http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/26/russell-mclendon-is-leaving-cl/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/26/russell-mclendon-is-leaving-cl/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:24:42 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6531 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/26/russell-mclendon-is-leaving-cl/feed/ 5 It’s a sad day at CL. Our friend and colleague Russell McLendon is leaving us today to work for the start-up environmental news and information website Mother Nature Network. Mere words cannot express how much we’re all going to miss working with Russell. Only infographics can. Bookmark It http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/the-best-of-accessnorthgacom/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/the-best-of-accessnorthgacom/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:21:20 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6349 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/the-best-of-accessnorthgacom/feed/ 12 How many words is this worth? More than a thousand, but, really, it’s unquantifiable genius. AccessNorthGa.com’s best news graphics don’t just illustrate or elaborate a story — they become the story. Using a complex graphical algorithm that attracts, confuses, amuses, delights and then intrigues readers, these bizarre Photoshop Frankensteins can add surprising appeal to a small-town [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/12/morning-headlines-133/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/12/morning-headlines-133/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:01:21 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/12/morning-headlines-133/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/12/morning-headlines-133/feed/ 2 SHARP AS ATTACK: Obama will kick off today a more aggressive approach in campaigning and defending himself against recent truthy attacks from the McCain campaign. HURRICANE IKE: The National Weather Service warns of “certain death” for coastal residents around Galveston who try to ride out the storm. Houston, however, is doing just that. In metro Atlanta, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/morning-headlines-106/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/morning-headlines-106/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:52:28 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/morning-headlines-106/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/01/morning-headlines-106/feed/ 0 MARS DROUGHT DOWNGRADED: Scientists find and sample water from the Martian surface, and will spend the next several weeks studying whether it could support life. TED STEVENS: Not giving up without a slow, creaky fight. COLBERT: Offers a “rare apology” to Canton, Ga., for calling the town “crappy,” adding that he meant to call Canton, Kan., crappy: [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/morning-headlines-85/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/morning-headlines-85/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:48:03 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/morning-headlines-85/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/morning-headlines-85/feed/ 0 WITHDRAWAL METHOD: Third of three candidates for president of Georgia State withdraws his name from consideration, leaving no active candidates. STORK LIFT: South Georgia’s endangered wood stork is making a comeback, having doubled the number of nests found last year, according to the DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division. DOT: Settles sexual harassment charges against two former board members [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/morning-headlines-76/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/morning-headlines-76/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:34:43 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/morning-headlines-76/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/19/morning-headlines-76/feed/ 0 NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM: Atlanta is picked as the location for the $230 million museum, Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday afternoon. HEALTH UNSURANCE: Georgia gets failing grade, as do most other states, from a Families USA study on equality in health insurance coverage. SHORTFALLIN’: The Georgia DOT will likely finish this fiscal year more than $1.2 billion in the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/09/morning-headlines-68/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/09/morning-headlines-68/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:30:27 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/09/morning-headlines-68/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/09/morning-headlines-68/feed/ 0 LET’S ALL OWE TO THE LOBBY: Saxby Chambliss skips debate in which five Dems and a Lib argue over whether taking PAC money affects a candidate’s integrity. OBAMA: Expected to make a trip to Georgia sometime this month, which could help some down-ticket Georgia Dems in July as well as November. WRONG SIDE OF THE TAX: National [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/02/morning-headlines-63/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/02/morning-headlines-63/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:18:44 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/02/morning-headlines-63/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/02/morning-headlines-63/feed/ 0 CLINTON: With hopes dwindling despite winning Puerto Rico, her campaign sends e-mails to staff summoning them to NYC Tuesday night and telling them their roles in the campaign are ending. The campaign is silent as to whether this means her campaign is ending. ON THE HALF SREL: UGA’s nationally renowned Savannah River Ecology Lab soldiers on [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/09/morning-headlines-49/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/09/morning-headlines-49/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 15:41:34 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/09/morning-headlines-49/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/09/morning-headlines-49/feed/ 2 OBAMA: Tries to solidify his standing as presumptive nominee by visiting the House of Representatives and taking a “victory lap,” as the NYT calls it. BONEHEADED: Without even being asked, teen being questioned about an unrelated crime tells police officers that he and a friend dug up a 1921 grave, stole the skull and made a [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/22/morning-headlines-36/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/22/morning-headlines-36/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:42:38 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/22/morning-headlines-36/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/22/morning-headlines-36/feed/ 2 PENNSYLVANIANS: Vote today to determine which candidate’s cable-news-fueled faux controversies have most distracted them. COMIC RELEAF: Hagar the Horrible, Snuffy Smith and 43 other comic strips unite for Earth Day-themed strips today. STUNNING: Byron, Ga.-based company indicted for allegedly relabeling and selling faulty stun grenades to the FBI. TESLER TRIAL: Judge closes jury selection to media and public, [...]