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- Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Tom Crawford
Crawford: As Ga. banks fail, does anybody care?
When it comes to small towns, Ailey is about as small as they come. The Montgomery County community is situated a little north of Uvalda and a few miles west of Vidalia in the heart of southeast Georgia's onion country. Its population was counted at 432 in the last census. Even with its small size, Ailey was still big enough to have its own hometown bank for more than 85 years: Montgomery Bank & Trust. ...
Crawford: Our elected officials contradict themselves
Georgia legislators have been wandering off in some strange and contradictory directions over the past few years.
Crawford: The numbers show a changing America
The language of a recent Supreme Court decision provides a useful reminder of how America has changed over the past 250 years and what has been the driving force behind those changes.
Crawford: Ga. politics is greased by dollars
George Washington Plunkitt was born too soon. For those not familiar with the name, Plunkitt was a New York state senator of the 19th century who famously coined the phrase "honest graft" to describe how he became rich from politics. Honest graft, as Plunkitt explained it, occurred when a politician's personal interests happened to coincide with his constituents' interests. For example, Plunkitt would purchase a tract of land in an area where a public project, ...
Crawford: Regional roads tax could face an uphill ride
We are little more than a month from the July 31 election when voters decide whether to impose a 1 percent transportation sales tax for highway improvements and related transportation needs.
Crawford: Drug court is a government program that works
In the hushed chamber of the Supreme Court of Georgia last week, a group of six people who once faced the possibility of going to jail, along with a life damaged by drug addiction, found themselves being honored by some of the state's highest ranking officials.
Crawford: Ethics reform is a battle that's been fought before
This is one of those times in Georgia politics when people realize that the legislative process has gotten a little off track and needs to be straightened out.
Crawford: Are voters happy or not paying attention?
The General Assembly will have a familiar look when lawmakers convene for the 2013 session, judging from the results of candidate qualifying last week.
Crawford: Issues are primary focus this July
When Georgians look over their ballots on election day, they usually make decisions based upon personality: Do I like this person better for this particular office, or am I more comfortable voting for this other person?
Crawford: What should our priorities be?
There are times when I look at how our elected officials spend our tax dollars and I shake my head in amazement, asking: "What are these people thinking?"
Crawford: There is an alternative to the transportation tax
The question of imposing a one-penny sales tax for transportation projects has become an issue that does not break down along familiar lines of Republican versus Democrat, or liberal versus conservative.
Crawford: Georgians pay top price for good news
There was big news coming out of the governor's office recently about an agreement reached with Baxter International, an Illinois health care company.
Crawford: Lawmakers keep making the same mistakes
It has been said that insanity consists of "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Crawford: Ga. school officials now being honest with grad numbers
Shortly before he left office at the end of 2010, Gov. Sonny Perdue flew around the state holding several news conferences to take credit for an alleged increase in Georgia's high school graduation rate during his two terms as governor.
Crawford: Bad legislative session could have been worse
Whenever I am asked to sum up the achievements of a General Assembly session, I usually offer the same assessment: It could have been worse.
Articles By Author - Tom Crawford
Crawford: Jekyll Island’s fate depends on doing the math
School is out, vacations have started, and visitors from across the country are driving to one of the state's great coastal attractions, Jekyll Island.
Crawford: What kind of future do Georgia’s Democrats have?
If you're still a Democrat in Georgia, there are reasons to feel optimistic about the future.
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