September 6, 2013 Most kids groan at the prospect of having to study it, precious few teachers can make it interesting, (and thank...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: “If You Can Read, Thank A Teacher And A Vet”
On Monday, August 12th, Mayor Ronnie had the privilege of being invited to the Change of Command ceremony held at...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: “The Gift Of Community,” Part 4, “The Five Elements”
Gary McCaleb in his book, The Gift Of Community illustrates in detail the five resources or elements that help define...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Gift Of Community, Part 3, “Bridges”
Why do people move to cities? Why do they leave cities? Why do they come back, (as is often the...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Keeping It Safe And Always Celebrate
Last “Ronnie” we began a discussion about a book that is equipping the mayors of Alabama to see the blessing...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Gift Of Community, Part One
This is the first in a series of articles that will explore the community building work of former Abilene, TX...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The New And Improved “All Kids’ Dugout”
In the mid ‘90s, our town saw the need for a safe public place for kids to play, came together...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The End Of Watch, And Honoring Our Fallen Police Officers
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Get To, Or Got To?
When Mayor Marks and I discussed the title of this article, we were torn between the title above, and “Living...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Don’t Judge A Hero By The Size Of His Cape
The following is a letter sent from the Mayor’s Office to various residents of Athens as part of the 2013...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The True Meaning Of March Madness
By the time this edition of Athens Now finally gets delivered, the last of the NCAA Basketball Tournament season affectionately...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Power Of Words And Waiters
Ali writes: Often in our times together, we joke about proclamations. The Mayor will talk about a problem in the...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Buttercups, Er, Daffodils, Forsythia, And Albino Eagles
In spite of his sore neck and the fact that he had to soon grab his red and white striped...
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Good Getting Gooder – What Makes Ronnie Roll
It’s awards season, and any fan of the Alabama Shakes recently got to see Britney Howard singing onstage at the...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Swamp, Sallet, Sweets, And Stuff
Editor’s note: This is an admittedly odd title for an article that is anything but. The Mayor was out of...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Teenagers, Trucks And Tile
Per usual, we had way more to talk about than we had time, but, as always, we made time for...
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Year In Review 2012 – Holly Hollman
Editor’s note: Mayor Ronnie Marks asked Holly Hollman to remind us of the year we had, and, most importantly, how...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: The Worst Of Times, The Best Of Times
When the Connecticut massacre hit a week ago, one of the first people I spoke to was Mayor Ronnie. We...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: “You Make Me Think Of Rainbow”
Anyone who knows our Mayor knows he’s nuts about kids, and spent the bulk of his career doing everything he...
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What Makes Ronnie Roll: Allegiance To Athens, What Does That Mean?
The election is over, thankfully, and irrespective of whether your candidates won or lost, I think most thoughtful folks are...
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