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We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.
Roy Barnes
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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
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There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.
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I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.
Roy Barnes
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
Roy Barnes
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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
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Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.
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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.
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Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.
Roy Barnes
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As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.
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