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12/31/02

Athens Banner-Herald
County falls short on economy, schools and housing
Editorial

12/29/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Under the guise of ''conservation'' our green space is being exploited
Letter to the Editor by Jerry NeSmith

12/26/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Don't let study lull you into a false sense of pedestrian safety
Editorial

12/25/02

Flagpole Magazine
City Dope: The Year In Outrages
By Brad Aaron

12/23/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Accommodating growth: Renovations highlight school systems' wish list
By Kimberly E. Mock

12/20/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Affordable housing: Problem now, crisis later
By Lee Shearer

12/18/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Lower taxes by charging fees on new housing developments
Letter to the Editor by John Huie

Flagpole Magazine
Déjà Vu All Over Again
By John Barrow, Athens-Clarke County Commissioner for District 4

12/17/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Debating costs of SPLOST; Story: Longterm costs may not justify program
By Janis Reid

12/16/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee considers use of greenspace funds
By Kimberly E. Mock

Commission needs to guard against poor development designs
Letter to the Editor by Walter Cook

12/15/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Conservation subdivisions gaining momentum: A new way to live in Northeast Georgia
By Allison Floyd

12/14/02

Athens Banner-Herald
EPD tells business to halt releases: Madison County
By Lee Shearer

12/13/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Broad River clean-up one of many fed ordered in state: Environment
By Lee Shearer

12/12/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee set to purchase land for park
By Kimberly E. Mock

Barrow passes water ordinance: Development in Bear Creek limited
By Allison Floyd

Unable to charge UGA a fee, county must negotiate a deal
Editorial

12/11/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Bogart wrestles with environmental situations: Bogart City Council
By Dan Matthews, Correspondent

Experts clash over how state should treat water; Water: Public or private?
By Dave Williams

Flagpole Magazine
City Dope: The Long Good-Bye
By Brad Aaron


12/6/02

Athens Banner-Herald
State's water rights should not be sold, group says
By Lee Shearer

12/4/02

Athens Banner-Herald
UGA students envision an improved downtown
By Kate Carter

Road project proceeds: But some doubting Barnett Shoals plan
By Janis Reid

Who's polluting, who's not: Web site tells you
By Lee Shearer

Flagpole Magazine
Pub Notes: Water and Words
By Pete McCommons

City Dope: Ode To Ingrid Third
By Brad Aaron

Tour de Sprawl 2002 Line-Up

12/3/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Forum: It's time our national forests got some real protection
By Elaine Brown

County should know better than biting the hand that feeds it
Letter to the Editor by Jim Hudson

Columnist praised for standing up for conservationists
Letter to the Editor by Mark Farmer, Winterville

Traffic congestion should limit density on Pulaski Street
Letter to the Editor by Suzann Roalman

11/29/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Shame on A-C Commission for making the poor fix The Bus
Letter to the Editor by Bob Marable

11/28/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Sacco: If you love nature, be thankful for environmentalists
Commentary by Steven D. Sacco

11/27/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Athens safest for pedestrians? Study says so; 'Danger index' rate the best in Georgia
By Lee Shearer

Plan in works to renovate old warehouse
By Janis Reid

Flagpole Magazine
City Dope: Comes Out
By Brad Aaron

Editor's Notes: Time To Tell The Truth
By Brad Aaron

11/25/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Chicken farms can damage drinking water
By Associated Press

Park bond wise investment in Oconee's quality of life
Editorial

11/24/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Barnett Shoals Road project should be done right
Letter to the Editor by Vicki Brown

What's the big deal about Barnett Shoals safety?
Letter to the Editor by Chris Couch

 

11/22/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Preservation of a personal sort
By Ronell Smith

Athens Land Trust believes more erosion control is needed
Letter to the Editor by Laura Hall Gabriel, Athens Land Trust, conservation coordinator

Land trust official is in no position to criticize subdivision
Letter to the Editor by Claire Thompson

11/21/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Condo plan dumped: Rezone withdrawal cheers residents
By Janis Reid

Late ecologist leaves land on river to UGA: Odum's wishes will guide use of the 25 acres
By Kate Carter and Janis Reid

Gainesville, be gentle on tax base in search for new local campus
Editorial

Voters will keep tabs on how officials handle future growth
Letter to the Editor by M. J. Blount

11/20/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Plan to widen Barnett Shoals drives debate
By Janis Reid

