Monday, September 27, 2010

Barnes Touts Education, Jobs

By Nevin Batiwalla
The Brunswick News
September 27, 2010

On his website, Roy Barnes keeps his platform concise with five key issues facing Georgia.

That list was even shorter during his weekend campaign stop in Brunswick as the Democrat gubernatorial candidate focused only on the two topics he feels are the most critical-- education and job creation.

The former governor's visit started Saturday evening at Old City Hall with an hourlong discussion on education to a crowd of about 50, many of them teachers, a group Barnes has worked hard to win back after he lost their support in his 2002 re-election bid against Sony Perdue.

An avid education supporter, the former governor was comfortable delving deep into policy details after presenting his top eduction priorities.

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