Stockbridge Goes Idiot Again

Stockbridge Goes Idiot Again

On December 12, 2016, The City of Stockbridge decided to go the idiot route once again. They were ready to pass a city ordinance that would make it illegal to smoke in your own car if there were a minor child in your car. As always when a tyrannical government wants to take more of your freedoms away they use the ploy “it’s for or to protect the children” tactic. Hitler did the same thing in the 1930’s and look what happened to the world then. Any time the government wants to take away your freedoms you should let your voice be heard. But Stockbridge does not like to hear from people that dislike what they believe in. Remember I was denied my first amendment right to speak at a Council meeting to ask for a Confederate history proclamation. Why you may ask? Because they were ignorant to the facts of the war. They are also very ignorant of the facts of smoking. They said in a blanket statement that smoking causes cancer. Which we often hear from neophytes who don’t want to accept the truth. That is a very stupid statement when there is no proof of it. I have loads of proof that smoking is not as bad for you and in some cases can protect you from some other health problems. The myth of second hand smoke was debunked years ago so the council by saying that second hand smoke is bad for you is a bald face lie!! This is very irresponsible of the City Council to lie to the people, but this is Stockbridge the red headed stepchild of Atlanta and Georgia.  They are wanting their five seconds of fame on the television news.  It is like a spoiled child wanting its way about everything.


The council did not vote on the ordinance because one councilman was not happy as to how it would be enforced and that it sounds like more big government. Now I hardly ever agree with Mr. Alexander like a lot of people in the County that call him the village idiot he never makes sense in what he wants to do. But this time he made sense in his statement. I urge you to contact the Stockbridge government and let them know that we smokers and nonsmokers see the smoke they are blowing up our butts by saying it’s for the children when  it is a big government way to generate money for them to spend on crap the city doesn’t need or want. It is a liberal hand working its way into the pockets of the hard working people of the city.  Stockbridge has had a bad image that the only thing that can clean it out is a City Hall Fleets Enema. Don’t let the city council continue to make a mockery of the hard working citizens of Stockbridge who feel they can walk over the rights of the citizens at their every whim. 
Below you will find links to articles about smoking and how you have been lied to for a long time.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f9e2o6np8jfm41d/Secondhandsmokemythupinflames.doc.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zoarv89jpn13gz0/TheTenBiggestLiesaboutSmoke.doc.pdf?dl=0


Alfred Britt

Hijacking Christmas for Political Reasons

Hijacking Christmas for Political Reasons

The Democrat candidate for Henry County BoC Chairman is using Santa Claus to try and get a vote.  Carlotta Harrell is using a photo of her and Santa Claus and telling voters that your not nice if you don't vote for her on Tuesday November 6th.  This is a cheap way to use the Christmas spirit by hijacking the real meaning behind Santa Claus.  This is sad when politicians want to ruin the image of Christmas spirit with these tactics.  Sounds like a cheap trick from the Progressive Democrat Party of Henry County.

Santa's Elf

Another Day in the Life of Henry County

Another Day in the Life of Henry County
Do you really want this to become the Atlanta South that is constantly preached to citizens in the area.  These four hoodlums break into a home while a child calls his mom and stays safe.  This report from Channel 46 News is a story of a regular occurrence now in Henry County.  The citizens must demand help in fighting back against this in the area before it is lost totally to gang activity.  It can be done if people demand it from the board of commissioners who are over the police department.  Henry County can do better if they want to.
Report shared from CBS 46:
MCDONOUGH, GA (CBS46) -
An 11 year-old boy kept his cool and calmed his mother over the phone as four teens broke into the family's home.
The incident happened inside the family's home in McDonough.
The 11 year-old boy, whose mother doesn't want to be identified, says he heard a window breaking so he ran to a safe place to call his mother. The child's mother, who we'll only identify as Tenisha, says it seemed like a movie playing out in real life.
She says she felt terrorized when her son called her to tell her that something wasn't right.
"The only thing that I could see in my mind was the movie 'Taken'," said Tenisha. "I could just see somebody just coming in and taking him away. I was asking what was wrong and he said 'Mommy, I think someone is robbing the house'."
Tenisha says her son was alone at home when he heard a knock at the door. He saw four people circling the house and then heard the smashing of glass. That's when the boy ran to his room and called  his mother.
Tenisha says the first thing her son told her was, "Mommy, I need you to stay calm. That's the only way I'm going to stay calm. I need you to stay calm".
"It's a good thing that he was quickly responsive to what he heard because it could have been so different," said Tenisha. "I've always told him if you get into a situation, the only way that you're going to be able to think clearly is if you stay calm."
The police were called and Henry County officers arrived as the burglars were attempting to get away. They were apprehended and all four teens are facing burglary charges.
The suspects are:
Cody Demarcus Daniels, 17
Jordan Lamar Jones-Kurdi, 18
Terry Nichols Lucien, 19
Trelan DeJuan Spencer, 18
Fortunately, the boy wasn't hurt. The family says they don't think the burglars even knew he was in the house.

