http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/30/perdue-invites-alabama-florida-governors-to-friendly-water-wars-chat/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/30/perdue-invites-alabama-florida-governors-to-friendly-water-wars-chat/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:38:58 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23130 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/30/perdue-invites-alabama-florida-governors-to-friendly-water-wars-chat/feed/ 3 Let's talk about that vital resource the state's largest metro area needs to survive http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:13:33 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22761 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/feed/ 2 Facts and figures about the ongoing water wars http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/17/judge-rules-against-georgia-in-water-wars-case/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/17/judge-rules-against-georgia-in-water-wars-case/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:57:49 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22503 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/17/judge-rules-against-georgia-in-water-wars-case/feed/ 6 Alabama's right, says a judge with an awesome name — Lake Lanier is not metro Atlanta's water fountain http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/13/regina-benjamin-your-next-surgeon-general-has-georgia-roots/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/13/regina-benjamin-your-next-surgeon-general-has-georgia-roots/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:38:24 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22240 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/13/regina-benjamin-your-next-surgeon-general-has-georgia-roots/feed/ 1 Obama's surgeon general pick attended Morehouse School of Medicine, finished residency in Central Georgia http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/26/alabama-agrees-to-fund-new-orleans-atlanta-high-speed-rail-study/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/26/alabama-agrees-to-fund-new-orleans-atlanta-high-speed-rail-study/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:13:54 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17645 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/26/alabama-agrees-to-fund-new-orleans-atlanta-high-speed-rail-study/feed/ 4 Governor decides to cough up the cash. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-has-the-bible-belt-blues/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-has-the-bible-belt-blues/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:47:02 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15338 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-has-the-bible-belt-blues/feed/ 9 Dozens of underage Christians opposed Sunday alcohol sales at a state Senate hearing. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/12/us-supreme-court-declines-water-wars-case/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/12/us-supreme-court-declines-water-wars-case/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:51:15 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=12398 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/12/us-supreme-court-declines-water-wars-case/feed/ 0 Ruh roh. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/14/states-miss-water-war-deadline/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/14/states-miss-water-war-deadline/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:39:44 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/14/states-miss-water-war-deadline/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/14/states-miss-water-war-deadline/feed/ 0 Alabama, Florida and Georgia will not be able to meet the Feb. 15 deadline set by the White House and come to a settlement about how water would be shared among the three states, the Associated Press reports. Officials involved with the talks say they need some more time. From the article: Officials said the states [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/05/georgia-loses-lake-lanier-appeal/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/05/georgia-loses-lake-lanier-appeal/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:49:32 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/05/georgia-loses-lake-lanier-appeal/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/05/georgia-loses-lake-lanier-appeal/feed/ 1 From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that Georgia reached with the Army Corps of Engineers for water rights to Lake Lanier, handing Alabama and Florida a major victory in the states’ years-long water wars. The agreement, which would give Georgia about a quarter of the lake’s capacity [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/20/everybody-hates-shelby/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/20/everybody-hates-shelby/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:48:48 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/20/everybody-hates-shelby/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/20/everybody-hates-shelby/feed/ 0 No, not you, Shelbinator. Mysterious Mickey at Atlanta Water Shortage is pissed — I repeat, pissed — at Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby and his earmark-slippin’ ways. According to 11Alive News — and a bevy of others — the distinguished gentleman from Alabama snuck an earmark into yesterday’s pork-laden budget bill that would prevent the U.S. Army [...]