http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:05:36 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/24/dekalb-ceo-race-by-the-numbers/feed/ 0 Politicos know that a bulging campaign war chest doesn’t guarantee victory. (Paging Roy Barnes…) Next to incumbency, however, it’s usually the best indicator of which candidate has the edge. And by all known rules of thumb, Commissioner Burrell Ellis looks to be running away with the runoff race to become the county’s next CEO. For [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:51:01 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/watsons-disclosure-way-overdue/feed/ 0 State Rep. Stan Watson, a leading Democratic candidate for DeKalb CEO still has not filed his June 30 campaign disclosure report. Disclosures were due last Tuesday, but, as of 11:15 a.m. this morning, Watson’s was six days overdue, according to the filing officer with the county election department. We couldn’t reach Watson by phone, so we can [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/feed/ 4 We’ve called the DeKalb CEO possibly the most powerful local elected official in Georgia, by virtue of the position’s administrative clout and its influence over the County Commission. A fall referendum may rein in that power a bit, but the job is still a big deal in metro Atlanta – most important, actually, than similar [...]