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Controversy surrounding the giant Homeland Security lab, which could be bringing animal diseases like hoof-and-mouth to Athens, unexpectedly reared its head again this week in response to Granville County’s decision to take a North Carolina site out of the running.

“We need to get our own local officials' attention on this issue before we have a DHS facility of dubious necessity, harboring deadly, untreatable diseases in our own backyard,” Blair Dorminey wrote in an e-mail that’s been making the rounds. “Please daisy-chain this to your friends.

A new group called FAQ, or For Athens’ Quality-of-life, posted this video, using images of gas-masked soldiers to promote a Jan. 22 community meeting at the Georgia Center, headlined by speaker Edward Hammond.

University of Georgia President Michael Adams’ push to replace the deservedly maligned Bowl Championship Series route to the crowning of a national collegiate football champion with an eight-team playoff may have less to do with any desire for time in the national spotlight than with a desire to cement his legacy on the UGA campus.

It’s entirely possible that Adams’ press conference earlier this week, although it attracted national attention, was aimed no farther than Atlanta, where the Georgia General Assembly will set up its legislative shop on Monday under the Gold Dome at the state Capitol.