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Monday, August 11, 2008
A new day in Clayton?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“It’s like Christmas in August,” says 14-year resident Lee Duncan. “These elections gave me new hope for this county that we can get back to what we used to be and how we used to be. Maybe I won’t have to move after all and won’t be embarrassed to tell people where I live anymore.”
That is the sentiment of many residents I’ve spoken with since Clayton County voters dismissed Victor Hill, Jewel Scott and potentially Lee Scott’s brand of leadership. It was also great to see voters reject the racial rhetoric/scare tactics spewed throughout campaign literature of some of the losers and even on this blog.
However, just because we have new people in office does not mean we can lose interest. We still have to hold our elected officials (past, present and future) accountable for their actions or lack thereof, or we’ll be right back in this position again.
We have more research to do as well, as there are still important elections to be decided for our county in November.
Most importantly, school board members up for election are: Wanda Smith v. Della Ashley (District 2); Ophelia Burroughs v. Diana Nicholson (District 5); and Mary Baker v. Marcela Bodkin (District 6) in a September 16 special election to finish out the remainder of Eddie White’s term (through December 31).
Kem Kimbrough and Jack Rainwater will compete for your vote for Sheriff.
Jim Martin v. incumbent Senator Saxby Chambliss.
Deborah Honeycutt v. incumbent Congressman David Scott.
Are you happy with the election’s outcome so far? Has this regime change given you hope for the future Clayton County? What changes do you want to see in Clayton, by whom and where? Got any suggestions for our new leaders?
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