Friday, August 31, 2007

Couple of things

- State Sen. John Douglas, responds to an Athens Banner-Herald editorial that criticized his role in meddling with the affairs of the Doraville Police Department. Note that Douglas didn't actually refute the claims made by the Banner-Herald, instead opting to play show-and-tell by listing numerous bills he's supported that have aided law enforcement. He avoids any extensive talk of his war on the Conyers Police Department or how he, like so many Republicans at the state level today, are all too eager to dive headfirst into local affairs and tell folks what they should and shouldn't do.

- I'm going to interested to see some more details as this materializes, but this is a great idea. You want local control? It doesn't get any more local than letting individual neighborhoods determine what projects mean the most to them. As noted in the article, it's going to be essential that a period of time be spent to help neighborhoods get organized formally so they be effectively represented.

- Aside from the obvious copyright issues involved with UGA pharmacy professor sharing questions from previously taken tests, I don't know if this amounts to any sort of 'cheating.' That is, my question would be if the test changes each year, and I would imagine that, to some extent at least, it does. The only fault, then, would be that you're teaching the test and not the subject. But, still, copyright infringment is bad, so it'll be interested to see how this pans out.

- I'm just sad there was no mention of a Richard DeRose sighting at the biolab hearing.

- Athens World: Beware the fluoride.

4 Comments:

Blogger TKAthens said...

No retort to Jim Caple's Pulitzer-worthy examination of the obnoxiousness of Red Sox fans?! For shame!!

10:02 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What about private property rights? I can't tell you how many times I've heard people complain about planned development on contiguous property when they knew damn well when they purchased their property where the boundary line was and should have researched the zoning of the surrounding properties. Communism is not a good idea, even though it's practiced in Athens-Clarke County.

12:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Communism is not a good idea, even though it's practiced in Athens-Clarke County" LOL!!!

1:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ooh, Athens communism jokes. Funny and original.

JMac, I too was disappointed that Richard DeRose did not show at the biodefense meeting. Did he make good on his promise to leave town if he wasn't elected?

Blake

2:41 PM  

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