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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 07:06

Ben Had: So, you believe a couple of million people living in this country should be openly discriminated against? It's such a small number, isn't...
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@ Calif. car dealership suspected of defrauding Hull man Sat, 05/25/2013 - 07:01

JackP32: Indeed, there is a sucker born every minute.
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:56

Ben Had: I've never met a Gay person that wasn't born that way. Neither have you.
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:52

Yellow Dog: Well said. [quote][b]fishin4u[/b] - Each to their own, whatever makes one happy. I, as the majority of Americans, do not promote my sexual preference in public. However, those who choose this as a...
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@ Anderson: Chancellor's remarks suggest... Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:46

Athens Trojan: I can't comment on this because I don't wrte as good as y'all but I believe Huck is right Big Jim.
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@ Tenn. grant to help Athens neighborhood build park Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:32

Athens Trojan: Don't want to be the village idiot here but how much will the upkeep be? Who is going to foot that bill? You do know we approved a tennis center that is supposed to be a revenue generator but we had...
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@ Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing'... Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:07

SIGNOFF: At last, some refreshing news. :
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@ Dupuy: Tax breaks legal, but deplorable Sat, 05/25/2013 - 06:07

EbbTide: @Jim Thompson: Yes, it would indeed appear I am Google challenged. Thanks for the info. How do I look with an exploding cigar in my mouth?
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@ Today's editorial cartoon Sat, 05/25/2013 - 05:41

DB: American workers are being bought and sold at the DC flea market for pennies on the tax dollar.
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@ Tenn. grant to help Athens neighborhood build park Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:52

mj: @Hardscrabble: Just another ABH idiot commenter.
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@ Athens unemployment continues downward creep, hits 5.6... Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:52

sweept: the workforce as a whole leading to a reduction in workforce participation which is at the lowest percentage...
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@ Athens unemployment continues downward creep, hits 5.6... Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:47

E.J.: You wrote that people were falling off rolls. What rolls?
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@ Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:38

E.J.: No, but they are a lot less violent! I'm with you,...
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@ Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:37

E.J.: double
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@ Athens unemployment continues downward creep, hits 5.6... Sat, 05/25/2013 - 04:22

sweept: [quote][b]E.J.[/b] - What "rolls" are you referring to, please? If one gives up looking for work, then one does not need to be employed and should not be counted; evidently they are finding support...
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:45

E.J.: Yes you do! So do I. You hold a woman's hand, walk or sit with your arm around her...
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:35

E.J.: Let me correct that for you. Sexuality has no place in the BSA where...
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:25

E.J.: A pedophile, which is not a homosexual, or didn't you know that? Are you saying that you think children...
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@ After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:15

E.J.: "If I place this situation in the context of my religious beliefs, I'm forced to ask myself, 'Would I turn a homosexual child away from Sunday school? From a church function? Would I forbid my...
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@ 18-wheeler stolen from Athens yard Sat, 05/25/2013 - 02:52

E.J.: 18-wheeler would be the whole thing.
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  • Nick
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    Rep. Regina Quick pulls no punches on Chamber scorecard

    Rep. Regina Quick, R-Athens, was one of two local delegates to score less than an "A+" in the Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative score card. She and I played phone tag Monday when I was reporting the story and I wasn't able to get her comments in a timely fashion. Instead, she sent over this statement Wednesday morning and she did not mince her words. (Links and italicized portions are my own; otherwise, it's as she wrote it.) Dear Friends: read more

  • Nick
    Coltrain

    UPDATED: Draft language of so-called curfew ordinance

    The committee opted Tuesday night to put off deciding on the ordinance until, at the earliest, its next meeting. Of note: The Athens-Clarke County attorney highlighted that the proposed times are, in essence, placeholders for the commission to change or keep as it pleases.   Full text of the Use of Public Right-of-Ways ordinance draft is below. read more

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