Local Politics

Baconton Mayor resigns after secret ouster of clerk

No Comments 14 January 2010

Baconton Mayor Charles Johnson resigned this week out of frustration, saying that he was being strong-armed by City Council members who regularly usurped his authority as the city’s chief executive officer. Johnson also says that his colleagues secretly conspired to fire City Clerk Charlene Porcha in August and in doing so may have violated the state’s [...]

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Albany Georgia City Commissioner are sworn into office

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Albany Georgia City Commissioner are sworn into office

No Comments 13 January 2010

A PROMISE TO SERVE Albany city commissioners Bob Langstaff, Dorothy Hubbard and Christopher Pike are sworn into office Monday by Dougherty County Probate Judge Nancy Stephenson. Langstaff of Ward 4 and Hubbard of Ward 2 are serving their third terms. Pike replaces Morris Gurr, who served one term as he Ward 3 representative.

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Tea Party planning under way, April 17, 2010

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Tea Party planning under way, April 17, 2010

No Comments 11 January 2010

Another government takeover in the works. First, it was healthcare and now it’s your IRA. From Businessweek on Jan. 8: “The U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments will ask for public comment as soon as next week on ways to promote the conversion of 401(k) savings and Individual Retirement Accounts into annuities or other steady payment streams, [...]

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Tift Area Tea Party Editorial with Video

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Tift Area Tea Party Editorial with Video

No Comments 17 November 2009

In last week’s Lee County Ledger, Mike Sabot was once again misleading – at best. You see, he said that there was “no media” at the Tift Area Tea Party Patriots’ Republican Governor Candidate Round Robin. Mike knows better, as I know he saw me there. I operate SWGAPolitics.com, the area’s premier political blog, and I [...]

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Leesburg has a sign ordinance?

Jeff Sexton, Local Politics

Leesburg has a sign ordinance?

No Comments 12 November 2009

Apparently so, and on the night of my defeat, a new war began. Not much happened at the Leesburg City Council meeting this week. It started out with a public hearing on a $500K grant the city got to repair some stormwater drainage from the Stonegate apartment area out to Robert B Lee drive. One property [...]

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Jeff Sexton, Local Politics

Leesburg needs openness, professionalism

No Comments 23 October 2009

On Nov. 3, the citizens of the City of Leesburg will have a choice between two competing visions. My vision takes the best of the old ways and implements them using fresh, new methods to achieve the best combination of both old and new. One great thing about the old days was that people could sit [...]

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Jeff Sexton, Local Politics

Recreation important to Leesburg

No Comments 14 October 2009

As I walk around Leesburg talking to people, I keep hearing about recreation and the need for more safe recreation opportunities in town. Not just organized sports, such as baseball, softball, and soccer, but solo exercise such as a walking loop or a safe place for kids to play on a playground without fear of [...]

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Leadership a top Albany priority

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Leadership a top Albany priority

No Comments 17 September 2009

I am gravely concerned about the state of affairs in the city of Albany, from the misappropriation of funds to disregard for the moral fiber within parts of the administration. The recent alleged transactions involving misappropriation of funds, underhanded transactions, misleading information and immoral acts are just part of the problems we face. It is perplexing, [...]

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Local Politics

Williams candidacy challenged

No Comments 17 September 2009

An Albany resident says he will officially challenge Arthur Williams’ efforts to return to the Albany City Commission today after learning Tuesday that the Georgia Department of Revenue has obtained a judgment to collect back taxes from Williams, to no avail. Public records also show that Williams provided false information to the Dougherty County Board of [...]

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Does Albany Georgia have Domestic Terriorists?

Local Politics, Outlook

Does Albany Georgia have Domestic Terriorists?

No Comments 11 September 2009

A domestic terrorist, according to Wikipedia, is one who is a citizen of the country the acts of terrorism is directed against. Domestic terrorists often push “for only certain goals rather than the disestablishment of government as in anarchy,” Wikipedia says. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has three categories for classifying terrorism: left-wing, [...]

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