Blog posts by Blake Aued, Editor
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Live Review: Neutral Milk Hotel at 40 Watt Club, Wednesday, Oct. 23
Blog: Homedrone
We really need another photo of these guys.
Let's get this out of the way: Jeff Mangum is not some kind of reclusive, enigmatic indie guru sitting cross-legged on a mountaintop, waiting for you to climb up and shout his lyrics at him. He's just a guy who wrote some really honest, poetic songs about love in the face of impending death, then recorded them with a bunch of his friends.
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Huh? Paul Broun Organized in 'All 165 Counties'
Blog: In the Loop
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) recently bragged on his Senate campaign website that he had organized all 165 counties in Georgia.
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Broun's Obamacare Claim Is 'Mostly False'
Blog: In the Loop
The nonpartisan fact-checkers at Politifact Georgia say U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's claim that "Obamacare will increase the long-term federal deficit by $6.2 trillion" is "mostly false."
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UPDATED: Can Nuci's Space Save the R.E.M. Steeple?
Blog: Homedrone
Nuçi's Space is hoping to preserve and possibly restore the steeple of a nearby former church made famous as the site of R.E.M.'s first-ever show.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Oct. 21
Blog: In the Loop
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Here Are the AthHalf Winners
Blog: In the Loop
More than 3,000 runners took part in the AthHalf half marathon this morning. Winners below the jump.
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The Classic City Rollergirls Are Moving to the Classic Center
Blog: Culture Briefs
Photo credit: Chip/Flickr
The Classic City Rollergirls announced Thursday that they will be moving from Athens Arena to the Classic Center when their next season starts in January.
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The Shutdown Helps Michelle Nunn Beat Paul Broun
Blog: In the Loop
The government shutdown might help Democrats pick up a Republican-held Senate seat in Georgia, according to a new poll.
Public Policy Polling found that Georgians oppose the shutdown 61 percent to 31 percent, and that opposition is hurting Republican candidates to replace the retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
The Democratic frontrunner, Michelle Nunn, is tied with a generic Republican at 42 percent.
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Mayor Denson Gave Chick Piano the Key to the City
Blog: In the Loop
Anne Shepherd knows about keys, and now she has a new one. Mayor Nancy Denson (the young lady on the left) awarded her the key to the city Monday afternoon.
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Terrapin Beer's Cameo on 'The Walking Dead'
Blog: Culture Briefs
Apparently folks quit drinking after the zombie apocalypse.
On last night's Season Four premiere of "The Walking Dead," Daryl and a crew of prison newcomers raid a grocery store for supplies. The store was full of prominently-placed cases of Georgia craft beer, including Athens' own Terrapin Rye.
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Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer Take It to Paul Broun
Blog: In the Loop
Broun believes (or is cynically implying to the Republican base that he believes) that Obama is actually going to bring about a revolution that ends the United States of America as a nation.
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UPDATE: Top Spy James Clapper's UGA Speech Is Canceled
Blog: In the Loop
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has canceled his Oct. 16 speech at the University of Georgia due to the government shutdown, UGA announced this morning.
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UPDATE: Georgia Lawmakers Want to Tax Bikes
Blog: In the Loop
Credit: Suriya Donavanik/fotopedia.com
A group of Gainesville Republican lawmakers are coming after all you freeloading bike riders.
House Bill 689, introduced to little fanfare last year, has its first (and likely only) public hearing tonight in Gainesville. It would require bicycle owners to pay $15 for a tiny little license plate similar to a car's.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Oct. 7
Blog: In the Loop
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Flagpole Frat House, Boulevard Mill Development Move Forward
Blog: In the Loop
The Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission tentatively approved plans Thursday night to turnFlagpole's offices into a fraternity house and an abandoned mill in Boulevard into apartments and art studios. Both projects will move on to the county commission for a final vote Nov. 5.
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How Paul Broun and a Handful of Tea Party Congressmen Shut Down the Government
Blog: In the Loop
Last week, The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza wrote about 80 Republican congressmen who forced House Speaker John Boehner into the politically disastrous course of demanding the repeal of the Affordable Care Act or else shutting down the government. Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer dubbed them "the suicide caucus."
