Blog Topic: Government

Culture Briefs: What's Up With the Lyndon House? Find Out Tonight

By Blake Aued | February 3, 2014 3:12pm

You may have heard that there are a lot of vague concerns floating around about the future of the Lyndon House Arts Center.

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In the Loop: Campus Carry Bill Blown Away

By Blake Aued | January 23, 2014 4:18pm

A proposal to allow guns on college campuses has been shot down.

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In the Loop: Watch President Obama Give a Shout-Out to a Clarke Central Advisor

By Blake Aued | January 17, 2014 10:52am

President Obama announced a new initiative Thursday to help low-income students attend college. In his speech, Obama mentioned Lawrence Harris, a University of Georgia graduate who's now a college advisor at Clarke Central High School.

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In the Loop: Moral Mondays Are Coming to Georgia

By Blake Aued | January 13, 2014 3:05pm

North Carolina's Moral Monday protest movement is coming to Georgia.

The Georgia NAACP is organizing its first Moral Monday rally at 4 p.m. today outside the state capitol to urge Gov. Nathan Deal to accept federal funding to expand Medicaid. Rallies on subsequent Mondays will focus on other issues.

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In the Loop: A New Medical Center's Coming to Prince Avenue

By Blake Aued | December 12, 2013 12:24pm

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In the Loop: Pause to Remember John F. Kennedy

By Blake Aued | November 22, 2013 11:42am

In case you haven't turned on your television or read anything in the past couple weeks, today is the50th anniversary of Lee Harvey Oswald the CIA the mob Castro Lyndon Johnson lizard people somebody shooting President John F. Kennedy.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Nov. 18

By Blake Aued | November 18, 2013 10:58am

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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In the Loop: AFL-CIO Attacks Broun on Immigration

By Blake Aued | November 12, 2013 12:37pm

Georgia AFL-CIO President Charlie Fleming (center) announces an ad buy pushing for comprehensive immigration reform.

The AFL-CIO announced a "seven figure" television ad buy last week in front of U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's Athens office attacking Broun and other Republican congressmen for their stance against immigration reform.

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In the Loop: Ryan Berry's Running for Mayor to Stop Homogenized Development

By Blake Aued | November 10, 2013 3:08pm

Ryan Berry, owner of Aces and Eights tattoo parlor, announced last week that he is challenging Mayor Nancy Denson. Over the weekend, he sent Flagpole a statement on why he is running:

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