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/2008/08/04/dekalb-ceo-ellis-race-to-lose-but-you-never-know%e2%80%a6/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/dekalb-ceo-ellis-race-to-lose-but-you-never-know%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:19:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/dekalb-ceo-ellis-race-to-lose-but-you-never-know%e2%80%a6/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/dekalb-ceo-ellis-race-to-lose-but-you-never-know%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 “Forget it, Jake. It’s South DeKalb.” With apologies to Chinatown, that’s what DeKalb voting patterns make me think of. Who imagined, back in 2004, that Cynthia McKinney would win back her Congressional seat without a runoff against such heavy hitters as Lianne Levitan and Cathy Woolard? Ditto for embattled CEO Vernon Jones, who easily won re-election [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:05:36 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/feed/ 0 Politicos know that a bulging campaign war chest doesn’t guarantee victory. (Paging Roy Barnes…) Next to incumbency, however, it’s usually the best indicator of which candidate has the edge. And by all known rules of thumb, Commissioner Burrell Ellis looks to be running away with the runoff race to become the county’s next CEO. For [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:51:01 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/feed/ 0 State Rep. Stan Watson, a leading Democratic candidate for DeKalb CEO still has not filed his June 30 campaign disclosure report. Disclosures were due last Tuesday, but, as of 11:15 a.m. this morning, Watson’s was six days overdue, according to the filing officer with the county election department. We couldn’t reach Watson by phone, so we can [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/dekalb-ceo-race-still-not-water-cooler-talk/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/dekalb-ceo-race-still-not-water-cooler-talk/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:48 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/dekalb-ceo-race-still-not-water-cooler-talk/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/dekalb-ceo-race-still-not-water-cooler-talk/feed/ 1 It’s arguably the most powerful local elected position in metro Atlanta, perhaps all of Georgia. And yet, by most accounts, the race for DeKalb CEO really hasn’t caught fire yet. Frankly, with only two weeks to go before the July 15 primary, there’s a good chance it won’t. Even state Rep. Stan Watson, one of five [...]