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Nate Harris

Athens, Atlanta, Denver, Zanesville
As seen in: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, UCSF Synapse, The Trace, The Red and Black, Zanesville Times Recorder, Mansfield News Journal, Chillicothe Gazette, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, The Newark Advocate, Fremont News Messenger and
Covers:  Politics, local government, crime, school boards, local business, features
Software developer, bot maker, founder/host of @techyspeaking. Retired journalist. Former blue check. Everyone's a critic; I'm a good one. @nwithan8@mas.to
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'A stepping stone'

'A stepping stone'

Zanesville Times Recorder — Nearly 400 individuals are on a waiting list for a chance to better themselves like Abbie Hammersley.
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City council rejects Texas Roadhouse deal

City council rejects Texas Roadhouse deal

Zanesville Times Recorder — City council members Monday night unanimously rejected a proposed Tax Increment Financing agreement that would have brought a Texas Roadhouse into town.
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First real love turns into 50 years of marriage

First real love turns into 50 years of marriage

Zanesville Times Recorder — Florence and Darrel Spencer of Zanesville recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Florence was Darrel's first real love, and Darrel was hers. Today the couple, from Newark, have three daughters, 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
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Can public WiFi help revitalize downtown Zanesville?

Can public WiFi help revitalize downtown Zanesville?

Zanesville Times Recorder — What could attract businesses and visitors back to downtown Zanesville? City officials think a public WiFi network might do the trick.
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From abuse to love: Foster parents raising dogs for adoption

From abuse to love: Foster parents raising dogs for adoption

Zanesville Times Recorder — Kristi Scheffler loves her dogs. Not just the four she has at home, but the dozen others that, thanks to her, are now living better lives. Scheffler has fostered nearly a dozen dogs from the Muskingum County Adoption Center in the past two years, one of several volunteers who help raise the often abandoned and abused dogs rescued by the dog warden and prepare them for adoption.
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Neighbors can sue over nuisance, city policy proposes

Neighbors can sue over nuisance, city policy proposes

Zanesville Times Recorder — City officials are hoping to add some teeth to the city's nuisance abatement enforcement by allowing neighbors of chronic nuisance properties to add an economic incentive for property owners to stop nuisance activity.
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An addict's life: 'I fell in love with opioids'

An addict's life: 'I fell in love with opioids'

Zanesville Times Recorder — When drugs trumped everything in her life, the threat of being incarceration again helped Holly Wilson to get clean.
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City rarely accepts moral claims, numbers reveal

City rarely accepts moral claims, numbers reveal

Zanesville Times Recorder — On Sept. 10, the Zanesville City Council voted against Carol Bryan's moral claim, asking for the city for $8,968 for water bills and repairs to some of her properties after her basement flooded when a water pipe burst in January.
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School purchase marks end of century of farming for previous owner

School purchase marks end of century of farming for previous owner

Zanesville Times Recorder — DUNCAN FALLS - It will be different when Donald and Janet Staker peer out their kitchen window into their backyard. For 50 years, the couple have always had the same view, a glimpse of their crop fields just through the treeline. Their sons used to ride four-wheelers out there.
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Stormwater charges could increase 400 percent

Stormwater charges could increase 400 percent

Zanesville Times Recorder — By the beginning of the year, Zanesville residents could see their monthly stormwater charge jump from $1.36 to more than $7, as the city seeks new revenue for capital projects. Businesses can also expect substantial increases.
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Muskingum fair board hopes changes will fix financial issues

Muskingum fair board hopes changes will fix financial issues

Zanesville Times Recorder — As crews work to set up tents and clean up animal pens at the Muskingum County fairgrounds, fair board members are hopeful that this year will not be plagued by the financial struggles of years past.
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Muskingum County Fair board refuses to answer questions

Muskingum County Fair board refuses to answer questions

Zanesville Times Recorder — With the Muskingum County Fair opening in a week, questions resurface about the fair board's ability to pay for the festivities. The Times Recorder reached out to the fair board multiple times over the phone and in-person in the past week.
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Records detail business dispute between mayoral candidate Richie Knight, former employees

Records detail business dispute between mayoral candidate Richie Knight, former employees