(Staff Report from the Henry Community News Blog)

Why Hillary Lost

Why Hillary Lost

There are people out in America at this moment who do not understand why Hillary Clinton lost her bid to be President of the United States.  Ms. Clinton did well in the major cities and those metro areas attached to them, but it was the small towns and rural areas she underestimated.  Donald Trump brought something to the plate that Hillary Clinton failed to do.  He set a tone and message with the middle class and poor America that made them feel better and they could see something there that would make a difference in their lives.  All they saw in Hillary Clinton was the same old politician that would bring more of the same that they had grown sick of.  They also saw someone with power and money to try and buy what they wanted even if it meant destroying others. They see Donald Trump as something new for Washington.

The Staff at the Community News Blog

Write In Don Henderson Henry County Chairman!!

October 17th is the kick off for early voting in Henry County.  Now is the time to do the right thing and Vote for Write in Candidate Don Henderson for Henry County Board of Commission Chairman.  We need a good honest man at the helm that is a true conservative.  Your only other options are two democrats and one of those is running as a republican.  Don Henderson is a viable candidate that will be good for Henry County.  So when you go to the polls remember to Write in Don Henderson for Chairman of the BOC.

The HCCNB Staff.

Why I Am Not Voting For June Wood

Why I Am Not Voting For June Wood.
My experience serving with June Wood on the School Council at Eagles Landing High:

I found her to be polite and someone I liked as a person. But as an elected official I found June to be a “go along to get along person” following the principals lead for a do nothing School Council. Georgia Law provides a minimum specific list of activities and areas of interest for School Councils to explore. We did none of them, and when I asked her to support a move in that direction I did not get it. Which on first impression makes me come across as a sore loser; the truth, I, was not the loser because I tried, I fought, and I failed. The students, the teachers, the principal (yes the Principal), and the parents in the school community were the losers. Why? Because the community did not get the best we could have given as its servants. The difference between myself and some others; I take my responsibilities toward the public seriously. I would rather fail by doing my best to serve, than fail by going along to get along. I cannot say the same for June Wood in our shared experience.

I also freely admit the elected school Council position is lower on the ladder than Dog Catcher, and you don’t receive any compensation beyond knowing you did your best. Still, elected members are required to follow the guidance provided in Georgia law, do what is right for the school community, without agenda, and without an axe to grind.

If June Wood cannot or would not serve as required or lead in a school community as small as Eagles Landing, what can we expect her to do for Henry County?

Can she play politics?
I have observed her playing the game.
Does she have a history of standing up and taking the hit on the job for the community?
Not that I am aware of.
But if you know a different story, it would be interesting to read it.
I wish her well.

Bruce Kendall
Stockbridge, GA

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Don’t Believe The Lie Of Diversity In Stockbridge, Georgia.

Don’t Believe The Lie Of Diversity In Stockbridge, Georgia.

This past Saturday September 24,2016 the City of Stockbridge proved it is not a diverse city as it claims to be. They held their Bridgefest on this day. But they also included Hispanifest and even presented a proclamation to the fact. Many people may remember back in March of this year I asked to be put on the agenda to ask for a proclamation to recognize Confederate Heritage and History Month in April. I was not even aloud my first amendment right to ask for this. The City council is being subdivided by a junior Councilman that I think is a complete ignorant  buffoon that has some problems learning the truth. If he knew the truth he would know that the Confederate Army was a diverse force with whites, blacks, chinese and hispanics in the service of the Confederate Government. But the poor thing can’t learn that or he doesn't want to learn it. To be a true diverse city Stockbridge needs to embrace all and that includes Confederate History. I have said it before if Stockbridge can’t recognize all, then they must stop giving out proclamations to all and I mean all. You can not pick and choose the ones you want to celebrate it’s all or none. 

Alfred Britt
Blog owner.                

9/11 Hijacked Again

9/11 Hijacked Again

For years I have been writing about how Henry County holds a remembrance service on 9/11. The problem is the place they hold it is too dangerous for parents to bring their kids so the kids can learn and respect what happened that day in 2001. The County holds the service at the intersection of Hwy 81 at the Walmart drive just a few yards from the Interstate I-75 ramp. If the County does not know how to hold a proper service then here is some free advice. You have a park called Heritage Park with a Veterans Wall of Honor that has a depiction of the Twin Towers on the wall. This is a great place to hold the 9/11 remembrance services people can bring their children, it is a safe place for them to learn. 

