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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Cory Monteith remembered at Los Angeles memorial - UPI.com
Cory Monteith remembered at Los Angeles memorial - UPI.com
From United Press International
From United Press International
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT
The link above takes you to the first blog that I started more than seven years ago and includes mid-decade posts of my own writings during the 2005-2011 period. While I now focus on links to reliable sources for news, features and entertainment that I would include in a newspaper or magazine if I owned one, I still occasionally add comments, some of which unfortunately have caused me to lose friends. I love controversy, as you will see if you visit the blog, as I attempt, sometimes unsuccessfully, to keep an open mind on the issues impacting all of us. My goal is to keep you up to date and to always give you something to read. -- Toney Atkins, July 25, 2013.
The link above takes you to the first blog that I started more than seven years ago and includes mid-decade posts of my own writings during the 2005-2011 period. While I now focus on links to reliable sources for news, features and entertainment that I would include in a newspaper or magazine if I owned one, I still occasionally add comments, some of which unfortunately have caused me to lose friends. I love controversy, as you will see if you visit the blog, as I attempt, sometimes unsuccessfully, to keep an open mind on the issues impacting all of us. My goal is to keep you up to date and to always give you something to read. -- Toney Atkins, July 25, 2013.
My Way News - UN: More 100,000 now dead in Syria's civil war
My Way News - UN: More 100,000 now dead in Syria's civil war
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Alex Rodriguez reminds me of my eight year-old son | HardballTalk
Alex Rodriguez reminds me of my eight year-old son | HardballTalk
From Hardball Talk via NBCNews.com
From Hardball Talk via NBCNews.com
New Yorker, 112, is world's oldest living man - TODAY.com
New Yorker, 112, is world's oldest living man - TODAY.com
From TODAY.com via NBCNews.com
From TODAY.com via NBCNews.com
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
My Way News - House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program
My Way News - House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program
From the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
From the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Man accused of threatening anchors over coverage
My Way News - Man accused of threatening anchors over coverage
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way - News - National
My Way - News - National
Updated frequently. National news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Updated frequently. National news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Aaron Hernandez focus of grand jury probe over 2012 double murder; former New England Patriots tight end is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Odin Lloyd on June 17 - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The City of Chickamauga WITH REVAMPED COMMENTS FROM TONEY ATKINS
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: The City of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga's 150th anniversary celebration is set, and Chickamauga, GA, will take part in related events. A must for Civil War buffs!
Toney Atkins comments: Anyone who wonders why I've posted so much about Chickamauga, GA, doesn't know that I proudly call it my home town. I grew up there, graduated from Gordon Lee Memorial High School and later enjoyed some of the best years of my life teaching many terrific youngsters in grades five through seven at Chickamauga Elementary School (1967-1971). After teaching another year at North Rossville (GA) Elementary School, I vacationed in Florida, where I essentially was handed my first job in journalism, starting as a police reporter, progressing to the government beat, entertainment writer and editor and then to county and assistant city editor at a mainstream newspaper.
I lived in Chickamauga for 29 years and occasionally still yearn for the good old days of small town life where the living was relatively carefree, moved at a leisure pace and full of Southern hospitality. I'm amazed at how much of the town/s history that I wasn't taught when I lived there, but learned about recently. Maybe my teachers tried to inform me, but being a typical kid, I simply took for granted the atmosphere as it was then and not that every day, I was walking on or driving through a land that was jam-packed with history.
The upcoming observances of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War excite me and I want to share that excitement. If you want to visit a small Southern town steeped in history, I encourage you to see Chickamauga. (Did you know that the Civil War battle was named not for the town, but for Chickamauga Creek? The area was known as Crawfish Springs during the War Between the States. A crystal clear spring flows from an area just east of the Gordon-Lee Mansion, a plantation built before the war which still stands an historic landmark. The water from the springs flows into Chickamauga Creek.)
More links to the upcoming Battle of Chickamauga celebration are at http://toneyatkins.blogspot.com/ .
The Battle of Chickamauga's 150th anniversary celebration is set, and Chickamauga, GA, will take part in related events. A must for Civil War buffs!
