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Cobb County is expected to grow to over one million residents by 2050. MSPLOST and better public transit are necessary t...
10/19/2024

Cobb County is expected to grow to over one million residents by 2050. MSPLOST and better public transit are necessary to meet this challenge. Opinion in support of MSPLOST.

Image likeness to real or actual persons is unintentional Myopic opponents of the MSPLOST referendum argue the penny sales tax for transit is a solution looking for a problem. Nothing could be furt…

Public Transit supports the Middle Class and enables working families to build wealth. Opinion Piece in support of MSPLO...
10/19/2024

Public Transit supports the Middle Class and enables working families to build wealth. Opinion Piece in support of MSPLOST.

As a young married couple living in the city, my wife and I shared a car for six years. With good public transit, a well worn fridge calendar, and measured patience, we made it work and saved thous…

Opinion piece by Rev. Jeff Jones, a bus rider, in favor of the MSPLOST referendum on the November ballot.
08/28/2024

Opinion piece by Rev. Jeff Jones, a bus rider, in favor of the MSPLOST referendum on the November ballot.

By Rev. Jeff Jones Big changes in public transportation are on the November 2024 ballot that could significantly enhance our community. MSPLOST (Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) wil…

Some principles I think should guide Smyrna's Church Redevelopment: housing, increasing the tax base, removing parking l...
05/22/2024

Some principles I think should guide Smyrna's Church Redevelopment: housing, increasing the tax base, removing parking lots, subdivide, walkability, and plan for transit.

“Downtown the Downtown” is the motto for Smyrna’s Church Redevelopment. I like it. As I’ve described in this blog many times, Smyrna needs a dense, mixed use urban core, and the motto points to an …

What would happen to Smyrna if Dobbins AFB was attacked with a nuclear bomb? A second by second, minute by minute accoun...
05/14/2024

What would happen to Smyrna if Dobbins AFB was attacked with a nuclear bomb? A second by second, minute by minute account based on Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com What would happen to Smyrna if a nuclear warhead exploded over Dobbins Air Force Base? Author Annie Jacobsen’s terrifying and devastating new book – Nuclear War…

Another contribution from Rev. Jeff Jones. A list of great nonviolence films.
05/02/2024

Another contribution from Rev. Jeff Jones. A list of great nonviolence films.

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com By Rev. Jeff Jones – contributor to The Smyrna Citizen It was after the April 20, 1999, Columbine High School massacre that I began to look seriousl…

Here is the second part of my interview with Gabriel Sanchez, candidate for House District 42. Topics include the Cobb C...
05/02/2024

Here is the second part of my interview with Gabriel Sanchez, candidate for House District 42. Topics include the Cobb County School District, MSPLOST, health care and Medicaid expansion, and campaign finance.

Gabriel Sanchez is a candidate for Georgia House District 42, which encompasses much of Smyrna. Mr. Sanchez is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the Primary Election on May 21st (early v…

Rev. Jeff Jones contributed this article on vegan options for eating out in Smyrna and the benefits of becoming a vegan....
03/16/2024

Rev. Jeff Jones contributed this article on vegan options for eating out in Smyrna and the benefits of becoming a vegan.

Photo by BULBFISH on Pexels.com Rev. Jeff Jones wrote and submitted this article to The Smyrna Citizen. His bio follows at the end of the article. If you would like to submit an article to The Smyr…

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