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Roy Barnes
American
Politician
About the author
There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Right
#Public
#Earth
#Country
#Tradition
Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Needs
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Time
#People
#Law
So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Today
The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#First
The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Time
#End
#Promotion
#Schools
Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Growth
We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Challenge
#Fight
#Job
#Duty
We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Hope
#Training
#Names
#Schools
#Formula
We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#State
#Mountains
#Beauty
#Climate
We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#People
#Effect
#Struggle
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Work
#Government
#Actions
We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Forget
#Will
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#State
#Interest
#Business
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#People
#Party
And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Public
#First
#Government
#Office
#Months
After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Life
#People
#Government
#Open
#Office
And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Public
#Open
#Laws
#Legislation
As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Population
#Development
But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#May
#Needs
#Education
#School
#Students
#Quality
#Fact
#Class
By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a framework for working together on an issue that affects our whole state.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Will
#State
#Planning
#Water
Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Will
#Problems
#Help
#Education
Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Today
#Rest
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Government
#Open
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Want
#Business
#Profit
#Prosperity
In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Problems
#First
#Open
#Act
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
Roy Barnes,
American
Politician
#Responsibility
#State
#Leaders
#Perfection
#Decision