http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21802 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/feed/ 1 Center for Public Integrity reports Atlanta-based utility company has more than 60 lobbyists twisting arms in Washington, D.C. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/us-rep-lynn-westmorelands-knows-scooby-doo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/us-rep-lynn-westmorelands-knows-scooby-doo/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:18:03 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13704 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/28/us-rep-lynn-westmorelands-knows-scooby-doo/feed/ 0 Knows America's favorite animated pooch says 'ruh roh.' Yep. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/29/marta-chief-testifies-before-congress-urges-funding/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/29/marta-chief-testifies-before-congress-urges-funding/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:07:16 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8134 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/29/marta-chief-testifies-before-congress-urges-funding/feed/ 0 The nation's public-transit agencies need cash, Scott says. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/us-congress-fulton-county-incumbent-protectorate-i/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/us-congress-fulton-county-incumbent-protectorate-i/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:01:36 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7412 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/us-congress-fulton-county-incumbent-protectorate-i/feed/ 1 A lot of Fulton County residents may want to throw the bums out of Congress. Just not their bums. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/13/david-scotts-foe-just-a-gop-tool/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/13/david-scotts-foe-just-a-gop-tool/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:02:09 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/13/david-scotts-foe-just-a-gop-tool/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/13/david-scotts-foe-just-a-gop-tool/feed/ 0 U.S. Rep. David Scott’s Republican opponent is getting embarrassing attention for her campaign’s involvement in what smells like a fund-raising scam. Deborah Honeycutt, a Clayton County physician, was clobbered in 2006 by Scott, 69 to 31 percent. But she’s cruising for another bruising anyway this year in the state’s most Democratic district. And Talking Points Memo [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/18/hutchins-to-challenge-john-lewis/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/18/hutchins-to-challenge-john-lewis/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:31:41 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/18/hutchins-to-challenge-john-lewis/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/18/hutchins-to-challenge-john-lewis/feed/ 9 Deciding between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama won’t be Rep. John Lewis’ only challenge this spring. The Rev. Markel Hutchins, the 30-year-old minister and activist best known for being the public spokesman for the family of 92-year-old police shooting victim Kathryn Johnston, on Wednesday will announce his bid to unseat the 11-term congressman. In a letter [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/add-it-up-wealth-and-power/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/add-it-up-wealth-and-power/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:37:39 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/add-it-up-wealth-and-power/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/add-it-up-wealth-and-power/feed/ 2 Of the 15 senators and representatives representing Georgia in Congress, number who are millionaires: 11 Percentage of Americans in 2005 whose net worth exceeded $1 million: 3 Median family income in Georgia in 2005: $53,744 Annual salary of U.S. senators and representatives: $165,000 Amount Rep. John Linder, worth $23.5 million, says he earned in royalties from the book [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/27/broun-is-far-out-man/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/27/broun-is-far-out-man/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:17:14 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/27/broun-is-far-out-man/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/27/broun-is-far-out-man/feed/ 0 On his very first morning as the newest member of Congress, Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, managed to piss off a goodly number of his conservative constituents by being the only Georgia Republican to vote in favor of allowing medical marijuana use. The Democrat-backed measure would have prevented the feds from busting pot clinics in California and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/17/atlanta-blogs-today-stay-of-execution/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/17/atlanta-blogs-today-stay-of-execution/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:32:57 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/17/atlanta-blogs-today-stay-of-execution/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/17/atlanta-blogs-today-stay-of-execution/feed/ 0 This is fantastic news, though obviously not a final determination as to whether the execution will proceed but merely a little more time and hopefully a fresh look at the new evidence. -Sara at Going Through The Motions, after hearing that the state Parole Board granted a 90-day stay of execution to Troy Anthony Davis. Several [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/10/painful-last-nights-10th-district-debate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/10/painful-last-nights-10th-district-debate/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:02:04 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/10/painful-last-nights-10th-district-debate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/07/10/painful-last-nights-10th-district-debate/feed/ 0 I don’t think I’ve ever felt more embarrassed to be a Georgian than I was watching last night’s televised debate between 10th Congressional District candidates Jim Whitehead and Paul Broun. Among the lowlights: 1) In an attempt to neutralize Whitehead’s pro-gun cred, Broun said that someone told him that Whitehead didn’t actually own a gun. Asinine. 2) Whitehead [...]