The Strangest of Election Seasons
Campaigning for a city council position should be a fairly straightforward matter. Candidates present their opinions, visions, qualifications and experience so voters can decide who […]
The Supreme Court- Overstepping its Bounds
For over two centuries, The Constitution of the United States has provided the ultimate definition of the rights and freedoms of the nation’s citizens. Concurrently, […]
Zoning, Apartments & Lawsuits
Snellville needs housing types other than single family homes. Snellville also needs stores, gas stations, restaurants and office suites. To accommodate those needs in a […]
Veterans’ Day Transformation
Tuesday, November 11, 2014, will forever be remembered as the day that completely transformed the way Veterans’ Day is celebrated in Snellville, Georgia. At 7:00 […]
Zonings, Variances and The Process
The process through which rezoning applications are submitted, reviewed and acted upon takes into account a number of factors. Primary among these are property owner […]
Fail to Vote and You Fail Yourself
I haven’t heard them all, but I’ve heard most of them—excuses for not voting: “What difference does it make, they’re all crooks?” “I’m tired of […]
DeKalb County Commission- A Candidate’s Perspective
Nancy Jester first found a public spotlight focused on her when, as a “mom with a blog and calculator”, she exposed a host of financial […]
4-to-1 Tells the Story
The divisive, adversarial relationship between Kelly Kautz, the current occupant of the Snellville mayor’s office, and the five members of the City Council, has been […]
Senate Candidate Meets Apartment Controversy
A proposal to build apartments in Snellville has created a level of controversy that is rarely encountered, yet not unprecedented when such proposals involve a […]
The Apartment Debate
It is with more than a little disappointment that I have watched much of the debate about rezoning applications for apartments wander off the rails […]
The 9/11 Cross, The Establishment Clause, Religion & Non-Religion
The atheist group that filed a lawsuit demanding that the operators of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum (9/11 Museum) remove a steel cross […]
Interview with PK Martin
The following interview originally appeared on examiner.com. Examiner- Don Balfour has been the state senator for District 9 for over 20 years. In a previous […]
Common Core- Uncommonly Rotten
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview Nancy Jester, a former member of the DeKalb county school board who was then a candidate […]
July 4, 2014
The fourth day of July, 2014 marks the 237th anniversary of the grand social experiment known as the United States of America. Like all experiments, […]
Snellville- A Civic Leader
Last week, I attended the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) annual conference in Savannah. In addition to instructional courses and seminars, the conference provides an opportunity […]
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