What’s Wrong With Georgia?
The Atlantic Magazine just published a very good article that examines a lot of metrics for Georgia. They look at our unemployment, education, healthcare, infrastructure, taxes, job growth, and several…
Disturbing video shows anti-gay hate crime in heart of Midtown Atlanta – LGBT Georgia | Gay Georgia | Gay Atlanta | LGBT Atlanta
Disturbing video of a violent hate crime in the heart of Midtown Atlanta shows an unknown suspect reportedly yelling homophobic slurs at a gay couple holding hands before the suspect…
Possible Chick-fil-A data breach may affect Georgia customers
Michael King, WXIA-TV, Atlanta 6:43 p.m. EST January 2, 2015 Drive through customers wait in line at a Chick-fil-A restaurant.(Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images) ATLANTA (WXIA) – A reported possible data…
NYPD is Ironically Proving that Most of their Police Work is Completely Unnecessary
By The Free Thought Project “The New York Police might have just solved the national community-policing controversy.” If angered NYPD can so dramatically reduce arrests and citations, many are suggesting…
When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission
By ProPublica by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled…
Man Turning In Stray Cat to Animal Shelter, Killed by Police After Refusing to Show ID
By John Vibes Dothan, Alabama – 30-year-old Robert Earl Lawrence was shot and killed by police on Tuesday night, after he attempted to do a good deed by turning a…
FL Cops Exposed: Running “Sexual Predator” Entrapment Scam to Steal Property & Boost Stats
By The Free Thought Project An investigation into police sex stings conducted by Florida police found over 1,200 cases in which officers routinely entrapped innocent victims, stole their property, and…
Georgia’s gay marriage ban going bye-bye? | News Feature | Creative Loafing Atlanta
Legal experts think argument, timing on side of repeal By John Ruch @JohnRuchAtlanta Since 2004, gay Georgians have been prohibited from legally marrying thanks to a referendum that prevents them…
VIDEO: Flu is now epidemic, but it’s not too late to get vaccinated | Online Athens
Flu is now at an epidemic level in the United States, including Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The number of states reporting high flu levels…
Peachtree City police chief shoots wife
Peachtree City Police(Photo: WXIA) The GBI is investigating a predawn shooting Thursday that critically wounded the wife of Peachtree City’s police chief. Officers were called to Chief William McCollom’s home…
“Officer Of The Year” Facing Prison For Attempting To Save A Cocaine Trafficker From Prison
By John Vibes Huntsville, Alabama – Huntsville police officer Lewis Hall was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy, bribery, obstruction of justice, and making a false statement to investigators, after…
Broadband findings you may have missed
By The Center for Public Integrity 2014 was a big year in Internet governance. The debate surrounding network neutrality heated up and voices from all over the political spectrum made…
Cops Hunt Down And Kill A Man After He Made A YouTube Video That Police Found Threatening
By John Vibes Police fired so many bullets that it sounded like “a fireworks grand finale” Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania – A man was shot and killed by police in a…