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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 DAWSONVILLE, GA
Archive By Section - Opinion: Letters/Columns
No place to hide when taxes go up
I've written about my aversion to backdoor property tax increases since before I was first elected to the Legislature in 2000.
Health care reform puts health of the U.S. at risk
Despite President Barack Obama's utopian fantasy to provide "free" health care to all Americans, Congress cannot help but make someone pay the price for such reform.
Lucky for us, Georgia isn’t California
On July 1, California became the first state in the country to issue IOUs instead of being able to pay its bills.
Banks continue to be aggressive with assets
Last month, the 400 North Board of Realtors reported a total of 17 sales county wide for April.
Is Independence Day 2009 different than 1776?
There will be Independence Day celebrations in virtually every county in the state. The Independence Day celebration in Dahlonega should be another showcase event. Once again we will be reading portions of the Constitution.
Gold Museum will open 7 days
Last week, Dahlonega's Mayor hosted a meeting with the State Director of Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites to discuss keeping the Gold Museum open every day, rather than having to close it Mondays and Tuesdays to meet DNR budgetary requirements.
Take advantage of a staycation
ATLANTA - Kids are out of school and ready for their summer vacation. But right now, most families are more worried about keeping a steady paycheck and putting food on the table than booking costly airline tickets or hotel rooms.
In touch with local government
As most everyone knows, the Dawson County Government is in the process of designing and building a new courthouse and administration building.
Dining out on the taxpayers’ dime
Just a day before President Obama promised another $30 billion of taxpayer money to bail out General Motors, he and the First Lady jetted to New York City for a night out on the town. They enjoyed a lavish dinner and choice seats to a Broadway show - all on the taxpayers' dime.
Raising high school standards to meet needs
Last Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, reeling from a 39 percent state budget cut, announced a series of "heart-wrenching" moves designed to deal with the spending cuts and a 24 percent drop in revenue.
Remembering our military on Memorial Day
"The kids today don't know the history. That's because their teachers and parents don't know. But I try to tell them."
Now is the time to buy a home
It's late May, schools out, and it's time to think about buying or selling your home.
Raising high school standards to meet needs
Children are our most important resource. Educating them is the best use of our tax dollars. Over 56 percent of our state budget goes toward education. As a member of the House Higher Education Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee for Education (K-12), I am expected to keep up with what is happening educationally in other states, as well as in Georgia.
New laws could soon take effect
This week marked the governor's deadline for signing and vetoing bills. With his signature, these measures will become law either immediately or upon the new Fiscal Year, beginning July 1.
‘Think small’ can make Georgia as big as California
Nanotechnology could do for Georgia what Silicon Valley did for California. It can be our ticket to jobs of the future. The essence of nanotechnology is to "think small" - not in inches, not in millimeters, not in pin heads, not even in hairs, but in atoms.
Articles by Section - Opinion: Letters/Columns
Nothing to do but dress as Big Bird
RING! RING!
Ensuring returns on state’s transportation investment
When I was named chair of the Senate Transportation Committee in January, it was becoming clear that there could be some struggles with producing a balanced FY 2014 budget for Georgia.
Brings back memories of Atlanta attack
When the terrorist attacks occurred in Boston during the running of the Boston Marathon, memories came flooding back of our own dark days in Atlanta. It was 17 years ago, July 27, 1996, when those of us who were a part of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games had our worst fears realized. A pipe bomb detonated in the Centennial Olympic Park during the middle weekend of that worldwide celebration, killing two people and ...
You never really get back home
A friend and I met up in the massive Frankfurt airport's central lobby just by coincidence.
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