http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:45 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=25086 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/17/soapbox-keeping-the-taps-from-running-dry/feed/ 0 'The judge dropped a ticking water bomb in the laps of Georgia leaders' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/21/atlanta-dawson-county-reservoir/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/21/atlanta-dawson-county-reservoir/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:50:39 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23621 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/21/atlanta-dawson-county-reservoir/feed/ 4 Private developer proposes turning city-owned North Georgia wilderness into reservoir http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/31/photo-of-the-day-check-your-trees/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/31/photo-of-the-day-check-your-trees/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:31:37 +0000 Joeff Davis http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23158 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/31/photo-of-the-day-check-your-trees/feed/ 0 Bye, bye, Bradford pear http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:13:33 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22761 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/25/add-it-up-river-of-litigation/feed/ 2 Facts and figures about the ongoing water wars http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/10/georgia-drought-is-over-water-restrictions-eased/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/10/georgia-drought-is-over-water-restrictions-eased/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:42:51 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=20735 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/10/georgia-drought-is-over-water-restrictions-eased/feed/ 3 Seen leaving Georgia for Southwest United States, 'drought' promised to return when state least expects it http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/perdue-richardson-cagle-announce-regional-water-council-members/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/perdue-richardson-cagle-announce-regional-water-council-members/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:57:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14617 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/perdue-richardson-cagle-announce-regional-water-council-members/feed/ 1 State's top politicos pick members who will oversee water-planning process. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/19/morning-headlines-138/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/19/morning-headlines-138/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:05:10 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/19/morning-headlines-138/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/19/morning-headlines-138/feed/ 0 HAULING ASSET: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson held a press conference this morning about the federal government’s plan to take all those pain-in-the-ass assets off the hands of struggling financial companies. It’s expected to be the biggest federal meddling in the free market since the 1930s, and markets around the world are digging it. HADRON COLLIDER: [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:11:54 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/15/morning-headlines-134/feed/ 0 SARAH PALIN: The NY Times examines her governing style, which includes hiring several high school friends to high-paying state jobs for which they had no relevant experience. BEAR MARKET TO FLEA MARKET: The Lehman Brothers investment bank announces it will file for bankruptcy, and despite the possibly market-soothing buyout of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/08/morning-headlines-129/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/08/morning-headlines-129/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:48:29 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/08/morning-headlines-129/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/08/morning-headlines-129/feed/ 0 ELECTORAL CURRENT: The Christian Science Monitor examines this year’s swingingest states, and how swinging they are compared with 2004. HURRICANE IKE: Hits Cuba, downgraded to a Category 2. It’s expected to head Gulfward from there, meaning Georgia’s streak of dodging major hurricanes will likely stay intact. The downside of that is Lake Lanier won’t get much [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/morning-headlines-125/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/morning-headlines-125/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:00:58 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/morning-headlines-125/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/morning-headlines-125/feed/ 0 HURRICANES: The high seas continue to use the Southeastern U.S. as their chipping green, with three more storms en route. Hanna was downgraded to a tropical storm this morning but may become a hurricane again; Savannah and cities from the Outer Banks to Miami are preparing for impact. Meanwhile, Gustav dawdles over Texarkana after sparing [...]