McDonough's 9/11 Service Location

Now this year 2016 comes a move by the most moronic City in Henry County. For the first time ever Stockbridge decides to hold a 9/11 service. Where do they decide to hold it, wait for it. At the intersection of Hwy 42 & 138 at the Walmart drive. Has 9/11 become the Walmart service day? Now we all know Stockbridge can’t run the City too well. They have maybe two Council members that know what they are doing, but the rest well let's just say they need a little help, the poor things. So here is some free advice for Stockbridge. You have a park called Memorial Park that would be a lot safer than the middle of a State Hwy intersection. You also have the park next to the conference center that can hold a large crowd.

Stockbridge's 9/11 Service Location

I looked at photos of both events and hardly anyone showed up. And in Stockbridge more photos were taken than people in attendance. They even had Ch 11 Alive come down to cover the event. All Stockbridge did was to hijack 9/11 for their own gain. 

Also there was a prayer service put on by community leaders that evening in McDonough. Reading over the list of things they were going to talk and pray about I noticed that yes they were going to talk about first responders and pray for them because of the tensions going on now with the anti- police movement that is infesting our Nation at this time. Nothing about the people that died that day in 2001 was listed. What has this nation come to when people take such a tragic day and turn it into a publicity stunt. It’s time we get new community leaders that have morals and integrity to do the right thing and not belittle the deaths of 3000 Americans. 

Alfred Britt.

It’s Been Fifteen Years Of Darkness

It’s Been Fifteen Years Of Darkness

Sweetheart it’s been fifteen years since my world ended and life became cold,lonely and empty without you as my wife. The day you were killed a large part of me died too and I have not been the same since. I have thought and cried for you every day since that  September day. Friends and family have told me I need to move on with my life. But how do you do that when a large part of my life is missing. Your best friend Jill has been talking to me. She told me you would want me to move on and make another lady as happy as I made you. I have been giving it thought but I always think about you and I stumble back into my cold dark hole in my heart. Later this month I will turn 49 years old, you know baby one of my biggest fears was being alone. I have struggled for 15 years of being alone without you in my life. I am writing a book about our 6 years together in hopes that sharing our story with family and close friends will help me heal and give a better understanding of what we meant to each other and the pain I am in and have been in for 15 years. You will always have a large part of my heart till the day I die sweetheart even if I move on with another lady in my life. You made an impact on my life that I will never forget. You gave me hope that I had value in this world by your love for me and my family. You showed me that even someone like me could be loved by a beautiful, smart lady like you. You gave me the strength to do the best I could in all I would do. You had me sitting on top of the world with your beautiful blue eyes looking into mine and saying you loved me with all your heart. I will never ever forget how much you changed my life and what all you did for me. Baby you were my love of a lifetime. 

Famine 

He sits in a cold lonely corner crying,
His eyes watery and red with no signs of drying.

He remembers times of the past with a gleam in his eye,
Those times were great, he felt so alive to be happy he must try. 

 He looks around his house at all that could be, 
But he also sees the emptiness of it and the cold returns by degree. 

He remembers the beautiful love he had,
Death took her in an instant and times he gets mad.

At times he puts up a good fight to keep trying,
But the slightest setback and he is back in the corner crying.

Without his own family, he can’t seem to get a good life to start,
He returns to the cold lonely corner crying suffering from famine of the soul and heart.   

Alfred Britt
(c)2016

As we remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 remember we are still in danger from terrorist to this day. We must remember the families that lost loved ones on this day. They are still hurting and will be hurting for the rest of their lives. It’s been 15 years and I see a diminishing of events to honor those that died that day and that died to punish the offenders. I do not understand this at all. We were attacked and our loved ones were murdered on that day. Do you not give a damn about your own friends and family? We must fight to preserve our way of life and if that means closing all borders and immigration into the Country then so be it and if it means kicking out some then so be it too. We need to build up our military to be the biggest baddest beast there is in the world. We must fund the FBI, NSA and CIA so the military knows what to fight and kick ass.  It’s time America took a stand and to hell with what the rest of the world thinks about us. Now let’s get to work people we are Americans!!    

Alfred Britt.

This Is My Blog

This is my blog

Over the years that I have been blogging I have made people mad at me for voicing my opinion on all kinds of things. I have been called all kinds of names from a fat slob to a racist. Yes it makes me mad when they call me names, but I then think they don’t know me that well so they are the ignorant ones. From my writings about cemeteries, the 9/11 attacks that is very personal to me to politics I have been attacked and called names.

The political writings I do have garnered the most vile names. It seems that our most sacred right the right to vote for who we wish to represent us brings out the animal in people. Just recently I was told by a friend that he had gotten a call he could not trace, telling him to tell me to stop supporting and helping a friend who is running for office in Henry County or I would have a cherry pie at my door step. A cherry pie is street slang for a fire bomb.

Now why would someone go to such extremes to keep me from helping a friend running for a County Office? The other candidates are spending thousands of dollars while my friend has spent very little. It must come down to two things and that is money they can make for self and friends and their agenda.

