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Urban Outfitters, Southern Mill, Gentrification and More Athens News
Blake Aued
September 9, 2015
Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond Has Died at 75
Tom Crawford
August 16, 2015
Time to Complain About High-School Sports Classification Again
Tom Crawford
August 12, 2015
Casinos Are Coming to Georgia—You Can Bet on It
Tom Crawford
August 5, 2015
Lawmakers Deal With an Explosive Issue: Late-Night Fireworks
Tom Crawford
July 22, 2015
New Georgia Fireworks Law Draws Complaints
Blake Aued
July 7, 2015
Fireworks, Football and Beer: New Laws Are Taking Effect
blakeauedandbenjamintankersley
July 1, 2015
Reliving the Three Governors Controversy, an Embarrassing Chapter in Georgia History
Tom Crawford
June 10, 2015
Bill Cowsert Explains His Vote for a Tax Hike
Lee Becker
June 1, 2015
Georgia State Rep Thinks Universities Shouldn’t Investigate Sexual Assaults
Blake Aued
May 22, 2015
Cronies Get Jobs, Animals Matter More Than People and Other Lessons from the Legislative Session
Tom Crawford
May 13, 2015
Republicans Realize that Sometimes Taxes Are Necessary
Tom Crawford
May 6, 2015
Is Athens Ever Getting a Downtown Grocery Store?
Blake Aued
April 22, 2015
Republicans Are Acting Like Democrats Under the Gold Dome
Tom Crawford
April 15, 2015
Bogart Library Expansion Cut from State Budget
Lee Becker
April 14, 2015
Georgia Lawmakers Broke Their Own Rules to Give Mercedes a Tax Break
Tom Crawford
April 8, 2015
Athens Reps Split on Plastic Bag Ban Ban
Lee Becker
March 31, 2015
Beer Bill Passes, Plastic Bag Ban Ban Rejected
Blake Aued
March 27, 2015
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