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Bragging Rights or Just Overtaxation in Suwanee?
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009 – 17:33 | One Comment
Bragging Rights or Just Overtaxation in Suwanee?

It isn’t that I want to rain unjustly on Suwanee’s Town Center Park or any of its other accomplishments, especially when more rain is the last thing that we need. But whenever I hear the …

First of Many Bad Land Deals Finally Exposed
Monday, 21 Sep, 2009 – 9:33 | One Comment
First of Many Bad Land Deals Finally Exposed

“I’m not perfect. Maybe I made a bad decision,” said District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter.
That was her response to the news breaking today that, immediately after she took office in January 2009, she and Chairman …

Commission Should Protect Gwinnett`s Legal Workers
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 1:39 | 3 Comments
Commission Should Protect Gwinnett`s Legal Workers

Georgia has one of the fastest growing immigrant populations in the nation, according to recent studies. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that a majority of the state’s one million immigrants are here illegally. The …

Another Moonbat With Psychic Powers – Jimmy Carter
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 8:41 | Comments Off
Another Moonbat With Psychic Powers – Jimmy Carter

Ex-President Jimmy Carter has joined the growing ranks of liberals claiming the ability to see into a man’s heart. For some reason, those ranks seem to be populated quite heavily by Democrat loons from Georgia:
Responding …

Special Grand Jury for Land Deals a Big Deal
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 22:44 | 3 Comments
Special Grand Jury for Land Deals a Big Deal

The AJC is reporting that District Attorney Danny Porter has requested a special grand jury to examine several questionable land deals by the County Commission. The grand jury must be authorized by a majority of …

Assessment `Freeze` Challenge Finally Goes to Court
Thursday, 3 Sep, 2009 – 8:06 | Comments Off
Assessment `Freeze` Challenge Finally Goes to Court

A two-year-old court case in Dade County, GA could portend the end of Gwinnett’s Value Offset Exemption (VOE), a form of property assessment `freeze` that is growing in popularity across the state:
Former County Commissioner Rex …