http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/12/fort-botched-gwinnett-drug-raid-shows-need-for-no-knock-warrant-ban/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/12/fort-botched-gwinnett-drug-raid-shows-need-for-no-knock-warrant-ban/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:33:25 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10791 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/12/fort-botched-gwinnett-drug-raid-shows-need-for-no-knock-warrant-ban/feed/ 1 State senator says bungled raid is example of why legislation is needed. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/poll-georgia-slightly-favors-mccain-chambliss-and-welcomes-barnes-back/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/poll-georgia-slightly-favors-mccain-chambliss-and-welcomes-barnes-back/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:45:20 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7701 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/poll-georgia-slightly-favors-mccain-chambliss-and-welcomes-barnes-back/feed/ 2 A recent Democracy Corps poll shows Georgia still leans red — but also wouldn't mind seeing a second Barnes term as governor. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/poll-martin-three-points-behind-chambliss/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/poll-martin-three-points-behind-chambliss/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:01:36 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7269 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/14/poll-martin-three-points-behind-chambliss/feed/ 1 Polls continue to show U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss with a tight race against Democratic nominee Jim Martin: From SurveyUSA: Four weeks ago, when SurveyUSA began tracking the Senate race in Georgia, Chambliss, who is running for his second term, led Martin by 17 points. Two weeks ago, before the candidates debated, Chambliss led by 2. Today, in [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/30/poll-martin-now-two-points-behind-chambliss/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/30/poll-martin-now-two-points-behind-chambliss/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:13:12 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6691 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/30/poll-martin-now-two-points-behind-chambliss/feed/ 0 Andre Walker at Georgia Politics Unfiltered points us to a WMAZ (Macon) poll conducted by SurveyUSA that says U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss now leads Democratic nominee Jim Martin by just two points. This latest poll seems to confirm the numbers released by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) yesterday that showed Chambliss leading Martin by just [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/andre-walker-apn-got-money-from-three-candidates-also/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/andre-walker-apn-got-money-from-three-candidates-also/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:50:20 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/andre-walker-apn-got-money-from-three-candidates-also/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/andre-walker-apn-got-money-from-three-candidates-also/feed/ 38 The Atlanta blogger who got in hot water this morning for taking money from politicians is accusing his accusers of doing much the same thing. “This just another case of the pot calling the kettle black,” Georgia Politics Unfiltered’s Andre Walker said in an e-mail about Atlanta Progressive News. APN reported early this morning that [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/political-blogger-andre-walkers-conflict-of-interest/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/political-blogger-andre-walkers-conflict-of-interest/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:36:38 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/political-blogger-andre-walkers-conflict-of-interest/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/political-blogger-andre-walkers-conflict-of-interest/feed/ 8 SEE UPDATE here. A leading Georgia political blogger is being accused of conflicts of interest for doing work for politicians and failing to disclose it. The issue raises a couple of broader questions about ethical standards for political bloggers. Atlanta Progressive News released an investigative article early this morning that details work done by Georgia Politics Unfiltered’s [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/atlanta-blogs-today-dixie-media-criticism-franklins-legacy-and-vernon-does-lagrange/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/atlanta-blogs-today-dixie-media-criticism-franklins-legacy-and-vernon-does-lagrange/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:43:09 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/atlanta-blogs-today-dixie-media-criticism-franklins-legacy-and-vernon-does-lagrange/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/15/atlanta-blogs-today-dixie-media-criticism-franklins-legacy-and-vernon-does-lagrange/feed/ 6 Fire the editor! Fire the publisher! Fire somebody! Hell, call a fucking exorcist over to Marietta Street at this point. There really should be an award given to this story for the hideous, patronizing writing “style.” From the AJC — apparently now hiring only the most ridiculous writers on the planet. — Spacey at Mostly Media [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/10/atlanta-blogs-today-fulton-fixes-concert-louts-and-workspace-decor/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/10/atlanta-blogs-today-fulton-fixes-concert-louts-and-workspace-decor/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:27:50 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/10/atlanta-blogs-today-fulton-fixes-concert-louts-and-workspace-decor/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/10/atlanta-blogs-today-fulton-fixes-concert-louts-and-workspace-decor/feed/ 0 Before I get to those other bills, let me briefly talk about the plan to reduce the commission from 7 members down to 5. One of the reasons I believe that legislation hasn’t been introduced yet is the legislators behind it haven’t found a way to get the bill written as a general bill in [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/15/atlanta-blogs-today-homophobic-drought/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/15/atlanta-blogs-today-homophobic-drought/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:18:27 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/15/atlanta-blogs-today-homophobic-drought/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/15/atlanta-blogs-today-homophobic-drought/feed/ 2 It also makes you wonder, if they were looking for a viable excuse to get rid of the festival in the first place, and the drought made for the perfect scapegoat? — Duane Moody wonders if the mayor’s decision to keep Pride out of Piedmont Park this year because of the drought might simply be a [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/05/atlanta-blogs-today-greenovation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/05/atlanta-blogs-today-greenovation/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:34:42 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/05/atlanta-blogs-today-greenovation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/05/atlanta-blogs-today-greenovation/feed/ 0 But hey, dreaming about tax ponies will mitigate the risk of recession. How long before we hear the Stache say that? — flackattack at Tondee’s Tavern predicts House Speaker Glenn Richardson will cite the state’s economic downturn as another reason to support his tax overhaul. —– “My wife and I both approached the podium during the period when [...]