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We've finally settled on this year's slate of books for the book group
sponsored by the Oconee Democrats. Join us sometime! I think you'll find
the list very diverse -- with a play, some terrific writing about
science, a handful of classics, and new works, too.
We meet the last Wednesday of every month at Piccolo's in the Bell's
shopping center in Watkinsville. Come at 6:30 if you'd like to order
dinner or a drink. We'll get the discussion underway at 7.
Please pass this list along to people you know who might be interested
in joining us. Attendees include people from various counties and with
different political affiliations, too.
And one more thing: the author of our February book is probably going to
be joining us.
Read on!
Pat Priest
Member,
Oconee Democrats
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January
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
February
Georgia Odyssey: A Short History of the State
[UGA History Professor] James Cobb
March
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Jonathan Weiner
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
April
Black Like Me
John Howard Griffin
May
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
A New York Times best seller that has been on MANY best-of lists
June
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
Winner (in 1949) of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best
Play
July
Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks
A best-selling work of historical fiction about the first Native
American to graduate from Harvard (in 1665)
August
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
September
Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
Charles Seife
Starred review on Booklist
October
Goodbye to All That
Robert Graves
A memoir about WWI, ranked as #41 on the list of Modern Library's best
non-fiction works
November
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Hunter S. Thompson
THis has next to nothing to do with Oconee County with the possible exception of the location of his former office, but a former colleague of mine on the radio got popped today for four counts. Any one who has listened to 960 the Ref AM sports talk radio or heard the UGA Lady Dawgs or men's baseball team has surely heard the encyclopedic knowledge of one Jeff Dantzler. Jeff and I are pretty much diametrically opposed poltically, but today he was arrested on four counts including DUI. I hope he gets the help he needs following his incarceration. I work for a lawyer who could help him out if he does not having someone already representing him. This man is a great broadcaster and I hope this arrest serves as a wake-up call for him and his rock and roll lifestyle. I live a far from perfect life myself but long ago and far away I learned how and when not to drink. Now we will be without he dulcet tones on Lady Bulldog broadcasts as well as on Georgia baseball games and also on the after
The booking photo is not to be placed on any web page that charges a fee for booking photo removal. Sheriff Scott Berry announces the arrest of Ian James Whipple (23) of Jefferson Avenue in Bogart on one count of Computer Pornography (child pornography), one count of Violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. Bond was set by the court at $50,000. Whipple has bonded out of jail. The arrest st ems from an investigation that began when the OCSO received information from the Athens Clarke County Police leading to the obtaining of a search warrant for Whipple's residence and computers. That warrant was executed on July 1st. Upon entering the residence, it was discovered that Whipple also was cultivating marijuana plants. Whipple was not at the residence at the time the warrant was executed. He was arrested on July 3rd when he was located by OCSO deputies.
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