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Join us for the CCRC's next monthly meeting, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 13 July. Our speaker for the evening will be Brian Kemp of Athens, a GOP candidate for Georgia Secretary of State. See Brian's campaign web site hereAs usual, the meeting will take place at CCRC Headquarters, located at 445 North Milledge Avenue. Refreshments will be served.Due to schedule changes, U.S.

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The CCRC will hold a fundraising raffle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, 01 October. Tickets for the raffle will be $50 each. The first ticket drawn will win $500. The grand prize ticket will win $5000. The raffle will take place at Locos Grill & Pub, located at 581 South Harris Street (at the top of Baxter hill). Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and iced tea can be had for $5 per person.Join your

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Local attorney and CCRC treasurer Regina Quick will conduct a “Property Tax Relief Workshop” for all interested Clarke County property owners affected by reassessments. The workshop will be conducted on Saturday, 30 May, from 10:00 a.m. until noon at Clarke County Republican Headquarters, located at 445 North Milledge Avenue.Ms. Quick is conducting the workshop free of charge, so please take the

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Join us for the CCRC's next monthly meeting, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 08 June. Our speaker for the evening will be Austin Scott of Tifton, who currently represents District 153 in the Georgia House of Representatives and is a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2010.In preparation for the meeting, see Scott’s legislative and campaign biographies.The meeting will take place at CCRC

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A fund-raising reception for Secretary of State candidate Brian Kemp is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 21 May. The reception will be held at the Kemp home in eastern Clarke County, located at 111 Jones Road.All of Brian’s supporters are encouraged to attend, regardless of the amount of their donations. Should you wish to be recognized by the campaign, the suggested

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The Republican Parties of Clarke, Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert, and Jackson Counties will hold a joint rally on Saturday, 20 June, at 3:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Boutier Winery Vineyard in Madison County, located at 4506 Hudson River Church Road outside of Ila (click here and scroll down for a map). Wine tasting will be available after the meeting.To date, Casey Cagle, incumbent

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The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County has three public hearings on its proposed FY 2010 budget scheduled for May. They are:Wednesday, 06 May – Planning Auditorium (5:30 p.m.)Thursday, 14 May – Planning Auditorium (5:30 p.m.)Thursday, 21 May – City Hall Commission Chambers (6:45 p.m.)Public comments will also be taken at the following meetings that have the FY2010 Budget on the agenda:

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The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County is seeking applicants for a number of policy boards. Says the Unified Government’s web site:Applicants must be Athens-Clarke County residents and registered to vote in Athens-Clarke County. A separate application must be completed for each position. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, May 15, 2009.Applications and information

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Join us for the CCRC's next monthly meeting, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 11 May.Our speakers for the evening will be a contingent from the UGA College Republicans: Chairman Greg Wilson, Political Director Jessica Monk, Executive Director Christie Haynes, and Kristin Bernhard.The meeting will take place at CCRC Headquarters, located at 445 North Milledge Avenue. Refreshments will be served.

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The Clarke County School District has three public hearings on its proposed 2009-2010 budget and millage rate scheduled for this month. They are:Thursday, 23 April – Gaines Elementary School (6:00 p.m.)Tuesday, 28 April – Alps Road Elementary School (6:00 p.m.)Thursday, 30 April – Central Office Board Room (6:00 p.m.)View a summary of the approximately $128.3 million proposed budget here. The

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Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia's 1st Congressional District, who grew up in Athens and is a UGA alumni, will be on campus this week to give his take on the current session of Congress.Kingston's committee assignments include the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Defense. He is also Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug

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Do you think that you have been Taxed Enough Already? If so, join your fellow taxpayers at one of the nonpartisan “Tea Party” protests scheduled for the Athens area on Tax Day, 15 April. They include:Watkinsville11:00 a.m.Oconee Veterans Park (3500 Hog Mountain Road)For more information, contact William Mayberry by phone at (706) 206-7168 or by email.Athens – Eastside4:45 p.m.Locos Grill & Pub

