Monday, February 20, 2012
Don't know what to do with the kids over spring break? Send them to camp!
Spring hasn't quite sprung, but it's getting close, which is why the Chattahoochee Nature Center is currently registering students for the Camp Kingfisher spring break session. An experience in nature can be transformative. Campers take home valuable outdoor experiences and lessons about the natural environment, not to mention great memories. This year, Tim Reidy of Johns Creek has been appointed as the director of Camp Kingfisher after serving in the interim position last summer. “I am thrilled to be a part of the Chattahoochee Nature Center as director of Camp Kingfisher. Camp has been an important part of my life since I started as a counselor for middle school students in 2008," said Reidy, a graduate of Centennial High School in …
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pleaded his case for the Republican nomination by promising to get the country back to its moral founding.
Georgia was certainly on presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s mind as he spoke at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening. Lori Vance, who has worked closely with Santorum on the Senate floor to pass a partial birth abortion ban, was among those who arrived hours before the church doors opened. She drove five hours from Tennessee “just to support Rick” and proudly displayed a picture of her and Santorum around her neck. Young Voters Travel Far to Hear Santorum Speak Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Zurrica from Macon believes most people his age aren’t interested in the political process. But he hopes that Santorum will snag the nomination and win the hearts of America’s youth. According to Zurrica, America’s young voters are the key to…
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
A day after his fellow Republican opponent, Newt Gingrich, spoke to a standing room only crowd in south Forsyth, he calls upon his political base in north Georgia.
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Sunday, February 19
Rick Santorum made it a weekend for politics in the area, visiting First Reedemer Church in Cumming. Check back with Alpharetta-Milton Patch on Monday morning for a full report. For now, here's a few photos of the crowd that gathered to hear the GOP presidential hopeful speaking to a segment of the community that normally responds to his message.
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Herman Cain whips crowd of Newt supporters into a frenzy.
Enthusiastic Newt Gingrich supporters turned the Forsyth County GOP mass precinct meeting into a campaign pep rally for Georgia's favorite son and presidential hopeful Saturday. The purpose of the meeting, which was held at the Performing Arts Center at South Forsyth High School, was to elect precinct delegates to the county convention next month. But an estimated half the crowd didn't belong to the Forsyth County GOP. They came out after it was announced late in the week the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives would be the featured speaker. Republican Party Vice Chairman Brad Wilkins, who worked security Saturday, said the PAC seats about 400. At least 100 more lined each wall and some 50-100 cars were turned away at the …
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Forsyth Commissioner Jim Boff was glad to hear Gingrich comments about using American resources to stop depending on other sources for oil.
Patch caught up with Forsyth County Commission Chairman Jim Boff after Newt Gingrich spoke to the county's Republican party, and he was pleased to hear the presidential hopeful's comments about energy independence. "I loved what Newt had to say, most especially for me about trying to become energy independent through use of shale oil and also new oil reserves found in North Dakota," Boff said. Asked if he thought the country could return to gas prices of $2.50 a gallon or lower, which Gingrich said could happen if he was president, Boff said, "If he says it, I believe it. I can't independently establish the truth in that. But even if that's not necessarily the case, I think the fact that we won't have to depend on what the rest of the …
Forsyth Commissioner Jim Boff was glad to hear Gingrich comments about using American resources to stop depending on other sources for oil.
Patch caught up with Forsyth County Commission Chairman Jim Boff after Newt Gingrich spoke to the county's Republican party, and he was pleased to hear the presidential hopeful's comments about energy independence. "I loved what Newt had to say, most especially for me about trying to become energy independent through use of shale oil and also new oil reserves found in North Dakota," Boff said. Asked if he thought the country could return to gas prices of $2.50 a gallon or lower, which Gingrich said could happen if he was president, Boff said, "If he says it, I believe it. I can't independently establish the truth in that. But even if that's not necessarily the case, I think the fact that we won't have to depend on what the rest of the …
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Jobs, energy independence message strikes chord with Georgia Republicans on Saturday morning.
Herman Cain was Newt Gingrich's "opening act" at a political rally in south Forsyth County this morning, Feb. 18. The former GOP presidential candidate said he's trying to convince Gingrich to adopt his "9-9-9" plan, but said Newt's own tax plan is the closest to his ideas. Gingrich for his part said no matter what the "lamestream" media says, it's still anybody's race for the Republican nomination, citing his own and Rick Santorum's successes against Mitt Romney. The former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives brought his daughter, Jackie Cushman, grandson, Robert, granddaughter, Maggie, and a friend of hers to the stage at South Forsyth High. The crowd started lining up at 7 a.m., surprising the Forsyth GOP organizers a bit. They…
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The Forsyth County GOP used South Forsyth High's auditorium for their meeting, but with both Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich speaking they could have used the school's gym to fit all the people who were turned away.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum will reportedly be in Cumming, Gwinnett this weekend.
Republican leaders and Presidential candidates are stoking the political fires in Georgia as Super Tuesday gets closer. The party will hold precinct meetings across the state Saturday morning, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. at each district's specified meeting location. Find local meeting spots here. In Forsyth, Georgia's own Newt Gingrich has scheduled an appearance at the Forsyth County GOP Mass Precint meeting at South Forsyth High School. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the meeting is set to begin promptly at 10 a.m. Former candidate Herman Cain - who endorses Gingrich - will join him at the event, reports Cumming Patch. But Gingrich isn't the only candidate said to be visiting Forsyth this weekend. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Don't wait until March 6 to vote, do it early!
The Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections is preparing for the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary. But voters don't have to wait to let their choices be known. Voters can participate by casting their ballots in advance or requesting an absentee ballot in the mail. Voters in Georgia do not have to provide a reason to vote prior to Election Day either by mail (absentee voting) or in person (advance voting). Advance Voting Fulton County will offer advance voting for the Primary from Feb. 13 to March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations: North Fulton Annex 7741 Roswell Road, Suite 232 Sandy Springs 30328 Fulton County Government Center 136 Peachtree St., Suite 2186 Atlanta 30303…
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday is the last day you can register to vote in the March 6 primary.
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Monday, February 6
The voter registration deadline for the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary is today, Monday, Feb. 6. The General Primary Election will be held on March 6. To register to vote in Georgia, you must be: a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote, and at least 18 years of age by Election Day. You can register to vote at the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections (130 Peachtree Street, SW, Suite 2186, Atlanta 30303), the Fulton County North Annex (7741 Roswell Road, Atlanta, 30350), and the Fulton County South Annex (5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, GA 30349). Voter registration forms are also available at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office and all Atlanta-…
Susan
11:55 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I wish he would concentrate on the jobs lose issue and economy. Try to end these wars-which is a bigger problem than making the Catholic church pay for universal health care in their centers. His statement last week about not wanting females on front line military actions-heck I don't want anyone on the front line. He is bringing up issues that are 50 years old, back to fighting for women rights-… more ›