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I personally believe that talking about or implementing carte blanche budget cuts from the state level is premature, especially considering that all revenue options have not been explored. There were several possible pieces of legislation out during this past session that would have worked to raise state revenue without increasing taxes on individuals or small business. For example, authorizing state and local governments to collect sales taxes that citizens already pay, which would drastically increase state revenues. In addition, we should look at many of the highly abused corporate an

It was announced yesterday that the Paulding County School District will not be offering contract renewals to any first or second year teachers within the school system. This decision will not just affect the lives of nearly 300 valuable teachers and support staff, but most importantly, it will affect the quality of education that our children receive. This year, class sizes are already at 32 students per class, which puts our students and their futures in jeopardy. How much will class sizes have to increase in order to accommodate these layoffs? How far will these decisions set our county