Oconee County, GA Politics

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Missing Speed Bumps Found on Roof of OCHS in Apparent Prank - Oconee, GA Patch

Unlimited gift-giving is legalized bribery

Stephen Simpson Criticizes Rep. Paul Broun at Oconee Meeting on Vimeo

Oconee County Observations: Challenger Simpson Tells Oconee County Republicans... : Also Uninvolved In his first formal campaign presentation in incumbent Congressman Paul Broun’s home county, challenger Stephen Simpson ton...

Former NOHS teacher faces theft charges | Online Athens

GOP primary challenger says McKillip's party switch was insincere | Online Athens

Luke to Run for Third Term as Oconee Commissioner - Oconee, GA Patch

Bogart Brothers Wanted in Oconee Co

Oconee County's very own Dave Shearon (Ashford Manor B&B) will be participating in this year’s Dancing with the Athens Stars! Show Dave some love and vote for team 6! Remember this event and proceeds go to support Project Safe. http://www.project-safe.org/ Dancing-with-the-Athens-Stars.h tml

Tree-cutting billboard law on hold | ajc.com

Toddler's cuss word on 'Modern Family' draws ire | accessAtlanta

From: Eric Byler < info@coffeepartyusa.com > Date: January 7, 2012 12:01:39 PM EST To: Dan Matthews < danjmatt@bellsouth.net > Subject: Occupy the Courts on Fri. Jan. 20 -- Say No To "Citizens United" Reply-To: info@coffeepartuyusa.com Hi Dan, On Friday Jan. 20, the Coffee Party is joining  Move to Amend   and democracy advocates across the US to hold more than 80 rallies in front of federal court buildings, including the US Supreme Court. These rallies will launch grassroots campaigns for ballot initiatives and resolutions rejecting the "Citizens United" decree for unlimited, anonymous spending to influence our elections. Momentum has been building in recent months, with resolutions passed by city councils in  Los Angeles   and  New York City , and the  Montana  Supreme Court asserting that states have the right to prevent the corporate purchase of their governments.  Let's make this happen in states, towns, and citie...

From: Karen Solheim < ccdc.communications@gmail.com > Date: January 8, 2012 5:53:00 PM EST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: CCDC: Roast Save the Date Dear CCDC members and friends, Please put March 8 on your 2012 calendars now for the CCDC Roast of Doc Eldridge!!! Mixing and mingling begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the festivities commencing at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the UGA Tate Center. This event is not only the CCDC''s primary fundraiser to support the opening and operation of our 2012 Presidential-year headquarters, but also 5 percent of the net proceeds from this event will be donated to Doc's choice of cause:   the Clarke County Mentor Program . Feel free to forward this information and the attachments to your friends, and stay tuned for more information about how to become further involved with this event as volunteer opportunities will abound.  :) Sincerely, Karen Solheim CCDC Vice Chair for Communications

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: psommer <psommer@bellsouth.net> To: 'psommer' <psommer@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:28 AM Subject: hi Just a quick note to remind those of you who didn't make our meeting last night that it is time to pay dues again.  Several of you on this e-mail list are there because you have expressed an interest in our activities.  I would encourage you to take one more step and join us as official members.  Dues not only help us continue as a society but they also give us funds for programs such as the work we are currently doing at the Watkinsville Cemetery .  We will be applying for a grant to help us with that project which requires us to match what we ask for with money already dedicated for the project.  Your dues will help us with the grant and in that way you will be doubling your impact.  Here's what it costs to become a member and where to send the check. Peggy P.O. Box ...

From: ahstoneburner ahstoneburner@bellsouth.net Date: January 17, 2012 5:40:45 PM EST To: Democrats Oconee oconeedemocrats@yahoogroups.com  Liz Goodroe goodroel@bellsouth.net Peggy Thrasher Law < peggythrasherlaw@gmail.com >, tonyglenn@gmail.com Subject: [oconeedemocrats] Meeting on Thursday, January 19 [1 Attachment] Reply-To: oconeedemocrats@yahoogroups.com   [ Attachment(s) from ahstoneburner included below] Hi all, Please find attached the agenda for Thursday's meeting.  Hope that everyone will be able to attend.  Please let me know if you cannot be there, so that your absence can be excused.  If possible, perhaps you could bring a copy of the agenda to the meeting?  Note that Dave Shearon will be "Dancing with the Stars" in April and plans to attend a portion of the meeting to invite our support.   Again we will meet at 7 pm on Thursday at the Annex.  See you soon, Ann __._,_.___ Attachment(s) from ahstoneburner...

 Agenda of the Oconee Democratic Committee Meeting 7 pm, January 19, 2012 at the Government Annex, Watkinsville  Call to order and welcome.  Approve agenda. Liz Goodroe and approval of minutes of the meeting on December 11, 2011. Violet Dawe and the Treasurer’s report.  A discussion of dues:  Article 3.9 from Bylaws of the Oconee County Democratic Committee:  Dues: Reasonable dues for members may be set, upon due deliberation and majority vote of the committee.  No person elected to serve in a Committee post shall be denied the right to participate for a failure to pay dues to the Committee.   As things stand now, members who do pay their dues contribute a diversity of amounts all lumped under the category of “Dues” in the Annual Financial Report.  It has been suggested that this year we each pay the same amount in Dues and label our additional (and welcomed) monetary contributions as “Donations.”  Collection of dues and memb...

Another reason to vote in the Republican primary Regina Quick Names Campaign Manager - Athens, GA Patch

Lobbyists’ largesse makes large mark | ajc.com

Kansas GOP House Speaker ‘Prays’ That Obama’s ‘Children Be Fatherless And His Wife A Widow’ : pThinkProgress reported last week that Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R) was forced to apologize to First Lady Michelle Obama after forwarding an email to fellow lawmakers that called her “Mrs. YoMama” and compared her to the Grinch. Earlier that same week, the Lawrence Journal-World was sent another email that O’Neal had forwarded to House [...]/p

Republican Sponsor Of Bill To Require Drug Testing For Georgia Welfare Recipients Arrested For DUI | ThinkProgress