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Elon Musk thinks he is FDR
By Albert DeSimone Apparently, Elon Musk thinks he’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His outrageous statements regarding the impeachment of ...
Classic City News
Feb 151 min read
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Time for DOGE Athens
By Michael H. McLendon Follow-the-Money is a shorthandphrase for tracking financial transactions to ferret out wasteful spending and to...
Classic City News
Feb 125 min read
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Letter to Congress re: coup in progress
Representatives, A coup is in progress! We have contacted our Congressman, Mike Collins. No replies at all to our messages. We have no...
Classic City News
Feb 85 min read
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Happy Black History Month
By Bill Crane Noted Black scholar and historian Carter G. Woodson , known as the Father of Black History, was born in 1875 to former...
Classic City News
Feb 33 min read
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Vengeful purge underway of FBI, Department of Justice
By Bruce Menke In case some readers are not up to date on current developments, President Donald Trump is now in the process of...
Classic City News
Feb 11 min read
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Reader blasts CCN story about UGA professor’s run-in with police
I am writing in response to the “article” published on December 19, 2024 titled “Wrong-way driving UGA prof who fled gets off with...
Classic City News
Jan 302 min read
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Are we “woke” or dozing?
By Albert DeSimone The pre-appropriated term “woke” is a word that goes back to the 1930s. It was a term used by African Americans to...
Classic City News
Jan 282 min read
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Gummied!
By T.W. Burger As often happens, my clever ploy to get to sleep faster and more soundly at night didn’t quite work out. Clever ploys do...
Classic City News
Jan 223 min read
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January austerity
It is not good to be entirely without experience of cold and heat, but one ought in some degree to feel the cold in winter and likewise...
Classic City News
Jan 194 min read
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Godmother of Rock and Roll
By Albert DeSimone I remember hearing a dialogue long ago between two musicians, one Black and one white. The white musician said: “We...
Classic City News
Jan 161 min read
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School district acted contrary to will of Athens-Clarke voters
By Jeb Bradberry I would like to address the CCSD opt out of House Bill 581. First let’s get this straight, no one is against educating...
Classic City News
Jan 164 min read
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A note of gratitude from outgoing county coroner
I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the trust and confidence you have shown in me by allowing me to serve as your...
Classic City News
Jan 61 min read
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A visionary as president
By Peggy Perkins Those old enough to remember the Carter administration are just as likely to recall stagflation, gasoline price hikes,...
Classic City News
Jan 62 min read
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Hello, Madam President
By Albert DeSimone Female heads of state are a common occurrence everywhere except America. They either have existed or exist in the...
Classic City News
Jan 62 min read
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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...
Classic City News
Dec 22, 20245 min read
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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...
Classic City News
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Fear artificial intellect, not AI
By Albert DeSimone Understanding the difference between “intelligence” and “intellect” is key to managing the fears many have of...
Classic City News
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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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...
Classic City News
Dec 11, 20244 min read
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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,...
Classic City News
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Classic City News
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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