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Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like blaming victims
for their fate. Most people don't know about the Fourth Wise Man,
who, showing up to find the baby Jesus to a dirty animal trough
with his decidedly unambitious family, bouncedNmmediately. The
night before, he had received a vision from God that this Savior would
remain poor for his entire life (and get In some pretty serious trouble
with the law). But having traveled such a long way, the wise man con
tinued on. Alas, the squalor found ort that first Christmas convinced him:
ihfe supposed "saviof * was a born deadbeat, unwUlipg to pull himself up by
his bootstraps. The Wise Man checked in to the Bethlehem Four Seasons.
So, I’m gted that Congressman Broun and House Republicans rang in the . '
Christmas Season by blaming the victims of the worst economy m 70 yean B*oua:
and his merry yutetkte gang voted toxteny the extension of unemployment insurance
to nearly 2 miffion Americans, with conservative Republican leaders having claimed £
for some time that unemployment insurance only encourages Americans la iem . :
unemployed. The rest of the
slice it the lack of jobs as thejaub of the
unemptayment. Hither way you
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ATHENS NEWS AND VIEWS
This Sounds Familiar: Once again, most of you
are reading this with knowledge of who the
next mayor of Athens will be that the Dope
does not, as of this writing, possess. All he
can hope is that, whoever she is, enough of
you voted to have made her election a true
reflection of the wishes of the people of this
community. And also that, if it's Nancy, she'll
realize the Dope was just kidding about all
those things he said online last week.
And Now, a Word from the Current Mayor:
Heidi Davison has repeatedly voiced her con
cerns about the plans to close off Hancock
as part of the SPLOST-financed expansion of
The Classic Center [see this
issue's Pub Notes], and she
reiterated them in an email
last week: "While a big fan of
the Classic Center and its con
tributions, which are many, to
the community, I sense a lack
of interest in taking the time
to find a way around having
to close off Hancock Street,
another alteration to the down
town grid, and to building an
extension that creates what
I view as a concrete canyon
down Foundry Street. There
may, indeed, be no way around
closing Hancock to achieve the
goals set forth in the expan
sion but before closing the door
on that chapter, alternatives
should be explored more fully.
Hopefully in the new year, the
Commission will take a serious look at alterna
tives for both Hancock and Foundry, engaging
the Classic Center Authority, the ADDA, and
the greater public, in a discussion about a
larger, more expansive civic center and its
effects on downtown and the space between
it and the river. While the final decision rests
with the new M&C, if the community fails to
communicate their belief
that the current toncept needs further discus
sion and refinement then it will simply sail on
through without the benefit of broader public
input. That would be a shame, in my opinion."
Right on, Heidi.
After Careful Thought, We'll Decline to Make a
Pun on His Name: Paul Tough, the author of
the book Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's
Quest to Change Hariem and America, will
make a speaking appearance in the University
of Georgia Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
2. Tough will answer questions from the audi
ence and sell copies of his book after the
presentation. Whatever It Takes Athens, the
146 e. dayfon st. • 706-354-8631 *• www.helixafhens.com
The 1912 Fire Hall No. 1, now comfortably integrated with the Classic
Center, was original planned to be demolished to make way for the
Center's construction. Now the east end of Hancock Avenue is in line to
be sacrificed for the Center’s expansion—can it be saved, too?
local nonprofit organization named for Tough's
book that recently received a $500,000 federal
grant to plan an initiative largely modeled
after Canada's Harlem Children's Zone, is co
sponsoring the appearance with the university.
Get there early—there are a lot of people here
who will be very excited about this.
Dave Marr news@fiagpoie.com
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