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State Commission Recommends Closing Cherokee Charter Academy

CCA is running a “Save Our School!” campaign ahead of the Wednesday vote. After several challenging years including budget shortfalls and shakeups on its governing board, the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia staff recommends that Cherokee Charter Academy shut its doors at the end of the school year. The SCSC Board of Commissioners will vote on the recommendation […]

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The Value of Elizabeth Fry

The Value of Elizabeth Fry

Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi Chambers continue their journey through the ValueTales series of children’s books from the 1980s with The Value of Kindness: The Story of Elizabeth Fry. In this episode, they tackle the peculiar portrayal of a pivotal prison reformer, as the book veers off course by focusing on Elizabeth’s obsession with her hair […]

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Rick Steiner Should Resign

For over seventeen years Robert Rechsteiner has served on the Cherokee County board of education and now serves as Vice Chair, having first accepted an appointment to the position in 2005. There were some initial complications with his first election but he ultimately won his seat and easily held it in the years since—in no small part because […]

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News, Stuff, and Things

Thanks for stopping by! This site is and always shall be a work-in-progress, but I’ve made a plan to better use this space going forward. (I mean any plan is likely better than “post something when the mood strikes you,” so there’s that.) My kids are back in school, summer is winding down, and I’m planning […]

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Vote No To Lynch

Dr. Ray Lynch Should Never Sit On A School Board

Hello to my local friends and anyone else stopping by! A few concerned parents and teachers here in Cherokee County suggested I look into a candidate for our local school board, one William Ray Lynch, Jr., MD. He’s part of a coalition all running together under the banner “4 Can Do More.” Once I read through […]

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Foul-Mouthed History Podcast Reunites Family!

In the last month my sister Bambi and I have launched a little passion-project: Chainsaw History. It’s a comedy-history podcast inspired by research into our family tree! When promoting our first “bonus” episode about our 5th great-grandfather, David Boyd, something magical happened on social media. It’s just a little coincidence in a world full of […]

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The Buses of Cherokee County

TL;DR Version: In the middle of a global pandemic, the Cherokee County School District in Georgia is pleased to announce they have cut 24 bus drivers and will be packing kids in tighter than ever—masks optional. Some of you might have seen my recent open letter to the superintendent’s office and school board in my […]

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