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October 15, 2014
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Ga. Pundit talks to Monroe GOP
Todd Rehm, editor of the widely-read Georgia political blog www.GaPundit.com, spoke to
the Monroe County Republican Party, including chairman Hugh Taylor (right), on Saturday
morning at the Prime Palate about the 2014 campaign and trends in state politics. Rehm
said GOP senate candidate David Perdue has run a good campaign and that Perdue has
developed into a very good candidate because of his primary challenge with Rep. Jack
Kingston. Meanwhile on the governor's race, Rehm said Deal helped himself with a strong
debate performance last week in Perry against challenger Jason Carter. Rehm said when
Deal told Carter he was young and inexperienced it was a tremendous moment. Rehm,
who begins his daily emails with a list of dogs up for adoption, said it's important for candi
dates to personalize themselves for the voters. The local GOP has made it a goal to turn
out 10,000 votes for Perdue, and toward that end are hosting a Family Fun Day from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Monroe County Rec Department. There will be free
food, games and bounce houses for kids. Early voting started on Monday and will continue
until Friday before the Nov. 4 election. Rehm said Republicans will have to adapt to keep
Georgia Republican as the state's population changes with more minorities and Democrats
moving into the state. Among those on hand to hear Rehm were state Reps. Robert Dickey
and Susan Holmes as well as county commission chairman Mike Bilderback and former
Forsyth mayorTye Howard.
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Here we go again with the
whining about Mr. Pack. I
will continue to say, do
your job! If Mr. Pack is not
here someone else is go
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Hey Mikey you need to hire
a maid for you LAZY wife,
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So it seems old-time Mary
Persons people aren't too
fond of the new grey uni
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Cotton is doing to the Per
sons and Persons building.
Obama said his policies
are on the ballot this No
vember. Please vote ac
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Pack is still the No. 1 prob
lem in the Monroe County
School System. When will
the BOE wake up? rank: 0
Vote for Nunn — because
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Help Protect Our Generating Plants and
Keep Future Electric Rates Lower!
To the citizens of Monroe County:
We want to make sure you are aware
that the proposed new I Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) regulations
aimed at reducing carhon dioxide (CO:)
emissions will raise electric rates for
all Georgians and adversely impact the
operation of coal-fired power plants in
Monroe County and around the state,
'lire EPA mandate would require Georgia to significantly
reduce its reliance on coal-filed generating facilities that
our utilities have spent billions of dollars building, oper
ating and upgrading to meet previous EPA regulations.
Potentially, this could mean the early retirement of some
coal-fired plants like Plant Scherer, leaving consumers
to continue paying the stranded costs” for those plants
without having the benefit of the electricity they produce.
But, even plants that remain in service would run much
less under the EPA plan. r i teir energy would largely be
replaced with electricity produced by plants powered by
natural gas, which is relatively cheap right now but which
has a history of price volatility.
Under the EPA plan, Georgia's electric generators would
lose the ability to operate their power generating fleets as
optimally as possible, helping to keep reliability high and
prices iow r , That means electricity rates will go Lip, as
the EPA itself has acknowiedged, fust how much rates
will increase depends on natural gas prices and other
unknowns. But, this proposal will impact every Georgian's
electricity bill.
Further, although Georgia has achieved a 30 percent
reduction in GO: since 2005 with steps already taken by
the states electric utilities, the EPA plan gives virtually
no credit for this reduction. Instead, it has assigned
Georgia the sixth highest carbon reduction goal among
all states - 44 percen! - between 2012 and 2030.
Another serious flaw in the proposed EPA regulations is the
treatment of new nuclear facilities, Georgia's major utilities
are constructing two large nuclear facilities at Plant Vogtle
near Way nesboro, Georgia. These plants are scheduled to
begin operating commercially in late 2017 and 201.8 and
will produce no CO: emissions.
Under the EPA plan, however, the 2,200 megawatts
of clean new generating capacity will not go toward
Georgia’s 44 percent carbon reduction goal. This is
blatantly unfair and unwarranted.
in summary, we believe strongly that the EPA should
withdraw this GO: reduction proposal.
To help stop these EPA regulations as proposed, we need
the help of every Citizen in Monroe County. Please express
your opposition at www.action.coop or www.tellepa.com
by December 1, 2014. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber ot Commerce
Bradford J. Eden field, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Forsyth - Monroe County
Chamber