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For the record, I agreed with creative one that the law should be called to investigate. But without more information, I'm reluctant to call someone a thief. pubby

This is sad news. I interviewed Mr. Earwood years ago when he was the board chairman for Oglethorpe Power; which provided electric generation for many of the state's Rural Electric Co-ops. He had just put his signature on a half-billion dollar (or was it a billion dollar) bond for construction of power generating equipment. He was also associated with Greystone Power and served on its board. pubby

Wow, and I imagined they were from HGTV and looking for a house in need of a makeover Honestly, I have no idea why these people were peering in windows ... but I wouldn't as a matter of course assume it had to be thievery without more information. I suppose the story of Professor Louis Gates who lost the keys to his house holds no meaning or lesson. pubby

Because Paulding's commission form of government is a strong-chairman form. The chairman has traditionally been the leader. Post commissioners seeking to ursurp the powers reserved to the chairman are by definition insurgents. Why do you try to personalize the discussion? No, it was a strong chairman form of government. The post commissioners have not been particularly powerful and it was rare for them to butt heads, much less, obstruct the efforts of the chairman. The only time that really happened before was when there was suspicion of direct corruption as in bid rigging an

Time will tell if Todd is running for chairman. It maybe the powers elsewhere see his losing his seat and opening the door to a more representative commission where a Chairman Carmichael has a 3-2 majority, as too great a risk ... which could happen if Todd resigns his post and a pro-development candidate wins his post. pubby

It comes from knowing people like you, stradial. pubby

Roadcrosses: I know Roger Leggett. He was not outspoken when he served on the BOC as a post commissioner ... and was replaced by a person who was even less outspoken. He is conservative and obviously a Republican, as is Carmichael, Todd Pownall and others lining up to run in the GOP Primary for the post of Chairman. I don't know if I will be voting in the Republican primary so it would be very premature to comment on matters of support or opposition. I will say that I suspect that others may enter the race and that raises the prospect of a runoff election for the post in the GOP

The issue in the revolutionary war was taxation WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. They petitioned the crown for representation but were rebuked and the house of commons continued levying taxes. The whole idea of modern representative democracies is that process is established and adhered to. If you want to change the process, you don't just declare that the process is changed. I'm afraid Todd's effort to grab power by trying to turn a consent agenda item into a formal requirement to approve the Chairman's appointees will end in defeat. Regardless of Todd's assertion of rights that don't

It is called Enculturation although you probably know it as socialization. Obviously, we were enculturated in different places and times by different parents and hence our values and norms vary. Hope that helps

Being primarily of Scots Irish descent and growing up in a place adjacent to the location these authors described as Appalachian region - I grew up in the Old South - I had always wondered why those in the mountains in Georgia and the Ozarks in Arkansas and even the entire place we now call West Virginia, chose to align with the Union in the Civil War. The individualism and culture that is dominant (not universal) in the Appalachian cultural region seemed to address that question and lent credibility, in my mind, to the thesis of the authors. It also helps explain some of the other his

Tundra: If PCnative wasn't worthy, I wouldn't have posted. Hell, I wouldn't have started the site in the first place. Tell you what Tundra, why don't you stop trying to tell other folks what I think because you don't have a clue. pubby

PCnative ... The information regarding Scots-Irish settlers of the Appalachian region whose history was as sheep herders comes from a Tufts University study that was published in a variety of media. As much as I would like to take credit for such work - I think a couple of Phd's got kudoos for their work in this publish or perish world - I can only cite the research and analysis as a source that seems to help explain why people do what they do here ... and do differently elsewhere. I know it is a lot easier to look to the horoscope in the newspaper to explain things but I kind of think tha

So, have you changed your position on the Fence, Mrs. Howard? I didn't think so. I also thought that with the efforts of the conservatives to trash the term 'progressive' ... that troglodytes would be a term of endearment as it asserts the essence of conservatism ... Indeed, the gun debate alone qualifies as you can't see one cave man even asking to take the knife or spear from another cave man ... i.e. natural law in relation to the second amendment. pubby

"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" - The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel. What you obviously did not hear is that I admit to harboring racist thoughts on occasion. It is a cultural thing that came from the time and place of my upbringing. I rebelled against the prevailing attitudes in the 60s but still recognize the depth of the acculturation that came from my growing up in the Jim Crow south of the 1950s and 60s. 100 Because I was sensitive to it at the time - particularly the subtleties and I've read on the subject - did you know that both black and white cop

Every post you make makes a bigger liar than I ever was. pubby

Stradial: We have it in writing what you said ... your promise, pledge never to post again. You obviously lied about that and from your admissions, the lies I'm alleged to have made were in personal, unrecorded conversations where it is your word against mine. I disagreed with your understanding of those conversations. Do we need to bring statistics to bear regarding regarding the problems with eye-witness testimony given in court on criminal acts? You know it is highly unreliable and I think you're mistaken. However, I think we all know about your statement written here that

Disagreeing with a person is not lying. Asserting that I'm 'bought' is a statement without proof or evidence. every post you make makes you a bigger liar than I since you declared to the world that you'd never post again. pubby

Back at you ... You're the one who six months ago said you would never post again. pubby

I'm just pointing out that every post you make makes you a liar and a hypocrite. pubby

Are you trying to bully me Stradial? As far as lying, don't I remember you saying that you would never ever post here again? What did you do, send your logon credentials to die hard? pubby

Spoken like a local troglodyte. pubby

They are insurgents, Stradial. They are making a power grab on a board that has traditionally been a strong chairman form of government. That said, it is you that it is turning it personal Why don't you argue that the law, written in 1962, forsees the board of commissioners at five men and asserts that there is an advise and consent appointment procedure written into the law creating the county ... I don't believe there is but maybe there is some clause in the enabling legislation for the county that might infer that. But no, you try to win by turning from a reasonable discussion in

The local troglodytes toe the tea-party line of no tax, no government ... wait for the billionaires to decide to do something not realizing that the billionaires do things like the Savannah Port dredging and development with the aid of government. Frankly about the only thing I've ever seen them unite to build would be a fence around the county. (Most I gather also support a 50-foot fence at the Mexican border.) pubby

Actually there is precedent for the chairman having the exclusive right to appoint members to the IBA. First, The IBA was created in 1962. In 1962 there was but one elected county leader - called an ordinary. He was in effect the county superintendent and that elected official was given the power to appoint specific members of the IBA ... and serve on the board along with the mayors and other named individuals. Paulding did not get a three man board of commissioners until the 1980s and it wasn't expanded to five commissioners until 1998 (If memory serves.) The law creating the IBA

But the SCOTUS the ability to order busing, building of prisons, and affirm awards by lower courts, and, among other things, said income taxes were constitutional. As far as who wants to go to court and who doesn't ... typically plaintiffs want to go to court and defendants don't. So what else is new. pubby