SWGA Politics

A different take on downtown[ July 23, 2009 – 1:15 pm]by Tom Posted in » Editorial, Local

Perhaps it’s time. We have a downtown manager who can’t stay out of the newspaper with accusations of wrong doing that would have made John Gotti question his integrity. We have millions of dollars going towards bribes…err…incentives.  We’ve got a lot going on downtown, and none of it looks that good.

Now, that said, there downtown doesn’t completely suck. Read More …

Buie is a heck of a dancer[ July 23, 2009 – 8:00 am]by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

In this week’s Albany Journal (also posted as a commented here by Kevin Hogencamp), it was revealed that city funds were apparently used to purchase things like shopping carts and inventory. Obviously, Buie is claiming that nope…he did everything alright. And yet, in the above link, Hogencamp says the owner of the Dollar Square specifically refutes Buie’s claim.

Keep on dancing that dance there Don. Read More …

Jeff Scott Withdraws from School Superintendent Race[ July 23, 2009 – 7:55 am]by Jeff Posted in » 2010 Campaigns

It is official, at least as far as I am concerned.

I emailed Dr. Farokhi this morning shortly before posting about her twitter update last night, and she sent me back this email that had been sent to her that had originated from Jeff Scott himself:

Ending My Campaign

After much thought, traveling, discussing issues with various people, and looking at the political landscape, I have decided to end my campaign for state school superintendent at this time. Even though I feel strongly about certain issues and that I could have been a state school superintendent that would have fought for every stakeholder, now just isn’t the time.
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Jeff Scott Withdraws from State School Superintendent Race?[ July 23, 2009 – 4:30 am]by Jeff Posted in » 2010 Campaigns

So says one of his competitors in the race for the Democratic Party nomination.

Dr. Beth Farokhi put up this tweet that hit my phone at 11:46pm last night:

has just learned that Jeff Scott has withdrawn from the race for GA State School Superintendent

I am seeking confirmation of this right now.

When I spoke to Dr. Farokhi earlier this month, she seemed like a trustworthy person who would not pull this kind of stunt. However, when it comes to my reporting in particular, I try to follow the old reporter’s advice: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”

Once I get confirmation either way, I will update this page.