Category Georgia

Georgia, Macon

Zebulon Rd. – Open Letter to Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning

Dear P&Z, We would like to make one last plea to you before voting on the Zebulon Lofts proposal. Stone Edge and Ashford Park subdivisions are an integral part of the Zebulon…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 31, 2015
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Georgia, Macon, Opinion

A Field of Pipe dreams: Build it in Macon and they won’t come

The famous line from the movie the Field of Dreams was “If you build it they will come!” That’s a great line from a movie, but the reality is when it comes…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 5, 2015
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Erick Erickson Agrees that Georgia Republicans are Bought and Paid For

I am not a big fan of Erik Erickson. I view him as a narcissistic bloviavtor who has a massive ego not backed up by his intellect. But just like the old…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 3, 2015
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Georgia, Macon, Opinion

Canceling a Kinetix Gym Membership Proves Nearly Impossible

I was recently contacted by a friend that has been receiving harassing letters demanding over $1,200 dollars for a Kinetix gym membership he signed with the gym in Warner Robins, GA way…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 21, 2015
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Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Mount de Sales President David Held and Allen Peake on leaked Ashley Madison List

Sometimes articles take a lot of time, research, and thought…and sometimes they just write themselves. This is the latter. Two of the most vocal and well-known opponents of same sex marriage in Middle…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 5, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Anthony Tricoli Lauded for Leadership and Accomplishment

A government watchdog organization in Georgia has published a newsletter highlighting the leadership success of the former president of Georgia Perimeter College, Dr. Anthony Tricoli. After doing a stellar job as president,…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 5, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia a.k.a. “THE UNTOUCHABLES”

Editor’s note. After I published my article called Retired Middle Georgia State President David Bell Paid $347,300 in 2014 I received the following statement by Denise Caldon who was the whistleblower that claims…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 23, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Retired Middle Georgia State President David Bell Paid $347,300 in 2014

At a time when college students are seeing the steepest rise in tuition ever, where universities and colleges within the public university system of Georgia are being shrunk or merged under the…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 22, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Ethical Abyss: The Georgia Board of Regents, Gordon State College, and Rhonda Wooley, Assistant Professor of Theatre

In the interest of full disclosure: I am the ex-husband of Rhonda Wooley, an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Gordon State College which is part of the University System of Georgia in…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 15, 2015
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Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Is Sovereign Immunity in Georgia Being Used To Silence Whistleblowers?

I have been following and writing about several whistleblower lawsuits against various state agencies including the University System of Georgia and the Board of Regents. One of those lawsuits involved controversial former…

Georgia, News, Opinion

Atlanta NAACP Calls for Destruction of Stone Mountain Carvings of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and “Stonewall” Jackson

Have we begun the South’s new “Reconstruction” period? This seems to be the intent of Atlanta’s NAACP branch. The organization is calling for the removal of all symbols of the Confederacy from…

Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Ralston Inquiry Linked to Illegal Voting Machine Purchase

ATLANTA, GA –If you think the current State Bar of Georgia investigation into actions of House Speaker David Ralston might reach significant conclusions, think again. In June 2014, the bar filed 9…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, Opinion

Criminal Gang Activity in Middle Georgia

D.A. David Cooke announced he was dropping the criminal gang charges on at least some of the suspects in a press conference held yesterday. Cooke said there wasn’t enough evidence to support criminal…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News

Basil Ghali, Tobesofkee Shooter Sentenced To 6 Years Plus 14 Probation

Basil Ghali was sentenced to six years in prison for three counts of aggravated assault for firing multiple shots at three fishermen on Lake Tobesofkee in Macon, Ga. In addition to the…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, News

Riot Breaks out after Lil’ Boosie Fails to Show at Event

Torrence Hatch, aka rapper Lil Boosie, was scheduled to appear at Whiskey River in Macon, Ga but failed to arrive. After he failed to appear the angry crowd took out their anger and frustration on the venue…

Georgia, Macon, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Poll Question: Should Macon Move the Confederate Monuments?

I understand the desire to do something…anything after the Charleston massacre. That is a normal reaction to an atrocity like this. But removing a statue and inflaming racial tensions in Bibb County…

Crime & Justice, Georgia

Rick Ross, rapper star, arrested on Kidnapping and Aggravated Battery Charges in Fayette County, Georgia:

Maybach Music Group founder, Rapper Rick Ross, 39, best known for his 2006 single “Hustlin’,” and his body guard, Nadrian Lateef James, 42, were arrested earlier today on charges of kidnapping and…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 24, 2015

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections

Nathan Deal Backtracks on Confederate License Plate

(Update: A day after this article was published, Nathan Deal did as we predicted and now wants a redesign of the license plate in Georgia. The current license plate has a large…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 23, 2015