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Classic City News
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Republicans affirm support for the Athens-Clarke community at large
By Gordon Rhoden We live and work daily within very diverse and vibrant collegial communities full of promise and mutual cooperation. We...
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Classic City News
Mar 2, 20241 min read
Our nation’s mortal threat lies not at the border
By Bruce Menke From earliest days, our country faced challenges to its survival and won. Once again, we face a threat which can destroy...
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Classic City News
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Middle class has an ally in the White House
By Regina A. Smith I grew up in a small Alabama town. My parents, a service station operator and a textile worker, had 8th-grade...
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Classic City News
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Republicans turn their backs on fight for freedom raging in Ukraine
By Bruce Menke Minutemen were young (25 or less), selected for, "enthusiasm, reliability and physical strength", an "elite force", "the...
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Classic City News
Feb 18, 20241 min read
MAGA lawmakers not seriously trying to solve border crisis
By Peggy Perkins MAGAs’ insistence that they want border funding has proved to be a lie, as Democratic and Republican senators hammered...
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Classic City News
Feb 18, 20247 min read
Field Notes/Waterfall Chasing: Canyon of Five Falls
By Erik Hogan Loose earth tumbles down the cliff face. Beneath my boots the damp leaves, soil, and rock making up this thin ledge shift...
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Classic City News
Feb 16, 202413 min read
Field Notes Special Edition Exposed: One Man's Dream Of Becoming A Human Drone
Foreword by Erik Hogan This week I offer you a cross-post from Wildhood Wanted, a publication by Kristi Keller. She has been one of the...
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Classic City News
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Athens residents seeks others to join in opposition to proposed short-term rental legislation
By Leon Galis The day after the Athens-Clarke County Commission passed unanimously a package of new regulations for short-term rentals,...
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Classic City News
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Time to Lead Georgia
By Scott Howard Two weeks ago, Georgia voters were shocked to learn that a key component of the state’s electronic voting system was...
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Classic City News
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Field Notes: Portrait of a Heron
By Erik Hogan Animals have an uncanny ability to detect movement, incongruous sounds, or even just sense when they are being watched....
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Classic City News
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Private security for Athens City Hall, what about the rest of us? (Part 1)
By Michael H. McLendon City Hall is leaving citizens and business owners on their own to deal with the problems created by the increasing...
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Classic City News
Feb 3, 20245 min read
A Little Weird: Hoopla and Heroes
By Eddie Whitlock As a native Georgian, I love SEC football. The NFL? Not so much. There were a few years that I followed the Atlanta...
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Classic City News
Feb 2, 20245 min read
Field Notes: Adventures in the Dominican Republic (Part 1)
By Erik Hogan There is a church located in Lawrenceville, Ga, about a 45 minute drive from my town. Its members have organized many...
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Classic City News
Jan 23, 20241 min read
County commissioners on tap for first Athens Classic Inc. meeting of 2024
We hope that you will plan to join us for our meeting this Thursday, January 25th at 5:30 PM. We will be meeting at the Magnolia Room...
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Classic City News
Jan 8, 20245 min read
Field Notes: Blood Mountain
By Erik Hogan Fear lurks in these midwinter nights. Like a hunting animal, it follows along in the darkness. This is not a terror, the...
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Classic City News
Dec 31, 20235 min read
Field Notes: Map Check 2023
By Erik Hogan At the beginning of 2023 my main outlet for sharing my photography was Instagram. These posts were re-shared on Facebook...
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Classic City News
Dec 30, 20235 min read
A Little Weird: Shitshow in review
By Eddie Whitlock This is my second attempt at an end-of-2023 column. Just as Nikki Haley failed to mention slavery as the cause of the...
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Classic City News
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Photo of the Day: December is going out with a bang!
Erik Hogan is a photographer who primarily shoots landscape, wilderness, and nature scenes in the Athens area. Follow on Instagram...
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Classic City News
Dec 28, 20235 min read
Erik Hogan: Undiscovered Rhododendrons
By Erik Hogan There is a time frame in the Spring when rhododendrons bloom high in the Blueridge Mountains. I see other photographers’...
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Classic City News
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Erik Hogan: Winter Solstice Sunrise
Every year December 21 marks the official start of winter. It also is the date of the Winter Solstice, when the sun is directly over the...
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