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Nobody and the graveyard raid
By T.W. Burger It is not a very large cemetery, tucked away between the back end of a large brick church and a row of some houses that...

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Nov 9, 20243 min read
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A Little Weird: Fare thee well, Geordie
By Eddie Whitlock You don’t know people very often. You know a little slice of a little facet of most of them. There are a few you get to...

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Nov 9, 20246 min read
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A Little Weird: We are the monsters
By Eddie Whitlock We are the monsters. At least, that’s my goal. ​It’s that time of year. It’s my favorite time of year: Halloween. ​When...

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Oct 29, 20245 min read
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The continuing struggle for control over women’s bodies
By Peggy Perkins In the 19th century, Vice Crusader Anthony Comstock lobbied Congress to make it a crime to possess, distribute, or...

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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Gonzalez statements after second district attorney candidates debate
The following was released by the Deborah Gonzalez for district attorney campaign: District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez engaged with a...

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Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Lessons in hatred
Dear Editor, Candidates Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance see their path to election as persuading us that we must fear and hate a long list...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Never met a stranger: Celebration of summer in a jar
By T.W. Burger I could not help but note that the man extracting honey from the combs in the Langsroth frames looked almost bearlike;...

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Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Athens animal shelter in need of donated newspapers
Due to the high number of ringworm cases at the shelter, we will be using an increased amount of newspaper in order to properly clean and...

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Oct 22, 20241 min read
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District Attorney’s Marsy’s Law violations further traumatize crime victims
By Christine Scartz At the September 2024 meeting in Athens, Attorney Kevin Epps told the audience that he researched Marsy’s Law...

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Oct 21, 20244 min read
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Never Met a Stranger: Tattoos
By T. W. Burger Tattoos have probably been around nearly as long as we’ve had skin. I don’t have any particular problem with them, though...

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Oct 20, 20242 min read
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Victim advocate decries dysfunctional district attorney’s office
To the editor: This is an urgent request for your help to protect victims of violent crime in our community no matter what your politics....

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Oct 19, 20243 min read
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Post- debate remarks by Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez
The following was released by Democratic District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez after her debate this week with Independent candidate Kalki...

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Oct 18, 20244 min read
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A call for Congressman Mike Collins to take action against gun violence
During the two weeks prior to October 6, more than 350 people signed the following letter: Dear Representative Mike Collins: We, the...

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Oct 13, 20242 min read
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We’re from Georgia AIM and we’re here to help
By Bill Crane In looking forward and embracing our future yet to come I often find benefit in looking back. One of my favorite quotes...

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Oct 9, 20243 min read
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Refugees deserve to be welcomed with compassion
To the Editor of Classic City News : We speak of studying history so that it does not repeat itself, but when it comes to a hostile and...

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Oct 9, 20242 min read
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Trump and the statute of limitations
By Albert DeSimone I am having difficulty understanding the Trump hush money trial and the statute of limitations. A few basics. The...

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Oct 3, 20242 min read
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Open letter to Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners re: apartment complex living conditions
From: Michael McLendon < mhm@ix.netcom.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 9:38 AM To: Carol Myers < carol.myers@accgov.com >;...

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Oct 2, 20244 min read
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Something to sip on: facts about tea
Besides water, no beverage is consumed by more individuals across the globe than tea. For millennia, this beloved drink has been favored...

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Sep 30, 20245 min read
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Shark teeth and weasels
By T. W. Burger Dan Stoneburner and I walked along the two tracks of what passed for a road on that barrier island off the coast of...

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Sep 30, 20243 min read
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Turn Apalachee anger into action
It’s been a month since the shooting at Apalachee High School. What emotions have you felt since then? Perhaps, like me, you have gone...

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Sep 29, 20241 min read
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