http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:39:02 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15154 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/18/georgia-lawmakers-drill-baby-drill/feed/ 6 At the Gold Dome, a trite phrase rears its ugly head. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:53:01 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9525 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/20/state-senator-requests-audit-of-jekyll-island-authority/feed/ 0 Lawmaker who fought for Jekyll Island continues examining the "selling off" of public land to private interests. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:23:03 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7238 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/15/senator-jekyll-island-not-a-done-deal/feed/ 15 The state lawmaker who fought the controversial Jekyll Island redevelopment plan says the revamped version has faults. 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/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:19:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/jekyll-island-authority-chairman-out/feed/ 0 Ben Porter, the Macon-area developer who’s weathered a fair share of controversy as chairman of the Jekyll Island Authority, has been replaced by Bob Krueger, a telecommunications executive and current board member. (His bio follows after the jump.) According the the authority’s website, Porter’s term would’ve expired in September 2010. Porter’s term as chairman has been [...]