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Libraries and Taxes and Bannister – Oh My!
Saturday, 2 Jan, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Libraries and Taxes and Bannister – Oh My!

I finally had a little free time at the end of 2009 so I jotted down some thoughts I have had on major issues facing the County and State as we start 2010.  Each one …

Opposition to 287(g)
Thursday, 3 Dec, 2009 – 11:01 | Comments Off
Opposition to 287(g)

Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway announced the beginning of the 287(g) program in Gwinnett in November of 2009.  It was the culmination of a long process that included support from Gwinnett County Commissioners and the …

A Deal to Save Gwinnett
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 17:32 | Comments Off
A Deal to Save Gwinnett

The County Commission spent approximately two hours on Monday hearing primarily from angry residents, most of whom adamantly oppose the proposed 2.28 mill tax increase. The third and final hearing will be …

Are Illegal Aliens Going Home?
Wednesday, 19 Aug, 2009 – 23:14 | Comments Off
Are Illegal Aliens Going Home?

According to an ARC report, Gwinnett’s annual population growth took a nosedive in 2008, slowing to just 4,500 new folks a year from April 2008 to April 2009; about a fourth of the number of …

Obama`s 287(g) Could Reduce Gwinnett`s Options
Thursday, 9 Jul, 2009 – 17:18 | 2 Comments
Obama`s 287(g) Could Reduce Gwinnett`s Options

The most active 287(g)-trained Sheriff’s Department in the country, Davidson County, Tennessee, has been told by the Obama administration that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer pick up every illegal alien from its …

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 …