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Jerry Summers: The Battle Of Athens Thursday, April 8, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
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The returning ex-GIs from World War II little expected that they would fight another armed battle when they arrived back in McMinn County in 1946.
Political corruption and improper government had existed in Athens and Etowah for many years. Citizens’ complaints of election fraud in 1940, 1942 and 1944 had gone unheeded with no action being taken by the United States Department of Justice after investigations.
In 1936, the Democratic candidate for sheriff from Etowah had won the office as part of the Roosevelt landslide across the country and established the political machines that would lead to the violence in the August 1946 election.
Wedding planning during a pandemic? How 4 N.J. couples dealt with the madness.
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 06, 2021
All but the couple and priest wore masks during Courtney and Sean Donovan s October 2020 wedding. (Parker Productions)
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If the pressure of planning a wedding isn’t already enough, just add a pandemic and watch the madness unfold.
For almost a year now, New Jersey couples have been scrambling, rearranging, slashing guest lists and canceling weddings altogether as they navigate trying to host a giant party during COVID-19.
Should we move the dance floor outside? Are we going to have to reschedule this thing twice? Should we just say enough and elope?