Longtime investigative reporter Randy Travis wants to protect your tax dollars from the inside as he launches his campaign for Lawrenceville City Council Post 3.
🏙️ The Candidate’s Vision: Travis pledges to keep taxes and utility fees low while promoting diverse housing options.
“I want to make sure everyone knows Lawrenceville welcomes smart growth – affordable housing to executive homes and everything in between,” Travis said in his announcement video. “Let’s get others to share our tax burden.”
👨👩👧👧 Family Connections: Travis’ older daughter Katie works as a Gwinnett County special education teacher and graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College, while his younger daughter Millie owns a small business with 9 employees.
🎄 Community Roots: For more than 20 years, Travis has served as master of ceremonies for the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse.
During that time, he says he’s witnessed Lawrenceville’s transformation with new restaurants, the performing arts center, and Northside Hospital’s expanded medical center.
🗳️ Election Details: The Lawrenceville City Council election takes place November 4. Travis is running for Post 3. Travis is running against incumbent Austin Thompson, who is seeking reelection to Post 3.
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We live in a time when information feels overwhelming, but here’s what hasn’t changed: facts exist whether they comfort us or not.
When A&W launched their third-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder in the 1980s, it failed spectacularly. Not because it tasted worse, but because customers thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If basic math can trip us up, imagine how easily we can misread complex news.
The press isn’t against you when it reports something you don’t want to hear. Reporters are thermometers, not the fever itself. They’re telling you what verified sources are saying, not taking sides. Good reporting should challenge you — that’s literally the job.
Next time a story makes you angry, pause. Ask yourself: What evidence backs this up? Am I reacting with my brain or my gut? What would actually change my mind? And most importantly, am I assuming bias just because the story doesn’t match what I hoped to hear.
Smart readers choose verified information over their own comfort zone.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
