CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By J.W. Mooney U.S. citizen’s expecting to live another 15-25 years largely on Social Security will be doomed with the Trump inspired...

By Mara Zuñiga A recall effort that had been started by a citizen of Athens by the name of James Lee DePaola against Mayor Kelly Girtz...

Someone’s onetime home being swallowed up by the relentless growth of kudzu recently caught the attention of equally relentless...

By Regina A. Smith Thursday night at the White House, while President Joe Biden was demonstrating his command of the complexities and...

By Karen K. Covi My husband and I are politically active as volunteers, poll workers and promoters of civic engagement, especially...

By Ian Slack It's not a huge issue for me that when Athens and Clarke County consolidated in 1991, that municipal trash collection was...

By Peggy Perkins Joe Biden had a terrible debate night.  His voice was hoarse and weak.  Many of his answers were halting, garbled,...

By Richard Burt And I am not alone. Recent polling shows 71 percent of registered voters think existing border control is insufficient,...

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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...

By Shelbey Diamond-Alexander It is a Republican belief that the best way to serve the public good is to slash taxes and regulations...

By Pat Priest I studied martial arts for years here in Athens, taking it up when I was almost 40.  (I bet I can still do a pretty decent...

For the religious right, erasing the constitutional right to abortion was just the beginning. They are coming after all our reproductive...

The most consequential decision people make may be to have a child. Responsible parenting requires massive commitments of time and...

By Michael H. McLendon The 5 June ACC commission meeting was extraordinary. What began as a vote to accept the sudden resignation of...

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...

By Michael H. McLendon Take these opportunities to give feedback to your elected officials about their FY25 budgets. ACC Commissioners...

By Johnny Ellington A South Korean company with technology developed in partnership with Georgia Tech has received federal funding for a...

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...

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...