http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/obama-made-us-lose-says-jones-op/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/obama-made-us-lose-says-jones-op/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:03:23 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/obama-made-us-lose-says-jones-op/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/08/obama-made-us-lose-says-jones-op/feed/ 3 Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage is convinced that operatives with the Obama presidential campaign helped scuttle Vernon Jones’ Senate bid by sending out mailers that focused on Jones’ boasts that he voted twice for George W. Bush. The rumor has been picked up by Political Insider, Peach Pundit and other local blogs. A certain Kenneth [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/race-for-second-place/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/race-for-second-place/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:47 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/race-for-second-place/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/race-for-second-place/feed/ 0 As expected, the two challengers who took on U.S. Rep. John Lewis in yesterday’s Democratic primary were battling for second place. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Lewis commanded a solid 69.1 percent of the vote. Unexpectedly, though, political newbie the Rev. Markel Hutchins appears to have edged out longtime state Rep. “Able” Mable Thomas, with [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:01:15 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/feed/ 0 Since information about the Fulton County Sheriff’s race is hard to come by, we thought we’d draw your attention to a spirited discussion brewing on the comment section of our recent article about the race. Two of the actual candidates, J.D. Farmer and Patrick Labat, weigh into the online conversation, with Farmer sparring with commentors. And [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:13:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/feed/ 2 Senate hopeful Vernon Jones isn’t the only local candidate trying to give voters the impression that he’s got a connection with Presidential nominee-to-be Barrack Obama. In DeKalb, County Commission candidate Sharon Barnes-Sutton of Stone Mountain features a photo of herself and Obama – taken, it appears, at one of his campaign stops – under the slogan, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:26:49 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/feed/ 5 All nine Democratic candidates for Fulton County sheriff took part in a Thursday morning Atlanta Press Club debate that will air on GPB-TV Sunday night. But we’ll try to fill you in about these guys as best we can now. The sheriff’s race has been surprisingly below-the radar, but some details can be gleaned from [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/feed/ 4 We’ve called the DeKalb CEO possibly the most powerful local elected official in Georgia, by virtue of the position’s administrative clout and its influence over the County Commission. A fall referendum may rein in that power a bit, but the job is still a big deal in metro Atlanta – most important, actually, than similar [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:51:58 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/feed/ 1 As the July 15 primaries approach, we at CL wanted to give our readers a recap of some of the most important races. Let’s call it our Ad-hoc, Incremental, Online Voter Guide! Let’s start with the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. They’re fighting for the honor to take on first-term Republican (and Bush hand-maiden) Saxby Chambliss. Polls [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/early-voting-in-georgia-primary/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/early-voting-in-georgia-primary/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:15:07 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/early-voting-in-georgia-primary/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/early-voting-in-georgia-primary/feed/ 0 Registered voters can perform the act (of voting, that is) this week at select locations within their counties in advance of the July 15 primary. Locations and hours are limited though. Find out where to vote early by clicking here and clicking on the second Adobe document. You can only vote early this week, because the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:40 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/feed/ 0 If you still don’t know which of the nine(!) Democratic candidates for Fulton sheriff to vote for, you’re not alone. Few county residents could ID any of the challengers to incumbent Myron Freeman out of a police line-up. Your opportunities for getting acquainted with any of these guys are limited, but it can be done if [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:56:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/feed/ 0 Two years ago, when Otis Marks II of Lithonia was running for a DeKalb Commission seat, we described him as “a flaky motivational speaker and self-described ‘father of Psychoneurokinesthetics,’” pointing out that, “no, we don’t know what that is, either.” Actually, we have to admit we were being a little disingenuous. Marks’ own website, www.otisspeak.org, [...]