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LATE NOVEMBER ROUNDUP
Pete's Cheat Sheet 2.0
•Mayor: Well, I'm still for Gwen. There's not a bad can
didate in either of our races, and Nancy would certainly
make a credible mayor. But as I said way back when she first
announced, we would have more of a caretaker government
under Nancy—no bold initiatives, just holding a steady course.
Gwen, on the other hand, in addition to her experience and
her immersion in all facets of our community, has the energy
and the smarts to get some stuff done. Leading a group of
independent commissioners and directing a professional staff
accustomed to doing things their way demands the kinds of
skills and determination that Gwen has proved she has'and
knows how to use.
• District 5 Commission: I think Jared will be a more con
sistently progressive commissioner than Dave, based on Jared's
long involvement in business and non-profit organizations and
Dave's somewhat more conservative bent. Dave seems to be a
great guy, though, and would no doubt make a good commis
sioner if elected.
• Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia: My legal brain trust
gives a big nod to Tammy Lynn Adkins, a long-shot, working
attorney from Gwinnett County, with a background in domestic
law. The incumbent, Nahmias, is a career Republican opera
tive who has been appointed to federal legal jobs by Bush &
them and was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court by Gov.
Perdue. Rated highly by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice
Atonin Scalia!
• Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia: Antoinette "Toni"
Davis gets the vote here: she's an Atlanta lawyer with good
support among lawyers and judges and a varied legal back
ground. Her opponent, Chris McFadden, is no slouch, either.
He wrote the book on Georgia appeals practice and is kind of
an appeals guru. So, it's the practicing attorney against the
appeals expert. Depends on which you'd want on the Court of
Appeals. My tipster says Toni.
Farmers Market 2.0
The good news is that The Athens Farmers Market is extend
ing its fall season for three more weeks. They're taking off the
Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, then they're coming back
to Bishop Park the Saturdays of Dec. 4 & Dec. 11 and then for
a holiday market on Saturday, Dec. 18. The hours for all three
Saturdays are 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The Tuesday Farmers Markets
at Little Kings downtown will not be extended.
The better news is that there's still an incredible array of
vegetables. These farmers have made a real commitment to the
market, and the customers have, too. Mark your calendar for
the first three Saturdays in December, and you can have good,
fresh, locally grown organic vegetables for Christmas!
Help Us Slack Off
Don't Forget the Flyers
If you get this paper by Wednesday, Nov. 24, remember that
Thanksgiving Eve belongs to the Normaltown Flyers and their
annual homecoming/reunion show at the Melting Point (See
p. 24 for more.) The show starts at 8:30 p.m., so you've got no
excuse and plenty time to get home and stuff the tofurkey.
Pita McCommoits editorQffegpote.com
As local radio tycoon H. Randolph Holder used to intone:
"The news depends on you." In this case, the better part of the
Dec. 29/Jan. 5 double issue of Flagpole, which we're dubbing
"Slackpole," depends on you. In order to give ourselves a few
days off after Christmas, we hit on the brilliant idea of inviting
all the talented writers, photographers and graphic artists in
the area to provide most of the content for that issue. Now's
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1000 words), photography (black and white or color), poetry,
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THIS WEEK’S
NEWSf' mTURES
City Dope
Athens News and Views
Our local r ommuter airline’s fascinating vendetta against the ACC government and media.
Athens Rising
What’s Up in New Development
The Classic Center expansion will have far-reaching effects on downtown Athens.
ARTS & EVENTS
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The Reader
Big. Loud and Joyfully Stupid
Destroy All Movies!!! is a book you didn't know you needed until someone wrote it.
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Art Notes 13
The Age of Innocence
Trace Gallery offers an alluring exhibition of ceramics by Debbie Kupmsky and Michaelene Walsh.
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Sidewalk Symphonies
A Three-Peat of Sustainability
Bringing live music to unconvention?I locations for a good cause 1
Dustin Wong
Guitar Sans Ego
Presenting guitar wizardry, textured melodies and “soft music’’ from Baltimore
COVER DESIGN by Kelly Roberto
LETTERS
4 THREATS & PROMISES
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CITY DOPE
5 SIDEWALK SYMPHONIES
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CITY PAGES
6 DUSTIN WONG
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BEHIND THE RAIL
7 UPSTART ROUNDUP
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CAPITOL IMPACT
7 THE CALENDAR'
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ATHENS RISING
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COBBLOVIATE
THE READER
n ART AROUND TOWN
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GRUB NOTES
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MOVIE PICK
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