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highway, ship and especially rail.
He will work with others, as neces
sary, to support federal facilities such
as FLETC. He will strongly support
law enforcement initiatives, includ
ing terrorism issues, to keep our com
munity safe. He upholds the Second
Amendment.
McVeigh is determined classroom
teachers, K through college, receive
appropriate support to achieve
academic success. As an alumnus,
McVeigh will continue to support the
College of Coastal Georgia’s progress
with its significant benefits to our
community and region.
As the sportsman’s friend he will
work on everyone’s behalf to pro
tect our water and other natural
resources. For everyone, especially
our seniors, he will be attentive to
the cost and effectiveness of health
care. He will continue to be a lifelong
champion for youth initiatives. He
will defend faith, family, life and lib
erty. In short Shaw McVeigh’s experi
ence and vision will be put to work for
every citizen.
A resident of Brunswick, he is
married to Patricia Allen McVeigh,
a retired public school teacher who
teaches science at Frederica Acade
my. They have two daughters and six
grandchildren. They are members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints where McVeigh serves as
Bishop of the Brunswick 1st Ward.
He serves on the Local and Region
al Boards and is an At-large member
of the National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America and is currently
Area Commissioner for Florida and
South Georgia. He is a life member of
the Coastal Georgia Historical Soci
ety and the immediate past President
of the Brunswick Kiwanis Club. He
is a recipient of the Emory Dawson
Humanitarian Award. Each Christ
mas McVeigh sings with the Commu
nity Chorus Handel’s Messiah.
You may contact McVeigh and vol
unteer for his campaign at 912-265-
6048 (voice/fax), 912-617-7946 (cell),
www.shawmcveigh.com, shawm-
cveigh@hotmail.com or P.O. Box
3020, Brunswick, GA 31521. □
Back Talk
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er acts suspicious or becomes overly
aggressive, call 911.
Second, anyone hired by the govern
ment and unleashed on the American
people should be thoroughly trained,
not only on their assigned task but
on the Constitution—especially the
Fourth Amendment's guarantee of pri
vacy and prohibitions against unrea
sonable search and seizure. Unfortu
nately, while each Census enumerator
applicant is required to pass an appli
cation test prior to being hired, not a
single question on the sample test for
applicants asks about civics, the Con
stitution, American history, or even the
purpose of the 2010 Census.
Third, taxpayers are being saddled
with a whopping $14.7 billion bill,
which is supposed to pay for 10 years'
worth of Census-counting, 500 field
offices and a peak staff of 1.4 mil
lion workers. But that's not all. We're
also paying for a $133 million televi
sion, radio, print, outdoor and Internet
advertising propaganda campaign that
includes prime-time spots diming the
Super Bowl XLIV and the 2010 Win
ter Olympics, as well as a national
road tour with 13 vehicles traveling to
key events across the country, such as
NASCAR races. And then there's the
cost of the in-person Census visits, esti
mated at $80-90 million for every 1%
of households that don't mail in their
responses. As of April 27, 2010, 28% of
households had not responded, which
translates to a follow-up cost of roughly
$2.5 billion.
Unfortunately, there's no way to
calculate the amount of money being
siphoned off the hard-working taxpayer
through graft and corruption. Yet the
following web account is telling from an
anonymous census worker who recounts
how enumerators were encouraged to
be less efficient in going door-to-door:
"In an average suburban neighborhood
where the houses are somewhat close
to each other, it was no problem to do
about 35 to 40 addresses per hour once
you learned how to quickly enter data
into the computer. The census said that
I should be doing about 12 to 15 per
hour. My direct bosses told me that I
should NOT be doing 35 to 40, because
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THE ISLANDER, MAY 31, 2010, PAGE 5
Glynn basketball players honored
by School Board
By Matthew J. Permar
Two members ofthe 2009-10 Glynn
Academy boys basketball team were
recently named to the AAAA All-
State Basketball Team, according to
the Glynn County school system’s
Public Relations Director Jim Wei-
dhaas.
Senior Marquis Cuyler and junior
Dominique Holton helped lead the
Terrors to a 23-4 overall record and a
region championship (11-1 in Region
2-AAAA).
The Terrors advanced to the Sweet
16 in the state playoffs under the
direction of basketball coach Dan
Moore.
Both Cuyler and Holton have
started with the Red Terror basket
ball team since they were sophomores
and took the team to the final eight in
the state playoffs last year.
Cuyler, who was named to the All
Region First Team, was also named
it was making them and other people
look bad. So instead of walking at a
snail's pace, I just did my 35 to 40/hour
and doubled my time when I submit
ted my hours. Again, sorry for the tax
dollar grab, but I was told not to be so
darned efficient or else I'd be cut!"
If political commentators really want
to know what's fueling the anti-incum
bency mood in the country right now,
they have to look no further than the
2010 Census, the latest in the govern
ment's long train of abuses and usur-
Region 2-AAAA Player of the Year.
The Brunswick News also named
him Coastal Georgia Player of the
Year.
Holton was named to the All Region
First Team and he participated in the
Georgia All Star Game for juniors.
Cuyler and Holton were honored
for their achievements during the
Glynn County Board of Education’s
meeting last Tuesday, May 25.
Coach Moore bragged on his play
ers saying they worked as hard in the
classroom as they did on the basket
ball court.
Cuyler will graduate with an 80
average, while Holton, a junior, main
tains an 83.5 grade average.
Previously the only Glynn Acad
emy player to be named to the All
State team was Cuyler’s uncle Kwame
Brown of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons.
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pations against the American people.
This isn't a government by the people,
for the people and of the people—it's a
government that is poorly run, crimi
nally wasteful and which doesn't give a
damn about the people. In other words,
it's a government against the people.
Constitutional attorney and author
John W. Whitehead is founder and
president of The Rutherford Institute.
He can be contacted at johnw@ruther-
ford.org. □
GLORIA
Burns
Let’s Put
Glynn County
Students First
BOARD®F EDUCATION
As an At-Large candidate for the Glynn County Board of Education, Gloria Bums is
committed to improving our schools with greater Accountability, Transparency and
Consistency. She will approach her role on the Board with fresh eyes and open ears.
Experience
• Small business owner and principal of consulting firm to local and state governments, nonprofits, K-12
and higher education
• More than 23 years public and private sector experience in planning and resource development with
$50 million in funded projects for education and workforce development
• Clemson University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning
• Active volunteer in education as grant writer, preschool board member, parent cabinet representative,
SACS site visit host team, reading club coordinator, and member and chair of school improvement councils
• Married to Allen Burns III, a seventh generation St. Simons Island native, with 2 children
Accountability
• Almost 75% of each local tax dollar goes to the Glynn County Board of Education.
• The District is the largest consumer of local taxpayer dollars and has an obligation to be a responsible steward
of these resources. We can no longer afford to support a Board attitude of "let's just try it and see if it works."
• We need Board members who understand the impact of their decisions and recognize that our children
do not get a do-over when programs fail them.
Transparency
• As the largest taxing entity in Glynn County, the Board of Education has a responsibility to conduct its
business in an open and transparent way, with ample opportunity for public participation.
Consistency
• Too many District programs have been launched without adeguate planning and preparation, without a funding
plan, and without a formal evaluation system in place to determine impacts on our students, positive or negative.
• The involvement of teachers, parents and students is too often lost in the rush to push these changes.
Commitment
Our students, our teachers and our community deserve better. Gloria will work to:
• Ensure safe teaching and learning environments in all of our schools
• Promote an environment of open communication for teachers, parents and students
• Make direct classroom needs our number one funding priority
Burns for Better Schools Committee • BurnsforBetterSchools@comcast.net