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Hampton Park Library Open
Tim Plotner gives his thoughts in the opening ceremony for the Hampton Park Branch that is scheduled for this coming Sunday, but today was actually the first day that the new branch was open. It is a wonderful new addition to our system. The facility is beautiful...
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Georgia Christian Coalition Leader Says, "Need For Revenue Only Right Reason for Tax Increases- Rejects Cigarette Tax
The only justification for sales or use taxes is the exclusive need for government revenue and not to control lifestyle, health or the environment and apply it only to voluntary purchases. This is the message lobby group Georgia Christian Coalition sent legislators today and is a break from the organization's past objection to virtually any tax increase...
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Another Bad Call - Sherry Sabine's Letter to the School System
In a letter to the Superintendent and to the School Board Sherry Sabine expresses her view and opinion about what she feels are missteps from the system…
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School Board Member Mike Dudgeon School Update Feb. 2010
Mike Dudgeon gives updates on many hot topics including, cell towers, budget, calendar, SAT scores, and his political future...
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Letter to the Editor: Why John Derucki, President of Derucki Construction, Supports Lee Hawkins
John Derucki explains why he is in support of Lee Hawkins for Congress. "As a father, a small business owner and an active community member, I support Lee Hawkins for Congress because he understands the challenges and opportunities facing our families, businesses and communities."
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Letter to the Editor: Richard Ward Gives His Opinion on the Jobs 2010 Bill
The economy job is one of the legislature and that must begin with getting Georgians back to work. A working Georgia will be the economic beacon and national leader in recovering from this economic downturn...
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Amos Calls on Board to Reject Lanier Golf Course Plan
Republican Pete Amos, District 1 candidate for the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, today called on commissioners to reject a proposed plan to spend $9 million to buy Lanier Golf Course...
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Letter to the Editor: Dave Richard Gives His Account of the State of the Union Address
Dave Richard gives his opinion on the President's State of the Union Address...
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Laura on Life
Laura shares her account of the first time she thought it was appropriate to leave her kids at home alone for a short while. Turns out not to be such a good idea...
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Letter to the Editor: David Richard Gives His Answer to the Question, What Does the U.S. Senate Election in Massachusetts Tell Us?
David Richard gives his opinion on the impact of the U.S. Senate election in Massachusettes...
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Letter to the Editor: Georgia Senate Bill 304
Dale Austin, Legislative Liaison, CWA of Georgia gives her opinion on The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee has received a new bill, S.B. No. 304 for consideration. The proposed law seeks to decriminalize (the legalizing of an illegal act) prostitution for offenders under the age of 16...
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Letter to the Editor: Forsyth County Government
Sara James of Forsyth County gives her opinion on how she feels the County's elected officials are not serving in the way she sees fit...
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Commissioner Bell's Take on the County's Plan to Purchase Lanier Golf Club
I wanted to give you some additional information about this as it relates to my position. Most of you know that I have been in the golf industry most of my adult life. It is an industry that has been good to me and my family and I truly love the game of golf. However, I do not support the county purchasing the golf course...
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2010: Punch Lines for Double-Naught Politics
We ended the war on terror in 2009 with new, improved respect for man-caused disasters, summarized by the head of Homeland Security and the White House saying the system worked when passengers of flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit foiled a plot by an isolated individual trying to ignite his underwear...
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Whitewater Groups Sue to Stop Fish Stocking in Chattooga River
The Whitewater Group’s politically correct term for boating use is “nature based paddling opportunity,” which somehow or another, in  their mind, places them in a morally superior category to fishermen angling for “exotic” fish.  As far as I’m aware, the upper Chattooga is the only section of stream in either National Forest on which “nature based paddling opportunity” is restricted...
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Letter to Colonel Byron Jorns of the United States Army Corps of Engineers from Mayor Ford Gravitt
This letter is regarding the Master Water Control Manual update. The notice sent by Tetra Tech, Inc., was received by the City of Cumming on November 24, 2009. Accordingly, the City offers this response within and pursuant to the forty-five (45) day window for public comment...
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Water…What To Do?
One of the issues most important to Forsyth County, as I quickly learned almost 2 years ago, was our county’s water supply. Today it is even more critical and with the ruling this year regarding Lake Lanier, the direction we should take is vastly different...
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Budget Complaints
Concerened citizen Anthony Barilla expresses his opinion on the spending of the Forsyth County Police Department...
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It's Human Nature
Following the lead of American charities and Americans’ inclinations to support charitable causes, Washington continues to install bureaucracies to facilitate the transfer of charity dollars – aka tax dollars – from those who pay taxes to those who need charity dollars – aka entitlement dollars...
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Letter to the Editor: Driver Survival Tips for Georgia's Rural Roads
November starts the busy holiday season for many Georgia families and with increased travel comes increased risk on the roads. But there’s one simple precaution each of us can take to help protect ourselves and our loved ones...every trip, every time…It’s buckling-up every seatbelt...
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Justice for All?
President Obama and AG Holder both tout the message we are sending to the world about our civilized justice system. Really? Are not the people evil who planned and carried out those attacks as well as the continual stream of daily atrocities on innocents?...
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Black is White and Up is Down
I recently (November 13th, 2008) received a letter from GDOT informing me that GDOT has identified $2.5 million in FY2010 to advance the purchase of right-of-way (ROW) for project PI No. 141880 (SR9 to Castleberry) Now on the surface this sounds great...
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Honor America’s Heroes on Veterans Day
This Veterans Day it’s important to pay tribute to the people who answered the call of patriotic duty. On Memorial Day we honor those who died in battle, but Veterans Day gives us a chance to thank all the veterans who are still with us...
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Laura on Life
Laura Snyder writes about family traditions and the joy of her experience of one of her family traditions, making potato salad...
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Laura on Life
Article about Murphy's Law not being a law, but instead a force...
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Author's 'Secret' Tribute to Gone With the Wind
Kathryn Witt's new children's novel, The Secret of the Belles, involves Gone With the Wind, Ona Munson, and a collection of memorabilia relating to Margaret Mitchell...
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Is Facebook Dead?
Recently I stumbled upon an amusing wiki that helps Facebook addicts walk away from their addiction: http://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook. You know you’ve arrived when there’s a wiki helping people recover from a dependency upon you, I guess...
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Critiquing Glenn Beck's Best Seller: 'Arguing with Idiots'
Found on page 190 in Beck's book is the following not-so-widely publicized fact: “In 2006, the most recent year that comprehensive IRS data is available, the richest one percent of Americans paid 39.9 percent of the country’s total income tax bill. The top ten percent of filers paid 71 percent of the tab”...
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Busted: 70's Style
My father had a unique way of disciplining his children.  With three sons, things were often broken, missing, or giving off an unnatural aroma.  Since complete transparency was not in our nature, he had two options to identify the culprit...
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Please Tell Me I Heard Wrong
In watching the commissioners meeting from Tuesday I hope that I heard wrong!  Did the Post 3 Commissioner, Jim Harrell, request a moratorium??  WHAT????...
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