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ALL ABOUT ATHENS
EPONYMOUS CHARMER: Miss Athena Winders (9 months),
accompanied by her parents Jason and Amy. paid a brief visit
last week to the city from which she takes her name. Athena,
who resides in London,
Ontario, seemed gen
erally delighted with
her surroundings while
here, exhibiting broad
smiles and babbling
excitedly, only rarely
resorting to tears. She
was thrilled when on
Monday, June 27 the
temperature hit 100
degrees, an occurrence
that will garner much
attention among the
Canadian diaper set
and their handlers. Miss
Winders' father, Jason,
formerly Executive
Editor of the Athens
Banner-Herald, has
earned his masters
degree and is Associate
Director of Editorial
Services at Western
Ontario University
in London. Athena's
mother, Amy, is on
leave from the Montessori school where she teaches french
and is a librarian. Asked if Athens is all she expected it to be,
Athena simply smiled and nodded her head in the charmingly
mischievous manner for which she is noted.
CELEBRATING INDEPENDENTS: We Are Athens (AKA Buy
Local Athens) reminds us that July 1-7 is "Independents
Week." In conjunction with the American Independent
Business Alliance, We Are Athens points out that this des
ignation is intended to emphasize the importance of loca 1 ,
independent businesses in our community and the benef ts of
supporting them whenever possible.
Even the folks at We Are Athens (Flagpole belongs) know
that nobody is going to buy local all the time. The whole idea
behind the buy-local initiative and Independents Week is for
us all to "think local first." When you head out to buy that
new set of tires you've been putting off, just check first with a
local tire store; see what they've got, at what price. Frequently,
you'll be pleasantly surprised, not only at the price, but with
the ease of doing business with somebody who appreciates
you as a customer and who is there to remember you when you
need some followup: air in the tires, rotation, maybe even road
service.
A NUISANCE IN THE HOUSE?: Dan Matthews won a place
in the runoff election in Georgia House District 113, which
includes the southeast portion of Athens-Clarke as well as all
of Oconee and some of Oglethorpe County. The race started out
with three Republicans and Dan. the Democrat, and now it's
one Republican and Dan.
Bettors don't give Dan much of a chance, but you never can
tell in politics. Dan go r a good vote out of the Athens-Clarke
part of the district, and now he’s mano-a-mano with a man
who had the misfortune to head a bank that failed out from
under him, which has got to be embarrassing for a Republican
running in favor of fiscal responsibility. Dan is not one to hide
his feelings or keep his mouth shut, so he could prove to be
just what Oconee and Oglethorpe and Clarke need over there in
the legislature: somebody who is not afraid to make a nuisance
of himself looking out for the needs of his constituents.
IT'S STILL FRIDAY: Although Robb Holmes is retiring from
the university and from WUGA-FM, it now looks like he’ll be
back on a part-time basis after a month off, and that he will
continue to host his popular radio show. "It's Friday." Here's
hoping that does work out—for Robb's sake and for the sake of
his many listeners and the Athens music scene.
Pete McCommons editor fLiqp; >!e c m
Miss Winders visits Athena (l-r) Amy.
Jason and Athena Winders
THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:
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City Dope 4
Athens News and Views
Rep Paul Broun. Jr is a staunch advocate for the redistribution of wealth just not to those who lack it
Comment
Thank You. Panhandlers
A few words of reflection from an erstwhile Athens pastor and anti-poverty advocate
AWT'
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Film Notebook 11
News of Athens' Cinema Scene
The Summer Classic Movie Series gets started this weekend a! Cine with Lasse Halstrom s Chocelat
The Reader 12
Holy Invisible Panty Lines!
DC Comics plans to reboot its entire line of comics with 52 fresh versions
Musae
Introducing Southern Vision 13
A Community Business
Ohh, Boy 1 changes hands with a grand opening featuring Andre Gallant and Patrick Jennings
Stepdad Lucks Out 14
Accidental Electro-Pop
As luck would have it. this electro-pop duo is actually good
CITY DOPE
4
SOUTHERN VISION
13
CAPITOL IMPACT
4
STEPDAD
...14
CITY PAGES
5
POISON CONTROL CENTER
15
HB 87.
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THE CALENDAR'
16
COMMENT
8
BULLETIN BOARD
20
ART NOTES
.9
ART AROUND TOWN
21
MOVIE DOPE
. 10
COMICS •
22
FILM NOTEBOOK
. 11
REALITY CHECK
23
THE READER
12
CLASSIFIEDS
24
THREATS & PROMISES
. 12
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
27
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