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@ Athens committee looks to add public info session to... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:28

The Peoples Elbow: This is a good first step. I'm in favor of Historic District designations until it becomes so red-tape laced that a homeowner (you know, the one who actually pays the bills for the property) has to...
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@ Athens police seize marijuana, narcotics after teen... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:15

The Peoples Elbow: What's more sad is that we have a Police Chief that, for years, has turned the other cheek at our "gang" presence and the crime associated with these hoodlums. They're here Chief! Like it or not. Now...
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@ Many students studying wrong things, University System... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:15

E.J.: “If you can’t get a job, and you majored in drama, there’s probably a reason,” Wasn't it Harrison Ford who took a drama class after spending time building sets as a carpenter? These offerings at...
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@ Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:15

fishin4u: What a lame attempt by the POTUS to deflect attention away from the current investigations. Nice try, but that dog wont hunt........... FISH............
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@ Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:14

OrneryConservative: @Lady of the Lake: thanks
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@ I-5 bridge collapses in NW Washington; people in water Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:10

Lady of the Lake: Oh Wow! I can only imagine driving over a bridge and having it collapse! I hope everyone is OK. This is terrible!
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@ 'I'm not racist': Common... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:09

OrneryConservative: Oh good grief....wasn't that same line used by Fuzzy Zoeller years ago?
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@ Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:06

Millionexus: [quote][b]E.J.[/b] - About time! And to prepare young men for the role of husband and father, they should also offer badges in child care, parenting, the nature of the female, the domestic arts,...
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@ 'I'm not racist': Common... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:01

Arnold Friend: 5 4 3 2 1 Go...
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@ Today's editorial cartoon Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:59

fishin4u: Really no big deal, after all it only influenced the election........... FISH...........
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@ Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:55

Lady of the Lake: [quote][b]OrneryConservative[/b] - We, as in the rest of the world, BUY their oil. We, as in the rest of the world, spend hundreds of billions of dollars per year on their oil at artificially...
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@ Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:52

OrneryConservative: We, as in the rest of the world, BUY their oil. We,...
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@ Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:46

OrneryConservative: Good point.
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@ Dupuy: Tax breaks legal, but deplorable Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:44

ProudSoutherner: I give her the award for worst regular columnist in the ABH! She's...
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@ Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:43

OrneryConservative: @Lady of the Lake: No problem
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@ Dispute leads to fight between sisters Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:40

Hawaii Five O: Sisters? What a shame.....
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@ Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:39

E.J.: About time! And to prepare young men for the role of husband and father,...
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@ Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:38

stinkbait: From the article:The vote followed what the BSA described as "the most comprehensive listening exercise in Scouting's history" to gauge opinions. How far have we fallen when OPINION weighs more...
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@ Georgia man convicted of shooting wife 8 times Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:36

letsee: Lock him up..throw away the key. I know they won't, but I wish they would.
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@ Many students studying wrong things, University System... Thu, 05/23/2013 - 22:34

letsee: I guess it must all be in how you look at what he said. I understand fully what he was talking about. Study something that is in demand, and do the other on the side if you want. And sometimes.....
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  • Nick
    Coltrain

    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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