Area environmental groups join to form conservationist agenda: Political environmentalism
By Lee Shearer

Follow the experts, move ahead with Barnett Shoals plan
Letter to the Editor by Bonnie Crowley

Flagpole Magazine
City Dope: Partisan Stereotyping Since 2001
By Brad Aaron

Transit Head Sees The Big Picture
By Brad Aaron

(People of) Hope Springs Eternal
By Lillia Callum-Penso

11/18/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Planning Commission made right decision on Pulaski rezoning
Opinion

Fight bad development so we don't become 'Little Atlanta'
Letter to the Editor by Elizabeth Weisenburg

Destruction of trees, further growth make youth feel 'bad'
Letter to the Editor by William Kissane, Age 7

Move to save time, money, lives with Barnett Schoals Road plan
Letter to the Editor by Jimmy Collinsworth

11/1702

Athens Banner-Herald
Taxing concerns: Amount of exempted land grows in Clarke
By Lee Shearer

Bus on schedule; rail still delayed: Athens Multimodal Transportation Center
By Janis Reid

11/16/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Rebuffed developer files suit against Athens-Clarke commission
By Janis Reid

11/15/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Single-family permits surge
By Janis Reid

11/14/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Group sees erosion, 'bad' ordinances: Problems at Barnett Shoals development
By Lee Shearer

Clarke BOE moving on school construction
By Alisa DeMao

With park bond approved, Oconee resident waits for answers
Letter to the Editor by Glenda York

11/13/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Commissioners raise prospect of higher bus fares
By Janis Reid

EPA visits prompt Trus Joist to alter runoff plan
By Lee Shearer

Georgia's waters must be treated as a public trust
Letter to the Editor by Derrick Vickers

Flagpole Magazine
Pub Notes: ONWARD AND UPWARD
By Pete McCommons

City Dope: Riding The Storm Out
By Brad Aaron

Election Returns

Tired Of Cake, Citizens Revolt
By Brad Aaron

11/10/02

Athens Banner-Herald
With voters OK, park set to get in drive
By Wayne Ford

11/9/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Sold? Bids low in land auction: Thousands of acres on block in Oglethorpe
By Lee Shearer

11/8/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Rezone approval defended: Property rights cited by commissioners
By Janis Reid

9,000-plus acres to be sold today
By Lee Shearer

Commissioners set a dangerous precedent in industrial rezone
Editorial

County can't afford to stall on Barnett Shoals improvements
Letter to the Editor by Angie Dordigan

Flagpole Magazine
Pub Notes: Never-ending Story
By Pete McCommons

City Dope: For The Love Of You
By Brad Aaron

11/7/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Athena Drive rezoning gets approval: Athens-Clarke County Commission
By Janis Reid

Looking for more openness: Decision 2002: New faces in A-C
By Janis Reid

11/6/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Kemp holds off Haines for close win: Developer knocks out incumbent
By Alisa DeMao

Voters seeking change: Decision 2002: A-C commission
By Janis Reid

Farmland protection group works on proposal: Oconee County Board of Commissioners
Special to Oconee

Industries mobilize against rezoning
By Jim Thompson

County needs to decide how it will address polluted rivers
Letter to the Editor by Scott Markwith

Flagpole Magazine
Pub Notes: Drivin' And Cryin'
By Pete McCommons

City Dope: Epilogue
By Brad Aaron

Athens’ Air Endangered By (Another) Power Plant Proposal
By Jeff Pugh

The Last Five Years In Flagpole: Plus Ça Change, Plus C'est La Même Chose
By Pete McCommons

11/5/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Assignments corrected from primary fiasco: Voting districts
By Janis Reid

11/4/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Clarke County school children shouldn't be dodging speeders
Letter to the Editor by Judy Kingsland, Cocoa, FL

11/3/02

Athens Banner-Herald
'Sprawl' spreading to election: Growth, environment loom large in Athens-Clarke races
By Lee Shearer

UGA flunks in timing its announcement of real estate purchase
Editorial

11/2/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee County park bond referendum up for vote

By Wayne Ford

11/1/02

Athens Banner-Herald
Housing effort is building: Interest in helping displaced residents

By Lee Shearer

Haines, Kemp weigh in on economic development : 46th District State Senate
By Alisa DeMao

Readers speak out on their Election Day picks and pans
Letters to the Editor in the "Opinion" section

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