CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Erik Hogan Cold instant coffee in a plastic water bottle stares at me as I stir in bed. The air conditioner drones on as I stare back....

By Eddie Whitlock The weekly message to Timothy Road Elementary School parents last Sunday evening included an attachment announcing that...

By Mara Zuñiga Commissioner and incumbent Carol Myers voted YES to upset a predominantly black neighborhood and NO to upset a...

By Erik Hogan A subtle, dispersed tapping draws my consciousness from the oblivion of sleep. It is the sound of light rain on my tent....

By Mara Zuñiga Commissioner and incumbent Carol Myers voted YES to upset a predominantly black neighborhood and NO to upset a...

By Erik Hogan Springtime arrives in the South with a shocking suddenness. At home, the trees erupt with delicate greenery, seemingly...

By T.W.Burger I figured that I had better catch this one, as there will not be another total eclipse where I am for another 40+ years. I...

By Michael H. McLendon ACC’s process to update its Comprehensive Plan and associated land use/zoning polices is like a Trojan Horse. This...

By Erik Hogan Florida is a land steeped in memory, synonymous with escape from school or work. My grandmother lived there. I’ve visited...

By Leon Galis Recently in this space, Michael H. McLendon has been sounding an alarm over Athens having become a refugee resettlement...

By Linda Krotki In my March 14 article published in Classic City News, I spoke against divisive language and people making statements not...

By Michael H. McLendon Transparency vs. secrecy at City Hall It has been said that transparency is the enemy of government. Transparency...

By Leon Galis One of Donald Trump’s most famous sayings is this one: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and...

By Linda Krotki As many people have expressed recently, there is a need for unity in Athens. Divisive comments made with no basis in...

By Michael H. McLendon Part 1 - How We Got Here Athens was already approaching a tipping point due to the consequences of being a magnet...

By Gordon Rhoden We live and work daily within very diverse and vibrant collegial communities full of promise and mutual cooperation. We...

By Bruce Menke From earliest days, our country faced challenges to its survival and won. Once again, we face a threat which can destroy...

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...

By Bruce Menke Minutemen were young (25 or less), selected for, "enthusiasm, reliability and physical strength", an "elite force", "the...

By Peggy Perkins MAGAs’ insistence that they want border funding has proved to be a lie, as Democratic and Republican senators hammered...