Rules are worthless without enforcement. Will Starbucks employees be able to take the time to come outside multiple times to tell people to stop smoking? I hope not. I am not a smoker, but I feel like folks should be able to smoke outside as long as they throw away their butts.

We can't have anything nice.

Just a thought: It would be interesting to see an art gallery like ATHICA fill the vacant space upstairs from a downtown retail space. If anyone thinks it is too noisy, ATHICA is currently in an industrial warehouse across from a train loading area...and the space still works well for the gallery.

@Minion: Fair enough about the tax dollars not being spent on Bibles. However, take it easy with the personal insults. Doesn't it say something about that in your Bible?

I would prefer my state tax dollars not be spent on Bibles or Korans or the Book of Mormon. Seperation of church and state!

@THX1138: More like "Pedestrian's death illustrates need for walking options in Atlanta" Not everyone has a car. We need to start designing cities for people instead of cars.

@PlanningParty: No kidding. I bought a 2003 Nissan XTerra years ago specifically because it had the old school 4x4 transfer case with a manual shifter not electronic push-button. I have had no trouble with it in 10 years. My mom had a 1993 Cherokee with the old transfer case and had no problems either. I wish that car makers would figure out that simpler is usually better.

@THX1138: I used to same thing, however since these dogs were originally bred for fighting, I think that has something to do with their disposition. Like a dog bred for retrieving or pointing, the animal can revert back to its instincts whether or not it has been trained to do so. I am no dog expert, but I am just voicing an observation.

Let's go paint it red and black.

@Anonymous Dude: Perhaps Oak Ridge's "security" shouldn't be non-existent as to allow an 83 year old nun to break in. Al-Qaeda is reading this right now. Scary!

"defacing a Tennessee nuclear weapons said..." I am assuming you forgot to put "plant" or "factory" there. Please correct this. Thanks.

I really hope they catch this person. She deserves to go to jail for a long time. That poor man could have been killed.

I think the best we can do is move the "Were glad Georgia's on your mind" sign one mile north and call it a day.

@STATE OF DENIAL: Your handle is fitting. Georgia won't win this if it goes to court. If our state believed the land and water was rightfully theirs, they should have sued 150 years ago. Now we'll have a hard time convincing a judge to turn over all the infrastructure and towns that Tennessee has invested in on the disputed land.

In-town places are going to getting more developed, gentrified, and expensive to live. Look at downtown Athens, Atlanta, and Savannah. I grew up in the suburbs and both I, my sister, and my parents now live in more urban settings. Plus higher gas prices disincentivizes living far out from everything. From now on, it will be in the city or out in the country living for me. No more suburban sprawl.

Be sure to secure your weapon and put away in a more clandestine spot than the console or glove box. That comes with being a responsible gun-owner. We are not here to arm the criminals.

@E.J.: No kidding. In 20 years of backpacking all over the US I have NEVER had an issue with a bear. If you properly store your food and garbage, the critters will leave you alone. Unfortunately, lazy and stupid people (I'm not saying that Millsaps is, but there are a lots of others) attract bears and make them dependent on human food and garbage.

Was the piston really a WWII-era highly valued pistol? I doubt it. Luger is more often referred to the type of ammunition it shoots. I'm curious why the police would misrepresent the gun as such. They usually know firearms fairly well.

@Curls: I agree with you that the park and ride lot seems like a waste. Unfortunately, former Rep Max Burns earmarked the funds for that use only. If Athens didn't spend it on the park and ride lot, the money was going to have to be sent back to the state/feds. Blame the system, not Athens government.

They need to show a map of the changes.

@STATE OF DENIAL:

[quote][b]STATE OF DENIAL[/b] - @Aredman:
"This is really a ridiculous premise"
You are covered A"redman" bring yo tribal ID.
"A" poll worker

[/quote]

Very Clever. I got a chuckle out of that. Thanks.

@friendlyfire: but very few non-citizens would bother to register to vote anyway. Why would they risk being caught and deported just to vote? This is really a ridiculous premise.

It is really not worth the expense for states to try and institute this. The rate of voter fraud is extremely low. This is just another right-wing measure to try and disenfranchise poor and minority voters.

Thank you for your courage Mr. Perry. To still have the will to live after battling your illness so long and saying goodbye to your daughter gives me motivation to enjoy every day.

I thought I heard that Cher hates "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves." So do I.