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A 'Doobie Brothers' brawl of Buford officials

The 2000 version of the Doobie Brothers. From left are John McFee, Tom Johnston, Keith Knudsen, Patrick Simmons and Michael Hossack. AP file/Jim Cooper

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

The 2000 version of the Doobie Brothers. From left are John McFee, Tom Johnston, Keith Knudsen, Patrick Simmons and Michael Hossack. AP file/Jim Cooper
By Jim Galloway
Oct 16, 2015

But really, blacking eyes and bruising jaws to the music of a 1970s band that invented the word "mellow"? On the other hand, you have to commend Buford officials for their dedication to the arts. From the Gwinnett Daily Post:

According to Chris Burge, the fight resulted from tensions over votes Smith's mother, Michael Smith, has made on the commission. Chris Burge said she should have abstained from voting on projects that involved developers who are reportedly also her son's customers.

They were taking it to the streets, in other words. Yeah, we couldn't resist.

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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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