OPINION: Greeson deal much ado about nothing

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Mike Buffington
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Thursday, February 17. 2011
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The flap over a state agency slapping at a Barrow County engineer for some recent road work is much ado about nothing.

Barrow engineering department manager Darrell Greeson recently got a letter from the Georgia Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors demanding that he stop doing engineering work.

The group based that demand on an unidentified source who knew about the recent turn lane work at Hwy. 211 and Barrow Park Drive, which had been the site of a number of wrecks.
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EDITORIAL: What’s the problem in fire department?

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Staff Writer
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Sunday, November 14. 2010
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News that some firefighter training records at Barrow County Emergency Services are “deficient” and that there are serious questions about how some donated funds have been handled raise more troubling questions about the management of that department. And what started as some questions about one former leader of the department who is reapplying for a job is quickly growing to involve some fundamental questions about the department itself.

This all may just be some bureaucratic snafu, but there’s so much smoke that we’re wondering where (pun intended) the fire may be. [Full Story »] 

Parents' role crucial to child's success in school

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Staff Writer
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Monday, August 11. 2008
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Okay, parents, the 2008-09 school year starts Thursday. You’ve heard a lot about test scores, AYP and the No Child Left Behind Act. You’ve wondered if the schools are good enough for your child. [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL:Sewer line locations are important

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Wednesday, May 28. 2008
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The controversy surrounding a proposed sewerage line extension in Barrow County to accommodate a new school raises some fundamental issues about how local governments affect growth. [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Are governments too ‘professional?’

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Staff Writer
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Thursday, May 22. 2008
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There’s a growing suspicion by many observers that we’ve over-professionalized local governments. For decades, citizens bucked against elected officials, especially those who were perceived to be incompetent. Citizens clamored for a more professional approach to government. [Full Story »] 
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