In the Loop
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Flagpole Frat House, Boulevard Mill Development Move Forward
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
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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Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-LSU Game Weekend
After every UGA home football game, Flagpole news intern David Schick will be checking the police blotter to find the weekend's funniest drunken antics. Here's the third installment:
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Solid Waste Director Corley Cleared of Wrongdoing
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
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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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Sept. 30
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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Check Out the Website for Boulevard Woods Park
A cool new website went live today for the Barber Street pocket park Boulevard Woods. Says Boulevard Neighborhood Association President Dan Lorentz:
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Spying Scandal Villain James Clapper Speaks at UGA
James Clapper, President Barack Obama's top advisor on national security and known liar, is coming to the University of Georgia to speak.
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