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Richmond County's top teachers, students honored Monday

...Club. The county's 2013 STAR student and teacher will be named during the event, which features guest speaker Michael Thurmond, who served for more than 16 years as Georgia's Commissioner of Labor.The STAR (Student Teacher Achievement...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-02-10/richmond-countys-top-teac
Slave descendants on Sapelo Island stunned by property tax increase

...War ended nearly 150 years ago, and these slave descendants are still fighting to hold onto their land," said Michael Thurmond, a former Georgia labor commissioner and an attorney who is working to help the island residents.Hog Hammock's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-01-29/slave-descendants-sapelo-island-stu
Isakson faces formidable challenger in labor chief

...April, when Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond announced he would leave the...going for him is an obstacle for Michael Thurmond."Isakson is seen by some...just having the presence of Michael Thurmond, who has a great reputation...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/georgia-elections/2010-06
Georgia Commissioner of Labor race

...Department of Economic Development. Michael Thurmond By moving jobless Georgians...to all Georgia high schools. Michael Thurmond The Jobs for Georgia Graduates...has and creating new jobs. Michael Thurmond Results matter. That's why...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/11/05/ric_102908.shtml
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Keep Thurmond on the job

Michael Thurmond knows something about labor. For...disabilities. He deserves those four years. Michael Thurmond is a fine gentleman, a dedicated...Please return Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond to office on Nov. 7.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/10/31/edi_102540.shtml
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Thurmond will challenge Isakson

ATLANTA -- Democrat Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond ended the speculation and announced today he will...federal law."In a so-called red state of Georgia, Michael Thurmond keeps getting re-elected," he told reporters...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-04-21/thurmond-will-challenge-isak
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Labor commissioner calls for bipartisan summit

ATLANTA --- Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says people figure he has the toughest job in Georgia...the federal government, Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said Friday. "I'm down to my last $130 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2009-11-22/labor-commissioner-calls
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Role of office is argued

...as one of the best in the country, according to Michael Thurmond, who is vying for his third term to lead the agency...Profession: Businessman Family: Wife, Pamela - Michael Thurmond Party: Democrat Residence: Athens Age: 53 Political...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/10/21/met_101393.shtml
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Candidates vow to change department

...state Sen. Steve Henson and former Athens Rep. Michael Thurmond say their backgrounds uniquely prepare them. They...and county taxes for 1990-93. "My opponent, Michael Thurmond, has a record of not paying his taxes," Mr. Henson...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/08/08/met_235439.shtml
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Paine supporters say the college is too important to lose

...Abrams and Betty Beard.Mack Gipson, a geologist commissioned by NASA to study pyramids on Mars in the 1970s, and Michael Thurmond, a former Georgia commissioner of labor, are also among Paine's notable alumni.The leadership at Paine has...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-06-29/paine-supporters-say-coll