tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post113336091447166249..comments2023-10-11T05:17:09.763-04:00Comments on Athens Politics: RoundupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133466433568396862005-12-01T14:47:00.000-05:002005-12-01T14:47:00.000-05:00Bill has gotten stale. He is such an old grump th...Bill has gotten stale. He is such an old grump these days...... in the words of Buck Belue... "negative, negative, negative." I think Sonny freezing him out pissed him off. Plus working for the republican machine (InsiderAdvantage), doesn't help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133383335187967332005-11-30T15:42:00.000-05:002005-11-30T15:42:00.000-05:00People do love them some Wayne Ford.I appreciate W...People do love them some Wayne Ford.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate Winders's irreverence. I think there's a bit too much "we must take all of this seriously" in op-edding.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133381060338885802005-11-30T15:04:00.000-05:002005-11-30T15:04:00.000-05:00While we're handing out accolades, I actually real...While we're handing out accolades, I actually really enjoy some of Wayne Ford's features, and Joe Johnson's police/crime stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133374552595585352005-11-30T13:15:00.000-05:002005-11-30T13:15:00.000-05:00Pete's got this way of writing "soft" (for lack of...Pete's got this way of writing "soft" (for lack of a better word) without being maudlin, and for being folksy without being cliched.<BR/><BR/>No disrespect for Jim is meant though; he's pretty good too.Cufflink Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800684128912206226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133369358139563362005-11-30T11:49:00.000-05:002005-11-30T11:49:00.000-05:00Right. And, again, Jim's opinion pieces are very e...Right. And, again, Jim's opinion pieces are very engaging and well-written in my book. I don't always see eye-to-eye with him, but more often than not, he's put together a coherent and well-written argument.<BR/><BR/>His news stories and feature stories, however, were top notch. He was the best reporter and best writer at that paper when I was there, but devoted most of his time to serving as Metro Editor (which he did a bang-up at as well, particularly in coaching and developing young writers).Jmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949705691074218937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133367550334973332005-11-30T11:19:00.000-05:002005-11-30T11:19:00.000-05:00You mean something that's basically an opinion pie...You mean something that's basically an opinion piece rather than a purer form of journalism? Agreed.<BR/><BR/>I kinda like Lee's facty pieces.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1133364771648473082005-11-30T10:32:00.000-05:002005-11-30T10:32:00.000-05:00Not to dogpile on Pete, but that's a peculiar arti...Not to dogpile on Pete, but that's a peculiar article to cite as proof of him being the best journalistic writer in Athens. Granted, the competition is kinda slim, but still.<BR/><BR/>I always liked Jim Thompson's actual news stories and his feature pieces and felt he was the best writer at the ABH. I don't always agree with his columns, but he's very good at them as well.Jmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949705691074218937noreply@blogger.com