If you don’t agree or like what I put on my blog. Make a comment and let's have a discussion about it. Don’t ruin your life by committing a Federal crime, that is stupid.  

18 U.S. Code § 594 - Intimidation of voters

Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(d)(5), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 853; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

I am an American with God given rights to vote and support who I choose. I served my Nation Six years in Federal Law Enforcement before becoming disabled on the job. Hoping to make a difference in my Community I try to help my friend and now I get threatened because of it. Yes I am damn mad right now and people have been notified of the problem and security is in place. Intimidating voters and the political process is a Federal offense.

I have know Don Henderson for about 8 years. He is a God fearing man that has raised a very fine family. He has sons that are serving our Nation in the military. His wife Penny is a real estate agent and has done a very good job and bringing up her family with Don’s support. Don is a true Conservative in mind, spirit and action. He is a very caring man and will do a great job as Chairman of the Henry County Board of Commissioners. He will look out for your best interest and your tax money. He is a man of his word and I trust Don Henderson to do the right thing for Henry County.

That is why I will write in Don Henderson for Chairman of the Board.

He will make Henry County great again.

Alfred Britt

Blog owner.            

The True Figures on the Millage Roll Back

The True Figures on the Millage Roll Back

There has been a lot of talk in the news about the millage roll back in Henry County being the largest since before the economic problems began in 2008. One site even goes as far as to say it is the largest in decades. Well here are the facts. People should get them straight before they talk.

Unincorporated Henry County:

2016--16.447 roll back 3.714 = 12.733 mills

2015--17.653 roll back 3.780 = 13.873 mills

2014--18.388 roll back 4.090 = 14.298 mills

2013--18.707 roll back 4.210 = 14.497 mills

2012--18.520 roll back 4.020 = 14.500 mills

2011--15.160 roll back 3.410 = 11.750 mills

As you can see 2011 is the best out of the six years represented even 2016 wasn't that low.

McDonough millage in 2016 = 10.599 after roll back

and in 2011 = 8.655 after roll back.

Stockbridge millage in 2016 = 12.733 after roll back

and in 2011 = 11.750 after roll back.

Hampton millage in 2016 = 10.875 after roll back

and in 2011 = 10.035 after roll back.

Locust Grove millage in 2016 = 11.216 after roll back

and in 2011 = 9.803 after roll back.

The total county value is interesting to note as well:

2016 value $6,179.670,668 increase of .36%

2015 value $5,654,458,801 increase of 5.86%

2014 value $5,217,433,310 increase of 9.06%

2013 value $4,715,220,778 increase of 1.46%

2012 value $4,641,027.111 increase of 8.15%

2011 value $5,331,737,680 decrease of 6.59%

County taxes collected:

2016 = $76,613,999

2015 = $76,340,434

2014 = $72,111,306

2013 = $66,121,019

2012 = $65,168,597

2011 = $60,254,869

These facts and figures courtesy of the HCBOC.

The Henry Watchdog Group

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The Big Difference in Chairman Candidates

"The Big Difference in Chairman Candidates"

This year the citizens are going to the polls on November 8th to elect a new Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Henry County, Georgia. The candidate who can relate to the working class and Christian based public is the write-in candidate Mr. Don Henderson. Mr. Henderson speaks from the heart and is a very devout family man and Christian. He is from the mountains of North Carolina and has lived in Georgia for many years. He as a young man was a singer and made several recordings. He continues from his personal recording studio as a musician and singer. Mr. Henderson went on tour with the USO during the Viet Nam War to bring entertainment to our troops. Mr. Henderson married his wife Penny in 1970. He would go on to a career with Delta Airlines and retire with them. Don and Penny have two sons who serve in our military today. They are members of the Glen Haven Baptist Church. Don is frank with his speaking and can talk in terms anyone can understand. He has studied the financial world and business world since he has been involved with his wife in real estate. He knows how to manage money well. Here are some key points that would lead a person to want to vote for Mr. Henderson:

1. He knows what people need in the county to help strengthen our police and fire departments.

2. Mr. Henderson knows the value of being taught how to keep your money close and when to spend it or not.

3. He knows the value of a good future for our children and has grandchildren he loves dearly that he helps to guide in the best ways to live.

4. Don knows that the county bureacracy has grown out of hand and needs to be reigned in so the citizens won't be burdened with a tax upon a tax.

5. Don knows that unbridled growth will lead to more crime, more infrastructure needs and a down effect on the general area.

