Newsletter 370

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The Citizen Newsletter

The Conserv at ive Vo ice o f Henry Coun t y

In This Issue:

Page Feature

2 McDonough Ballot Issue

3 Candy Crowley: Journalistic Integrity?4 Public Charter Schools4 Another Obama Myth5 Mayor R. W. Coley6 Advance Voting Locations7 Presidential Debate Round 2

8 Clayton County Out of Food Stamps9 Why I Voted Yes to Amendment 110 Election Time in Henry County

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Issue # 370 October 20, 2012

"What you leave behind is not what is

engraved in stone monuments, but what

woven into the lives of others." Pericle

News about theHenry County Board ofCommission Chair race Forum at Fairvie

Elementary on Saturday

Republican T o m m yS mi th s Democratopponent wasa no showso there was one emptychair on the panel.Wow, another empty

chair!?!?!

Elect Tommy Smith Henry County Bo

Chairman

Hey Henry , to the politician who is againCharter Schools and unhappy with our

Governor. You must be very proud of the

Clayton and DeKalb County School Board

Maybe the Governor sees what you refus

to see.

~ Hey Henry is a feature of Henry County Time
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City of McDonough ballot issue

Do you know w hat a Chart er is? Any clue about t he difference betw een a"strong mayor" government and a "w eak m ayor" government ?

The Cit y of McDonough w ill host an inform ational t ow n hall open t o the public

on Thursday, October 25 at 7pm in t he Council Chambers.

An obj ect ive, independent t hird part y w ill be on hand t o discuss t he pros andcons of Senate Bill 537 (aka the Chart er Change Bill) and answ er your

quest ions as they relate t o t his import ant special elect ion vote on November 6.

Sandra Vincent , McDonough Distr ict 2 council member and candidat e for re-election

explained t he ballot quest ion.

Many people don't know that the Council was told in January 2012 that it was operating under an invalidcharter because the actions which removed the administrative powers from the Mayor and transferred

them to the City Administrator in 2003 were done so under "home rule" by way of ordinance. Home ruleallows for changes to your charter, but when the change alters your form of government then the changmust go before the General Assembly. This did not happen. So for 9 years the City of McDonough hasbeen conducting governing itself under laws which were implemented by Ordinance.

When we were told this, the Council wanted to submit to the general assembly thchanges which took place in 2003. The Mayor did not want those changessubmitted. He wanted to submit a resolution which included everything but thetransference of the administrative powers to the City Administrator.

McDonough hasn't operated under a Strong Mayor form of government where theMayor handles day to day operations since Mayor Copeland first left office in 1997This referendum specifically asks if the administrative powers of the Mayor shouldbe given to the City Administrator. Which leads everyone to believe that wecurrently have a Strong Mayor form of government and someone is trying to take

his power.

Mayor Copeland left as a Strong Mayor and returned to a hybrid form of governmentin 2006 where the City Administrator handled day-to-day operations on behalf ofMayor and Council. At present and all the way back to 2006 the Mayor has onlyserved in an Administrative capacity when we were hiring a City Administrator.

I feel like the citizens are being tricked into giving a Mayor powers which have longbeen removed. What Mayor Copeland proposed was that we send the charter to thelegislature void of the changes made by ordinance in 2003. This in essence wouldreturn his position to that of a Strong Mayor.

So when the charter was submitted to the General Assembly with the inclusion of the


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ordinance the General Assembly sent the portion designating the powers to the CityAdministrator back for the citizens to decide upon.

When we vote no, we will reinstate a Strong Mayor form of government and that is why I am saying thacitizens are being misled. An honest approach to the issue of an invalid charter would be to honor theactions of the 2003 Mayor and Council by ratifying their changes legally. That's my position and the onewhich seems to be causing so much consternation.

Comm ent s from McDonough resident and businessman Beau Kelley:

McDonough District 2 City Council Candidate Sandra Vincent is leading the campaito convince city voters to vote "yes" to Senate Bill 537 (aka the McDonough CharteChange Bill), which would transfer the existing administrative powers and duties othe elected mayor to a hired city administrator.

As you can read on the Special Election ballot itself, this would be a written changeto our current form of government.

In recent days Vincent has posted that those citizens who wish to keep the Mayor'

administrative role intact (and are advocating voting "no" to SB 537) aremanipulating the public with misinformation for their own personal gain.

I encourage everyone to educate themselves on this important measure independently of the divisiveremarks being made by some. This is your community. This is your city. This is your form of governmenby the people for the people.

The argument is that the 2003 City Council intended to change the charter back then. However, they didfollow proper procedure. There also were not any public hearings.

