http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/speaker-glenn-richardson-recently-attempted-suicide/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/speaker-glenn-richardson-recently-attempted-suicide/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:21 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=27567 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/speaker-glenn-richardson-recently-attempted-suicide/feed/ 2 Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson admits he tried to take his own life http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/04/sine-die-recap-transportation-marta-funding-fails/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/04/sine-die-recap-transportation-marta-funding-fails/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:49:10 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=18078 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/04/sine-die-recap-transportation-marta-funding-fails/feed/ 2 What is the opposite of 'progress?' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/atlanta-blogs-today-bill-murray-slowing-growth-reporters-with-candy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/atlanta-blogs-today-bill-murray-slowing-growth-reporters-with-candy/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:49:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16211 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/atlanta-blogs-today-bill-murray-slowing-growth-reporters-with-candy/feed/ 0 Everyone's favorite uncle is filming a movie — and lurking — around metro Atlanta. 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/2009/01/13/eggs-and-issues-breakfast-with-perdue-cagle-richardson/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/13/eggs-and-issues-breakfast-with-perdue-cagle-richardson/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:03:13 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=12439 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/13/eggs-and-issues-breakfast-with-perdue-cagle-richardson/feed/ 1 Transportation, education and taxes are the big issues — but everything hinges on the nearly $2 billion budget. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/22/speaker-glenn-richardsons-divorce-records/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/22/speaker-glenn-richardsons-divorce-records/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:04:16 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/22/speaker-glenn-richardsons-divorce-records/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/22/speaker-glenn-richardsons-divorce-records/feed/ 0 As you may have read on state politics websites and in news reports today, some of the documents from Speaker Glenn Richardson’s divorce have been unsealed after government gadfly George Anderson sued. Just got my hands on ‘em AND…they’re pretty tame. No mentions of alleged trysts or cloakroom deals for natural-gas pipelines. What they do show is [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/speakers-house-majority-leaders-pet-projects-snipped-by-governor/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/speakers-house-majority-leaders-pet-projects-snipped-by-governor/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:58:01 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/speakers-house-majority-leaders-pet-projects-snipped-by-governor/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/speakers-house-majority-leaders-pet-projects-snipped-by-governor/feed/ 0 We kindly ask your forgiveness if we’re a little tardy with posts. Today marks the last day Gov. Sonny Perdue can sign or veto legislation, and as my colleague pointed out earlier, dude is on a roll. We just received a copy of the items in the budget Perdue considers “unjustified” — or, the little things [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/trauma-network-bill-death-blamed-on-richardson/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/trauma-network-bill-death-blamed-on-richardson/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:24:07 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/trauma-network-bill-death-blamed-on-richardson/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/trauma-network-bill-death-blamed-on-richardson/feed/ 0 A surprise tragedy of the recent General Assembly – one of many such tragedies, we should note – was the failure of the trauma care network funding bill in the waning hours of the session on Friday night. Insiders tell us that, despite his public support for the network, most of the blame can be [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/atlanta-blogs-today-beltline-richardson-and-pending-war-with-tennessee/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/atlanta-blogs-today-beltline-richardson-and-pending-war-with-tennessee/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:05:38 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/atlanta-blogs-today-beltline-richardson-and-pending-war-with-tennessee/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/11/atlanta-blogs-today-beltline-richardson-and-pending-war-with-tennessee/feed/ 1 Nevermind the fact that he used his political-might to circumvent the state required 30-day waiting period… Another example of him manipulating the system for personal gain. — Commenter Shrike071 on news that Speaker Glenn Richardson seems to have used personal pull to initiate and complete a divorce in a single day. State law requires a 30-day [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/04/atlanta-blogs-today-first-ladies-for-hillary/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/04/atlanta-blogs-today-first-ladies-for-hillary/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:30:22 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/04/atlanta-blogs-today-first-ladies-for-hillary/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/02/04/atlanta-blogs-today-first-ladies-for-hillary/feed/ 1 “Like Maynard, Hillary believes in creating possibilities for all Americans. For 35 years, she’s fought to turn possibilities into realities. From civil rights to universal healthcare, Hillary Clinton has always been on our side.” — Valerie Jackson, widow of former Mayor Maynard Jackson and host of WABE-FM (90.1)’s book-themed “Between the Lines,” endorses Sen. Hillary Clinton [...]