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In the Drive to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe, Is Anybody Listening?new

A year before 9/11, Ted Turner wanted to talk about bankrolling former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn to try to save the world from nuclear terrorism.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  08-25-2005  |  Commentary

Avoiding Bart Simpson's Candy Bingesnew

One writer discusses the ups and downs of child obesity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  08-18-2005  |  Commentary

Art Arrives Wrapped in a Southern Accentnew

Doug Monroe observes the beauty of a hometown poet's work read in his Southern accent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  08-04-2005  |  Commentary

Pardon Me, Boys, Are You Derailing Our Choo-Choo?new

Some transportation troglodytes seem to be trying to derail passenger trains in Georgia before they even get started again. It's a pity because Atlanta is just about a year away from actually running a commuter rail line like a real, grown-up metropolis.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  07-28-2005  |  Commentary

Transportation Vision Is in Rearview Mirrornew

The increase of car ownership and congestion has taken a toll on small businesses in a west Georgia city, and relief seems a long way off.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  07-14-2005  |  Commentary

State Senator's Scandal Makes You Ashamed to be a Democratnew

According to a federal indictment, Georgia State Sen. Charles Walker's temp company earned $2.5 million from a public hospital between 1996 and 2000. The workers were hired under pressure, a former human resources director alleges.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  05-19-2005  |  Politics

Cable News Networks Love White Chicksnew

This country is crazy about white chicks, especially when they've been kidnapped, ravaged or killed. But what about the black 16-year-old who disappeared on her way to class?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  05-12-2005  |  Media

Nine-Year Bomb Fiasco Continues with 'Time-Out' for Terroristnew

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing has been nothing but mistakes for nine years, from the emergency phone operators who first hung up on Eric Rudolph to the recent plea bargain that allowed a right-wing domestic terrorist to air his twisted views as if he were just another conservative blogger.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  04-28-2005  |  Commentary

Austell Legislator Shakes Up Dying Democratic Partynew

If the Georgia Democratic Party ever awakens from its persistent vegetative state, it may be because a 26-year-old black woman from a former white-flight suburb inserted the feeding tube.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Doug Monroe  |  03-31-2005  |  Politics

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