So, in essence, we are being asked today to ratify something from 2003 that was never the will of the

people. It may have been the will of the city council, but we can never say it was the will of the people.

At lanta r esident JUSTI NPHI LLIPS, WHOSE HOMETOWN I SMCDONOUGH, wrote:

Why would a city not want an elected official to have some sort of control over the government he/she irunning? Would you want a Boss to not have control over his/her company? A quarterback not havingcontrol of his offense? A chef in control of his/her kitchen? A pastor in control of his/her congregation?

I am not sure I understand the reasoning from all opponents of voting no except that "its been done thway since 2003, we need to vote it in because nothing has changed"...

No one is giving me facts or reasons a Mayor should not be in charge of day to day operations. No one hstated that at all. Its not about what his duties are now, its about what the people think should happenTell me why any mayor (not just Mayor Copeland) should not be involved in operating our city.

The Cit izen s observat ions: The fact remains that the city council had no authority in 2003 to grantauthority of the mayor to the City Administrator. The council violated the Charter and the city has workeunder that ever since. What I do believe is the advocates should fully and properly educate voters beforattempting a charter change. Until all the pros and cons are aired I would say leave the Charter intact.


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JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY??

Candy Crowley, (born December 26, 1948) is an American news anchor currently employed as CNN's chipolitical correspondent, moderated the presidential debate on October 16th.

Her performance was a farce. Democrats loved her. Republicans assailed her agenda. Candy Crowleyinjected herself forcefully into the debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney. Read more atHTTP://WWW.THEDAILYBEAST.COM/ARTICLES/2012/10/17/CANDY-CROWLEY-INJECTS-HERSELF-INTO-THE-PRESIDENTIALDEBATE.HTML.

Jim Hoft ofTHE GATEWAY PUNDIT put together a nice list of reasons why Candy Crowley should resign.

1. She gave Barack Obama 9% more time.2. She interrupted Mitt Romney 28 times during the debate, Obama only 9 times.3. Her questions were picked to help Obama.4. She asked Romney to compare himself to Bush but not Obama to Carter.5. She corrected Mitt Romney even though she was wrong.

6. She contaminated the debate with her views.7. Crowley's false fact check saved Obama.8. She injected herself into the hottest part of the debate.9. She told Mitt Romney to "sit down" during a heated exchange.10.She showed her bias against Romney.

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Amendment 1 Public Charter SchoolsBy Tony Quinn

CHARTER SCHOOLS? Here we go.. I have a copy of the Proposed Constitutional

Amendments. Section 3, please read:

A Charter School SHALL: "Opera te unde r t he t e rm s o f a cha r t e r be tw een : T he Sta teBoard o f Educa t ion AND " NOT inc lude re l i g ious o r f o r p r o f i t schoo ls". So, to my

conservative friends you don't have to worry about your kid being taught Sharia Law. My

dear teachers, you don't have to worry about NOT getting your pension or losing your job o

benefits. Remember, all children do not learn the same. Because the results of "no child lefbehind" is "NO TEACHER LEFT STANDING".

No parent wants to see their child struggling in a school that isn't working out well. Some

students need a different setting. Charter schools give parents and students another option

Public Charter Schools are tuition free and accept all students, just like public schools.

AND AS THE AMENDMENT SAYS: The State Board of Education has to approve it. Forexample, I have heard great things about Dalton, GA's Career Academy. Every city in GA
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needs a school choice like this! Teachers and administrators want their students to succeed

Teachers in Public Charter Schools have to meet certain requirements, but have more

flexibility in what they teach and how they teach it.

I had a Public School Teacher say if she was here she would hug my neck today for helping

her understand it. She said, this is my answer to the 26 of 28 Latino children in my class, "

child" is killing me. Likewise Public Charter School Administrators have the ability torestructure the school schedule and make other changes that help students learn moreeffectively.

In addressing the Senat or Emanuel Jones/charter amendment issue, we could not leave out the facthat his own children have attended Woodward Academy, by far the most expensive private school on t

south side of Atlanta, for years. That fact by itself should make everyone who hears about his positionburst out laughing.

The Observer, Sat 13 Oct 2012

Bar ack Obam a's pr esi dency 'has n ot h elp ed cause of bl ack people in US'

Far from ushering in a new post-racial age, say studies, historic election did not lead toadvancement of civil rights.

Barack Obama's election win in 2008 was hailed by some as ushering in a post-racial age i

the US. However, recent books and surveys have shown that black American progress hasoften either halted or declined.

