http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/26/soapbox-next-mayor-cant-slack-on-atlantas-sewer-overhaul/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/26/soapbox-next-mayor-cant-slack-on-atlantas-sewer-overhaul/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:34:27 +0000 Web Editor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=26648 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/10/26/soapbox-next-mayor-cant-slack-on-atlantas-sewer-overhaul/feed/ 23 'Atlanta’s next mayor must be someone who understands the progress we’ve made and who is determined to finish the job' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:45 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=25086 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/feed/ 0 'The judge dropped a ticking water bomb in the laps of Georgia leaders' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/28/fauver-peachtree-streetcar-stimulus-study-beltline/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/28/fauver-peachtree-streetcar-stimulus-study-beltline/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:25:51 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22924 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/28/fauver-peachtree-streetcar-stimulus-study-beltline/feed/ 7 Fauver: '...the administration thinks a project with a sizzle has a better chance of attracting money' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/soapbox-we-cannot-allow-for-this-system-to-die/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/soapbox-we-cannot-allow-for-this-system-to-die/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:59:02 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=18011 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/soapbox-we-cannot-allow-for-this-system-to-die/feed/ 0 Mayor Shirley Franklin, Fulton County Chairman John Eaves and DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis ask the General Assembly to give MARTA freedom. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/30/soapbox-lawmakers-tax-cutting-fever-hurts-the-state/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/30/soapbox-lawmakers-tax-cutting-fever-hurts-the-state/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:21:04 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17713 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/30/soapbox-lawmakers-tax-cutting-fever-hurts-the-state/feed/ 2 '...hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax cuts won’t stem the tide of the national recession; not only doesn’t it help, but it hurts.' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/soapbox-georgia-stem-cell-bill-sends-wrong-message/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/soapbox-georgia-stem-cell-bill-sends-wrong-message/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:02:06 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17209 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/16/soapbox-georgia-stem-cell-bill-sends-wrong-message/feed/ 6 Democratic senators call controversial legislation a 'knee-jerk reaction' to President Barack Obama's initiative. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:49 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16649 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/soapbox-jekyll-island-authority-at-it-again/feed/ 246 State senator says a recent study of a controversial plan to redevelop the state park is misleading. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/soapbox-atlanta-mayor-city-council-must-address-crime/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/soapbox-atlanta-mayor-city-council-must-address-crime/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:04:38 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15420 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/soapbox-atlanta-mayor-city-council-must-address-crime/feed/ 42 Founder of Atlantans Together Against Crime says elected officials will lose citizens' trust if they fail to act. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/03/puzzling-endorsements-from-dalec-and-mr-t/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/03/puzzling-endorsements-from-dalec-and-mr-t/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:26:53 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8466 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/03/puzzling-endorsements-from-dalec-and-mr-t/feed/ 11 CL regular commenters Mr. T and DaleC begged me to let them a point-counterpoint column (actually I had to bribe them with Moon Pies). This week: the liberal Mr. T (not that Mr. T) urges you to vote for John McCain, while our conservative commenter DaleC endorses Barack Obama. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/31/soapbox-say-no-to-amendment-2/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/31/soapbox-say-no-to-amendment-2/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:03:28 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8370 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/31/soapbox-say-no-to-amendment-2/feed/ 2 Former city planning commissioner urges a 'no' vote on TADs.