6. Don is a man that any citizen can speak with and they can get a fair and honest shake from him.

The establishment of Henry County doesn't want to see him in the race because it interrupts their status quo. When a person votes for a Republican or Democrat in Henry County they are voting for identical ideas that revolve around spending your money. The Council for Quality Growth held a forum for the Republican and Democrat candidates, but did not invite Mr. Henderson. They ignored him and that should tell the citizens of Henry County that they are ignoring them as well. Snubbing their noses at those who work for a living is the wrong attitude to take with the people. Their ignorance to the values that are set forth in the community is sublime. They should never underestimate a person such as Mr. Henderson because he is not running with the so called "in crowd." Take a look at the past chairmans of the county and see what that has gotten the people of the county. They have spent enormous amounts of money in areas where they don't need to spend it. They have woefully let the infrastructure of the county go by the wayside. They knew long ago that the population would increase in the area and that is on the head so past commissioners who spent unwisely. Mr. Henderson is a true conservative who would spend the people's money wisely. The other candidates speak about roads, growth, and public safety all the time making promises that never get done. These are the three talking points that the citizens want to hear about and yet they never truly produce any fruit in the synomous words they use to get elected. The tax and spend mentality of past commissioners has hurt the county in so many ways. Mr. Henderson wants to reign in the spending and build a base of money that the county can have in reserve to help protect it from any future problems because he knows as many do that this economy is fragile and can slip once more.

Here are those who Mr. Henderson is running against in November. The Republican candidate is June Wood. She has gotten the support of many of those who want to tax and spend more on the citizens. She has the support of the in crowd who only want her there so they can keep the status quo. Why would she spend over $47,000 in a runoff with Lisa McGarity? She spent over $10,000 in the April time period for the primary. Now this speaks volumes about the money being influxed into her campaign by the rich developers (many of which don't live in Henry County), by the members of the Chamber of Commerce (where she was the leader at one time), and by those who live in those gated communities and behind their own walls. She is retired as is her husband from Georgia Power Company. She is from Birmingham, Alabama and began her career with the Southern Company at Alabama Power. Why are so many feeding money into her campaign? To keep the status quo and those who tell the chairman what to do and not do. That way they can continue the raping of the land in Henry County to the point that no one will be able to live there safely. She voted for President Obama (who is a Democrat and a liberal) and she admitted it. She speaks of saying that she became a Republican because Mr. Obama didn't have her values, then why did she vote for him? That is poor judgment on her part and that type of thinking can hurt the county as well if she gets the nod from the citizens. She has the same liberal ideas that a Democrat would because she is a seasoned Democrat. She wants to continue to bring more warehouses and other things to the county that the Chamber is backing and they don't have the best interest of the citizens at heart. They are only looking at their pocket books and bank accounts. Why would a true conservative Republican vote for her? Many do it because their buddy is doing it or they want to be part of a clique that wants to be seen and they have to keep up their appearances.

Then, Mr. Henderson is running against the Democrat Carlotta Harrell. Ms. Harrell if elected could face some conflict of interest problems. She sits on the Board of the Henry County Water and Sewer Authority, works with Commissioner Bruce Holmes, and her husband is a deputy sheriff with Henry County. There have been other instances of this in the past with a son of a chairman working for the police department and a son in law working there, but that was not their spouse. Ms. Harrell spent over $10,000 in the primary for Democrat and really didn't have to spend anything. And her contributors are from all across the state and very few from Henry County. That is an interesting note why would all those outside people put money into her campaign? She is nothing but a puppet for Mr. Holmes and the black establishment. The Democrat plan in this years election was to put one of their own in the Republican candidacy thus giving them the opportunity to take the chairmanship from the Republicans. Again, the mob mentality is involved here. She is for wasteful spending and being a part of the problem instead of being an answer to the problem. If people don't think this is the case go over to the Savoy Bar on Hwy 138 on weekends and see who is there plotting and scheming. They are connected to this group out of Clayton County and they have a voice in a certain City of Stockbridge Councilman.

So, to bring in good ideas for the county in the business sense then Mr. Henderson is the right choice. He knows we need to attract some good paying jobs for the county that the Chamber of Commerce and the Development Authority have been woefully lacking to bring here. Some very good chances have been missed because those who back Ms. Wood and Ms. Harrell let go by and many citizens could have benefitted from them coming to the county. Mr. Henderson also knows that the county cannot continue down this path of wasteful spending and not see trouble at the end. He recognizes also that the other commissioners have had a disdain for the current chairman because he sees what the problems are in the county and voices his opinions on the matter. That is why they went behind the citizens backs to try and neuter the job of Chair. It has already cost some of them their jobs and will cost the others as well.

The people Henry County need a strong willed person and strong voice for the county and that would be in Mr. Henderson. He knows how to be tactful and how to speak with authority and with compassion. He knows the tax and spend mentality of the current commission will in the long run hurt this county. Contact Mr. Henderson and speak with him to understand what type of leadership qualities he can bring to the county if elected. The best and right thing to do in November is to Write in Don Henderson for Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. You won't go wrong.

