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Federal government drives Trump’s chaos
In a chaotic world, our federal government normally acts as a stabilizing force. Under Trump, it’s driving chaos. Tariffs on Mexico and...

Classic City News
Mar 91 min read


Georgia’s foster children at risk: Unseen consequences of the Medicaid transition
By Dr. John DeGarmo Georgia’s foster care system is already in crisis. As a foster parent and advocate for over two decades, I’ve...

Classic City News
Mar 82 min read


Dealing with deceit and delusions
By Pat Priest Years ago my husband and I went to check on an elderly relative after neighbors complained about her behavior. She told us...

Classic City News
Mar 62 min read


No, Mr. President, CRT is not being taught in schools
By Albert DeSimone Critical Race Theory is one of the most misused terms in American politics and President Trump clearly demonstrated...

Classic City News
Mar 52 min read


Utility Bills Are Through the Roof and Senator Frank Ginn Wants Them to Be Higher
Dear Editor, As a result of increases in utility rates charged by Georgia Power, rates charged non-business customers are among the...

Classic City News
Mar 51 min read


A national embarrassment
By Neal Priest People who risked their lives to fight for this country, including my ancestors, simply would not believe what is...

Classic City News
Mar 22 min read


Diversity, equity and inclusion and me
By T.W. Burger I grew up in the Deep South, a place where many assume, incorrectly, racial prejudice reigned supreme. It wasn't true of...

Classic City News
Feb 283 min read


Chaos and destruction
By Shelbey Alexander President Donald J. Trump, acting without legal authority and in violation of the Constitution and laws of the...

Classic City News
Feb 241 min read


How?
By Bruce Menke How did the United States end up with a President and Vice President who: Insult and demean our most supportive and loyal...

Classic City News
Feb 191 min read


Disturbing omissions of the inaugural address
By Peggy Perkins I didn’t vote for Trump. However, I listened to Trump’s inauguration speech because I wanted to see what he would say...

Classic City News
Feb 151 min read


Elon Musk thinks he is FDR
By Albert DeSimone Apparently, Elon Musk thinks he’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His outrageous statements regarding the impeachment of ...

Classic City News
Feb 151 min read


Time for DOGE Athens
By Michael H. McLendon Follow-the-Money is a shorthandphrase for tracking financial transactions to ferret out wasteful spending and to...

Classic City News
Feb 125 min read


Letter to Congress re: coup in progress
Representatives, A coup is in progress! We have contacted our Congressman, Mike Collins. No replies at all to our messages. We have no...

Classic City News
Feb 85 min read


Happy Black History Month
By Bill Crane Noted Black scholar and historian Carter G. Woodson , known as the Father of Black History, was born in 1875 to former...

Classic City News
Feb 33 min read


Vengeful purge underway of FBI, Department of Justice
By Bruce Menke In case some readers are not up to date on current developments, President Donald Trump is now in the process of...

Classic City News
Feb 11 min read


Reader blasts CCN story about UGA professor’s run-in with police
I am writing in response to the “article” published on December 19, 2024 titled “Wrong-way driving UGA prof who fled gets off with...

Classic City News
Jan 302 min read


Are we “woke” or dozing?
By Albert DeSimone The pre-appropriated term “woke” is a word that goes back to the 1930s. It was a term used by African Americans to...

Classic City News
Jan 282 min read


Gummied!
By T.W. Burger As often happens, my clever ploy to get to sleep faster and more soundly at night didn’t quite work out. Clever ploys do...

Classic City News
Jan 223 min read


January austerity
It is not good to be entirely without experience of cold and heat, but one ought in some degree to feel the cold in winter and likewise...

Classic City News
Jan 194 min read


Godmother of Rock and Roll
By Albert DeSimone I remember hearing a dialogue long ago between two musicians, one Black and one white. The white musician said: “We...

Classic City News
Jan 161 min read
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