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12/31/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County
officials scored poorly in goals newspaper set for 2001
Editorial
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12/30/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Area
contamination under EPA's microscope
By Lee Shearer
Today,
developers and lawyers use a legal maneuver to strip black families
of land: Torn from the Land
By Dolores Barclay and Todd Lewan, Associated Press
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12/29/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Widening
project gets put in fast lane
By Janis Reid
Two
acres 'is all we have left:' Torn from the Land
By Todd Lewan, Associated Press
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12/28/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Developer
takes action at intersection
By Kevin Conner
Losing
land and the vote
By Todd Lewan, Associated Press
Road
median is safer than center turn lane
Letter to the Editor by Dan Reuter, ARC Land Use Chief
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12/27/01
Athens Banner-Herald
'Greed'
signs grace condo construction sites
By Sarah Lee
Defense
of land lands man in jail: Torn from the Land
By Dolores Barclay, Associated Press
Local
redistricting process needs more critical analysis
Letter to the Editor by Carl McCoy
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12/26/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Growth
leads to host of new needs
By Kevin Conner
Land
ownership made many blacks targets
By Dolores Barclay, Todd Lewan, and Allen G. Breed, Associated
Press
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12/25/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Alabama
pushed family off its land: Government left land empty and unused
for years
By Todd Lewan, Associated Press
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12/24/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Blacks
pressured into swapping ancestral land
By Dolores Barclay, Associated Press
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12/23/01
Athens Banner-Herald
HELP opts to build subdivision without federal assistance funds
By Shana Gallentine
Property
swindles victimized blacks: Torn from the Land
By Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay, Associated Press
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12/21/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Separation is the only way cyclists, drivers can coexist
Letter to the Editor by Jacob Lindsey
Overbearing,
self-righteous cyclists aren't winning friends
Letter to the Editor by Bryan James
Hawthorne
Avenue's center lane is not for passing traffic
Letter to the Editor by Gary Crider
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12/19/01
Flagpole Magazine
City Dope: Ho Ho Ho
By Brad Aaron
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12/18/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Officials praised for preserving historic park building
Letter to the Editor by Donald G. Myers
County
applauded for responding to erosion problem
Letter to the Editor by Melanie Ruhlman, Upper Oconee Watershed
Network (UOWN), president
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12/17/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Check the law before you start complaining about cyclists
Letter to the Editor by Peter Norris
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12/16/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Bike lanes run a bumpy road in Athens
By Shana Gallentine
Farmland
and other open spaces deserve our protection
Forum by Laura Hall Gabriel, Athens Land Trust conservation coordinator,
and Dan Hope III, Oconee River Land Trust chairman.
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12/15/01
Athens Banner-Herald
State DOT calls for major changes to 316
By Kevin Conner
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12/14/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Watkinsville approves sewerage request for 162-home subdivision
By Kevin Conner
Banning
freshmen cars won't fix Athens' traffic woes
Letter to the Editor by Megan Lovett
With
four lanes, Hawthorne is a death trap of speed
Letter to the Editor by Bob Bowen
Cyclists
need to do a better job of policing themselves
Letter to the Editor by Bryan James
Don't
assume every cyclist can afford to drive a car
Letter to the Editor by Kevin M. O'Neil
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12/12/01
Athens Banner-Herald
School districts will likely mirror commission's
By Kate Carter
Residents
of park get more help: Church grant will aid Garden Springs move
By Joan Stroer
Officials
discuss bike lanes
By Sarah Lee
Developers
to request rezoning for Watkinsville subdivision
By Kevin Conner
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: The Education Of David Lynn
By Pete McCommons
City
Dope: A Time To Gripe
By Brad Aaron
Editor's
Notes: Small Minds, Big Lies
By Brad Aaron
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12/11/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County shouldn't do work with any questionable companies
Letter to the Editor by Claire Thompson
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12/10/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Speeders are only ones who would suffer changing Prince
Letter to the Editor by Ron Ward
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12/09/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Ruhlman: Basic stewardship principles being tested
Forum by Melanie Ruhlman, water resources specialist for the Pinnacle
Consulting Group and president of the Upper Oconee Watershed Network.
