CLASSIC CITY NEWS

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

For far too long, Americans have paid more for prescription drugs than any major economy.  And while the pharmaceutical industry makes...

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...

And as this goes to press, it’s reported that a young UGA student lost her life today after she was reported missing then found near the...

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...

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...

By Leon Galis The day after the Athens-Clarke County Commission passed unanimously a package of new regulations for short-term rentals,...

Dear Editor, Representative Mike Collins informed us he would only address three urgent and vital issues as part of one bill: desperately...

By Scott Howard Two weeks ago, Georgia voters were shocked to learn that a key component of the state’s electronic voting system was...

By Michael H. McLendon City Hall is leaving citizens and business owners on their own to deal with the problems created by the increasing...

Georgia is known for its relatively lenient knife laws, making it a popular state for outdoor enthusiasts and knife collectors. This...

Pareidolia ˌperəˈdōlēə NOUN The perception of apparently significant patterns or recognizable images, especially faces, in random or...

By Bruce Menke To preserve our democracy, we cannot allow attacks on the performance by executive branch, the judiciary or the...

The many borders that criss-cross our world often neatly separate the planet into countries, states, territories, counties, cities, and...