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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Should Bibles Stay in Georgia Park Cabins?

Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday overturned a decision from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to remove Bibles from the cabins and lodge rooms of state parks. Tell us what you think of the decision.

If you stay in a cabin or lodge room at a Georgia state park, you can take in the native flora and fauna outside. Inside, you shouldn’t have to look hard to find a Bible—at least for now. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources this week had been set to remove Bibles from such rooms across the state following a citizen’s complaint. "Recently, due to a citizen concern, Georgia Department of Natural Resources management directed Parks staff to remove Bibles from cabins and lodge rooms until management can fully investigate the issue and make an informed decision," a DNR spokeswoman told the news station. On Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal instructed DNR officials to return the Bibles to cabins and lodge rooms. His…

stephen m george jr mpa

1:53 am on Monday, May 20, 2013

Brian...if you accept the premise that the bible is the literal word of god then by definition a biblical quotation cannot be superflorous ...I guess I should've used Exodus 3:14 "And God said unto Moses,' I AM THAT I AM'"   more ›

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Do You Support HR 1162, Allowing the State to Create Charter Schools?

Voters will head to the polls in November and decide if the state can override local school boards and create charter schools.

If voters pass a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state to override local school boards on charter decisions, schools with rejected bids like Smyrna Academy of Excellence could still become a reality. The bid for the proposed Smyrna charter school was rejected in June by the Cobb Board of Education with a 4-3 vote. Ever since a May 16, 2011 Supreme Court of Georgia ruling dissolved the commission that approved 16 state-commissioned charter schools, proponents of school choice–like Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-Austell)– have worked to reverse the 4-3 ruling that left a number of charters scrambling to find ways to open their doors in time for the start of the 2011-12 school year. The Families for Better Public Schools …

In this Article:

Smyrna Charter School Bid Rejected (in South Cobb Patch), Supreme Court: Charter Schools Commission Unconstitutional (in Canton-Sixes Patch), and Morgan Defends Support of Charter Schools (in South Cobb Patch)

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Albert

10:57 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I would say vote the board members out. Vote Board members in that share the kid center values that the majority of the community have. Unless that's not the majority opinion. I believe that a elected school board has the collective authority to make all public schools in their district charter school. That will instill some accountability and cost savings. The best of both worlds and we don't …   more ›

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