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12/08/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Drivers can weigh in on lane change Hawthorne conversion subject
of public forum
By Shana Gallentine
Athens-Clarke
settles with developer: Unified government forced to pay $195,000
By Stephen Gurr
Six
commissioners act irresponsibly on bicycle plan
Editorial
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12/07/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Buses first, trains later? Commuter line to Atlanta
By Dave Williams
Planning
for new West Broad 280-bedroom apartment complex put on hold until
February
By Shana Gallentine
County
is obligated to make all transportation modes safe
Letter to the Editor by Robert Kelleher
Bike
lanes won't make people give up their cars any faster
Letter to the Editor by H.E. Miller
Prince
Avenue business owner favors bike lanes along corridor
Letter to the Editor by Jennifer Schultz
Cyclists
need to take alternate routes and follow traffic rules
Letter to the Editor by Susan Parker
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12/06/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Packed crowd gathers to air opinions on request for water use:
Some support, some oppose plan for gated community to draw water
from Lake Oconee
By Kevin Conner
Oconee
Commission approves rezoning for new subdivision
By Kevin Conner
Freshman
car ban considered
By Joan Stroer
Commission,
school board need to share same district lines
Editorial
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12/05/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Commission, school board split over voting districts
By Shana Gallentine
Prince
Ave. scratched from plan
By Shana Gallentine
Lake
Oconee residents upset over request for water use
By Kevin Conner
Summerwood's
demise is painful, but county made the right choice
Editorial
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: Openness In Government (And Music)
By Pete McCommons
City
Dope: Gently Weeps
By Brad Aaron
All
the News That Fits
By Brad Aaron
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12/04/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Trees to be replaced
By Shana Gallentine
Madison
using land-use plan to shape residential growth
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
Enron's
collapse casts doubt on Athens plant
By Shana Gallentine
Without
road improvements, bicycle commute is a struggle
Letter to the Editor by Tiffany Reed
Reducing
Prince Avenue's lanes would make traffic awful
Letter to the Editor by M.E. Evans
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12/03/01
Athens Banner-Herald
An Enron plant will deplete water for extremely cheap rate
Letter to the Editor by Kris Boudreau
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12/02/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County chops into Summerwood plan set for East Athens
By Shana Gallentine
Athens-area
counties taking advantage of greenspace funds
By Kevin Conner
Stargel:
Refurbishing historic properties provides a variety of benefits
Forum by Megan Stargel, UGA senior majoring in journalism
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12/01/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Conroy: Enron episode should illuminate leaders
Editorial by Liz Conroy
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11/30/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Court denies Oconee County condominium developer's appeal: Georgia
Supreme Court
By Kevin Conner
Supreme
Court rules for garden club in DOT tree fight
Associated Press
Resident
supports location of county's new fire station
Letter to the Editor by Rita Raines
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11/29/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Bike plan moving into higher gear: Commission to vote on project
next week
By Shana Gallentine
Enron
still plans Athens power plant; But possible bankruptcy raises
doubts about project
By Shana Gallentine
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11/28/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County is destroying a historic home for its new fire station
Letter to the Editor by Winfield Abbe
If
old houses can be moved, why can't old mobile homes?
Letter to the Editor by James Thompson, Winterville
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: Here We Go Again
By Pete McCommons
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11/27/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Bike lanes benefit far more people than just cyclists
Letter to the Editor by Geoff Gisler
Slower
traffic is main benefit of three-laning Prince Avenue
Letter to the Editor by Mark Dodson
Making
Prince Avenue three lanes would be a 'nightmare'
Letter to the Editor by Karen Schwind
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11/26/01
Athens Banner-Herald
If government doesn't value our trees, why should developers?
Editorial
If
Athens-Clarke doesn't want power plant, Oconee will take it
Letter to the Editor by Bob Marable, High Shoals
Drought-weakened
water supply can't handle Enron's demands
Letter to the Editor by Charles Pannell, Winterville
Enron
needs to consider all the alternatives to water use
Letter to the Editor by Robert J. Synk, P.E.
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11/25/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Plan ahead and prepare your arguments for county zoning and planning
issues
Letter to the Editor by James Hamilton, Watkinsville
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11/24/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Affordable housing database would link local buyers, sellers
Editorial
Moore:
Community fuels the imagination
By Carolyn Moore
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11/21/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Farmland protection conference attracts large crowd
By Russ Page
Flagpole Magazine
City
Dope:Thanks For Nothing
By Brad Aaron
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11/20/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Few benefit by changing Prince Ave.
Forum by Ben Teague, a resident of Athens since 1977 and a self-employed
translator.
