Oconee County, GA Politics

This candidate has been subject of an attempted purge by Secretary of State Karen Handel. We need to support him and get him elected to the PSC. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Jim Powell for Public Service Commission Reception Chair Jane Kidd, Democratic Party of Georgia, The Honorable Gwen O'Looney, Clay Bryant, Max Gilstrap, Pricilla & Marshall Darley, Milner & June Ball, & Peg & Norm Wood   Invite You to Join Them for a Reception Honoring   Jim Powell Democratic Candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission   Friday the 26 th of September, 2008 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.   ACC Democratic Party HQ 220 Prince Ave. (Across from the Grit) Athens, GA 30601   Jim's wealth of experience with the U.S. Department of Energy and his commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy for the Peach State have hi...

Come to the candidates forum and be an informed voter Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: October 13 Candidate Forum 7:00pm-9:00pm Library Auditorium Citizens A candidate forum is planned for October 13th, 7:00PM in the Oconee County library auditorium.  Candidates for contested seats on the Board of Education, the Board of Commissioners and State Senate have been invited.  We have commitments from Tom Breedlove and Rich Clark, Board of Education candidates; Sherry Jackson, State Senate candidate and Tom Leach, Chair Board of Commissioners write in candidate.   Bill Cowsert, incumbent candidate for State Senate has a conflict but will send a representative or will appear for part of the forum.  Incumbent Chair of the Board of Commissioners, Melvin Davis has not responded to our invitation to participate. An e mail from Lee Becker follows with a link to his blog which has more complete information on the sponsors and the format of the forum...

Thanks to Charlie Baugh for all his continued work on behalf of the people of Oconee County. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Citizens Following is the text of the Board of Commissioners agenda for the work session scheduled for 9/25 and 9/26.  This is an important session as the ground work will be laid for changes in county government structure and for the upcoming SPLOST vote in March 2009.  Word is, the BOC will be looking to raise and spend $40M in sales taxes over 6 years.  The SPLOST tax has been looked on as a big piggy bank.  Problem is, the law that the voters will be asked to approve will be written with so little specificity the Board can pick and choose what is done with the money.  Citizens should expect  the current Board to be more specific about the projects that will be included it the law. Many of you know that SPLOST funds cannot be used for normal operations.  Only specific purposes such as roads, jails et...

Dear Daniel, Saxby Chambliss has turned a blind eye to hardworking every-day Georgians who are struggling to stay afloat in tough economic times.   This week, we hear from Twiggs County farmer George Rouse. Skyrocketing costs on everything from groceries to gas to health care are making it harder than ever for George, and millions of other Georgians, to get by. Food prices have almost doubled since 2005 [Source: ERS/USDA]. The price of gas has more than tripled since Saxby was elected to the Senate [Source: Energy Information Administration]. But unfortunately, Saxby is just too busy helping out his lobbyist and special interest pals to help out hard-working Georgians who deserve a fair shake from Washington.   We need a Senator in Washington to fight for George Rouse and folks like him, not the special interests and lobbyists.     When it comes to looking out for Georgia's working families, Saxby looked the other way: No help for farmers and ranch...

It's starting to get late in the harvest season - enjoy these fresh fruit and vegetables and assorted other wholesome natural products here in Watkinsville and stay away from the Publix/Bell duopoly for the moment at least. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:21:36 -0700 From: oconeefm@yahoo.com Subject: Saturday's market To: oconeefm@yahoo.com Hi Everyone, This week's market will feature a variety of vegetables, including scuppernongs, wheat, multi-grain, cinnamon raisin bread, sticky buns, peanut butter cookies, peanuts and skins. So make sure you stop and visit us at the Oconee County Farmers Market!   Karl Berg 706-215-7385 www.oconeefarmersmarket.org  and http://www.apvoc.com/

Please join me at this event if you can. Time to make some MORE telephone calls for Barack Obama. Bring your cell phone. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Party for Obama in Watkinsville on Sunday! On Sunday, September 21st, we're organizing MoveOn for Obama parties around the country. We'll kick off a huge effort to call swing-state MoveOn members and get them out volunteering for Obama! There's a party in Watkinsville. Can you make it? RSVP for your local party Dear MoveOn member, Looking for a way to make sure the McCain-Palin sleaze-o-rama doesn't derail Barack Obama's historic candidacy? With a few hours of your time, you could produce a bunch of new Obama volunteers in Ohio, Michigan, or on one of the other key swing states. Here's how: This Sunday, we're throwing parties where we'll get together, hop on the phone and call 200,000 swing-state MoveOn member to get 'em out talking to voters...

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