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Athens has issues deeper than a petty squabble

Friday, July 8. 2011
State economic development leaders are again promoting the idea of secrecy in dealing with economic development issues. [Full Story »] 

EJCHS allegations raise troubling questions, if not legal issues

Friday, July 1. 2011
So how serious are the allegations at East Jackson Comprehensive High School that some students’ schedules were manipulated by school administrators? [Full Story »] 

Debt, not growth, is now driving force in county

Friday, June 24. 2011
So far, the Jackson County government has avoided some of the fiscal pain that has slammed other area governments. While the Jackson County Board of Commissioners has made some cuts, those have not been draconian. The county ended 2010 in the black and it has a reserve of around 15 percent in uncommitted funds. [Full Story »] 

Fixing one problem, but maybe creating others

Friday, June 17. 2011
After months of an obvious problem, the Jackson County Board of Education finally removed principal Debra Morris from Kings Bridge Middle School. [Full Story »] 

In school performance, we get what we ask for

Friday, June 10. 2011
Do “poorer” students do worse on standardized school tests than “wealthier” students? Should we expect less from schools with a larger number of poor students than schools with wealthier students? [Full Story »] 

More non-reporting in Athens-Clarke...

Monday, June 6. 2011
For the publisher's blog, [Full Story »] 

The illusion of success

Friday, June 3. 2011
We live in a world of illusions. Often, nothing around us is really as it seems. People project an image on Facebook that is often at odds with who they really are. [Full Story »] 

Schools just play musical chairs with incompetence

Friday, May 27. 2011
Do you wonder why the public has such little faith in public school systems? [Full Story »] 

More mountains yet to climb

Friday, May 20. 2011
I seldom write about my family. But nearly a decade ago, I wrote a column when my oldest son turned 9-years-old, recognizing that he had reached the halfway mark to becoming an adult: [Full Story »] 

What caused the Civil War?

Friday, May 13. 2011
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War began a few weeks ago and the memorialization of that event over the next four years is bound to bring controversy. Even after 150 years, some of the passions of that war have yet to cool. [Full Story »] 
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