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1. Poster highlights Athens’ pub scene2. Patterson, Knisely and Cochran win Dem nod for Athens City Council3. County Engineer: Missing records from predecessor mean $300K in federal reimbursement on hold4. Don’t lose track of the fundamental mission of the Athens Farmers Market – local food5. Escalating the war on hunger 6. Free-speech protest at market not met with vendor applause7. Youngstown voters shoot down anti-fracking ballot measure8. Glass Harp ruled NE Ohio once upon a time9. New local summer street bash to help feed hungry10. Lenders unaware of business buyer’s out-of-state drug case11. City backs statewide injection-well ban12. Athens Voice 5-13-1313. Group signs on locals to test air quality near injection wells14. Man says county making progress on chronic thievery in Rome Twp.15. OU scientists make primate evolution discovery16. Athens Voice 5-9-1317. Let Farmers Market get back to core function, local food18. Athens Voice 5-16-1319. Future of solar and wind energy on an ever-hotter planet20. Squabbling over use of OU’s Ridges nothing new
Sunday, December 23,2012
Athens Voice 12-24-12
Gun control: "In regards to gun control, I recall 50 or so years ago something called the 'Kent State shootings,' and there was no talk about gun control then, when it was the government shooting innocent students."
Talking about gun control: "Just read David DeWitt's commentary in the paper regarding talking about gun regulation. I want to stand up and applaud him! Excellent, excellent commentary, good conclusion."
Mess vs. NEWS: "The Athens Messenger has their nose so far up the *** of the Athens County sheriff, they do not qualify as journalists. Kelly is being able to spoon-feed his nonsense to them while refusing to return calls from The Athens NEWS."
Arrest of OU employee: "It is a new age. You can't make comments about violence at work or school. Those comments can't be tolerated. If those comments were not dealt with strictly, and then something happened, we'd all be on here blaming the workplace/school for not taking action quicker."
Jimmy Stewart's new career: "Sellout!!! This is the man that voted FOR SB 5, when 70 percent of his district voted against it. Then, rather than face reelection, he quit. NEVER FORGET!"
Hippies and fracking: "Still laughing about last Thursday's remarks bemoaning anti-fracking 'hippies' and blaming OU for 'keeping this area poor for over 50 years.' There are no more hippies, bub; they're called 'environmentalists' now. OU has been here for 200 years, fella, and without it Athens would look much like McArthur."
Gun control: "Don't worry, the NRA will protect our assault rifles. These occasional massacres will continue until people are properly armed."
Guns again: "I believe everyone is entitled to own a gun to put food on their table and to protect their family/property. But I see absolutely no reason for a private individual to own a semi-automatic weapon of any kind. Just my opinion."
The NRA: "Don't worry, the NRA will protect our assault rifles. These occasional massacres will continue until people are properly armed."
Guns and the sheriff: "I found it rather absurd that our sheriff's first reaction to the latest school shootings was that he needed more security at his office. Doesn't anyone up there know how to protect him if he can't protect himself? Sure makes me feel secure if we should need him for anything."
Athens Works co-working center: "Congrats to Ben and Sid. This is awesome! A dream that has turned into a reality. What a great idea… It is one of those things that makes Athens, Ohio an Intelligent Community."
Tom Walker's Reader's Forum: "Thanks Tom! You offer a lot of sound common sense, actual facts, and perhaps most importantly some very practical steps for people affected by or concerned about mental illness in this country. We need to get over the stigma that prevents people from getting the help they need. There are resources, and treatment works for the vast majority. What are we waiting for?"
The NRA: "Somebody – preferably its own members – needs to stop the most radical lobbying group in America, the National Rifle Association. This group's incredible tunnel vision was on full display when it proposed restricting the First Amendment (regulating violent video games, TV and films) in order to protect the Second Amendment from any reasonable regulation. If you're a member of the NRA, please grow some testicles and force changes within your own group."
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The First Amendment already has many common-sense exceptions (libel, treason, "yelling fire in a crowded theater," copyright infringement, certain types of obscenty). The same sort of reasonable exceptions should be made to the Second Amendment, including banning the sort of semi-autamatic rifle, with the ability to fire high-capacity clips, that Lanza took from his murdered mother (who legally owned it in Connecticut).
You're welcome a bunch.
James,
One man is to blame? That's so f'n ridiculous, I won't respond to that.
I wonder why you feel the need to attack anything you percieve as "liberal", and what's with this 'leftist' BS?
You might as well hang a sign around your neck, "I'm a prejudiced hater."
Almost every challenge and statement you put out, when fact checked, is shown to be wrong. Why don't you fact check before you make a comment? Do you enjoy lookin' dumb?
Neither James or the other dude addressed my arguments. It's all about redirection. See a point that blows your argument out of the water, then change the subject. Also, for the record, I've never advocated banning "hate speech" against Muslims, though in my own dreams, I envision who commit that sort of thing (like so-called Christian clergymen who burn the Koran or whatever) suffer some awful and painful end.
James,
Comprehension, get some.
Prejudice, lose it.