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Below is the text of the statement I issued at the press conference tonight: “What you really believe, you live. The rest is just talk.” –former Southern Baptist Convention President Dr. James Merritt For the past year and a half, I have lived open government and finding ways to enhance the quality of life of the citizens of [...] … we have a record of one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It was done 47 years ago today, on the steps of the [...] I follow Cross Pointe Church on Facebook. For those that are unaware, this is where former Southern Baptist Convention President James Merritt currently pastors. Dr. Merritt is one I once heard as a guest preacher in the church I grew up in long ago, and I listen to his sermons every week via Cross Pointe’s website [...] Responsive Government: I believe your government should listen to you, and that it should pro-actively present information about itself to you. This is why I have been speaking of the City of Leesburg getting a website for quite some time, and I have been actively working towards this since May 2010. Since January 2010, I have [...] Earlier this year, I had the honor of being honored by the Georgia House of Representatives for my work in promoting open government in Georgia. Specifically, HR 1894, introduced by State Rep Steve Davis, R-McDonough, states (emphases mine): A RESOLUTION Commending Georgia’s political bloggers for their unique role in promoting openness and transparency in state government and inviting [...] Note: This post was originally written on April 1, 2010 – nearly a month before former Councilman Steve Kitchens resigned, opening up this Special Election I now ask for your support in on Sept 21, 2010. In light of “Blogger Day At The Capitol” today, I wanted to discuss my thoughts related to Sunlight Foundation‘s latest campaign, Public = Online: Government In Real Time. First, what I call the “Blogger Pledge”, which I have already signed:
Also, here’s a short (roughly 2 min) video from Sunlight on “Why Should Public Information Be Online?”: The Leesburg City Council will meet in City Hall at 6pm tonight. At least one of the candidates in the special election next month will be there – me. I know that John Leach is also scheduled to be there, as he will be requesting a liquor by the drink license for San Joe’s, as they will be his new tenant at the former Krystal’s location at US 19 and Robert B Lee. Here is the video from last month’s meeting, where the current Council tried to give the owner of San Joe’s the runaround about what was needed to get the license. The first story was that a citizen of Leesburg had to request it. When I raised my hand and said I would request it on the spot, the story was changed to say that a petition was needed. After further investigation on my part after the meeting, I found OCGA 3-4-90 and -92, which are below. Even though the law does not require a single citizen request this, Mr. Leach is scheduled to attend the Council meeting tonight and do largely what I did last month – request this ordinance be passed and the issue put to the voters. Last night’s Leesburg City Council meeting literally lasted about 15 minutes, and once again I was the only candidate running in the Sept 21 Special Election in attendance. Also present, however, was one of the brothers that owns and operates San Joe’s Mexican Restaurant. Many of you remember this restaurant as once being in downtown Albany and [...] This article appeared on Page 5A of the March 31 edition of the Lee County Ledger There has been some recent public discussion regarding a growing level of cooperation between leaders in Lee and Dougherty Counties. First, I want to discuss some positives. Growing lines of communication between neighbors is basic common sense. There is no reason not [...] 
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