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Galis: Why Bernie Sanders is still getting the side-eye
I’ve earned a dope slap. It took me way longer than it should have but it finally dawned on me that Bernie Sanders may have wanted Donald...

Classic City News
Feb 9, 20202 min read


Mokah Speaks: Protecting the vote and the need for paper ballot backups in 2020
By Mokah-Jasmine Johnson In 2018, Georgia’s electoral process was thrust into the national spotlight for its suppression of minority...

Classic City News
Feb 2, 20203 min read


Oconee Joe: The Oconee Wars, Samuel Dale
My newest article is a bit different in the way I present the history of the Oconee River. It is set during the contentious period known...

Classic City News
Feb 2, 20205 min read


Why I am running for Clarke County sheriff
My name is John Q. Williams, and I’m a Sergeant with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. I’ve been an Athens resident for nearly...

Classic City News
Jan 14, 20204 min read


To Hellfair and Back: Nothing changes on New Year's Day
By Shane Sims Holidays are an almost essential part of American culture. They give us something to celebrate; a reason to be happy. We...

Classic City News
Jan 9, 20203 min read


Never Met a Stranger: Staring down the 'gator
By T.W. Burger Time, we tend to forget, is not a thing of calendars and watches. It is a thing in and of itself, shapeless, a basket of...

Classic City News
Dec 18, 20194 min read


Are the Privatizers Coming for Clarke County Schools?
By Leon Galis Recently, somebody asked on social media, where everything important happens, how the national political climate is...

Classic City News
Dec 17, 20198 min read


To Hellfair and Back: No holiday cheer behind prison walls
By Shane Sims Darkness is the absence of light. Although I am sure that this age-old truth was discussed at some point during my...

Classic City News
Dec 11, 20194 min read


We rEvolution: Piercing the Veil of Trauma Cloaking CCSD (Part 2)
By Imani Scott-Blackwell Those of you who have already read Part 1 of this series are already aware that I do have strategic...

Classic City News
Dec 10, 20195 min read


We rEvolution: Piercing the Veil of Trauma Cloaking CCSD (Part 1)
By Imani Scott-Blackwell For the past two-plus years our community has struggled to find its footing under Dr. Demond Means as our...

Classic City News
Dec 8, 20195 min read


Mokah Speaks: Discrimination and Women’s rights in downtown Athens
By Mokah Jasmine Johnson Following the recent arrest of David Ellis Ippisch, the owner of two bars in downtown Athens -- The Hedges on...

Classic City News
Dec 7, 20192 min read


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...

Classic City News
Nov 30, 201910 min read


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...

Classic City News
Nov 22, 20193 min read


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...

Classic City News
Nov 21, 20192 min read


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,...

Classic City News
Nov 12, 20195 min read


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...

Classic City News
Nov 10, 20195 min read


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...

Classic City News
Nov 8, 20195 min read


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...

Classic City News
Oct 28, 20194 min read


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...

Classic City News
Oct 22, 20192 min read


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...

Classic City News
Oct 16, 20193 min read
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