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Strange Candidate Forum

Strange Candidate Forum

The Henry County Council for Quality Growth touts being a first for the people group in Henry County. That is a load of hockey. This Wednesday August 10th they are hosting a Commission Chair Candidate Forum and only list Carlotta Harrell and June Wood as the people involved. They shunned Don Henderson who is running against them as a write in candidate. This is flagrant in your face crap that has been the mainstay for years. They always promote sound economic growth, transportation, and public safety as the key platform talking points. These have been promoted as far back as the 1960's and they have been on every talk of every politician ever since. That is why people don't vote in big turnouts because they know they are being lied to. If anyone feels that this is going to change then they need a lobotomy through the anal orafice.

Simon West

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Taxes and Keeping Your Political Job

"Taxes and Keeping Your Political Job"

With more BOC elections coming in the next year, those sitting on the Henry County BOC voted to roll back the millage rate for the county portion 100%. Of course it won't do the 1st District Commissioner any good since he lost his election yesterday. What the citizens must realize is that the millage rate is the same and the school board has the line share of the millage rate. They are maxxed out. If your home was reassessed at a higher value over last year your taxes will increase. That is a given. Listening to the budget director you can understand what is coming down the road for the citizens. They will be dipping into the fund balance to pay for the increases promised to the police and fire departments. They will have to be matched and made even higher in next years budget and then the commissioners will have no choice, but to raise your taxes. It is a given that this vote taken on the 27th of July was done for political purposes not for good sound judgment in budget matters. These commissioners said that the workers of the county tightened their belts to give this roll back to the people. They have to eat and live as well. How much of the BOC gave their salary back to the county? They are like those in Washington they want their paycheck and the retirement that goes with serving. But who do they really serve? Think about that when you go to pay your property taxes this year after your evaluation came up.

Morgan Bitterman, III

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The Citizens Get Taken Again over the Golf Course

The Citizens Get Taken Again over the Golf Course

According to the agenda for the July 19, 2016 BOC Meeting in McDonough, they will be discussing lease agreements for mowing equipment and Golf carts for the Cotton Fields Gold Course inwhich the County has taken on through the Department of Recreation. I looks as though the people will be on the hook for some sizeable money for this equipment leases to the tune of around one half a million dollars over the next 48--60 months. Why didn't the Golf Course already have this type of equipment? Who dropped the ball on this one and how much more will it cost the taxpayers to pay for this adventure.

They will also be discussing something is a double standard. A few years ago the BOC installed a rule saying no smoking or beer allowed in county parks. They will be approving a change to allow smoking and beer consumption at the Golf Course. Now this isn't right at all and if the Golf Course is to be a part of the Parks and Recreation Department then citizens should have the right to smoke and have a beer at the all county parks. This seems to be an elitist ruling because most people know it cost a good bit to play golf. Most working people in Henry County either don't have time to play golf or cannot afford it. By banning smoking and beer at the parks it was a serious infringement upon the rights of the citizens who paid to have these parks built. The citizens should take the BOC to court over this matter because it is a double standard.

Marcus Joseph Alexander

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The Madness Must Stop

The Madness Must Stop

Over the past few days law enforcement has taken a beating over various things. I have seen FBI bashing on Facebook over the director’s comments and lack of prosecution about Hillary Clinton’s EMail scandal. I have seen people that I thought were friends say things like the FBI are a bunch of thugs and are trash. As someone that worked in the Federal Law Enforcement field for six years till I was injured on the job,  I find this very offensive and shows a lack of understanding. There is a lot about law enforcement the general public does not understand unless you have lived it yourself. 

As I write this I am thinking of the fine men and women of the Dallas Police Department on the loss they have suffered of losing officers in a premeditated attack. Back in the 1990’s, I would go and visit my now late fiancee in Dallas and had the opportunity to interact with the very professional officers of the Department. They were some of the finest I had come across. They are hurting right now and need our support as they deal with the events that took place July 7th 2016. I ask that you pray and think about the families of the officers lost and those that are still keeping you safe. The families go through so much that you may not realize. When I got hurt my fiancee cried on the plane ride from Texas to Georgia worrying how I was and how bad I was hurt. Even before I was hurt she would worry about me knowing the job and the dangers and it took a toll on her. These families are now going through this same thing and some are going through a more difficult time with funerals to plan and attend to say goodbye to their loved ones for the last time. Christian Chaplains are being flown in from around the nation to help comfort members of the Dallas Police Department and the families of those who lost family members and had others who were wounded.

So, please I ask you to stop the madness of bashing law enforcement until you know the facts. And if you can’t do that then if you're on my Facebook friends list I will delete you as a friend and hope you can learn to understand, so you understand the wrong you are doing. 

Alfred Britt.

