JK Murphy
J.K. Murphy is the publisher of the Gwinnett Daily Post. E-mail him at jk.murphy@gwinnettdailypost.com.
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MURPHY: Spin drowns out facts of airport expansion
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Last Updated: 8:14 PM 08/21/10 - Expansion of Briscoe Field to accommodate larger, commercial aircraft has mobilized those living in and around Lawrenceville. Reaction has been swift to the county’s examination of the opportunity to privatize the general aviation airport and allow it to add runway length in order to serve commercial aircraft. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Try planes near airport before we buy expansion
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Last Updated: 3:38 PM 08/07/10 - The anti-airport activists are gaining altitude. “No Airport Expansion” signs are proliferating. The city of Dacula joined Lawrenceville in passing an anti-expansion resolution. You can’t find a candidate for public office who’s for it. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Runoff system too costly in a time of tight money
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Last Updated: 1:42 AM 07/25/10 - Tuesday’s election has me thinking. With government scratching for every dime in these austere times, the state of Georgia could find a bonanza in switching its election process. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Engage Gwinnett gave county a powerful tool
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Last Updated: 6:52 PM 05/15/10 - County government has struggled mightily the last year and a half trying to maintain essential services. In the end, the commissioners did the two things politicians hate to do — cut services and hike taxes. A result of those actions is the extra property tax payment due Monday. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: We all must show ID to get what we want
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Last Updated: 8:50 PM 05/07/10 - When I go to a hotel or board a plane or see my doctor, I show identification. When I make a credit card purchase, I’m often asked to prove who I am. In a foreign country, I’d expect to yield proof that I’m in that country legally. The waitress at Taco Mac (God bless her soul) asks to see my driver’s license before she pours me a beer (may be trolling for tips … but it works). (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Briscoe Field expansion winning public support
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Last Updated: 6:56 PM 04/24/10 - For generations, Gwinnett County has had a love-hate relationship with transportation. We love the idea of easily and quickly getting from Point A to B; we hate many of the solutions that could get us there. Let’s call it our version of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Is there an app for iPhone addiction?
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Last Updated: 12:21 AM 03/14/10 - How cool was it that James Bond had a phone in his car back in the ’60s? And that Maxwell Smart had a phone in his shoe. When I was growing up, mobile phones were science fiction. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: County in great shape for what may lie ahead
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Last Updated: 7:33 PM 02/27/10 - At another newspaper in another community, reporters were under orders to follow any cement truck they came upon because it could lead to a story. When concrete trucks are considered a valid news tip, it’s an indication that there can’t be much else going on. (Can you imagine tailing cement trucks in Gwinnett County? The Daily Post would need an army of reporters.) (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Tennis center gets shot to show what it’s worth
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Last Updated: 7:42 PM 02/13/10 - It was 1996 when Andre Agassi won gold at center court of the Stone Mountain Tennis Center. A lot has changed at the Olympic venue since. It’s odd that the multimillion-dollar facility that welcomed the world a mere 14 years ago now has people wondering if it is worth saving. (Full Story) |
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MURPHY: Don’t change school funding
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Last Updated: 7:57 PM 01/22/10 - The Georgia General Assembly session is now two weeks old and guess what issue is garnering the most headlines: Education. (Full Story) |
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