http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk An online community for the city of Norcross in Gwinnett County. en-us spoole@ajc.com 2009-01-26T10:42:26-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 An online community for the city of Norcross in Gwinnett County. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2009/01/26/gwinnett_cracks.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk If you are as big of a fan of ScanGwinnett.com as I am, you will have undoubtedly noticed the use of the phrase “Hold for Immigration” on some of those admitted to the Gwinnett County Detention Center. Some of the... 10316803@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2009-01-26T10:42:26-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2009/01/19/where_were_you.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk “Where were you when..” (fill in the blank with any historic or momentous event)? Have you ever been in a conversation and someone asked that question? Growing up the most common event referenced in that conversation between the “adults” was... 10160903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2009-01-19T11:11:20-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2009/01/14/talking_trash.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Now that my Gators have been crowned BCS National Champions once again I can finally relax and talk some trash. Well you know I had to mention it, but that isn’t exactly the kinda trash I am referring to. If... 10069903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2009-01-14T17:17:26-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/12/29/your_presence_c.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk I am going to end this year giving some of you what you asked for, but not exactly what you wanted to hear. It all started with my blog last year I basically issued all you haters out there a... 9725603@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-12-29T16:09:01-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/12/15/can_you_be_than.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Several weeks ago in preparation for Thanksgiving I was asked to pick two things that I am thankful for. I had as hard of a time deciding that as I am trying to decide how anyone can possibly feel any... 9480503@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-12-15T10:06:07-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/12/09/get_on_board_wi.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk There is nothing better than reading the Vent section of the AJC. Some of the comments make you wanna roll around laughing, some make your eyes pop out of your skull.. while others just leave you scratching your head saying... 9365203@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-12-09T15:47:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/12/03/qa_with_omar_hu.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Woody Bass interviews Omar Hunter, a former Buford High School and current Florida Gator defensive tackle. What was the defining moment that led you to know that you had to be a Gator? After I met with Coach Meyer and... 9215703@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-12-03T09:34:33-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/11/17/what_does_gwinn.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Not long ago I pointed out the obvious increase in bars and nightclubs in the area. I made a case why that might not necessarily be a bad thing, considering the market audience they typically cater to are mostly young... 8886003@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-11-17T15:45:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/11/10/change_is_comin.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk For the entire presidential election cycle leading up to the final night, the overriding theme was “change”. Obama staked his entire presidency on it, and McCain did his best to try to convince us that he would not be a... 8721303@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-11-10T15:41:40-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/11/03/time_for_the_2n.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Now that everything is as it should be and right in this world; and the cosmic balance of GOOD prevailing over evil has been restored… (coughs)Go Gators(coughs) … it is time to renew what I hope to be an annual... 8520303@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-11-03T15:19:27-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/10/20/hockeys_not_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Since my Gators had a bye week in football, I decided to spend the weekend with my next love - hockey. There are two very distinct qualities of hockey that you don’t really see in any other sport: 1) It... 8136503@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-10-20T11:33:05-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/10/08/the_price_of_pr.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk When we moved to Georgia in the late 80’s, we moved from a fairly well developed area of Orlando, Florida, to well… the sticks of Cherokee County, Ga. It was a culture shock for me to say the least. I... 7858203@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-10-08T13:54:20-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/09/29/utter_chaos_eve.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk Utter chaos. Even though it sounds a bit overdramatic, that is about the best way to describe recent events. That doesn’t even include the headache that is college football. Geesh. And people think we actually need a playoff. The story... 7630403@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-09-29T16:39:40-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/09/15/voting_lessons.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk It was about this time in 1980 and scores of students at Aloma Elementary School in Orlando, Florida cast ballots in a mock presidential election. Perhaps those students were the ultimate political prognosticators, because they elected the then Republican candidate,... 7277903@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-09-15T14:05:38-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/entries/2008/09/08/gwinnett_open_y.html?cxntfid=blogs_norcrosstalk As Hurricane Gustav approached the Gulf Coast, I am sure many of you were entrenched in the news coverage fearing another round of devastation the likes of what Katrina brought to those shores. In the carnage that followed Katrina hitting... 6691303@http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/norcrosstalk/ Woody Bass 2008-09-08T11:06:38-05:00