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	In support of a great community At the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Community program earlier this month, Northside Hospital-Forsyth administrator Lynn Jackson proffered an interesting take on why the county has succeeded in building a quality of life that is the envy of many others throughout the country. Read More
	Law Day recognition well deserved Given a history of contentious feuding and fighting that often has marked negotiations between the city of Cumming and the county government, it’s hard to envision the two entities being honored for working together on a sales tax issue. Yet that is exactly what happened at the annual Law Day program last week, and rightfully so. Read More
	Good news on job front In talking about the economy, President John F. Kennedy noted, on more than one occasion, that “a rising tide raises all boats.” And while the phrase didn’t originate with the former president, it does concisely capture the idea that everyone benefits when general economic conditions improve. Read More
	Nation owes much to WWII veterans Their numbers are dwindling rapidly, and before many more years pass the last will be gone. Read More
	Graduation rate dismal in Georgia All of those in the education community warned that when Georgia converted to the new method of computing graduation rates, its numbers were going to drop. And that they did. Read More
	Locals made a legislative difference A number of legislative initiatives in the recently completed session of the state’s General Assembly bore the stamp of local participants in the lawmaking process, with the end results benefitting both the county and the state. Read More
	Schools pass this test with flying colors Bring together virtually any dozen people and ask them what needs to be done to improve public education in Georgia and odds are you are going to get a dozen different answers. Improving schools is an important issue for many, and is a subject in which most of us feel some degree of investment. Read More
	Progress definitely being made While we may not yet be able to see a bright light at the end of the dark economic tunnel, there are at least enough shimmering glints of illumination to suggest that maybe we’ve made it past the worst of what all agree has been a tough time. Read More
	Homestead crackdown a good idea There are some real complexities involved in understanding government budgets and public sector financing, but there also are some very simple basic truths as well. Government gets money from those governed, by taxing them, and anytime one taxpayer gets an exemption to reduce or avoid a tax, it increases the amount that must be paid by other taxpayers. Read More
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