I for one hope they stay open for my son's basketball game Saturday.....
The Oconee Enterprise Latest Updates Gainesville State closes, Oconee students stay tuned
Thursday, January 07, 2010
January FFA Salute: Thomas Coggins
Local farmer does well - they feed us all!
January FFA Salute: Thomas Coggins
January FFA Salute: Thomas Coggins
Five Oconee schools win benchmark awards || OnlineAthens.com
Congratulations to the students and educators at these schools and the continued excellence of Oconee County Schools
Five Oconee schools win benchmark awards || OnlineAthens.com
Five Oconee schools win benchmark awards || OnlineAthens.com
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Neal Priest, M.D.: U.S. health care isn't working || OnlineAthens.com
Once again another thought provoking and provocative letter to the Editor from Neal Priest, who works in the Emergency Room of St. Mary's Hospital. I wish he would run for Congress against Paul Broun.
Neal Priest, M.D.: U.S. health care isn't working || OnlineAthens.com
Neal Priest, M.D.: U.S. health care isn't working || OnlineAthens.com
Pull The Plug (non) Event/January Meeting for Oconee Democratic committee
It would seem that the Pull the Plug people should concentrate on getting a candidate to back or to help before working on just the message of Paul Broun in bad. I think the message is one we all agree on, but we need leadership.
From: jveit@bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:08:42 +0000
Subject: [oconee] Pull The Plug Event/January Meeting
Woven brightly,
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. From: jveit@bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:08:42 +0000
Subject: [oconee] Pull The Plug Event/January Meeting
Dear Dems:
I hope that everyone had a happy holiday season. As many of you know, we have been considering whether or not to have a town hall meeting in Oconee County hosted by the Oconee County Democrats but sponsored by Pull The Plug. The issue would be either health care or climate change.
After much deliberation, it's the consensus opinion of the committee that we aren't going to host a town hall event. Our concerns are: 1) A climate change town hall wouldn't get much turnout in Oconee County; 2) People are sick (no pun intended) of the health care debate, and there's no final bill to discuss; 3) The economy is really where people are focusing their attention, and their doesn't seem to be much excitement on the part of Pull The Plug for a town hall on that issue.
We feel that all of our efforts should be pointed towards finding a candidate. Once we find someone, we can put our shoulder to the wheel in any and every way possible for that hypothetical candidate, but until then, we are content to put out efforts elsewhere.
A reminder that our monthly meeting will be January 21st at 7 pm in at the Government Annex on 53 past Jittery Joe's. Our special guest will be John Beasley. John is an employment attorney and Watkinsville resident, who has been working with Water-Life-Hope to bring safe drinking water to Haiti. He recently made a trip to Haiti to follow up on some of the well-building projects, and he will report to us about that trip. You can learn more here: http://www.waterlifehope.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
Jonathan Veit
I hope that everyone had a happy holiday season. As many of you know, we have been considering whether or not to have a town hall meeting in Oconee County hosted by the Oconee County Democrats but sponsored by Pull The Plug. The issue would be either health care or climate change.
After much deliberation, it's the consensus opinion of the committee that we aren't going to host a town hall event. Our concerns are: 1) A climate change town hall wouldn't get much turnout in Oconee County; 2) People are sick (no pun intended) of the health care debate, and there's no final bill to discuss; 3) The economy is really where people are focusing their attention, and their doesn't seem to be much excitement on the part of Pull The Plug for a town hall on that issue.
We feel that all of our efforts should be pointed towards finding a candidate. Once we find someone, we can put our shoulder to the wheel in any and every way possible for that hypothetical candidate, but until then, we are content to put out efforts elsewhere.
A reminder that our monthly meeting will be January 21st at 7 pm in at the Government Annex on 53 past Jittery Joe's. Our special guest will be John Beasley. John is an employment attorney and Watkinsville resident, who has been working with Water-Life-Hope to bring safe drinking water to Haiti. He recently made a trip to Haiti to follow up on some of the well-building projects, and he will report to us about that trip. You can learn more here: http://www.waterlif
Thanks!
