@JackP32: You must really hate all the kids who use sidewalk chalk during recess then, huh?
posted @ Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 14:24@kate11: whoa whoa there! I didn't say anything negative about this girl. People make mistakes. She made a big one. I don't have any control over that. She made her facebook profile, not me. She put herself out there on the internet. I had nothing to do with that. A 5 second google search revealed her facebook page. I was curious if we had mutual friends (we do). I see this is your first post. It is common around these parts to post a link to a facebook page to give a little depth to the article. Heck, mainstream network media uses facebook pictures from people's profiles every single day. Relax. Clearly no one else cares as there haven't been any other comments on this story. Heck, I don't even care. I'm simply thankful she didn't hit anyone while driving on the curb.
posted @ Monday, May 20, 2013 - 21:40https://www.facebook.com/virginia.cook.5?fref=ts
posted @ Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 01:31Chris is a real swell guy. Those kids will certainly remember this event for a long long time.
posted @ Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 01:24Glad to hear they started on a positive note.
posted @ Friday, May 17, 2013 - 22:37"Handel, 51, immediately sought to distinguish herself from the rest of the field and called herself "a fresh voice."
Yeah, a fresh voice of bats**t insanity.
posted @ Friday, May 17, 2013 - 13:41NASCAR needs an autopsy.
posted @ Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:54Good on her
The world needs more people like this woman.
"The FBI has not allowed hospital officials to say any more about his wounds or condition."
I wonder why?
posted @ Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 00:30"a government group, by a team of environmental lobbyists, financiers and developers."
That tells me all I need to know right there. Since when did the state government do what was best for wildlife at the cost of taxpayers?
posted @ Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 00:28A Freshman? But he's not old enough to consume alcohol. 
Okay now I side with the teens.
posted @ Friday, April 19, 2013 - 20:13@1hutch: I deleted MSNBC right after I deleted FOX News, CNN, Headline News. I don't watch NBC, ABC or CBS.
posted @ Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 10:10Among the injured, this numbskull who put his child at risk and probably scarred the poor child for life:
posted @ Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 01:36I read somewhere it was an Eagle Scout at the drive-thru who was also an employee. He was waiting on his food and it was taking a bit longer than usual. It was nearly closing time (I thought these places were 24 hours?), and the detective was getting agitated waiting in line. Video didn't show the kid doing anything disrespectful. I sure hope more comes out because it's a bit confusing based on the video footage as to what the kid did to set off the cop.
posted @ Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 00:31
And once again our elected officials refuse to listen to the people and instead cater to the lobbyists.
posted @ Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 20:13[quote][b]whurlitzer[/b] - i would like to know what was on that piece of paper.
"The investigating officer wrote in an incident report he was unable to determine who the primary aggressor ... because everyone involved was crazy."
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She was holding a love letter from THE WATCHDAWG.
posted @ Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 15:41[quote][b]grove600[/b] - It would help us determine guilt or innocence with names and photographs. [/quote]
Nope it sure wouldn't.
posted @ Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 15:33Some of y'all are some real cooks,I tell y'a. "Shoot first take names later" types.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/04/the-saudi-marathon...
posted @ Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 15:29Oconee Street Methodist is the sweetest and most generous little church I've experienced in this town. That little old building is full of so much generosity and love. My heart hurts for them. They go to incredible lengths to serve fringe of this community.
posted @ Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 09:35Welp, Georgia voters voted for it. Shows how educated we truly are. Once again, George Carlin was right. We get what we deserve when we vote this trash in.
posted @ Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 22:39It's a bit vague but the article implies he did not know she was under age. This is a bigger problem than we think. Sure, these creeps like young looking girls. Our culture sets men up for it, but girls; especially some girls just discovering the power of their sexuality are not fully honest with men. Both sides are looking for a thrill and it holds dire consequences for everyone involved, more so to the adult in the situation.
posted @ Friday, April 12, 2013 - 20:51@2dollar: My apologies for the snark, while not the victim of this robbery I have a personal affiliation with the owners and it's just a real sad mess.
posted @ Friday, April 12, 2013 - 18:12@2dollar: Well if blood was drawn and there was a bloody stick or broom handle then it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure that one out.
I feel terrible for the family. A TV and computer are one thing. Family images on the computer are another and beating a living animal is wholly separate. Not only will the family be stuck with vet bills and an injured dog, the dog's life is forever changed due to this brutality. The dog will never be the same.
posted @ Friday, April 12, 2013 - 17:38
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

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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