From increasing segregation in the workplace, to hundreds of thousands of young blackmen in prison, to stuttering levels of black voting and a black middle class sent into reversby the recession, the election of America's first black president and his fight to win asecond term seem to have had little impact on any of this.

Some of the most shocking revelations are detailed in a new book called Invisible Men bysociology professor Becky Pettit from the University of Washington. Pettit realised that

many surveys conducted by government agencies exclude people in the prison populationfrom their research and findings. When Pettit added them in, she found that it dramaticalaltered the picture of the status of black America, as the number of black Americans in jaildisproportionately high. About half of the 2.3 million people in US prisons are black.

The results of Pettit's work, some argue, have exploded what she calls "the myth of blackprogress" since the civil rights era of the 1960s.


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"This work dispels the notion that we live in a post-racial society. It not only deconstructsthe myth of black progress, but also the myth of American progress overall," said InimaiChettiar, a director at the Brennan Centre for Justice at New York University's school of la

Continue reading at HTTP://M.GUARDIANNEWS.COM/WORLD/2012/OCT/13/BARACK-OBAMA-PRESIDENCY-BLA

PEOPLE?CAT=WORLD&TYPE=ARTICLE

Condolences to the family of HamptonMayor R.W. Coley.

The visitation for Mayor Coley was held, Thursday, October 18

from 5-8pm at Haisten Funeral Home, 1745 South Zack Hinton

Parkway in McDonough.

The Funeral was Friday, October 19, at 11am, also at Haisten

Funeral Home. A graveside service was held at Berea Cemeterin Hampton immediately following the funeral service.

I lost the best friend I had in Hampton this morning, and Hampton lost one of the best

friends it had. R. W. Coley served this City well for many years and he will truly be missed.He was a gentleman, a gentle man, honest and forthright. The City has lost one of thegreatest men in contemporary Hampton. ~ Arley Lowe

Advance Voting Location & Tim es

ELECTION DAY - Novem ber 6

October 2 2 nd 26 th October 27 th -Saturday26 th 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Main Office - 34 5 Phill ips Dr. Main off ice - 34 5 Phill ips Dr.

McDonough, GA 30 25 3 McDonough, GA 30 25 3

Ted Strickland Com m unity CenterTed Strickland Com m unityCenter

Fairview Libra ry

13 0 W Berry St. 13 0 W Berry St. 28 Austin Rd.

Stockbridge, GA 30 28 1 Stockbridge, GA 30 28 1Stockbrid ge, GA3 0 2 8 1
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October 29 th - Novem ber 2nd 7:00 am - 7:00 pm The Depot

Main Office - 34 5 Phill ips Dr. 17 E Main St.

McDonough, GA 30 25 3 Hampton, GA 30 22 8

Ted Strickla nd Com m unit y Center Locust Grove Recreation Center

13 0 W Berry St. 10 Cleveland St.

Stockbridge, GA 30 28 1 Locust Grove, GA 30 24 8

Fairview Libra ry

28 Austin Rd.

Stockbridge, GA 30 28 1

President ial D ebat e Round 2

On Wednesday morning most news shows extolled The Comeback Kid, saying Obama was winner hands

down over Romney. Just as expected, the MSM simply could not have their boy losing two debates in arow.

Facts are that Romney lost points when he failed to capture the moment of Candy Crowleys interjectionand when he would drive too deeply into details. His presentation was best when speaking directly to thaudience or individuals about their questions.


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It is fair to say that Obama won on points, although he was unable to defend his record or tenure.Obama also lied about the Benghazi terrorist attack and the shifting stories that came from the WhiteHouse.

But its a fact that Romney won on honesty, facts and deliberate communication of his plans and strategfor the future. By Wednesday afternoon even the liberal mainstream media were calling the debate a wfor Governor Mitt Romney.

MARYANN PARKES WYATTwrote:

I am really tired of arguing with people about this election. I understand that everyone doesn't think thesame as me. But my God, when the facts are staring you in the face and you still defend a lame positiondon't know what to do. The people voting for Obama seem to be coming from a place of fear, of losingsomething? Maybe you should let it go and see what that looks like. If we don't get our Economy back otrack and create jobs to pay for your free stuff, you are going to lose it! ALL OF IT! Even yourObamaphones. Jeez!

McDonough Mat te rsNewsletters are now available at the address below:

HTTP://WWW.MCDONOUGHGA.ORG/NEWSLETTERS_MEDIA.HTML

also

Visit the Main Street McDonough Program web site:

WWW.MAINSTREETMCDONOUGH.COM

Fox5 News Reports

Georg ia Runs Out o f Food S tam ps

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Anger and frustration from dozens of Clayton County

parents who say their children are going hungry after their food stamps were

suddenly cut off.

