Good night for Gwinnett

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Courts, Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett Elections, Mike Beaudreau, National Politics, Real Estate Development, Taxes | 1 Comment »

With nearly all precincts reporting, Commission Chairman Charles Bannister and District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau have easily won reelection.  In school board races, District 1 board member Carol Boyce and ... Read more..

The Buzz endorses Saxby Chambliss for U.S. Senate

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Elections, National Politics | No Comments »

The focus of the Gwinnett Buzz is, obviously, Gwinnett County.  I have managed to keep national and state politics fairly limited on the blog.  As such, you may be asking ... Read more..

Gwinnett school superintendent controversy

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Public Schools | No Comments »

I wanted to touch on the controvery surrounding Gwinnett County school superintendent, Alvin Wilbanks.  I intiially saw the AJC article about the disproportionate number of discipline cases for black students ... Read more..

Gwinnett Commission: The Buzz endorses…

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, City of Duluth, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Lorraine Green, Mike Beaudreau, Planning and Zoning, Taxes, Transportation | No Comments »

With just over a week until the GOP primary, the time has arrived for the Buzz to makes its endorsements in the Gwinnett Commission races: Chairman, District 1 and District ... Read more..

Endorsements season

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Elections | No Comments »

As we approach primary time, we begin to see candidate endorsements roll in.  I have not completed my endorsement post (ok - I haven't started it yet!) but while you ... Read more..

Put yourself in your neighbor’s shoes

Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Lorraine Green, Mike Beaudreau | No Comments »

I was having an email exchange with a friend who has bought into the whole "quality growth" argument. When I pointed out that Lorraine Green was bad for business ... Read more..

Sen. David Shafer reaches out to the Buzz

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in State Politics, State Senate | 2 Comments »

Last night, I spoke with Sen. David Shafer about his idea regarding shifting the Georgia-Tennessee border in order to gain access to the Tennessee River. I had posted an ... Read more..

Worrisome outlook for Gwinnett County

Monday, July 5th, 2004 Posted in Gwinnett Elections | No Comments »

This was originally posted in The Grayson Buzz in July, 2004. In looking for information on Gwinnett's upcoming elections, I stumbled across this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Being a ... Read more..