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Mrs. McConnell and the election
Published October 30, 2009
A couple of things I would like to say
I’m often asked which celebrities I’ve met as a reporter and what impression they’ve left on me.
That’s always a difficult one for me to answer. While I’ve met a few celebrities, I guess none could have made that big of an impression because I can never really find an answer. Somehow it’s usually the people we don’t see on the big screen or read about in the lifestyle pages who have the most impact on me.
Meeting Evelyn McConnell at the celebration of her 100th birthday this week was one such occasion. When referring to someone who has moved past certain age milestones we’re often found describing them as “really good for their age,” “sharp as a tack,” or “very sprightly.” Using any of these terms for Mrs. McConnell would be absolutely inaccurate and do her a great injustice. The only way I can accurately describe her is as an intelligent, stylish and very accomplished woman who just happens to have 100 years of life and experience behind her.
I’m so interested in the changes to our world she has witnessed over the years and how different she thinks it would be had some of the major events not taken place. We like to think we know everything and have seen it all until we meet someone who really has. Mrs. McConnell invited me back to talk with her at any time and that is one invitation I’m definitely going to take her up on.
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In this edition, the newspaper is giving its endorsements of the candidates running for office in the Loganville and Grayson races. While I completely respect the reason behind this and the two people from the newspaper charged with making this decision, I would like to let everyone know I don’t have any input in the process. As they like to say now, it is above my pay grade — and I very grateful for it being so. It will make it so much easier for me to do my job once the election is over.
I would like to wish all the candidates good luck for Tuesday. I know not everyone can win the election but anyone who is prepare to put themselves out there and run for public office is a winner in my mind.
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Finally, for some reason there is always a very low voter turnout in Loganville from residents on the Gwinnett County side of the city. Residents in Gwinnett County make up roughly about a third of the city’s population and two out of the six sitting council members are from Gwinnett, which is an even representation. But even they were not elected by a large number of Gwinnett County voters.
As I’m sure many are aware, at the moment there is an ongoing dispute between Gwinnett County and its cities over the service delivery agreement.
Loganville, with no particular benefit to the city, has joined the other cities in going to bat for its residents from Gwinnett County to make sure they don’t get doubled taxed for county services that are already performed by the city.
It might not be a bad idea for residents in Gwinnett County to throw a little more support behind those who might be representing them on the Loganville City Council.
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