Bank of America has announced that it will begin charging $5 per month for every month in which BoA customers use their debit card for any transaction other than at an ATM. Other banks are soon expected to follow suit. The decision to charge was precipitated by a new federal law capping the fee that [...]
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An Alternative to Bank of America Debit Card Fees: ING Direct
Posted by BobG on September 30th, 2011
Evermore Turns Over a New Leaf… That It Found In the Compost Heap
Posted by BobG on August 16th, 2011
When most of the board resigned and former Gwinnett Commission Chairman Wayne Hill was tapped to serve as interim director, many hoped that the Evermore CID had turned a corner. It would have been reasonable for one to conclude that, perhaps, the embattled Hwy. 78 community improvement district could finally rise above the muck and [...]
Woodall`s Alternative to Term Limits Holds Promise
Posted by BobG on August 8th, 2011
AJC “Political Insider” blogger Jim Galloway comments on U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall’s proposal to require campaign contributions to be spent in the election cycle in which they were given or, I assume because Galloway’s article doesn’t say, returned to the contributor. Which brings us to an original piece of legislation proposed last week by U.S. [...]
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Tags: campaign contributions, rob woodall, term limits 
No Comments »Gwinnett Commissioners to Set 2011 Millage Rate Tonight
Posted by BobG on August 8th, 2011
Tonight (Monday, August 8), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will set the 2011 property tax rate in a specially-called meeting at 6:00 pm. The Commissioners have advertised their intent to adopt the same rate as in the last two years, 13.25 mills. (For an explanation of the millage rate, go here.) In March, I [...]