Jonathan Veit
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Editorial: New secretary of state in tough political spot || OnlineAthens.com
Athens Banner-Herald's institutional editorial on the ethical dilemmas facing the new Secretary of State designate - a man I often see in line to pick up or drop off our kids at school.
Editorial: New secretary of state in tough political spot || OnlineAthens.com
Editorial: New secretary of state in tough political spot || OnlineAthens.com
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Oconee County remains most prosperous in the State of Georgia
How long we maintain this ranking is another matter all together, but thank goodness the economic bubble bursting has not had a worse effect around here other than it has. People are still getting new roofs and bicycles in Watkinsville.
RN-T.com - Rome, Georgia news, sports, business, lifestyles, weather, breaking news and more from the Rome News-Tribune.
RN-T.com - Rome, Georgia news, sports, business, lifestyles, weather, breaking news and more from the Rome News-Tribune.
Jeff Wallace Receives National Coaching Award - Official Athletics Site of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
I use to work for Jeff Wallace when he received his first team National Championship (and second trophy for this) back in 1994. I am fairly certain he lived or lives in Oconee County as I have seen him at the Taco Stand at Butler's Crossing and seem to think his son attended school out here.
Jeff Wallace Receives National Coaching Award - Official Athletics Site of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
Jeff Wallace Receives National Coaching Award - Official Athletics Site of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
Monday, January 04, 2010
Community-wide book group/ New slate of books
Oconee Democrats have an outstanding book club and here are some selections for 2010
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Subject: Community-wide book group/ New slate of books
Hello!
Happy New Year!
We've put together an interesting line-up of books for our community-wide book group, which continues to grow each month!
Here's information about our choices below.
Thank you!
Patricia J. Priest
Member, Oconee Democrats
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The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats has announced
its slate of books for 2010.
The list includes classics such as "Catch 22" and "Frankenstein" alongside newer books such as "Hot, Flat and Crowded," the best-selling
book by Thomas Friedman about the global energy and climate crises.
Other choices celebrate the splendors of and threats to the natural
world. Aldo Leopold's beloved classic "Sand County Almanac" and Paul Hawken's "The Ecology of Commerce" will inspire readers to look more closely at the wonders of nature in the winter-into-spring months and beyond.
The role of ordinary people to affect change is a theme across several
books. The group will read historian Howard Zinn's classic "The People's History" over two months. The book is an influential history of the courageous men and women who have worked to free slaves, improve the lives of factory workers, and achieve women's suffrage -- rallying in myriad ways to address injustices around the nation and world.
Another choice is "There is No Me Without You," a stirring and award-winning book by Atlanta writer Melissa Fay Green about a
middle-class woman in Ethiopia who provides foster care for some of the
1.5 million children in Ethiopia who have been left orphaned by the catastrophe of the AIDS epidemic.
An international focus pops up in several choices; these include the
critically acclaimed "Engaging the Muslim World" by Juan Cole and "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" by retired Army colonel and self-described conservative Andrew Bacevich. Publishers Weekly described the latter book this way: "Crisp prose, sweeping historical analysis and searing observations on the roots of American decadence elevate this book from mere scolding to an urgent call for rational thinking and measured action, for citizens to wise up and put their house in order."
The schedule is provided below.
The group meets at 6 PM the last Wednesday of every month at Five Points
Deli on Epps Bridge Parkway. Many attendees order dinner (in part, to
help support the wonderful, locally owned deli in Oconee County); others get coffee. The conversation about the book gets underway around 6:15 and ends about 7:45.
Books Galore in Watkinsville stocks copies of the books and provides a 25% discount.
Newcomers from any county and of any political affiliation are welcome. For more information, contact Pat Priest (ppriest@charter.net).
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January 27
Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
Thomas Friedman
February 24
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold
March 31
The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability
Paul Hawken
April 28
Catch 22
Joseph Heller
May 26 and June 30 (read in two parts)
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn
July 28
Engaging the Muslim World
Juan Cole
August 25
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
David W. Blight
September 29
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
by Andrew Bacevich
October 27
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
November (Exact date to be determined)
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Melissa Fay Green
Subject: Community-wide book group/ New slate of books
Hello!
Happy New Year!
