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Athens Politics: Roundup: September 9th, 2007
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Sunday, September 09, 2007. Roundup: September 9th, 2007. No likey Food Lion. What's next, war on Ingle's? About the GlennTax. (Preview: it sucks! Talks about noun wars. As a veteran of the gerund conflicts of '87, I can't agree more. Never again. (Ok, seriously, Jim makes good points here.). Continues to barrel down the slippery slope from "crotchety" to "irrelevant" with this column. One point I'm going to make in opposition to this piece: Hillary Clinton is currently ahead. A few days ago, Blake's blog.
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Athens Politics: What can Broun do for you?
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. What can Broun do for you? Saw this on a blog from the Bobby Saxon. Campaign. Saxon, you may recall, is challenging Congressman Paul Broun in the 10th District. (The Flem is also running.) Saxon is a Democrat, but by most accounts, the most serious Democrat to run in the 10th in a while. Being quick to respond when Broun acts the fool is a good indication that he might actually be a serious candidate. What can Broun do for you? 8220;I'm going to fight to keep our promise to...
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Athens Politics: The GlennTax Travels, part II: D-I-V-O-R-C-E
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Sunday, September 16, 2007. The GlennTax Travels, part II: D-I-V-O-R-C-E. The GlennTax travels, part II:. In which we talk about the 'Stache's control issues and why even prominent Republicans are less than thrilled about this idea. Also, we show Elton the love. We [the GOP] recognize your right to run your community how you want to run it.". And, what if Athens wants to make a big, necessary capital expenditure, say building a new middle school? As long as Republicans are in power, the GlennTax has the ...
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Athens Politics: October 2007
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Thursday, October 25, 2007. We'll be doing a bit of "liveblogging" coverage of the Commission drought work session. We've already dialed up the. Pre-meeting coverage of Blake Aued dropping his note pad. Stay tuned for more excitement. Finally starting up; Heidi apologizes for sitting with her back to the audience, apparently because of the large screen used for the work session. Fun fact: We are now in what is called an. Drought, which means it's only expected to be this dry once every 100 years. However...
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Athens Politics: March 2007
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Saturday, March 17, 2007. Heidi's Endorsement: Andy Herod. Back to some other news: Mayor Davison. Made an "unexpected endorsement". Yesterday in Tuesday's D8 race. Andy's long history of community service, extensive experience, and proven leadership make him the best choice for District 8 and has earned him my personal endorsement,". As Blackfin noted yesterday,. This would make sense seeing as " Hamilton. Doc Eldridge, State McCarter, Charlie Maddox crowd; Herod. The "cobbham elite" candidate.". Brough...
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Athens Politics: January 2007
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Today in the Banana-Herald sums up nicely the crux of this issue, and I post here for discussion, since I'm sure Chuck will enlighten us as how Athens would fall in on itself without the UGA greek system. Posted by Blackfin Day. Tuesday, January 02, 2007. The First Annual Athpy Awards. To start us off in '07, here's a little homage to the upcoming award show season. Insert ridiculously long/not funny song and dance opening number here.]. Al: Did you say "cruising"? The 3-laning...
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Athens Politics: The Flounder Files: Really?
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The Flounder Files: Really? Sigh Why do I get the feeling that "really? Is a word I'll be using quite often with this guy? So, another email from Rand "Flounder" Knight, candidate for U.S. Senate, fell into my inbox from an anonymous friend. Here's the headline:. Rand Knight leads new poll! Stop the friggin' presses! Hmm, this bears reading. Maybe I've judged him harshly. Maybe I've been under a political rock for the last few weeks and missed a sudden Flounder-surge. Jim M...
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Athens Politics: August 2007
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Friday, August 31, 2007. Porter Thinks That Perdue Doth Protest Too Much. This is the original, full version of an op-ed from Dubose Porter that ran in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today:. 1 Always, always crucify the messenger first. The Governor's release- "For more than 130 years, Democrats like DuBose Porter and his pessimistic friends presided over an educational system.". Of course, but he didn't think anyone would be fed up enough to take the heat that comes from speaking truth to power. What ...
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Athens Politics: GlennTax Travels: Part I
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Sunday, September 09, 2007. GlennTax Travels: Part I. Editor's note: For the love of Girtz! You go away on a quick, year-long vacay, and this is what happens to AthPo? Seriously guys. All righty, let's pick it up.]. GlennTax Travels, Part I. In which we explore stalking horses, and how you're helping big-box business get ahead. So, the editorial board at the ABH. Thinks Glenn Richardson needs to give it up on his whole "GlennTax," "Tax Pony," "I wanna be your Speaker and. The Stalking Horse Theory:.