Another chronology is the Lottery. When the only state in the south with a lottery,Florida, little sales outlets sprung up all along the GA and Ala. border. Florida raked in millions from Georgians and Alabama folk. Then GA got a lottery, AL, SC TN and SC citizens gave GA billions of dollars in lottery money. I can remember the billboards on I-20 telling Al citizens to vote for the lottery as Al had paid over 9 million to Ga for the hope fund.

So you see, the analogy is this, whether you think lottery is evil and is gambling(which it is not) thousand upon thousands of people play the lottery and pour millions of dollars into the state and local outlets, just like the lottery in Fla depriving GA of much needed revenue. All surrounding states except Al have ( but Al has horse and dog racing and pari mutual betting, so go figure)

Union is in this position as it relates to alcoholic beverages being sold in Union. People are going to drink whether or not it is sold in Union or not. So, Union must allow alcohol and collect the revenue.It will not increase DUI's, no extra police will be needed and no increase in crime of auto wrecks.
I will not go into the details but the Commissioner is right on and he sees the handwritig on the wall.

As for me, I will vote YES to all.

Thant's my opinion, whats yours?

Shucks

People with those uneducated ideas are an insult to free thinking and educated individuals. You just cannot spit it the wind and say it is raining, some folks know better.

Just look at Hiawassee and Towns, nice new restaurants are springing up all around, the new Chophouse where Shoneys use to be, and several being advertised.

As the Commissioner knows, the number of drunks will NOT increase, but our property tax will. Union County revenues are going downhill faster than a rock falling of a cliff. I believe the Commissioner knows this and he needs to stand up and do what's right for this county and the people of this county. As it stands now we a a bastion of nothing and no growth is in sight.

Shucks

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I noted in the latest issue of the NGN (Viewpoints) that a learned (and I use that word in lieu of ignorant) stated that no alcohol should be served or sold in Union county and all the drunks should leave.

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I noted in the latest issue of the NGN (Viewpoints) that a learned (and I use that word in lieu of ignorant) stated that no alcohol should be served or sold in Union county and all the drunks should leave.

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Some nitwits believe you are automatically a "drunk" if you drink an ounce of alcohol. They must lead a very sheltered life to believe such a silly thing.

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again,expexct the bible thumping preachers and their henchmen to infkuence their numbshull sheep to vote against anything pertaining to alcohol

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That's funny, Jenkins...slurring your words, I see. I'm sure with your wit, it is intentional and you were not intoxicated at the time of your posting. I need to ask, though...

If we didn't have pasteurized grape juice, would preachers be against communion, too? Oh, I forgot the grape juice was non-alcoholic in the Bible days, as a deacon informed me:

One country Baptist told me that the grape juice they used back in the Bible days at the last supper was non-alcoholic. I didn't argue with him. Later, I told my wife this must have been a great miracle, considering they didn't have pasteurization or refrigeration when the Bible was written.

"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." -Thomas Jefferson

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again,expexct the bible thumping preachers and their henchmen to infkuence their numbshull sheep to vote against anything pertaining to alcohol

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That's funny, Jenkins...slurring your words, I see. I'm sure with your wit, it is intentional and you were not intoxicated at the time of your posting. I need to ask, though...

If we didn't have pasteurized grape juice, would preachers be against communion, too? Oh, I forgot the grape juice was non-alcoholic in the Bible days, as a deacon informed me:

One country Baptist told me that the grape juice they used back in the Bible days at the last supper was non-alcoholic. I didn't argue with him. Later, I told my wife this must have been a great miracle, considering they didn't have pasteurization or refrigeration when the Bible was written.

"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." -Thomas Jefferson

A caveat to this would be "Thanks Union Countians for providing Fannin with additional revenue, better restaurants, job opportunities, progressive growth instead of being mired in the morass of Union County .

Hopefully, the commissioner will do the right thing and issue license. He can just look around and see the restaurants come and go, unemployment dropping, no jobs.

Doing the right thing takes guts, Truman fired a war hero, McArthur, Ford pardoned Nixon, Johnson signed the Great step forward legislation, Lincoln emancipated the slaves in spite of the vehement opposition Eisenhower demoted Patton, and on and on.

OK Mr.Paris, stand up, do what's right for Union County and prove that you are a leader and not a follower trying to please a very vocal but vastly ill informed group of YELLOW sign poster's.

Shucks

Shasucks

"Educate and inform the whole mass of people. They are the only sure reliance of the preservation of our freedom."
-- Thomas Jefferson

One topic topic and subject of many laughs was the big yellow signs on 515. I asked what percentage of their customer base was from Union County--the number is 49%,and the ownership is overjoyed for their business and are astounded that Union does not allow alcohol to be sold. Now if you extrapolate by the number of stores that sell alcohol in Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Lumpkin, Dawson and Towns, a lot of tax revenue is lost,job opportunities and just overall sales simply because Union's commissioner in continuing to deny license.

By sticking your head in the sand and pretending that Union is a county of tetotalers and no one buys or drinks alcohol is ludicrous. This ain't Kansas Toto!

A lot of restaurants would move to Union if alcohol were sold, the lots adjacent to Wal Mart would already be sold and some much needed commercial movement would begin.

It is time for the commissioner to stand up and do what's right.

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