Oconee County, GA Politics

From: "Bertis Downs" bertisdowns@me.com Date: October 24, 2012 2:13:30 PM EDT To:  Subject: Amendment 1 Friends, As you know, there are many sides to any argument and certainly in the case of the upcoming vote on the proposed Charter Schools Amendment, plenty of words have been spilled by both the Pro and No forces.   I am against amendment 1, but I will also tell you what I am FOR:  good schools for all kids.  All kids.  That to me is the only goal worth fighting for in education.   I don't think setting up an appointed commission to establish special state charter schools will move us toward that goal.  Thus my No vote.  Of the various columns written recently, I will call two to your attention from the past couple of days that I consider particularly worthwhile: Jason Carter in the Atlanta Constitution:   http://tinyurl.com/9gk2aws Dick Yarbrough in the Macon Telegraph: http://bit.ly/TRs42s ...

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:15:49 -0500 From: bryan@bettergeorgia.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: 5 reasons why Georgia voters oppose Amendment 1 Better Georgia Voters of all political stripes agree that we shouldn't change Georgia's constitution. Liberals, moderates and conservatives have found a few simple reasons to vote 'No' on Amendment 1. Out-of-state corporations are paying for the 'Yes' campaign It creates a new Atlanta-based government bureaucracy The new commission will be filled with political appointments Georgia has more than 200 charter schools and an appeals process that works A 'Yes' vote would cost $450 million dollars while most public schools still can't pay for a full school year Those out-of-state donors say Amendment 1 is all about more choice for education. Today I want to offer you educational choice. Here are two ...

Oconee County Georgia Democratic Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Thursday, October 18, 2012 1291 Greensboro Highway, Watkinsville (706) 372-1062 (chair Dan Matthews’s cell) Oconee County Government Annex USDA conference room I.                      Call to order and welcome – check for quorum II.                    Agenda correction and approvals, if any III.                  Sarajane Love – road clean up report. Three people showed up Carolyn, Dan, Sarajane. Is this something we should continue if we only have 3 people showing up. Young Dems? IV.                  Rita Bennett Fall Festival yard sale – are we involved at ...