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The Politics Behind the Dacula Library Closing
Thursday, 15 Oct, 2009 – 14:41 | 2 Comments
The Politics Behind the Dacula Library Closing

Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks has been front and center on the battle to keep the Dacula library open as a full-service library. His blog and the `They Took My Books` blog provide some interesting, “behind …

Bannister Land Deals Claim First Victim
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 9:34 | One Comment
Bannister Land Deals Claim First Victim

A string of outrageous land deals documented at TalkGwinnett and by a recent AJC investigation may have claimed its first victim, even before the special Grand Jury impaneled to examine the deals held its first …

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 …

Lasseter`s Tangled Web: Appointee Involved in Another Controversy
Monday, 31 Aug, 2009 – 6:59 | Comments Off
Lasseter`s Tangled Web: Appointee Involved in Another Controversy

When District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter appointed developer Mark Gary to the Gwinnett Planning Commission, she essentially put the fox in charge of guarding the hen house. Not only did she give the developer the …

Hocus Pocus, Shirley Needs to Focus
Wednesday, 5 Aug, 2009 – 1:42 | Comments Off
Hocus Pocus, Shirley Needs to Focus

She said it with such disdain; such utter contempt:
“I know that alot of his [Chairman Bannister's] statements were about what was in the media and what has been said. I’m a little more concerned about …

Rick Badie: Sun’s Setting on Gwinnett Commission
Sunday, 2 Aug, 2009 – 17:13 | 3 Comments
Rick Badie: Sun’s Setting on Gwinnett Commission

AJC blogger Rick Badie has tapped into the same sentiment that we are hearing from TalkGwinnett readers—the Commission has lost the confidence of mainstream Gwinnett residents. Badie takes the sentiment to its sad but, unfortunately, …