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photo credit: www.GETtheCELLoutATL.org We Need a Moratoria on Cell Tower Construction by crossbones
Jul 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
 I may not live in South Dekalb, but I have plenty of friends who do.  I have lived in this county since 1999 and have worked as a physical therapist in just about every neighborhood, clinic, hospital or other facility you can name.  As a contract employee, I can be assigned to one part of town f...
GSGH_IMG_1322.JPG China's Next Issue Will Not Be Economic by Shakiri
Jun 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 Lately I’ve heard in the news that China is projected to run into an economic slowdown soon as seen by the decrease from 10% annual GDP growth to 7%.  Interesting…I say think about it this way.  Here is a country with at least 1.5 billion people that is growing at 7%.  Just the trajectory alone ...
7 Reasons to Vote "No" for T-SPLOST 7 Reasons to Vote "No" for T-SPLOST by RNwhocares
Jun 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 7 Reasons to Vote “No” for T-SPLOST by Viola Davis RN BSN •        Transportation Investment Act ( TIA ) better known as HB277/T-SPLOST is a referendum that will be voted on July 31, 2012. •        Reason 1 : T-SPLOST will increase your food tax 1%. •        Reason 2 : T-SPLOST...
Speaking to the Dekalb BOE in November 2011. Don't "Cell" Out Our Children! Vote NO to Cell Towers on July 31! by crossbones
Jun 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
 Many people have asked me about the short speech I gave at the DeKalb Board of Education meeting in November of 2011 during the public comments portion of the meeting.  So, I'm reprinting it here as a reminder to everyone that the school board elections are right around the corner. If  you do...
Elrado Ramsay by Ramzad
Jun 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 My articles, Elrado Ramsay, Forum, CrossRoadsNews, June 9, 2012, Funding won't solve problems facing our schools, was not intended to focus on waiting for transformation from what is positive, relativistic platitudes about being positive, nor to assuage the feelings of any educator, politician, ...
T-SPLOST will increase tax on your food! T-SPLOST: A Regressive Tax that Overtax the Middle Class and the Poor by RNwhocares
Jun 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 Memorandum To:        CEO Burrell Ellis and DeKalb Board of Commissioners CC:        DeKalb County Taxpayers & Voter, DeKalb Delegation, DeKalb Board of Education, Media, and all appropriate parties From:     Viola Davis with Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter Date:      6/10/2012 Re...
IOTY_Picture_059.jpg I am sick of my taxes being raised! by ArnoldButlerSr
Jun 07, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
   Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson has proposed a budget with a 2-mill tax increase, which would add $20 million in revenue for next year and give DeKalb schools the highest tax rate in the Atlanta-metro area. I am sick and tired of having my taxes raised and having nothing to show for it. ...
6DHP_Picture_059.jpg Do you know if your child’s school has a registered nurse or a qualified health professional? by ArnoldButlerSr
Jun 03, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
 Many of our children attend schools that do not have a registered nurse or a qualified health professional. Instead, many of our children are being treated by the school secretary, school counselor, teacher, or even cafeteria worker.  Although they may provide a much needed service for the stude...
Does T-SPLOST increase food tax 1% Does a vote for T-SPLOST increase the food tax 1%? by RNwhocares
May 28, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 Dear Taxpayers and Voters, We are requesting you contact every elected official you know and ask the following question: Does a vote for T-SPLOST increase the food tax 1%? In other words, DeKalb County sales tax will go from7% to 8% and the food tax will go from 3% to 4%.  If it is foun...
3LII_Screen_shot_2012_05_27_at_3.07.25_AM.png Language by Shakiri
May 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
 Language is one of my favorite things.  I dare not call it a foreign language because it’s only “foreign” because you’re not used to it. As a student of languages, the coolest thing about them is on a very fundamental (and complicated) level; they allow one to communicate directly with som...