State officials admit that something went wrong down in Clayton County at the office

that administers food stamps and Medicaid but they're still not sure what.
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Parents say they can't buy food without those food stamps.

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BI LL KASPER wrote:

46% think Obama is doing the best job with taxAmazingly close to the 47% who Romneyidentified as not paying any.

Why I Vot ed Yes t o Am endm ent 1 Publ ic Chart er Schools

By Larry Stanley

Local boards will act out and spend our tax dollars to launch law suits. Our children do not need turf warlaunched by local BoEs in efforts to maintain their monopoly over education. Kids need their parents tohave a choice.

This amendment is about providing a choice and a little competition to the local BoE - Boards ofEntitlement .

The Henry BoE denied a charter petition by the Heron Bay Founding Board in 2009, listing concerns abofunding sources and attendance zone.

Heron Bay, in turn, petitioned the Georgia Charter Schools Commission that summer to override the locadecision. The commission created under the Charter Schools Commission Act of 2008 did just that,approving the charter in December.

Henrys school board answered by filing suit with the Griffin-Spalding County school board in February

2010. The suit challenged the constitutionality of the commission as a decision-maker on a local issue.School boards in the City of Atlanta, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties and around the state brought legalprotests to the law that created the commission as well.

Our State Attorney General and Conservative Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias say that without aconstitutional amendment the Court will have no choice but to rule against the State Board if local systemsue again.
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No parent wants to see their child struggling in a school that isn't working out well. Some students needdifferent setting. Charter schools give parents and students another option. Public Charter Schools aretuition free and accept all students, just like public schools.

Teachers in Public Charter Schools have to meet certain requirements, but have more flexibility in whatthey teach and how they teach it. Public Charter School Administrators have the ability to restructure thschool schedule and make other changes that help students learn more effectively. I hired outside tutorsfor my son when his high school administration circled the wagons and threw counselors at the problemThe bureaucracy begs for competition and Amendment 1 will provide it.

I am all about fiscal responsibility. Just try to enforce it with a local school board. They are untouchable.Henry County BoE works with a $500,000,000 budget - and has proven they will launch law suits. Neithenor other parents can pay to fight that monopoly. And, today we have no choice for our childrenseducation.

I don't trust local control any more. Every aspect of the environment is dictated with dedication to the fadu jour and methodologies prescribed by Washington or Atlanta bureaucrats. After all, federal and statetax dollars are mothers milk to the BoEs. They are more concerned with the money than the child.

As yet all I have heard is to continue the status quo until maybe, some day we can get a voucher system

or opposition because our tax dollars (government) is in play and government is bad. Middle classAmericans who cannot afford private schools already have tax dollars on the table. My desire is to gainsome choice in how it is spent.

While we debate the purity of Amendment 1 and better ways to remedy turf wars launched by local BoEwe will miss an opportunity to act. Sounds just like folks who do not want Obama, but say they will notvote for Romney. Pick your poison because failure to act only continues the status quo.

Hey Yall, It

s Election Time in Henry County

I went over to Phillips Drive in McDonough the other day and did my early voting. I encourage you to dothe same, just as soon as you can. This is an important election nationally; but, we have some local racethat are some of the most important in our history. I live in the third commission district so I didn't havevote for commissioner because my friend Gary Barham doesn't have opposition. I did get to vote in threother races locally that are contested.

For Commission Chairman I enthusiastically cast my vote for Tommy Smith. I've known Tommy all my lifand I assure you he is straight as an arrow. Tommy will always do and say what he thinks is right, comehell or high water, and he will make a great chairman for Henry County.

Rick Jeffares is one of the best state senators Henry County has ever sent to Atlanta. Rick was raised onfarm out in Beersheba, east of Ola, and he knows Henry County. We are blessed to have someone of hischaracter and ability representing us.

In the district attorney race, Jim Wright is a man who will carry on the Henry County traditions of justicefairness, truth and openness. Jim has many years of experience and is fully ready to take over the officefrom Tommy Floyd.


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In the other commission races I would have voted for the republicans if I could have. You may know myfamily has been Republican in Henry County since the days of Bo Callaway and Barry Goldwater in the1960's, when republicans here were as scarce as hens teeth, and we need those conservative principals Henry County more now than ever.

Now is the time for all good men, and women, to come to the aid of our beloved county. Don't wait forelection day, get on over to Phillips Drive and vote. Our future depends on it.

Sincerely,

Gene Morri s, Jr.

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