{"id":2663,"date":"2010-07-19T08:06:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T12:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/candidates-lowndes-county-commission-district-2-at-lcdp-bbq.html"},"modified":"2010-07-19T08:06:11","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T12:06:11","slug":"candidates-lowndes-county-commission-district-2-at-lcdp-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/candidates-lowndes-county-commission-district-2-at-lcdp-bbq.html","title":{"rendered":"Candidates, Lowndes County Commission, District 2, at LCDP BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/4807920755\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4114\/4807920755_cd1b34c13f_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nEvery year the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP)\nhas a barbecue to which it invites candidates for public office.\nThese include local candidates. Here we have the two Democrats\nrunning for Lowndes County Commission in District 2, in alphabetical order:\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ctxPPm_SGCU\">Debra M. Franklin<\/a>\nand\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=almtnOvN8vA\">John S. Quarterman<\/a>.\nNotice the two candidates dining amicably side by side.\n<p>\nDebra M. Franklin:\n\n<!--more-->\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ctxPPm_SGCU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nJohn S. Quarterman:\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/almtnOvN8vA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nYou&#8217;ve probably noticed that I am John S. Quarterman.\nWhat I&#8217;m lobbying the gubernatorial candidates about here\nis <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/renewable-energy\">\nrenewable energy<\/a>,\nin particular, <a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/07\/center-of-innovation---energy.html\">why can&#8217;t we have a renewable energy strategy for Georgia?<\/a>\nIf the <a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/06\/previously-writing-about-biomass-and-carbon-dioxide-i-said-id-supply-an-example-of-the-sort-of-thing-im-looking-for-as.html\">Highland Council<\/a> can produce one for the\nHighlands of Scotland, which has less population and more land area than\nsouth Georgia, surely the great state of Georgia can do real planning\nfor renewable energy.\n<p>\nPictures and videos for LAKE by Gretchen Quarterman.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every year the Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP) has a barbecue to which it invites candidates for public office. These include local candidates. 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