Oconee County, GA Politics

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FRIDAY BLOG: State too broke to spend $250? : EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS when a Democrat proposes legislation in the General Assembly. Most of the time it winds up going nowhere in the Republican-ruled legislature. That would be a shame reg...

Editorial: Fix almost in on redistricting | Online Athens

No ruling in ‘birther' challenge | ajc.com

A song written in Watkinsville by a Greensboro resident

Rivals High - Immigration issue costs recruit spot at Georgia

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Will Secretary of State Brian Kemp step up and do the right thing and save the State of Georgia time, money, embarrassment and ridicule? The fact that the President of the United States Barack Obama has already been elected once, sworn in, and been on the ballot in Georgia before has not entered into the legal proceedings in an absolute swindle and joke. From: Democratic Party of Georgia info@georgiademocrat.org Date: January 25, 2012 8:44:44 PM EST Subject: DPG Chairman Mike Berlon on President Obama's inclusion on Georgia ballot Reply-To: info@georgiademocrat.org Democratic Party of Georgia Chairman Mike Berlon releases the following statement on tomorrow's administrative hearing to address President Obama's inclusion on the Georgia Presidential primary ballot: "Several lawsuits were recently filed against President Obama questioning whether he is an American citizen in an attempt to remove him from the Georgia primary ballot.  Despite t...

Regents' immigration policy at heart of Chester Brown issue | ajc.com So now it comes down that Board of Regents policy has adversely affected the University of Georgia recruiting of a 6 for 6 inch 345 pound Samoan athlete who so loved his scholarship offer that he tattooed it on his arm? Do you think this is going to help bring foreign students to Athens? What about the all time Georgia sack leader Richard Tarditz of France? What about offering a scholarship to North Oconee lineman Joseph Scelfo? Who is going to step up to the redneck policies of the Board of Regents? I am damn sure that Florida, Missouri, and Texas A&M would offer this Chester Brown a scholarship. Why are we not keeping the best lineman in the area in quite some time go un-recruited? Didn't his dad used to coach at UGA? We need answers, not scapegoats, but it is only the Democratic legislators who are trying to do anything about our stupid and xenophobic overreaction that is costing us every day at the ...

Chuck Toney, has he announced where he is attending yet? Give this kid a scholarship, Mark Richt! Please? Keep it local. 

So Benedict Arnold wants to dictate when and how Clarke County residents determine their voting districts? I think there could be a whiplash effect of opening up a can of whoop-ass on this proposal. Doug McKillip wants a referendum on districts for an election that does not even have a date yet? Cloak-and-dagger redistricting in Athens | Political Insider

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Maybe this will begin to show the average good ol' boy redneck tailgaters at UGA football games that the Republican party in Georgia really does not have the best interests of the University of Georgia football team in mind when they created xenophobic laws that have denied us a really big lineman. Seems like big time college football programs like USC (not South Carolina but you can bet Steve Spurrier is laughing at us again), Utah, Brigham Young, Utah State, Hawaii, Boise State and a few dozen other schools have been kicking our ass for the better part of a generation now when it comes to recruiting Samoans and other Pacific Rim athletes. Ga. Democrats seek repeal of immigration crackdown | Online Athens

I would be willing to bet that most of the Republican legislators who voted for the restrictive immigration laws would have reconsidered how they voted if they knew it would cause the beloved University of Georgia an offensive lineman from Samoa. Oh well how about offer the same full ride to an all state lineman from North Oconee High School named Joseph Scelfo. I believe his father coached here. Lights out for the G.O.P.? Not by a long shot. One less big Samoan | Get The Picture

Tammy Gilland Announces Bid for Oconee County Commission Post 4 Tammy Gilland announced she will once again seek election to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners.  She will run for the Post 4 seat currently occupied by Chuck Horton. “During my 2010 campaign, I had the opportunity to meet and listen to the citizens of Oconee County.  I am still eager to offer my service on the Commission to encourage economic development and to provide Oconee County residents with the quality of services they expect and deserve,” Gilland said. Gilland’s community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Oconee County and Athens-Area Chambers of Commerce; President of the Oconee Rotary Club; President of the Junior League of Athens; President of the Athens-Oconee Junior Woman’s Club; President of the Board for the East Chapter of the American Red Cross; President of the YWCO; Chair of the Oconee County 4-H Program Development Team; and Chair of the Athens Regional Medical C...

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Oconee schools honored for high test scores | Online Athens

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In other words, the dog and pony show that Hank Huckaby hauled out is a complete and total crock of shit. Of course I still think that Gainesville State College-Oconee Campus should change its name to Watkinsville (or Oconee) University, annex the recently abandoned Federal property across the street, make all that agricultural property a viable working farm, and coordinate the curriculum better with the UGA and ABAC and other area institutions of higher education. Documents show college merger was carefully scripted | Online Athens

Offseason Asides: Cup teams from the woodworks, Ga. boys Truckin' | Doug "Fireball" Turnbull's Race Blog | www.wsbradio.com

Just another victim of the research stations closing across America, and it mentions Watkinsville at the end Watershed closure means lost jobs, lost future research | Zanesville Times Recorder | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

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Decatur Opposes Walmart as South Atlanta Begs for One

Private phones used for public business in governor's office