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Vol. 48, No. 107
Governor race may show where parties stand BY CURT YEOMANS
tion cycle. The result of this week’s primary election, as well as the general While the result of the election in the fall, might Democratic and Repubbe a barometer of sorts, lican primaries will tell telling more than just who voters who their choices will lead the state for the will be in the general elec- next four years, according tions, there is a lot on the to a Georgia State Univerline for both parties in this sity professor who studies year’s gubernatorial elec- Georgia politics. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com
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“What the governor’s race will tell us is the degree to which the demographics of the state are making a difference,” Associate Professor of
Political Science Daniel P. Franklin said. “All of the conditions right now are favorable to the Democrats, well almost all of the conditions — the economy is good — but take away the economy, and you’ve got a relatively unpopular president in a midterm election. “This will be a good
indicator to state Republican leaders, and also to state Democratic leaders, of where they stand.” To get to that point, however, the parties must first get through their primaries. There have been plenty of story lines so far in the campaign, but some of the story lines from the primary race will likely
continue for another two months. With as many as seven Republicans running for governor at one point, a July 24 runoff for the GOP nomination has been expected for awhile. Two Republicans, restaurateur Eddie Hayes
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Candidate resigning from job at DA’s office
Reasons for Park’s departure are unclear BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com
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STOP Crossing guard retiring after 47 years on duty
Greta Coble is retiring on June 1 after spending the past 47 years as a crossing guard for Gwinnett County schools. (Staff Photo: Trevor McNaboe)
BY TREVOR MCNABOE
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Three days are left in the career of Greta Coble as a crossing guard. Three days left of holding a stop sign with worn duct tape and guiding students across Skyland MORE INSIDE Drive, the Lanier senior overcomes economic adversity, wins dividBelli Scholarship ..................1C ing line Valedictorians, salutatorians from Gwinnett schools ......6,7C between South Gwinnett High School and Britt Elementary School. While seniors are focused on graduation from high school, Coble will face a graduation of her own — retirement. Coble’s connection to the school is deeper than the 47 years she has served as the crossing guard. She was a member of the first graduating class from the school in 1958. More than 60 years later, she still resides in Snellville. “It’s my home,” Coble said. “I live three houses from it (South Gwinnett), and I can’t picture not being there.” Due to her close proximity to the
Since 1970, Snellville resident Greta Coble has been a crossing guard for students in Gwinnett County. (Special Photo)
school, it isn’t uncommon for Coble to hear the roar of the crowd during the Comets’ home football games in the fall or hear the practices going on leading up to the game all week. Coble’s career as a crossing guard began in 1970, when her late husband, Robert “Bobby” Coble, assistant chief
of police for Snellville, recommended she apply for the opening. “Bobby talked with the Gwinnett County police chief and found out they were going to be hiring crossing guards for the schools,” Coble said.
A Gwinnett County Superior Court judicial candidate is resigning from his position at the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office following a brief stint on administrative leave, but it’s not clear why that happened. On Friday, Jason Park, one of five candidates vying for retiring Judge Tom Davis’ seat, confirmed to the Daily Post Jason that his last day with the Park DA’s office would be June 8, though he did not specify a reason for his departure. But earlier on Friday, Park’s opponent, John Burdges, called for Park to withdraw from the race, saying “allegations John of abuse of power” had Burdges been made against his opponent. Burdges did not specify what the allegations were. When asked about Park’s resignation, Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter confirmed that Park is still employed at the DA’s office — for now — but is on administrative leave for an “internal personnel matter” and will resign in three weeks. The county’s top prosecutor disputed Burdges’ allegations. “I don’t know where the allegations of abuse of power are coming from,” Porter said. “I can definitively say that those allegations were not part of the (resignation) discussion, and while I can’t discuss details given it’s an ongoing matter, the statement ‘candidate for Gwinnett Superior Court judge Jason Park abruptly resigned last week … allegations of Park’s abuse of power are surfacing’ is not technically correct.” The allegations that Burdges’ campaign is lodging against Park are based on a report that Burdges’ team said aired
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