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It will be Rep. England & company who decide BOC fate

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Friday, June 24. 2011

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So what will the Barrow County Board of Commissioners do with the citizens’ report calling for a change in the county government structure? [Full Story »]

Barrow’s future rests in the hands of 4 people

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Friday, June 17. 2011

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The future of Barrow County rests in the hands of four men: Sheriff Jud Smith, Winder Police Chief Dennis Dorsey, Statham Police Chief Steve Martin and Auburn Police Chief Paul Nadeau. [Full Story »]

In school performance, we get what we ask for

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Friday, June 10. 2011

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Do “poorer” students do worse on standardized school tests than “wealthier” students? Should we expect less from schools with a larger number of poor students than schools with wealthier students? [Full Story »]

Auburn needs to cut spending on city police department

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, June 3. 2011

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The City of Auburn has been a rising star in recent years. It has strong, solid leaders who have taken advantage of the community’s explosive growth. It has undertaken a lot of public works projects to revitalize what had been a sleepy little town. And leaders have worked to give town residents, many of whom are newcomers, a sense of community. [Full Story »]

Tax hike is confusing; no GOP presidential candidate yet

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, May 27. 2011

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The prospect of a large tax rate hike in Barrow County looms, but exactly how that will affect individuals is impossible to tell at this point. [Full Story »]

What caused the Civil War?

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, May 20. 2011

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The 150th anniversary of the Civil War began a few weeks ago and the memorialization of that event over the next four years is bound to bring controversy. Even after 150 years, some of the passions of that war have yet to cool. [Full Story »]

Winder and BOE doing budgets the right way

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, May 13. 2011

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City of Winder leaders deserve a pat on the back. I know that sounds shocking, given that this newspaper has in the past couple of years been critical of some of the city’s actions.

The Journal has been especially disapproving of how the city has handled its annual budget process — it was a secretive system and even some city council members were out of the loop. [Full Story »]

BOC owns charter outcome; it might come to regret it

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, May 6. 2011

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Next Tuesday’s meeting in Auburn of the Barrow County Charter Review Committee will be a defining moment for Barrow leaders. The group is holding its first of several public hearings on the idea of changing the county government’s structure.
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Where would you cut county spending?

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Mike Buffington

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Friday, April 29. 2011

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AS EXPECTED, the proposal by Barrow County Board of Commissioners Chairman Danny Yearwood to hike taxes has been met with howls of protest. Yearwood has been demonized in blogs over the idea. [Full Story »]

Turmoil in Auburn has deep roots; why are Barrow schools so unpopular?

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Friday, April 22. 2011

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The turmoil in the Auburn Police Department is nothing new to many small town police agencies. All too often, a combination of politics, personality conflicts and law enforcement’s testosterone culture creates headaches that city leaders find maddening. [Full Story »]

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