We've put together an interesting line-up of books for our community-wide book group, which continues to grow each month!
Here's information about our choices below.
Thank you!
Patricia J. Priest
Member, Oconee Democrats
----------------------------------------------------------------
The community book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats has announced
its slate of books for 2010.
The list includes classics such as "Catch 22" and "Frankenstein" alongside newer books such as "Hot, Flat and Crowded," the best-selling
book by Thomas Friedman about the global energy and climate crises.
Other choices celebrate the splendors of and threats to the natural
world. Aldo Leopold's beloved classic "Sand County Almanac" and Paul Hawken's "The Ecology of Commerce" will inspire readers to look more closely at the wonders of nature in the winter-into-spring months and beyond.
The role of ordinary people to affect change is a theme across several
books. The group will read historian Howard Zinn's classic "The People's History" over two months. The book is an influential history of the courageous men and women who have worked to free slaves, improve the lives of factory workers, and achieve women's suffrage -- rallying in myriad ways to address injustices around the nation and world.
Another choice is "There is No Me Without You," a stirring and award-winning book by Atlanta writer Melissa Fay Green about a
middle-class woman in Ethiopia who provides foster care for some of the
1.5 million children in Ethiopia who have been left orphaned by the catastrophe of the AIDS epidemic.
An international focus pops up in several choices; these include the
critically acclaimed "Engaging the Muslim World" by Juan Cole and "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" by retired Army colonel and self-described conservative Andrew Bacevich. Publishers Weekly described the latter book this way: "Crisp prose, sweeping historical analysis and searing observations on the roots of American decadence elevate this book from mere scolding to an urgent call for rational thinking and measured action, for citizens to wise up and put their house in order."
The schedule is provided below.
The group meets at 6 PM the last Wednesday of every month at Five Points
Deli on Epps Bridge Parkway. Many attendees order dinner (in part, to
help support the wonderful, locally owned deli in Oconee County); others get coffee. The conversation about the book gets underway around 6:15 and ends about 7:45.
Books Galore in Watkinsville stocks copies of the books and provides a 25% discount.
Newcomers from any county and of any political affiliation are welcome. For more information, contact Pat Priest (ppriest@charter.net).
-------------------------------------------
January 27
Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
Thomas Friedman
February 24
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold
March 31
The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability
Paul Hawken
April 28
Catch 22
Joseph Heller
May 26 and June 30 (read in two parts)
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn
July 28
Engaging the Muslim World
Juan Cole
August 25
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
David W. Blight
September 29
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
by Andrew Bacevich
October 27
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
November (Exact date to be determined)
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Melissa Fay Green
Brian Kemp appointed Georgia secretary of state || OnlineAthens.com
Boom! just like that, Sonny fulfills one of my predictions from late 2009 when Karen Handel was first rumored to be exiting the Secretary of State's office. Now the Athens area developer can have a little on the job training for a very demanding j0b and win the Primary as an incumbent.
Brian Kemp appointed Georgia secretary of state || OnlineAthens.com
Brian Kemp appointed Georgia secretary of state || OnlineAthens.com
So will Cole continue to be Sonny Perdue's Secretary of State, or not?
Capitol Impact is suddenly saying no, but I have not found any independent confirmation yet Erick and Icarus at Peach Pundit say it is not happening for Assistant Athletic Director Cole any more for Secretary of State.
Nifty gateway for all kinds of Oconee County information
Interesting gateway for all kinds of Oconee County information for those who loves to gobble up these kind of things.
CI Gateway County
CI Gateway County
A project in memory of a soldier || OnlineAthens.com
Interesting project in the memory of one of our very own people
A project in memory of a soldier || OnlineAthens.com
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Law enforcement "People of Color" pioneers from Oconee and Clarke counties honored
Just so anyone who reads this article will know, there is an appropriate use of the infamous "N-word" in the article demonstrating how far we have come in a relatively short time as a society (and how far we still have yet to go). Bethel Baptist is still the only church in Oconee County I have visited on repeated times for funerals, and they are to be commended for continuing this important honorary celebration honoring all people.
Law enforcement pioneers honored || OnlineAthens.com
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