Chairman of County Commission WRITE IN CANDIDATE DON HENDERSON

Chairman of County Commission WRITE IN CANDIDATE
DON HENDERSON·MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016
This morning I filled out the paperwork that is necessary to become a WRITE IN CANDIDATE for the Henry County Georgia County Commission.
Why a WRITE IN CANDIDATE? Because of two reasons.....Reason number one is that I am not a Democrat nor Republican and if I wanted to run as an Independent I would have to gather over 55oo signatures to gain ballot access,something the Democrats and Republicans have been very successful in controlling, and I WILL NOT PAY TO PLAY as the saying goes..
In order to have your name on the ballot you have to PAY almost 1700 dollars and that is not going to happen with me.....

As time goes on I will post some of the many reasons I moved to Henry County but I want to tell you WHY I want to stay in Henry County and what I believe will better the county with your help.

If elected I will be beholding to NO ONE other than the citizens who WRITE IN my name on their ballot and I will make no promises that I can not keep.

My first motion will be to reduce the compensation of the county commission members by 50% and if that is not supported I will challenge each member to contribute 20,000 dollars to a police/fireman fund that will be used off set unforeseen expenses that they , the officers and fireman incur due their duties in public safety AND I will do said same whether other members do or not....This fund will fall under the authority of the Quartermaster and 1 member of the police department, 1 member of the sheriffs department and 1 member of the fire department. It will be they who determine who receives benefits and how much....not some appointee of the BoC.

Secondly I will appoint or cause an audit of EVERY DEPARTMENT in Henry County Government as well as an inventory of all county owned equipment.

I will cause to be initiated an inventory of ALL county owned property ,its use, its value, and the reason the county MUST maintain ownership of any property not in current use. If a use is not deemed immediate then I will initiate thru proper channels that the property be disposed of on the open market....this will be done by a lottery system among qualified Realtors whose business is located in Henry County and have a proven ability to market said properties.

I will DEMAND that all government contracts be offered to Henry County businesses and if after review by qualified purchasing agents the contracts are deemed excessive only THEN will they be submitted to outside the county contractors...

I will under no circumstance vote for,support or initiate a tax rate increase,a millage rate increase,or any act to create a new tax including SPLOST....I have always had to live within my budget I do not believe that governments should not be held to the same constraints.

I will hold ALL department heads and staffers who have access to a government credit cards,government check books, government cars or any government owned asset to be accountable and random audits will be conducted on a regular basis.

Folks I believe government has but three purposes , PUBLIC SAFETY being number one.If we are to be a great county then we need the best equipped police and fire departments.
We need the best trained police and fire departments and we need the best PAID police and fireman...as it stands now a sitting commissioner in Henry County Ga makes more than an entry level policeman who puts his life and the future of his family on the line EVERY SINGLE DAY 24/7......THAT IS WRONG.

Secondly infrastructure/roads/intersections/traffic flow......and on Jonesboro Rd, Mcdonough Rd and Jodeco Rd...it is shameful that the railroad controls traffic flow, funny how Mr. Bowman when he was district IV commissioner got a bridge on Rock Quarry Rd ...and least folks from Stockbridge can get to the hospital in an emergency.

Thirdly government should create an environment and tax structure that attracts businesses not attacks businesses...and I do not ascribe to the principle of government and private business  partnering to do business because the TAXPAYER always winds up losing.
I use to think that government should be run like a business but a very wise gentleman who WAS a commissioner when I said that told me “you can’t run government like a business” and I am seeing that he was correct....business is easy to run government is like trying to herd a pack of squirrels because each department wants to be first to the pecan tree...

Now what I believe ...
I am PRO LIFE period
I am PRO 2nd AMENDMENT 
I believe that marriage is between ONE WOMAN and ONE MAN
I am PRO MILITARY and PRO AMERICAN
I don’t believe in spending more than I make
I believe that EVERYONE must play by the same rules ( or we won’t have rules)
I believe in free enterprise
I am a Capitalist
I oppose both NAFTA and TPTA
I am neither a Democrat nor Republican
I am equal opportunity
I am 100% for term limits in all levels of government
I do not support government unions
I do not believe that welfare should be a career
I believe the down trodden deserve a hand up not a hand out
I believe that as long at there is a jobs wanted ad in the paper there should be no unemployment payments made....no one is over qualified for low level jobs.
I believe parents should be held responsible for the actions of their minor children.PERIOD
I believe in prayer and I know I am nothing more than a sinner saved by Gods grace.
I have said things I wish I could unsay and I haven’t said some things I should have said.
My wife, my sons and their families are the reason for my getting up in the morning.
I have been retired from Delta Airlines for almost 17 years 
Prior to working for Delta Airlines I was a full time musician for 15 years my claim to fame was as the touring bassist for Ronny & The Daytonas  of “Little GTO” fame
My hobbies are , music,writing,shooting,fishing,hunting,my Harleys,our boat and motorhome,cooking jambalaya,yard work,recording in my studio,a little bit of golf but mostly trying to spoil my wife because you can see from above that she has spoiled me for over 46 years.

