joe: Oconee Mud Temples (Part 1 of 2)
When you sit upon an Indian Mound with your eyes closed for any length of time, you’ll still hear the present taking place around you....
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Classic City News
- Oct 3, 2019
- 4 min
Clarke County School District accreditation not at risk
By Leon Galis I belong to the first of three generations of Galises to benefit from our public schools. That’s my only credential for...
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Classic City News
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What they don't tell you in October
By Stephanie Astalos-Jones Well, it's October and judging by the superfluous number of pink t-shirts, pink tote bags, pink ribbon pins,...
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Classic City News
- Sep 27, 2019
- 4 min
Who are the Pagans amongst us?
By Embreis Oldfather On Saturday, Oct. 5, Athens Pagan Pride Day will be celebrated in downtown Athens, on College Square from 5-10 pm....
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Classic City News
- Sep 17, 2019
- 4 min
To Hellfair and Back: I may die in prison
By Shane Sims I may die in prison. That realization hit me like a ton of bricks. Just before sentencing, my-court appointed attorney and...
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Classic City News
- Sep 13, 2019
- 2 min
Oconee Joe: Wreck of the Golden Ray; environmental hazard containment efforts underway.
By Oconee Joe ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA – A disabled cargo vessel named Golden Ray capsized in Saint Simons Sound early the morning of Sept....
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Classic City News
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min
Never Met a Stranger: PMS and the guy getting all the hugs
There he was, throwing everything out of whack. He roamed from room to room, weaving erratically, and chaos followed him. Desks sat...
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