http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 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, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/06/morning-headlines-3/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/06/morning-headlines-3/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:09:51 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/06/morning-headlines-3/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/06/morning-headlines-3/feed/ 2 VACCINES AND AUTISM: Feds admit vaccines led to autismlike symptoms in Georgia girl; deny evidence of broader link between thimerosal and autism. HOLD YOUR HORSES: Unless they’ve been quarantined for a potentially fatal viral disease. In that case, you should not steal them back and take them across state lines. MAR Y TIERRA: Y cucarachas y bacterias. BLITCH [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/02/so-long-andruw/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/02/so-long-andruw/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:56:31 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/02/so-long-andruw/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/10/02/so-long-andruw/feed/ 1 According to the AJC’s David O’Brien, the Atlanta Braves told free agent center fielder Andruw Jones today that they can’t afford him and will allow him to sign with another team. Center field at Turner Field without Andruw Jones? It doesn’t seem possible. I remember hanging around home plate during batting practice in 1999 when the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/05/25/andruw-jones-the-most-overrated-center-fielder-of-all-time/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/05/25/andruw-jones-the-most-overrated-center-fielder-of-all-time/#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 21:03:57 +0000 Scott Freeman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/05/25/andruw-jones-the-most-overrated-center-fielder-of-all-time/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/05/25/andruw-jones-the-most-overrated-center-fielder-of-all-time/feed/ 0 ESPN’s Jayson Stark thinks so and builds his case in a new column (and book excerpt) that has already drawn nearly 200 comments, mostly from Braves fans in protest. Stark is a very good baseball writer, and he has some interesting stats to back up his contention. But, in the end, it’s more hyperbole than anything [...]