The Transparency Chairwoman That Never Was

"Somewhere along the line, she started confusing control with competence, started believing that sounding transparent was the same as being…

Oct 13 • 

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Walker County's Baffling Bank Shuffle

Puzzling financial decisions have prompted increasing citizen scrutiny. Most of it aimed at the new officials and employees who are discovering their…

Oct 4 • 

Elliot Pierce

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September 2025

A Property Tax Revolt in Georgia Is Brewing. Who Will Lead It?

Ending school property taxes bridges two worlds — populist anger and practical reform. With the right plan, it fixes education funding and slashes the…

Sep 25 • 

Elliot Pierce

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A Dark Prophecy for the Republic

If you want to understand how we got here, you can't just look at the gunman or the other side you dislike. You have to look at the rest of us—all of…

Sep 11 • 

Elliot Pierce

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August 2025

Ringgold: Refuse Sewer? Get the Shaft.

This is what a good ol’ fashioned government shakedown looks like.

Aug 7 • 

Elliot Pierce

Breaking the Lincoln Myth Before It Breaks America

Americans now worship presidential power instead of constitutional limits because of Lincoln's precedent.

Aug 3 • 

Elliot Pierce

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July 2025

Your Budget is Showing

And it says we value manicured medians over murder trials to put criminals away. That we value bread and circuses over the protection of our natural…

Jul 8 • 

Elliot Pierce

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June 2025

Alright Folks, Grab Your Receipts—A Budget Awakening in Catoosa County?

Wait, what?

Jun 24 • 

Elliot Pierce

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Raines’ Revealing Performance

When Damage Control Does the Real Damage

Jun 22 • 

Elliot Pierce

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May 2025

The School Promo Tab is Now $194,585, and No One Knows What for—Except Maybe Superintendent Raines

Remember back in June last year when I told you Walker County Schools had flushed $117,585 down the public relations toilet, courtesy of a boutique…

May 19 • 

Elliot Pierce

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DOGE Dreams and Georgia Data Nightmares

If Georgia is going to throw around the DOGE label, let’s make sure it’s not just for show.

May 1 • 

Elliot Pierce

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April 2025

Behind Closed Doors: Shining Sunlight on Executive Session in Georgia

The public's business belongs in public view. Period

Apr 11 • 

Elliot Pierce