http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/kyle-keysers-social-media-skills-pay-off-in-mayoral-fundraising/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/kyle-keysers-social-media-skills-pay-off-in-mayoral-fundraising/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:35:08 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=24702 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/kyle-keysers-social-media-skills-pay-off-in-mayoral-fundraising/feed/ 1 Here's how his two-day fundraising blitz panned out http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/daily-kos-support-jim-martin/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/daily-kos-support-jim-martin/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:51:44 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7079 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/daily-kos-support-jim-martin/feed/ 2 Says Kos himself: Guys, we can make a difference in this one. With little money, but with a lot of gumption, energy, and a truly progressive message, Jim Martin has closed to a dead-heat in this race. He is pro-choice, pro-gay rights (supports ENDA and LLEA), a consumer advocate, committed civil libertarian (with ACLU awards for [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/06/poll-martin-trails-chambliss-by-one-point/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/06/poll-martin-trails-chambliss-by-one-point/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:47:46 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6984 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/06/poll-martin-trails-chambliss-by-one-point/feed/ 0 Since the U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Jim Martin bested his fellow donkeys in the primaries and runoff, he’s shown increasing gains in polls that pit him against his opponent, incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss. Just last week, polls showed Martin trailing 2-3 points behind in what undoubtedly has become a tight race. Today, a new poll conducted [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:13:02 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/18/the-fired-arborist-the-silent-city-and-now-the-plan/feed/ 4 The controversy swirling around the firing of city arborist Tom Coffin is now being discussed on Daily Kos. A member on the left-leaning website posted a PDF of a e-mail communication between city Planning Commissioner Steve Cover and Ibrahim Maslamani, the director of the city’s bureau of buildings and Coffin’s former boss. In it, Maslamani asks [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/grist-lists-%e2%80%9908-candidates%e2%80%99-environment-positions/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/grist-lists-%e2%80%9908-candidates%e2%80%99-environment-positions/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:23:23 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/grist-lists-%e2%80%9908-candidates%e2%80%99-environment-positions/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/grist-lists-%e2%80%9908-candidates%e2%80%99-environment-positions/feed/ 0 Online environmental news site Grist partnered with Outside and produced a succinct rundown of where the 2008 presidential candidates stand on global warming, energy and the environment. Grist also hosted a global-warming debate with the Democratic candidates on Saturday. Well, with three of ‘em — John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Dennis Kucinich. They’re the only [...]