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Obama’s rhetoric on taxes is misleading

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Friday, February 3. 2012

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President Obama’s effort to polarize the nation by engaging in class warfare is getting tiresome. His tirades against the “rich” and his call for people to pay “their fair share” are nothing more than re-election rhetoric designed to mobilize his base. [Full Story »]

BCSS among state’s most conservative in spending

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Friday, January 27. 2012

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Although the Barrow County School System has struggled in recent years with some mediocre academic achievement problems, one area the system has excelled at is its conservative fiscal management. [Full Story »]

We need to recognize the folk art talent in our own backyard

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Friday, January 20. 2012

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The Northeast Georgia area is sitting on top of a major human resource and most people don’t know it. [Full Story »]

State is being dumb about Ft. Yargo bike fee

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, January 13. 2012

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Sometimes, government policies are just plain dumb. That’s evident today in a plan by the state to charge a fee to those who mountain bike at Ft. Yargo State Park in Winder.
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Goals for 2012

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, January 6. 2012

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The New Year has come and now it’s time to focus on what’s ahead for Barrow County. The coming year has the potential to be a major turning point in the community as several major elections will take place and new leaders will take the helm.
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R.I.P Tea Party

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, December 30. 2011

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It’s too late for the Tea Party to be effective. That’s the takeaway thought for 2011. [Full Story »]

The first gift of Christmas was a child

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Mike Buffington

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Thursday, December 22. 2011

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There are dozens of smiling faces in this week’s newspaper, faces which mute the cynics and renew the faithless. [Full Story »]

Is investment firm misleading local governments?

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Mike Buffington

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Thursday, December 15. 2011

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An investment company that has bought large tracts of land in both Jackson and Barrow counties may not be the development company it has been portraying itself to be with local officials. [Full Story »]

Thompson’s final act: Stick it to Maynard

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, December 9. 2011

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City of Winder employees won’t get Christmas bonuses this month, but over the coming year they will get something even better. [Full Story »]

Those who blame the victims are wrong

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, December 2. 2011

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Sometimes, I really wonder about human nature. I like to think that most people are kind and compassionate the majority of the time and those who are mean and vile are the exception. [Full Story »]

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