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Bannister Fiddles While Gwinnett Burns
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 13:05 | 2 Comments
Bannister Fiddles While Gwinnett Burns

Do you hear that? Silence. It is the sound of Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charles Bannister’s response to the revelation that “Success Lives Here” apparently applies to Mexican drug cartels as well. Drug smugglers have found …

Troubling Trend: Politicians Using Law to Shield Themselves From Criticism
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 9:31 | 2 Comments
Troubling Trend: Politicians Using Law to Shield Themselves From Criticism

Lilburn dog owner Randy DeCarlo apparently discovered that Lilburn City Council member Eddie Price had illegally claimed a homestead exemption on rental property that he has owned for several years. The county has billed him …

Monday Morning Catch-Up: 3/23
Monday, 23 Mar, 2009 – 10:46 | Comments Off
Monday Morning Catch-Up: 3/23

I have spent the past week battling the flu and associated congestion, so I haven’t felt like writing. As I sort through hundreds of RSS feed entries this morning, I realize how much I have …

A Taxing Problem
Monday, 16 Mar, 2009 – 11:06 | 6 Comments
A Taxing Problem

If you live in a City you are paying more taxes than you should.  Both the County and the cities agree that it amounts to millions of dollars a year.  What they disagree on is …

We Have Two Options – We Can Give Up Or We Can Keep Swinging
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 9:48 | 6 Comments
We Have Two Options – We Can Give Up Or We Can Keep Swinging

Although they would race each other to the nearest microphone to deny it, the Commissioners believe that we do not know anything about running the County.  But government is really just a company with a …

Cities, County Butt Heads Over Cost of Government
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 9:06 | Comments Off
Cities, County Butt Heads Over Cost of Government

Gwinnett County and its cities have passed a deadline for renegotiating an intergovernmental service agreement that is, according to its legislative mandate, intended to “minimize inefficiencies resulting from duplication of services and competition between local …