The Red and Black — Amid questions about living wages at the Athens candidate forum on March 26, one audience member stood up and directed a tough question to Athens mayoral candidate Richie Knight. "Richie, you run a business campaign. You're a businessman. You mentioned living wages," Emily Dardaman said.
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Warrants reveal in which courses UGA student changed grades

Warrants reveal in which courses UGA student changed grades

The Red and Black — Copies of Michael Williams' arrest warrants from the Athens-Clarke County magistrate court reveal new details about the former student's alleged habit of forging his grades in his professors' grade books.
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House Tax Bill Could Cost Many UGA Grad Students Thousands of Dollars

House Tax Bill Could Cost Many UGA Grad Students Thousands of Dollars

Flagpole Magazine — If the U.S. House of Representatives' new tax bill is signed into law as it stands now, Kelly Peterson might have to reconsider graduate school. "I would have to seriously consider whether I could continue my career as a graduate student or drop out and get a job," the ecology PhD student says.
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Can a Democrat Flip District 119, or Will It Stay in GOP Hands?

Can a Democrat Flip District 119, or Will It Stay in GOP Hands?

Flagpole Magazine — It almost sounds like a joke: A mortician, a telecommunications business director, a homebuilder and a software engineer walk into District 119, and one of them hopes to leave as the new state House representative. Republicans Tom Lord, Steven Strickland, Marcus Wiedower and Democrat Jonathan Wallace are all running to fill Chuck Williams' vacant seat under the Gold Dome in Atlanta in the upcoming Nov. 7 special election.
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Candidates Talk Guns, Health Care in Last Forum Before Election

Candidates Talk Guns, Health Care in Last Forum Before Election

Flagpole Magazine — Photo Credit: Nate Harris With the Nov. 7 special election drawing nearer, the candidates for state House districts 117 and 119 met Monday night for one final forum, organized by the Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods at the ACC Library.
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UGA Professors Sue to Overturn Campus Carry Law

UGA Professors Sue to Overturn Campus Carry Law

Flagpole Magazine — Less than three months since it took effect, Georgia's campus carry law is facing a lawsuit. Six professors at Georgia colleges and universities, including three from the University of Georgia, filed a complaint Monday against Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Chris Carr, arguing that the law interferes with the University System Board of Regents’ authority and educational mission, and it endangers students, faculty and staff. The lawsuit, filed in Fulton County, seeks to have the campus carry law declared unconstitutional.
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New Law Bans Coolers, Cans and Bottles on the Broad River

New Law Bans Coolers, Cans and Bottles on the Broad River

Flagpole Magazine — For many, beer is a must when floating down the river on a hot day. So, fewer people may be heading to the Broad River in Madison County following a recent ordinance that prohibits tubers and kayakers from bringing coolers or large quantities of beverages with them on their trip.
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Henry County school board unable to negotiate superintendent contract

Henry County school board unable to negotiate superintendent contract

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Many Henry County residents say they are confused and frustrated that school officials could not reach an agreement on the contract of the leading candidate for superintendent. "We were led on to believe we had the best candidate in the world.
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Georgia colleges must allow guns starting Saturday. Will students arm themselves?

Georgia colleges must allow guns starting Saturday. Will students arm themselves?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — The AJC welcomed a dozen talented college interns this summer, including Nathan Harris of the University of Georgia. Harris is a senior journalism major, who has been covering campus carry and gun topics for the Red & Black newspaper for three years.
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Confederate pride clashes with changing demographics in Henry County

Confederate pride clashes with changing demographics in Henry County

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Marty Meeks' roots in Hampton go back generations. His parents' families both moved into the area in the 1800s. He has ancestors buried in various cemeteries around the city. Some fought in the Civil War. "I was just proud they stood for something," the city councilman said.
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Incubator may bring more business, technology to Henry County

Incubator may bring more business, technology to Henry County

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Henry County officials are looking to promote entrepreneurship with an new incubator program. The county is riding a wave of business resurgence following the recession, said David Gill, president and CEO of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce, with particularly strong growth in entrepreneurship.
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Campus Carry Has Georgia's Pro-Gun Governor in the Hot Seat Again

Campus Carry Has Georgia's Pro-Gun Governor in the Hot Seat Again

The Trace — Proponents of arming college students bent legislative rules to keep this year's bill alive. Republican Nathan Deal now has seven days to decide whether he'll repeat his 2016 veto, or give gun rights advocates a win.
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