Toney Atkins comments: Anyone who wonders why I've posted so much about Chickamauga, GA, doesn't know that I proudly call it my home town. I grew up there, graduated from Gordon Lee Memorial High School and later enjoyed some of the best years of my life teaching many terrific youngsters in grades five through seven at Chickamauga Elementary School (1967-1971). After teaching another year at North Rossville (GA) Elementary School, I vacationed in Florida, where I essentially was handed my first job in journalism, starting as a police reporter, progressing to the government beat, entertainment writer and editor and then to county and assistant city editor at a mainstream newspaper.
I lived in Chickamauga for 29 years and occasionally still yearn for the good old days of small town life where the living was relatively carefree, moved at a leisure pace and full of Southern hospitality. I'm amazed at how much of the town/s history that I wasn't taught when I lived there, but learned about recently. Maybe my teachers tried to inform me, but being a typical kid, I simply took for granted the atmosphere as it was then and not that every day, I was walking on or driving through a land that was jam-packed with history.
The upcoming observances of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War excite me and I want to share that excitement. If you want to visit a small Southern town steeped in history, I encourage you to see Chickamauga. (Did you know that the Civil War battle was named not for the town, but for Chickamauga Creek? The area was known as Crawfish Springs during the War Between the States. A crystal clear spring flows from an area just east of the Gordon-Lee Mansion, a plantation built before the war which still stands an historic landmark. The water from the springs flows into Chickamauga Creek.)
More links to the upcoming Battle of Chickamauga celebration are at http://toneyatkins.blogspot.com/ .
My Way - News - Government
My Way - News - Government
U.S. Congress news by the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
U.S. Congress news by the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Monday, July 22, 2013
Ohio Gun Group: ‘We’re Buying Zimmerman A New Gun’
Ohio Gun Group: ‘We’re Buying Zimmerman A New Gun’: pAn Ohio gun group is soliciting donations to “provide [Trayvon Martin shooter George] Zimmerman, who has no current source of income, with the funds he needs to replace his firearm, holster, and other gear.” Citing a news report indicating that the U.S. Department of Justice asked police to “keep possession of all the evidence from [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
My Way News - Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
My Way News - Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
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By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Would-be mermaid banned from Fla. pool
My Way News - Would-be mermaid banned from Fla. pool
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com
Al Qaeda prison break: Hundreds of militants flee Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail
Al Qaeda prison break: Hundreds of militants flee Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail
FROM NBCNews.com and Reuters News Service
FROM NBCNews.com and Reuters News Service
My Way News - Superman's past, future takes Comic-Con spotlight
My Way News - Superman's past, future takes Comic-Con spotlight
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off New Zealand coast
My Way News - Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off New Zealand coast
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By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Strong earthquake in western China kills 47 people
My Way News - Strong earthquake in western China kills 47 people
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Sunday, July 21, 2013
GORDON LEE MANSION Home Page
Home Page
Toney Atkins comments: The link takes you to the home page for the Gordon Lee Mansion, an historic landmark in Chickamauga, GA, because of its role in the Civil War, especially during the Battle of Chickamauga 150 years ago.
Toney Atkins comments: The link takes you to the home page for the Gordon Lee Mansion, an historic landmark in Chickamauga, GA, because of its role in the Civil War, especially during the Battle of Chickamauga 150 years ago.
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
From the National Park Service, nps.gov
Toney Atkins comments: Special commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the War Between the States is scheduled in September 2013. A must for Civil War buffs! The park is a few miles southeast of Chattanooga, TN, between Ft. Oglethorpe, GA, and Chickamauga, GA.
From the National Park Service, nps.gov
Toney Atkins comments: Special commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the War Between the States is scheduled in September 2013. A must for Civil War buffs! The park is a few miles southeast of Chattanooga, TN, between Ft. Oglethorpe, GA, and Chickamauga, GA.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Elton, the ‘Gay’ Shelter Dog, Is Adopted, and the Internet Breathes a Sigh of Relief | TIME.com
Elton, the ‘Gay’ Shelter Dog, Is Adopted, and the Internet Breathes a Sigh of Relief | TIME.com
From TIME.com via CNN.com
Toney Atkins comments: I'm not sure I ever found or posted a follow-up to this animal abuse story that I posted last year. Here is the happy ending.
From TIME.com via CNN.com
Toney Atkins comments: I'm not sure I ever found or posted a follow-up to this animal abuse story that I posted last year. Here is the happy ending.
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