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OnlineAthens.com | News | Group fights future treatment system 02/17/06

Group poops on sewage facility

VP Accident Tale Filled With Discrepancies - Yahoo! News

VP Accident Tale Filled With Discrepancies - Yahoo! News

Sewer dispute a lose-lose for businesses, residents 02/18/06

Merritt writes a good story about the sewer dilemma in Bogart.

Oconee BOE asking for early tax renewal 02/15/06

Usually it is a slam dunk for any Democrat to support a referendum on education, but this BOE is one that I have a real difficult time supporting given their lack of response to their public's concern about their not rehiring of Ean Sonnier and Karl Hwang 02/15/06

Walton County view of Oconee's backing out of H20 agreement

The Walton Tribune gives their view of the $300 million Hard Labor Creek resevoir agreement, or lack there of

Bishop town council contemplates development, RR street & trax

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Bishop Town Council Feb. 14, 2006 Oconee Living Section Athens Banner-Herald Bishop Council grants license, talks about Town Side and Railroad By Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Correspondent The small town of Bishop has been going through some growing pains lately, but the town council visited a variety of topics and issues on their brief agenda Monday evening to begin the process of dealing with some of these problems. Mayor Johnny Pritchett shuffled the order at the last second to allow some busy residents to get back to their homes. A $20 business license was granted to Donna MacPherson to open the second Oconee County location of the Trade-A-Book paperback book exchange at the old O’Joy Shoe building at 4971 Macon Highway. Brenda Anthony appeared to request a business license for her antique and collectible shop called The Bishop House at 5010 Macon Highway. Mayor Pritchett advised Anthony that she needed to complete a rezone application through the planning department before they could g

Oconee | Council hears from brothers on apartment complex plans 02/15/06

the wayne ford edited version of the Watkinsville City Council story about plans for the new Wisteria Ridge apartment complex 02/15/06

Vets memorial fund chair resigns 02/15/06

Jim Ivey resigns from the only position he had left to quit, so we can now build a really ugly monument in an entirely inappropriate place in a style and manner unbefitting of Georgia and its veterans.

Once again Oconee BOE ignores parental, student concerns

I hope some of these fired up students and parents run for the Board of Education because it is obvious the current members no longer respond to popular sentiments of the people who pay their salaries.

The winner of the Moore's Ford talent show

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Moore’s Ford Talent Show Feb. 11, 2005 Oconee Living Section Athens Banner-Herald Area High School students win Moore’s Ford Talent Show By Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Correspondent An enthusiastic audience of more than 300 people braved wet, cold weather to hear some outstanding high school entertainers at the Fourth Annual Tri-County Talent Show/MLK Celebration in honor of The Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee Scholarship fund. 15 public school performers from Clarke, Oconee and Walton counties competed for $1100 in prize money. They went through two different days of tryouts to make the finals. The diminutive dynamo Frederic Creamer, a freshman at Cedar Shoals High Shoals, took home the top honors with a powerful rendition of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and then sang a song called “Hero” which brought the audience to its feet. Second place went to another Cedar Shoals student in Clara Smith who performed a belly dance entitled “Raks Africa.” She took home

Religious right recognizes Democrats as Republicans drive off cliff

Although no one questions the fact that the vast majority of the religious right remains registered in lock step with the Republican party, some less-narrow minded religious leaders recognize the hypocrisy and disasters delivered by Reed, Abramoff, DeLay, etc. and have started a dialogue with Democrats. A brave step to be applauded indeed. This is the Baxter/Galloway written Political Insider column from the AJC today|

More sleaze:: Ralph Reed's questionable coalition (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)

As if Ralph Reed really needed more piling on, well OK, he probably does deserve it. The money laundering is the most damning bit of evidence uncovered here. ARTICLE: Ralph Reed's questionable coalition (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)

Cheney blasts fellow bird hunter in the face with birdshot

Dick Cheney becomes the first sitting Vic-President to shoot someone since Aaron Burr took out my distant relative Alexander Hamilton a couple of centuries back. ABC News: Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter

Merrit uncovers more sleaze in Vets' group new start as Miss Vinnie reveals Ivey won't resign as CFO

I am glad Miss Vinnie Williams of the Oconee Enterprise newspaper is finally discussing the matter with other media outlets, and ABH reporter Merritt Melancon does a fine job of covering this from a wide varriety of angles. This is another important step in the Veterans Fund regaining some degree of integrity and honesty. OnlineAthens.com | News | Vets' group seeks new start, but fund chief stands in way 02/12/06

It's not easy being a Democrat: 'They even took my seat' | ajc.com

It's not easy being a Democrat: 'They even took my seat' | ajc.com