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11/19/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Pro or con, opinions about proposed power plant should be voiced
Editorial
County
needs to think about Enron's impact on our water
Letter to the Editor by Maggie Nettles
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11/18/01
Athens Banner-Herald
The trouble with affordable housing: Obstacles hinder availablility
By Joan Stroer
Programs
help open doors to a better life
By Janis Reid
Facing
odds, agencies fight to promote home ownership
By Shana Gallentine
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11/16/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Power-plant backers, skeptics face off
By Shana Gallentine
House
finds a new home: Hurley House moves, stays on Rocksprings
By Sarah Lee
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11/15/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Enron says merger won't affect plans for Athens plant
By Shana Gallentine
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11/14/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Information
is key to peaceful coexistence of farms, neighborhoods
Editorial
Flagpole Magazine
City
Dope: Everything's Fine!
By Brad Aaron
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11/13/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Newspaper
articles unfairly labeled UGA as Clarke County's land hog
Forum by Henry M. Huckaby, University of Georgia's senior vice
president for finance and administration.
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11/12/01
Athens Banner-Herald
To
the Athens-Clarke Commission: Don't forsake cyclists on Prince
Avenue
Forum by Kris Boudreau, a University of Georgia English professor
who commutes to work by bicycle.
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11/11/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Suburban
battling rural in region clash
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
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11/09/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Foundation's
support of Enron plant is cavalier, foolish
Letter to the Editor by Sarah Calhoun
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11/07/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Commission
acts on residents' fears Single-family rezoning OK'd
By Shana Gallentine
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: DOWNTOWN & ELSEWHERE
By Pete McCommons
City
Dope: Apocalypse Now Redux
By Brad Aaron
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11/05/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Realigning
county's super districts is an idea worth discussing
Editorial
All
benefit from making Prince Avenue three lanes
Letter to the Editor by Beth Gavrilles
Change
Prince Avenue now to meet current, future needs
Letter to the Editor by Krysia Haag
Commissioner
defends vote against Barnett Shoals project
Letter to the Editor by Carl P. Jordan, Athens-Clarke County commissioner
for the 6th District
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11/04/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Property
exemptions taxing issue for Clarke
By Shana Gallentine
A
vision of 'Hope:' Garden Springs residents planning a new kind
of trailer park for Georgia
By Joan Stroer
Jordan:
Lighting ordinance would help improve driving conditions, conservation
and more
Forum by Carl P. Jordan, Athens-Clarke County commissioner for
the 6th District
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11/03/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Garden
Springs deadline extended: More time to find new homes
By Joan Stroer
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11/02/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Pouring
on the problems Floods plague neighborhoods
By Shana Gallentine
Trailer
park upheaval felt in classroom
By Kate Carter
Enron
plant gets nod to play ball
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
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11/01/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Residents'
attorneys to announce plans Friday
By Joan Stroer
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10/31/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Redistricting
opener features a 'super' debate
By Shana Gallentine
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: Don't Limit Downtown Business
By Pete McCommons
Behind
The Rail: Your Gov't At Work
By Brad Aaron
Bike
Lanes On Prince: They Would Only Benefit Bicyclists, So Why Bother?
By Brad Aaron
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10/30/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Commissioners
block business option at Five Points fire station
By Shana Gallentine
Garden
Springs residents wait for eviction notices
By Joan Stroer
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10/29/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Advocates
hit bump in the road over bike lanes
By Shana Gallentine
Gibbons:
There's no need for more roads in old forests
By Whit Gibbons
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10/28/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Doing
nothing to Barnett Shoals would have been safer
Letter to the Editor by Jennifer Frum
Lighting
does help cut down on theft
Letter to the Editor by Stuart A. Cofer
A-CC
needs better bus service, not trash cans
Letter to the Editor by Kirsten R. Hazler
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10/27/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Apartments
sprouting on east side
By Shana Gallentine
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10/26/01
Athens Banner-Herald
We
must be mindful of downtown Athens' economic future
Editorial
Don't
destroy river for extra electricity or tax dollars
Letter to the Editor by Maggie Nettles
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10/25/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Plant
plans questioned
By Shana Gallentine
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10/24/01
Flagpole Magazine
What's
Affordable? There's Simply Not Much Housing Available Here For
Median Incomes
By Brad Aaron
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10/23/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County
