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Classic City News
Jun 27, 20246 min read
Rescuing the pine tree flag
By Leon Galis Just when I think I’m late to the party again, somebody breathes new life into U. S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s...
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Classic City News
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Taxes and the 2024 election
By Shelbey Diamond-Alexander It is a Republican belief that the best way to serve the public good is to slash taxes and regulations...
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Classic City News
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Voting for values in November
By Pat Priest I studied martial arts for years here in Athens, taking it up when I was almost 40. Â (I bet I can still do a pretty decent...
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Classic City News
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Reproductive health care is a basic human right
For the religious right, erasing the constitutional right to abortion was just the beginning. They are coming after all our reproductive...
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Classic City News
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Responsible parenting
The most consequential decision people make may be to have a child. Responsible parenting requires massive commitments of time and...
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Classic City News
Jun 17, 20245 min read
Citizen engagement needed in search for new Athens-Clarke County manager
By Michael H. McLendon The 5 June ACC commission meeting was extraordinary. What began as a vote to accept the sudden resignation of...
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Classic City News
Jun 9, 20241 min read
Contraception should be a personal decision
We met in 1970 in high school. As of August 21, we will have been married 47 years. They have been good years, and that’s partly because...
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Classic City News
Jun 4, 20246 min read
Pinching pennies at the kitchen table but not Athens City Hall
By Michael H. McLendon Take these opportunities to give feedback to your elected officials about their FY25 budgets. ACC Commissioners...
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Classic City News
Jun 2, 20241 min read
Opinion: CHIPS & Science Act brings new jobs
By Johnny Ellington A South Korean company with technology developed in partnership with Georgia Tech has received federal funding for a...
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Classic City News
Jun 2, 20249 min read
Field Notes: Woodlands and Water, Distance and Grit
By Erik Hogan Steam rises from the cup in my hand. The aroma of coffee fills the darkness, well before sunrise. The Chattooga River, here...
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Classic City News
May 28, 20245 min read
Athens City Hall: AWOL on Memorial Day
By Michael H. McLendon Monday the 27th was Memorial Day, the day we as a nation set aside to remember and honor the over 1.4 million men...
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Classic City News
May 21, 20242 min read
The media must do a better job reporting on the economy
By Philip Suttle Daniel Patrick Moynihan (a straight-talking Democrat who served in Republican Administrations) once said “you are...
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Classic City News
May 19, 20242 min read
Mike Collins is wrong on Social Security
By Barbara Burt On the fourth Wednesday of every month, my husband and I gratefully find Social Security benefit payments have landed in...
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Classic City News
May 15, 20242 min read
Borders
By Jim Baird Western Europe and the United States share a place in the long deep shadow of centuries of colonial domination. That...
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Classic City News
May 3, 20244 min read
A Little Weird: Role Models
By Eddie Whitlock The weekly message to Timothy Road Elementary School parents last Sunday evening included an attachment announcing that...
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Classic City News
Apr 29, 20244 min read
Commissioner Myers and a tale of two neighborhoods
By Mara Zuñiga Commissioner and incumbent Carol Myers voted YES to upset a predominantly black neighborhood and NO to upset a...
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Classic City News
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Women’s rights are on the ballot
Why do rape victims often freeze rather than scream or fight back? This is an often misunderstood aspect of rape. Researchers have found...
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Classic City News
Apr 28, 20244 min read
A Tale Of Two Neighborhoods
By Mara Zuñiga Commissioner and incumbent Carol Myers voted YES to upset a predominantly black neighborhood and NO to upset a...
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Classic City News
Apr 25, 20242 min read
AFL-CIO Endorses Lexy Doherty for Congress in GA-10
Georgia AFL-CIO endorses Lexy Doherty, the Democratic candidate for Georgia's 10th congressional district. The Georgia AFL-CIO...
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Classic City News
Apr 24, 20246 min read
Field Notes: Panthertown Valley, Day 1
By Erik Hogan Springtime arrives in the South with a shocking suddenness. At home, the trees erupt with delicate greenery, seemingly...
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