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'89 R.E.M. Tour Film Screening in Athens
Blog: Culture Briefs
Director, R.E.M. collaborator and former Athens resident Jim McKay will headline the UGA Willson Center's Spotlight on the Arts festival next month. Tourfilm, McKay's, um, document of R.E.M.'s 1989 Green tour, will be screening at Ciné Nov. 15.
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Solid Waste Director Corley Cleared of Wrongdoing
Blog: In the Loop
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation looked into it—as is standing operating procedure whenever a local government official is accused of snack-machine-related corruption—and found nothing.
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How the Federal Government Shutdown Could Affect Athens
Blog: In the Loop
More than 15,000 Athens residents (27 percent of the workforce) work for the government, so Athens will be hit harder by a shutdown than many communities.
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ESPN's 'College GameDay' Comes to Athens, Paul Finebaum Speaks
Blog: Culture Briefs
Will be-buzz-cutted ESPN talking head Kirk Herbstreit stop into Mr. Haircut for a little off the top?
Workers were setting up the ESPN "College GameDay" stage in Myers Quad today for what promises to be an absolutely insane football Saturday against LSU. (Pro tip: Unless you're going tailgating or to the game or to a bar to watch the game, DO NOT, under any circumstances, leave your house tomorrow.)
Gabe Vodicka and I had a chance to talk this morning with ESPN personality Paul Finebaum (whose intelligent and caustic Birmingham Post-Herald columns I grew up reading). Here are his thoughts on Georgia fans, the Dawgs' title chances, Mark Richt, Michael Adams and whether UGA fans should boo Zach Mettenberger.
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Homedrone | October 24, 2013 2:30pm
Live Review: Neutral Milk Hotel at 40 Watt Club, Wednesday, Oct. 23
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In the Loop | October 23, 2013 4:25pm
Huh? Paul Broun Organized in 'All 165 Counties'
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In the Loop | October 22, 2013 1:01pm
Broun's Obamacare Claim Is 'Mostly False'
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Homedrone | October 21, 2013 5:36pm
UPDATED: Can Nuci's Space Save the R.E.M. Steeple?
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In the Loop | October 21, 2013 11:03am
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Oct. 21
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In the Loop | October 20, 2013 1:59pm
Here Are the AthHalf Winners
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Culture Briefs | October 18, 2013 11:11am
The Classic City Rollergirls Are Moving to the Classic Center
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In the Loop | October 16, 2013 1:47pm
The Shutdown Helps Michelle Nunn Beat Paul Broun
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In the Loop | October 15, 2013 10:45am
Mayor Denson Gave Chick Piano the Key to the City
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Culture Briefs | October 14, 2013 2:57pm
Terrapin Beer's Cameo on 'The Walking Dead'
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In the Loop | October 10, 2013 12:45pm
Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer Take It to Paul Broun
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In the Loop | October 9, 2013 4:31pm
UPDATE: Top Spy James Clapper's UGA Speech Is Canceled
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In the Loop | October 8, 2013 10:55am
UPDATE: Georgia Lawmakers Want to Tax Bikes
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In the Loop | October 7, 2013 11:09am
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Oct. 7
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In the Loop | October 4, 2013 2:09pm
Flagpole Frat House, Boulevard Mill Development Move Forward
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In the Loop | October 3, 2013 12:39pm
How Paul Broun and a Handful of Tea Party Congressmen Shut Down the Government
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Culture Briefs | October 2, 2013 4:44pm
'89 R.E.M. Tour Film Screening in Athens
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In the Loop | October 1, 2013 12:58pm
Solid Waste Director Corley Cleared of Wrongdoing
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In the Loop | September 30, 2013 5:23pm
How the Federal Government Shutdown Could Affect Athens
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Culture Briefs | September 27, 2013 3:22pm
ESPN's 'College GameDay' Comes to Athens, Paul Finebaum Speaks