Dear Georgia GOP: Stop Being the Stupid Party
Sometimes it can be very hard to be a Republican woman in Georgia. Women often feel like party crashers at times here in the peach state. Although I support balanced…
Why Does Government Transparency Matter?
Simply speaking, open government is good government, or at least it is better government. As we champion open and transparent government in our county, we are not “against” elected officials.…
Macon Open Government Symposium Oct. 17
I encourage all to attend. The info I have for the event is in a PDF at the link below. I will also upload a screenshot as well. Any and…
Public Officials Should Disclose Executive Session Discussions
In my most recent article entitled “Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault” I attempted to provide a short guide on what the open meetings and open record sections of the…
Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault?
Open records and meetings are our best insurance against government corruption “When there is not openness, corruption grows rapidly.” — Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sunshine…
Laurens County Board Meeting of September 2, 2014
This is the audio from the called meeting at Laurens County Board of Education which has been the center of much controversy in the last week. The beginning of the…
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Reverse Decisions and Hidden Agendas at Laurens School Board
The Reason To Remove Tim Passmore Becoming Clearer Just when the citizens of Laurens County thought that things couldn’t possibly get any worse at our School Board, we were proven…
Best Memes Vines Jokes & Whispers Updated
A collection of Memes, jokes, Vines, and Whispers. Some are my original content and others are ones I liked. Make sure and share on social media and up votes on…
The Repeal of Glass-Steagall Nearly 15 Years Later: Future Prospects
It was almost 15 years ago that the government in it’s infinite wisdom chose to dismantle a key firewall between commercial and investment banks. Commercial banks used to be more…
Orange is the New Deal: AG’s Office & Ethics Chief Ordered to Pay $20k
A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Wednesdsay sanctioned the Attorney General’s Office and state ethics commission director Holly LaBerge and ordered each to pay $10,000 in fines for failing…
Citizen journalist Violently Restrained at Public Event
There are so many disturbing aspects to this story. An off-duty deputy manhandled a female citizen journalist and slammed her against a table. She still has bruises and pain a…
Nathan Deal Steps in it Again With $74M Copart Tax Dispute
One month ago I wrote an articled entitled “Are Georgian’s Getting a Raw Deal from Our Governor?” The more we learn about Nathan Deal the clearer that answer becomes. In…
Financial State of States Released: Georgia Sinkhole State
Truth in Accounting is a non-partisan group that has been examining the financial health of states since 2002. Their mission statement: To educate and empower citizens with understandable, reliable, and…