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Classic City News
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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Classic City News
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Ort in the sky, Or, How the hell did we get to THIS point, for God’s sake?
By T.W. Burger Since 1962, according to Ort himself, I have known him as Billy or “BC,” for Billy Carlton. The appellation “Ort” came...
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Classic City News
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Republican legislators’ response to 'domestic violence' at the Capitol
By Pat Priest We are perplexed when victims of domestic violence sometimes recant after calling the police during a harrowing experience....
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Classic City News
Jan 3, 20237 min read
The Fire Department is on Life Support
By Mara Zúñiga It should have been as simple as just voting yes on December 6, 2022, for the recognition of the Professional Firefighters...
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Classic City News
Dec 29, 20222 min read
Police Chief promotes tax credit that could provide $3 million in funding to ACCPD
By Jerry Saulters It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that I offer this letter of support to the Athens-Clarke Police Foundation...
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Classic City News
Dec 28, 20225 min read
A Little Weird: Twitter & Me
By Eddie Whitlock Twitter eluded me. I never got it. My daughter told me I should join to promote my books, so I did. I felt like the...
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Classic City News
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Never met a stranger: Conversing with Coach Dooley (not about football)
By T.W. Burger First, a disclaimer: I have never enjoyed football, or any other kind of team sport, for that matter. It stems from...
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Classic City News
Nov 3, 20224 min read
A little weird: Football, death & local radio
By Eddie Whitlock Little southern radio stations, particularly AM stations, used to thrive on being the voice of the community....
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Classic City News
Sep 26, 20224 min read
A Little Weird: Mary Jane and Me
By Eddie Whitlock I was a sophomore at UGA in 1980. My little apartment was on Springdale Street. My father had given me a little 9-inch...
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Classic City News
Sep 20, 20223 min read
Open letter to ACC commissioners concerning conditions at animal shelter
Dear Commission Members: I am writing concerning my experience with the ACC Animal Shelter and hoping I get a response. Back in July, our...
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Classic City News
Sep 7, 20224 min read
A Little Weird: We were merely freshmen
By Eddie Whitlock Gordon (Junior, at the time) College was not a respected option for most of the kids at Griffin High School. At Griffin...
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Classic City News
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Mokah Speaks: Second chance
By Mokah Jasmine Johnson For the past five years, the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement has worked to establish a youth program that...
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Classic City News
Jul 25, 20224 min read
No responsibility claimed for destruction of Georgia Guidestones
By Eddie Whitlock The Georgia Guidestones had offered principles for those who survive a nuclear apocalypse. I think that whoever had the...
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Classic City News
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Never Met a Stranger: Neighbors
By T.W.Burger Like anybody else who has neighbors, they can sometimes seem like a mixed blessing, especially when it comes to political...
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