Politics is Vocal - Georgia Podcast Network

In this episode, you get to hear me sounding a little too earnest in the beginning before settling into a round of questions with Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Dale Cardwell, Josh Lanier and Vernon Jones (listed in order of appearance). They were all at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, which is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Georgia Democratic Party. Earlier in the day, Senator John Edwards dropped out of the race for president, leaving about 13 percent of Georgia's Democratic primary voters without a candidate to support. Frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had been in a dead heat prior to that, so Edwards' exit has the chance to sway the race to one candidate or the other. I asked the Senate candidates for their thoughts on how that would turn out. The JJ dinner took place Jan. 30, 2008. Length: 8:12 minutes File size: 5.7 MB

The Midtown Neighbors Association held a townhall meeting on Thursday, June 7, to present information on the proposed Local Historic District for Midtown Atlanta. The district would span roughly from Ponce de Leon Ave to 10th street and from Juniper Drive to Monroe Drive, and would add a step to the review and approval of building permits to "contributing structures" in the district. Property owner and real estate businessman Royce Collins launched a website opposing the district designation and was at the townhall fielding questions from neighbors. Kim Wilson of the MNA's committee overseeing the proposal talked about the process and communication with Midtown residents. And Atlanta Urban Design Commission rep Doug Young was on hand to field technical quetsions. Relevant sites for more info, for and against: http://preservemidtownatlanta.org http://dontlowerourpropertyvalues.com

Andy Herod, the president of the Federation of Neighborhoods and a member of the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission, discusses some of the issues that are important to him as he seeks the vacated District Eight seat on the Athens-Clarke County Commission. Length: 55:06 minutes File size: 50.45 MB Read more »

David Hamilton, the president of the Cedar Creek Neighborhood Association, talks about some of the issues on his mind as he seeks the vacated District Eight seat on the Athens-Clarke County Commission. Length: 73:12 minutes File size: 67.03 MB