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Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich will deliver this year’s UGA School of Public and International Affairs Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability. The lecture, entitled “Effective American Policy in a Dangerous World” will be delivered at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 07 April in the UGA Chapel on North Campus. The event is open to the public. For more information,

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Our friends in Oconee County are hosting a “Tea Party” protest. The event is scheduled to take place at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 April, at Oconee Veterans Park. The venue is located at 3500 Hog Mountain Road (across from Herman C. Michael Park). Expected speakers for the event include State Representative Bob Smith and someone from the office of U.S. Representative Paul Broun.For more

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Join us for the CCRC's next monthly meeting, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 13 April.Our speakers that evening will be Clarke County’s two State Senators, Bill Cowsert (District 46) and Ralph Hudgens (District 47). Both will recap this year’s legislative session underneath the Gold Dome.The meeting will take place at CCRC Headquarters, located at 445 North Milledge Avenue. Refreshments will

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The Clarke County Republican Party held its County Convention on Saturday morning at the Athens Country Club. Those officers elected to leadership positions in the Clarke County Republican Committtee for 2009-2011 include:Chairman - Bill Griffin1st Vice-chairman - Karen Schwind2nd Vice-chairman - Neil CarlisleTreasurer - Regina QuickSecretary - Matt BrewsterThe County Convention also elected

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Join the Clarke County Republican Committee for its next regular monthly meeting on Monday, 09 March.Our speaker this month will be Bobby Baker, who represents District 2 on the Georgia Public Service Commission. Baker is a UGA School of Law alumni and was first elected to the PSC in 1992, at which time he became the first Republican elected to a statewide constitutional office since

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Dr. James Don Edwards, Professor Emeritus in the J.M. Tull School of Accounting, an academic unit of UGA’s Terry College of Business, will address the February meeting of the Clarke County Republican Committee. His address will concern the current state of the economy. The meeting takes place at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 09 February, at CCRC Headquarters, located at 445 North Milledge Avenue.Also,

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The UGA College Republicans meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 04 February, in Room 214 of the Miller Learning Center. Gary Black, President of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, and Brian Kemp, former State Senator from Athens, will address the chapter on "Maintaining Conservative Principles: A Vision for the Future."

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Here are a couple of events courtesy of our friends in the UGA College Republicans:The CRs will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 14 January, in Room 214 of the Miller Learning Center. The featured speaker will be Linda Herren, Georgia’s National Committeewoman, who has one of the 168 votes that will determine the next Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Ms. Herren will discuss the

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At its January meeting, the Clarke County Republican Committee adopted the following schedule and locations for its 2009 conventions:Precinct Mass Meetings for all of the county’s precincts will be held centrally on Saturday, 07 February, at the Athens Country Club, located at 2700 Jefferson Road. There is no registration fee to attend the Precinct Mass Meetings, which are open to all Clarke

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At its most recent meeting, the State Committee of the Georgia Republican Party approved the convention call for 2009:Precinct Mass Meetings (counties of over 80,000 population) are scheduled for Saturday, 07 February.Precinct Mass Meetings (counties of 80,000 population and under) and County Conventions are scheduled for Saturday, 14 March.District Conventions are scheduled for Saturday, 18

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Though we Republicans constitute a minority within Athens-Clarke County, the CCRC has quite a bit about which it can be proud for 2008.We contributed to numerous GOP victories, helping to win the Peach State for the Republican presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin and contributing to the reelection victories of U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Representative Paul Broun (District 10

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Don't let the elections or the economy get you down! Join us to celebrate the Christmas season!Everyone is invited to the Clarke County Republican Committee Christmas Party. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided free of charge. If you wish to bring wine, feel free to do so. Anyone who would like to bring a food tray is asked to contact Jean Blackstone.What: CCRC Christmas PartyWhere:

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The CCRC had as its guest speaker on Tuesday's monthly meeting, Tim Bryant, news anchor for Athens radio station, 1340 am WGAU. Mr. Bryant made some comments and then took some questions regarding the recent elections. With regards to the presidential election, Tim interpreted that there were two reasons that Obama won. Turnout for young voters was much higher than recent elections, which

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