Rick Badie / My Opinion | ajc.comRick Badie writes about people, places and issues in Gwinnett County. He can be reached at rbadie@ajc.com.Ruckus over race a sorry distraction- August 30, 2008 I know an educator who takes to heart this proverb: &8220;When the elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.&8221; These days, it&8217;s apropos in Gwinnett County. An unfortunate turn of events pits the local school superintendent against the president...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/30/ruckus_over_rac... Nunn: Georgia is in play for Obama- August 29, 2008 The Democratic National Convention has ended. As we look to the Nov. 4 election, it&8217;s time to ponder a comment made earlier this week by Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn. He said that the choice of Joe Biden as a vice...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/29/nunn_georgia_is... Kindness and justice- August 28, 2008 When her family lived in the Middle East, she saw kids working in the fields and scouring garbage bins for items to sell. &8220;It&8217;s pretty sad over there,&8221; said Fatimah Fye, 15, of Lilburn. &8220;The kids work like adults. They...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/28/kindness_and_ju... Museum needs new home, seeks old house- August 26, 2008 It was the home of Duluth&8217;s first female mayor. The Victorian-style manor also served as a children&8217;s clinic when the town didn&8217;t have a hospital. Doctors would perform tonsillectomies and other operations. Alice Harrell Strickland - the mayor of Duluth...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/26/museum_needs_ne... Little bang for (rebate) bucks- August 25, 2008 Preliminary studies show many consumers did one of three things with the economic stimulus checks they received a few months back. They either put the money into savings, used it to cover rising food and energy costs or paid off...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/25/little_bang_for... Reclaim students 'old-school' way- August 22, 2008 James Taylor is &8220;old-school.&8221; He was among the black students who integrated the University of South Carolina, and he&8217;s been in education for decades and currently oversees discipline for Gwinnett County schools. He has a favorite saying: &8220;We don&8217;t suspend...http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/22/reclaim_student... Join the Spelling Bee Club- August 21, 2008 Two years ago, Rosemarie Lebert-Clarke invested her own money to launch an academic tutoring service. Reading to Learn Inc., sits next to a Domino&8217;s Pizza and a Mega Tools store in a strip mall off Indian Trail Road in Lilburn....http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/badie/entries/2008/08/21/join_the_spelli... |