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Voice of Moderation: March 2010
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Friday, March 5, 2010. Who are a very active civic group that is doing some great things in the area. The formal dedication for the park will be this Sunday at 2 pm, and all community members are invited to attend. Details are in the press release below. Many more details are in the press release below. Emily Givens, emily14@bellsouth.net. On Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2 p.m. Brigadier...
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Voice of Moderation: June 2010
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Released yesterday by the Knight Commission has stirred interest among the. At the mighty AJC (even though they no longer distribute their paper to Athens). Jmac at Beyond the Trestle does a great job of dismantling the criticism. Absolutely not - in fact, it might make them worse. Both Oconee County Public Schools were named to the Newsweek honor roll.
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Voice of Moderation: Elections
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Election season is heating up. There is a lot going on in Oconee in particular. Look for more posting soon, but also plan to attend Wednesday night's forum at the Oconee County Veteran's Park at 8 pm hosted by Russ Page and Lee Becker. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ashford Manor - A Magical Place. There was an error in this gadget. View my complete profile.
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Voice of Moderation: May 2010
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Monday, May 10, 2010. How Healthcare Reform Works in the Free Market. Okay, so when it rains, it pours. After not blogging for two months, I'm blogging twice in a day. A colleague of mine sent me this link. Because it would be cheaper to simply pay government penalties for dropping employees than actually paying for their health insurance. It stinks to return to blogging with bad news.
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Voice of Moderation: Innovation and Israel
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Am posting two recent outstanding national columns everyone should read. The first is directly relevant to our region. Readers of this blog will not be surprised that it is from Tom Friedman. The basic idea is that new jobs come not from the government or big companies, but from new and mid-sized companies focused on innovation. An excerpt:. Http:/ coastalsen...
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Voice of Moderation: A Sad Day
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Monday, July 20, 2009. This region lost a true leader when E.H. Culpepper passed away this morning. After a long battle with cancer, in which his body may have flagged but his spirit never did, E.H. has finally gone on to a better place in the sky. Commuter rail in Georgia? 441 as a leading tourism corridor? Absolutely - in fact it already is. 316 as a Biotech corridor? Either way, t...
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Voice of Moderation: City Council Preview
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Wednesday, June 9, 2010. The June meeting of the Watkinsville. City Council is tonight at 7 pm at City Hall. We are expecting a busy evening. With the political forum at 8 pm at Veteran's Park. It is likely that we will have several candidates stop by to visit (candidates always seem to appear in an election year). This comment has been removed by the author. June 9, 2010 at 11:42 AM.
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Voice of Moderation: December 2009
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Friday, December 11, 2009. Fran Millar for Speaker. My kind of Republican. Check out this link. Fran Millar tackles transportation, water, leadership and ethics, and manages to think outside the box while he does it. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ashford Manor - A Magical Place. There was an error in this gadget. Fran Millar for Speaker. Http:/ antidisingenuous.blogspot.com/.
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Voice of Moderation: February 2010
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A small town city councilman's look at local and regional issues through the prism of a moderate Republican looking glass. Tuesday, February 16, 2010. The move by the Athens-Clarke Economic Development Foundation to hire Matt Forshee is a great decision. Matt is young, energetic, and understands both Athens and Oconee. He has established relationships around the state and locally, and his background in land planning will also give him insights into the broader goals of each county. Matt has had nothing b...
