Weekly Editorial - Topics from May, 2012
Hear it from their mouths
There are times when technology definitely has its advantages. Case in point. You’ve heard me preach for years about researching political candidates to assist in making an educated vote. However, I felt that as a newspaper we were not bringing you enough information about candidates to assist readers. That is no longer the case.
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No one is above the law
By Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner
I squeezed into the front row of the Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago for the oral arguments of the Yucca Mountain case. What I heard coming from the government lawyers, however, confirmed that federal agencies have become way too powerful for their own good. And that unchecked power is doing untold damage in Georgia and other states. [Full Story »]
I squeezed into the front row of the Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago for the oral arguments of the Yucca Mountain case. What I heard coming from the government lawyers, however, confirmed that federal agencies have become way too powerful for their own good. And that unchecked power is doing untold damage in Georgia and other states. [Full Story »]
Congratulations graduates
As I worked Thursday and Friday designing this week’s graduation issue for the seniors of 2012, I realized just how old I am. I no longer identify with graduates individually. I now identify with graduates by their last names and assume that he or she is the child of this person or that person.
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Needed overhaul
In April Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 397 into law. HB 397 is an overhaul of the state’s Open Meetings and Open Records Acts that won bipartisan support within the state legislature this year and is now in effect.
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, the Georgia Press Association, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and other key media and government associations worked hand-in-hand to rewrite this important legislation. So why is this legislation important? It protects the public’s right to know how its government is operating. [Full Story »]
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, the Georgia Press Association, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and other key media and government associations worked hand-in-hand to rewrite this important legislation. So why is this legislation important? It protects the public’s right to know how its government is operating. [Full Story »]
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