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Category Georgia

Georgia, Macon, Pets

Adorable Kittens in need of a forever Home

(Update: These kittens found forever homes! 😀 ) An 82 year old lady has been feeding a beautiful ( but human friendly feral) cat out of pity but the mother had kittens.…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 29, 2014

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Here is your document Mr. Richardson

I suppose the fact that Cliffard Whitby is the director of the Central Georgia Partnership for Individual and Community Development was not sufficient proof for Mr. Richardson. CGPICD are the ones behind…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 27, 2014

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Why the Public has Doubts about the Promise Neighborhood in Macon

Charles Richardson released part III in his “hard-hitting” series to get to the truth. Never mind that this is the same crap he has spewed for two years or more. I see no…

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Low Voter Turnout is a Good Thing

I just finished reading yet another whiny editorial from the Macon Telegraph complaining about the low voter turnout. Although the article was specifically about the recent runoff election a few days ago…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 26, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Governor Nathan Deal’s Situational Ethics

ATLANTA—Carter for Governor campaign manager Matt McGrath issued the following statement regarding a news report of a complaint filed by a major donor to Gov. Deal’s campaign: “This is a pathetic and transparent attempt to deflect…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 25, 2014

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

A Glimmer of Hope on the Macon-Bibb County Board of Education

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As much as Charles Richardson would like to blame the entire previous BOE for the shenanigans that were allowed to occur under the pedagogical reign of terror of Dallemand’s tenure, we all…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 22, 2014

Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

There is no Accounting in Macon

I think Charles missed his calling. Instead of working as an editor, he would have made a great stenographer or someone that keeps minutes at meetings. An opinion editorialist and indeed any…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 21, 2014

Georgia, Macon, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Are Too Many Counties in Georgia Hurting Growth?

Georgia has 159 counties but why? This is a subject that has always intrigued me. Why is Georgia second only to Texas in the number of counties given that Texas has not…

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Serious Problems Facing Macon-Bibb Revitalization Efforts

Unless you have been living under a rock you have likely used or at least heard about Google Earth. It is available for desktop computer platforms, as browser plug-ins, and also for…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 16, 2014

Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

My Response to Charles Richardson on “An Accounting” Editorial

Charles must be getting nervous. He is circling the wagons and trying to spread the culpability far and wide over the Promise center boondoggle. He is purposefully trying to misrepresent the criticism…

Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Macon vs. Warner Robins: 12 Years Later, Who Won?

The Great Temple Mound at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon (National Park Service, public domain), which drew 141,905 visits in 2024.

In July 2014 I wrote a prizefight preview. Macon: a pile of museums, a music legacy, and a city government I did not much trust with either. Warner Robins: a fast growing…

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Funny Business at the Laurens County BOE in Dublin GA?

A reader of this site from Dublin, GA asked me to write an article about some rather bizarre events at their Board of Education recently. I really do not have enough details…

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Zebulon Rd. Development Symptom of Larger Problem

For anyone not familiar with the battle between residents in the Zebulon Rd. neighborhood in Macon, GA and a commercial developer called Blackwater I encourage you to scroll to the end of…