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1 day ago5 min read
Field notes: a holiday tradition
By Erik Hogan This is the Christmas edition of Field Notes . We are taking a break from nature, landscapes, backpacking, and adventure to...
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Classic City News
3 days ago2 min read
Gonzalez looks back on term as district attorney
By Deborah Gonzalez As my tenure ends, I am grateful to reflect and express gratitude in my final newsletter as District Attorney of...
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Classic City News
Dec 111 min read
Fear artificial intellect, not AI
By Albert DeSimone Understanding the difference between “intelligence” and “intellect” is key to managing the fears many have of...
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Classic City News
Dec 114 min read
The danger of chasing tail
By T. W. Burger Whenever I watch world leaders contemplating the use of power, I always want to tell them about my old tomcat. Tom could...
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Classic City News
Dec 93 min read
Uga’s economic outlook for Georgia in 2025
A burgeoning population and sustained job growth will keep Georgia’s economy growing in 2025 — just a bit more slowly than in 2024,...
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Classic City News
Dec 82 min read
This Trumpside-down world
President-elect Trump said in his first go-round as president that he would choose the “best people.” And indeed, several members of his...
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Classic City News
Dec 31 min read
He’s my kid, is all he should say
By Albert DeSimone I believe I’m on solid ground when I say most parents would do anything for their children. Joe Biden is a father and...
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Classic City News
Dec 23 min read
Requiem for Bernie
By T.W. Burger I didn't try to count the number of people in the church. It was a good-sized crowd. I wasn't there on assignment, but on...
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Classic City News
Dec 21 min read
Nepotism alive and well in America
After months of swearing he would absolutely NOT interfere in the judicial process or issue a presidential pardon to his son, who is a...
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Classic City News
Dec 11 min read
We are all in this together
By Richard Burt There is a great divide in this country, but MAGA politicians do not want us to notice: the top 1% of Americans holds 10...
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Classic City News
Nov 271 min read
2024 Election was not a mandate
By Albert DeSimone American voters didn’t issue a mandate; they registered a complaint. The issues surrounding COVID and the economic...
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Classic City News
Nov 244 min read
Honoring Deborah Gonzalez: A Legacy of Civil Rights and Community Advocacy
Deborah Gonzalez is a civil rights leader, and I was proud when she served as our District Attorney in Athens-Clarke County. Anyone who...
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Classic City News
Nov 214 min read
At home on the cosmic camper
By T.W. Burger It had been a long walk in the muck, on legs that had spent too much time tucked under a computer table. And I will...
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Classic City News
Nov 142 min read
Thoughts on scratch'n sniff news
By T.W. Burger It is often true that we do not take full advantage of the technologies available to us. Nowhere is this more true than in...
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Classic City News
Nov 132 min read
Problems at the border
By Jim Baird Western Europe and the United States both loom large and stand shoulder to shoulder as they cast together the centuries-long...
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Classic City News
Nov 114 min read
A dose of culture at Joe's place
By T.W. Burger I would have loved to meet Joe Delaney. Finding Joe’s place was dumb luck, really. Most of my attention had been given to...
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Classic City News
Nov 93 min read
Nobody and the graveyard raid
By T.W. Burger It is not a very large cemetery, tucked away between the back end of a large brick church and a row of some houses that...
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Classic City News
Nov 96 min read
A Little Weird: Fare thee well, Geordie
By Eddie Whitlock You don’t know people very often. You know a little slice of a little facet of most of them. There are a few you get to...
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Classic City News
Oct 295 min read
A Little Weird: We are the monsters
By Eddie Whitlock We are the monsters. At least, that’s my goal. It’s that time of year. It’s my favorite time of year: Halloween. When...
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Classic City News
Oct 271 min read
The continuing struggle for control over women’s bodies
By Peggy Perkins In the 19th century, Vice Crusader Anthony Comstock lobbied Congress to make it a crime to possess, distribute, or...
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