http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:08:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11281 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/19/word-vernon-quotable-jones/feed/ 0 The wit and wisdom of DeKalb County's soon-to-be former CEO. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/23/word-nothing-but-love/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/23/word-nothing-but-love/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:00:41 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9435 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/23/word-nothing-but-love/feed/ 1 Outgoing Dekalb County CEO Vernon Jones and his incoming replacement, county Commissioner Burrell Ellis, have each publicly accused the other of mishandling the transition process. “I have nothing but love for Commissioner Ellis, but due to the complaints from employees and appointed citizens, I made it clear to him and Kevin Ross they could not harass [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/dekalb-voters-rein-in-ceos-power/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/dekalb-voters-rein-in-ceos-power/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:59:54 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8736 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/dekalb-voters-rein-in-ceos-power/feed/ 6 Some insight from CEO Vernon Jones, the man who arguably inspired the DeKalb amendment. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/referenda-roundup/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/referenda-roundup/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:51:52 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8756 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/06/referenda-roundup/feed/ 1 A look at local referenda. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/17/dekalb-county-referendum-reign-in-ceo-powers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/17/dekalb-county-referendum-reign-in-ceo-powers/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:55:04 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7556 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/17/dekalb-county-referendum-reign-in-ceo-powers/feed/ 0 It’s ironic that a ballot question to limit the authority of the county CEO is being posed to voters just as the power-hungry Vernon Jones prepares to leave office. 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/crumbling-infrastructure-ruins-my-breakfast/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/crumbling-infrastructure-ruins-my-breakfast/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:23:28 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/crumbling-infrastructure-ruins-my-breakfast/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/crumbling-infrastructure-ruins-my-breakfast/feed/ 7 For the second consecutive morning, Dekalb County is telling me not to drink tap water without first boiling it for at least three minutes. To put it mildly, I’m irritated — not just because I can’t drink coffee at home this morning, but because of all the people who, upon waking, don’t read Dekalb County press [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-primary-election-results/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-primary-election-results/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:47:40 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-primary-election-results/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-primary-election-results/feed/ 1 Here’s a quick rundown on the July 15 Georgia primary results. The big news was generated by high-stakes runoffs: * U.S. senator: The two experienced Democrats — Vernon Jones and Joe Martin — vanquished three first-time candidates and will face each other in an Aug. 5 runoff. With 91 percent of precincts counted, DeKalb CEO Jones [...]