When a beloved citizen dies in a small town, everybody feels a personal sense of loss. If that citizen is “prominent,” the whole community is lessened. If the prominence derives at least in part from the citizen’s work as editor and publisher of the local... See more
If you had any doubts regarding what the mayoral race is all about, the arrival of the “Official Athens-Clarke County Mayoral Guide” from “Athens Forward” should make it all clear. The same crowd that has been fighting progressive Athens and trying to tak... See more
Michael Thurmond is so witty that you might think he isn’t serious, except that he has already served in the Georgia legislature and as director of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services and as Georgia’s commissioner of Labor and as chief ex... See more
Coleman called me up on the telephone and asked me if I knew where Po Biddy, GA was. I didn’t, but I was a little ahead of him on the internet back then, so I looked it up and found an aerial photograph of Po Biddy—actually Po Biddy Crossroads—down in Tal... See more
As soon as you walk in the door, you can see it: Daily’s back! A month ago, the shelves at Daily Groceries had that look of depleted stock spread out to cover gaps; the cooler was practically empty of locally grown produce; the bulk nuts weren’t resupplie... See more