Folks I currently have two of my three sons serving in the United States Army ...Major Ronald Henderson and C O 2 Thomas Henderson a Blackhawk instructor pilot so please know the Henderson family love America and Henry County and I will never ever do something to discredit their service or our name...

If you will write in DON HENDERSON for Henry County Commission Chairman I will do the job that you hire me to do or will resign....

I do ask one other thing that I know isn’t politically correct but neither am I 
PRAY FOR ME.

More Renaming For Stockbridge??

There is a councilman from Stockbridge who has come up with the bright idea to rename North Henry Blvd, Barack Obama Way. Now this is about as insulting to the poor of the area as it can get. Of course knowing that the government of that city is all African American that would show racial overtones as they have recently renamed Berry Street for Martin Luther King, Sr. And the Bridge in Stockbridge is to be named for him as well. The government that touts itself as being diverse is just a lie. All council members are African American, the clerk, assistant clerk, the city manager and the city attorney are all African American. And they push for things that are for African Americans. It appears that they want the entire city to become African American. Those of us who pay the line share of the taxes in the area know the agenda and it is to take over the entire area just as they did Clayton and DeKalb Counties. There will be more crime, more apartments and more and more congestion in the area that will cause more of the tax payers to leave town. That is why there is so much rental property in the Stockbridge area and it will get worse. It is sad to see the demise of a once promising city in Henry County.

Joseph Allen, Rex, Ga.

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Henry County Police Services Needs a Helicopter

Henry County Police Services Needs a Helicopter

With the population being well over 200,000 today, Henry County could use a Police Helicopter instead of depending on other counties to fill their need. DeKalb, Clayton and Fulton Counties have been called upon in the past to help Henry County with search helicopters. This would be a good idea for the citizens to ask the best since they are paying a premium in taxes. It would also be a great idea to cut down on response time from having to request a copter from another jurisdiction. Ask this questions of those running for office this year and let's see what answers you may receive.

Edward Setter McDonough, GA.

A Dangerous Visitor from Deep Space

A Dangerous Visitor from Deep Space

On June 2, 2016, at 3:56 AM an asteroid 10 feet across came directly at the earth from behind Mars. The asteroid exploded just 70,000 feet above the surface of the earth over the desert region between Phoenix and Tuscon, Arizona. The explosion was recorded on seismic detectors and the flash was as bright as the mid-day sun. The asteroid was traveling at 42,200 MPH. The resulting explosion was equivalent to 10 Kilotons. That is roughly 2/3 the size of the Hiroshima, Japan atomic blast. The object was only milliseconds away from striking Tuscon. If this had exploded over a large populated area there would have been serious destruction and casualties.

When the asteroid exploded, local doppler radars picked up the debris falling to the surface. That means there are several pieces of meteorite material in the desert just north of Tuscon. An object like this was just a shot across the bow for some of the larger objects being found as of late are at least a mile wide. Pray one of those monsters doesn't come to the surface of the earth.

Doctor Mike Moon PhD.

Memorial Day 2016 Is Upon Us

Memorial Day 2016 is upon us and this Memorial Day is just as important as past years have been.  I think often of our thirteen little colonies taking on the mighty British Empire for their freedom.  And it finally rang true that those who began our nation shed their blood out of the relatization that the importance of freedom is a bonded thing with true American Citizens.  Never think that freedom is cheap.  It comes with a very high price indeed.  Just take a look at Arlington National Cemetery, Andersonville National Cemetery and any of the many that dot our nations landscape.  In these cemeteries, and many others are the graves of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.  Look at the cemeteries overlooking the Utah, Point de Hoc, and others of Normandy, France where on June 6, 1944 the D-day Invasion occurred.  You can visit the Vietnam Wall of Honor in Washington, D.C.  And if you come away not feeling the terrible loss, then all that work and sacrifice was for nothing.  At Pearl Harbor where WWII began for the U.S. you see the reminds of a war lost by those who opposed individual freedom in the world.  We hold these truths as self evident that man is to enjoy the fruits of his or her labor and to provide for the chance at life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  Please say a prayer for those who gave the ultimate for their nation.  Thank you for reading and may God Bless.

Pastor Dr. Mike Moon

Seismic Activity on the Increase

Seismic Activity on the Increase

NASA has reported that they have discovered three areas of weakness in the magnetic field.  One over eastern South America and the South Atlantic, the Middle East and the SW region of the Pacific which is the largest and most active area for earthquakes.  In these areas there has been a dramatic increase of earthquakes in the 4.0 - 6.0 range on the Richter Scale.
Seismologist, geologist, physicist and technicians from the Satellite survey department are working together to find if there is a relationship between the quakes and the weakness in the magnetic field that protects the earth from shock waves from the sun.  The quakes on the average of every 7 out of 10 are within the first 10 miles of the earths crust.  Making them very shallow.
There should be more information forthcoming about this issue and how it will affect the lives of millions of people.

Pastor Dr. Mike Moon