once again putting the pressure on small businesses
Letter to the Editor by Jamey Loftin
Barnett
Shoals project will increase cost, not safety
Letter to the Editor by Ron Ward
To
beautify Barnett Shoals, businesses should redo signs
Letter to the Editor by Sidney Feldman, Winder
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10/22/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Public
deserves to know what is being dumped in its water
Letter to the Editor by Meg Smothers, Clean Water Associate
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10/21/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Bentley:
Tour de Sprawl provides show-and-tell at its best
Editorial by Cecil Bentley
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10/20/01
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA
weighs purchasing more land
by Joan Stroer
Commissioner
pushes for lighting regulations
By Shana Gallentine
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10/19/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Sales-tax
project would upgrade county bus stops
by Shana Gallentine
County
thanked for approving Barnett Shoals project
Letter to the Editor by Si Trieb, Barnett Shoals Residential &
Business Owners Group, chairman
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10/18/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Tweak
downtown's outdoor dining rules, but don't raise fees
Editorial
Power
plant will be Athens' pollution-producing menace
Letter to the Editor by Sarah Hubbard
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10/17/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Lack
of affordable housing hits home in Georgia, study finds
By Joan Stroer
Worries
over sidewalk dining Possible increases in fees bother restaurant
owners
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
Solve
housing dilemma by reversing family ordinance
Letter to the Editor by Rick Stanziale
Flagpole Magazine
Pub
Notes: People Can Change Things
By Pete McCommons
City
Dope: Life During Wartime
By Brad Aaron
Turn
Your Head And Cough
By Brad Aaron
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10/16/01
Athens Banner-Herald
County
is again adding to the burden small business must bear
Letter to the Editor by David Cappi DePalma's Italian Cafes, owner
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10/14/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Power
plant plans spark hopes, fears
By Shana Gallentine
Tour
de Sprawl rolls through the county: More than 200 residents let
their wheels do the talking Saturday
By Janis Reid
Kilgo:
A glimpse at the life of one Garden Springs family
Editorial Forum by James Kilgo, Retired UGA English professor
County
can save Garden Springs or allow the whole area to be destroyed
Letter to the Editor by Leafy Briggs, Over the River Neighborhood
Association Inc.
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10/12/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Sprawl
tour looks at development ideas
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
Environmental
agency restarts power-plant pipeline
By Dave Williams
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10/10/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Ideas,
few answers on housing
By Shana Gallentine
Garden
Springs residents' offer rejected by property owners
By Joan Stroer
Affordable?
Depends on who you ask
By Rhiannon Brewer Patrick
Farmland
survey sent to residents
By Staff
Flagpole Magazine
City
Dope: The Ugly Truth
By Brad Aaron
Behind
The Rail: Commission Sinks To The Bottom Line
By Brad Aaron
Tour
De Sprawl: Where There Is No Vision The People Perish
By Brad Aaron
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10/09/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Mall
traffic plan takes detour New roads near Georgia Square removed
from A-C master plan
By Shana Gallentine
Biking
for alternatives: The Tour de Sprawl takes a look at the negative
impact of uncontrolled growth
By Julie Powell
Activist:
Urge to contribute should point close to home
By Joan Stroer
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10/07/01
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA
feeds growth with A-C property purchases
By Lee Shearer
Carabello:
Sprawl, affordable housing are closely linked problems
Editorial by Joanna Soto Carabello
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10/06/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Power
plant over a hurdle Planners back permit for facility
By Shana Gallentine
Historic
preservation consultant hired to survey downtown Athens
From Staff Reports
Let
AHA funds kick start affordable housing program
Editorial
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10/05/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Heritage
Foundation moves to save historic Hurley House
By Shana Gallentine
Put
pedestrians, aesthetics before business interests
Letter to the Editor by Ron Ward
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10/04/01
Athens Banner-Herald
411-acre
rezone gets OK: Option designed as a safeguard
By Shana Gallentine
Moratorium
vote was a lose-lose situation for commission, people
Editorial
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10/03/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Commission
cans moratorium: Hold on new high-density development rejected
7-2
By Shana Gallentine
There
are no hard and fast rules for bicycle commuting
Letter to the Editor by Mark Ebell
Flagpole Magazine
Wal-Mart
Kills Trees
By Deborah Dykstra
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10/02/01
Athens Banner-Herald
Advocates
mobilize for mobile homes: Garden Springs residents rally on evening
before commission vote
By Kate Carter
Protecting
industrial park is in county's best interest
Editorial Forum by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce board of
directors
Garden
Springs will be history without building moratorium
Letter to the Editor by Allison P. Smith, President and Founder
of the Garden Springs Student Alliance
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10/01/01
Athens Banner-Herald
There's
no need to designate alternative bike routes
Letter to the Editor by Mark Dodson
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