rss JOHN F. SUGG

john.sugg@creativeloafing.com

John Sugg is senior editor for the Creative Loafing group of alternative newsweeklies. He has more than 30 years of journalism experience. He held senior writing and editing positions at The Miami Herald, The Atlanta Constitution, The Palm Beach Post and American Lawyer publications before joining Tampa's Weekly Planet in 1995. After the Planet merged with the Creative Loafing group, Sugg moved to Atlanta in 2001.

Sugg's awards include honors from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists.

On the web:

johnsugg.com

Awards:

2005 Green Eyeshade Award

2000 M.T. Mehdi Courage in Writing Award

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  Mr. President-elect, you need to pay us a visit

  The Martin-Chambliss runoff is an opportunity to bring a little "yes we can" to Georgia

  Vol. 37 No. 28 Published 11.12.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Your vote could mean ... nothing

  There are conspiracies, and one is to keep you from voting and to prevent some ballots from counting

  Vol. 37 No. 26 Published 10.29.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Mao, Mussolini and, uh, McCain?

  The Republican once was a patriot — now he parrots the styles of history's worst leaders

  Vol. 37 No. 24 Published 10.15.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The art of building culture in Atlanta

  Faith Carmichael and Jelani Cobb launch a movement they hope will rival the Harlem Renaissance

  Vol. 37 No. 22 Published 10.01.08 by John F. Sugg
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  CL files for Chapter 11

  In the end, Creative Loafing Inc. and the alternative newspaper industry are mirrors of society. In...

  Vol. 37 No. 22 Published 10.01.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Bob Barr channels Sinclair Lewis

  It would be nice if Obama and McCain paid heed to the libertarian credo

  Vol. 37 No. 19 Published 09.10.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Help wanted: A world-class mayor

  It's a wide-open race with Borders' departure, but do we have giants or midgets seeking the city's top job?

  Vol. 37 No. 16 Published 08.20.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The death of the newspaper factory

  Journalism has been a casualty, but as the dinosaurs die, new life forms will flourish

  Vol. 37 No. 14 Published 08.06.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The metastasizing failure at schools

  When APS doesn't challenge all kids to do their best, low achievement spreads

  Vol. 37 No. 12 Published 07.23.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Norwood's vision for Atlanta

  The City Council's accountability champion hopes for a 'post-racial' mayoral campaign

  Vol. 37 No. 10 Published 07.09.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Scary books for summertime reading

  Curl up with a few blood-curdling accounts of what is happening to America

  Vol. 37 No. 8 Published 06.25.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Mayor's race stakes are simple: Saving Atlanta

  Kasim Reed vows to tackle fraud and waste, and become a regional leader

  Vol. 37 No. 6 Published 06.11.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The Bird flew high (and so did its readers)

  The storied Atlanta 'underground' newspaper celebrates its 40th birthday with a gathering of the counterculture

  Vol. 37 No. 2 Published 05.14.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Hey, Hillary, John and Barack, listen to the cities

  The problems of urban areas are missing from the presidential races, and that's shameful

  Vol. 36 No. 52 Published 04.30.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Judge Arrington's truth vs. the media's spin

  The judge had a difficult message for black men; too bad the press missed the point

  Vol. 36 No. 50 Published 04.16.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Vernon goes to church

  DeKalb CEO buys a cathedral from Earl Paulk — and refuses to answer questions about sex with one of the bishop's flock

  Vol. 36 No. 48 Published 04.02.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Putting the bite on the sharks

  A Republican lawmaker sees the light when it comes to protecting consumers

  Vol. 36 No. 45 Published 03.12.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The bureaucrats' revenge

  Why are school officials so afraid of providing equal funding to charter school students?

  Vol. 36 No. 43 Published 02.27.08 by John F. Sugg
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  Political cover

  No, governor, the water crisis isn't over and we shouldn't start filling pools and watering lawns

  Vol. 36 No. 41 Published 02.13.08 by John F. Sugg
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  The Ron Paul deceit

  The darling of libertarians has yet to explain his racist newsletters

  Vol. 36 No. 39 Published 01.30.08 by John F. Sugg

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