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Georgia

Lysol-Gate Leads To Political Reshuffling in Georgia

City Attorney Resigns After Altering Documents to Protect Mayor Brookhaven City Attorney Thomas Kurrie resigned this week after allegations by multiple news agencies that he altered a document, resisted full public record…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 20, 2015

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Opinion

Will David Hooks Grand Jury Give Him Justice?

A Grand Jury in rural Laurens County, Georgia is meeting to decide whether charges or further investigation is warranted in the cold-blooded murder of an innocent grandfather in his own home late…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 19, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Very Broken Georgia Board of Regents

The Georgia Board of Regents is probably the most powerful entity in the state. They control billions of the state budget yet operate without any oversight and practically no transparency or accountability.…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Will a Grand Jury Finally Give David Hooks Justice?

Summary: A Grand Jury will be meeting on June 18 to decide if David Hooks will receive justice or not. For those unfamiliar with this story: A Georgia SWAT team shot and killed…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 5, 2015

Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

David Cooke Holds Multiple Press Conferences To Manufacture News On Gambling Settlement

In yet another press conference today, Bibb County (Macon, GA) District Attorney David Cooke’s spoke about the $1 million dollar settlement with nine convenience stores over commercial gambling involving coin operated machines and…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 4, 2015

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

Son of Mercer Basketball Coach Receives Very Light Sentence for Reckless Homicide

One of the main reasons people were so upset about the way the Tobesofkee case was handled was due to a strong feeling by many in the community that the power and…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 3, 2015

Georgia

Copart Still Owes Georgia $74M in Back taxes

Last year before the election we reported on a company named Copart that owed Georgia millions in back taxes. The reason this was especially newsworthy was due to the close business ties…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 2, 2015

Education, Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, Opinion

Grindr offers an excuse to Grind a Homophobic Axe in Georgia School System

A gay Georgia superintendent who was outed by an anonymous source with the help of the local right-wing newspaper editor is being pushed out of his job. Although the separation agreement was…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 2, 2015

Education, Georgia

Two Georgia Educators Lampooned on National TV

I have written several articles about the Dublin, GA teacher that told some students their parents are evil if they voted for Obama. She doubled down by also going even further and…

Education, Georgia, Macon, Opinion

A Fresh Start to Macon’s Head Start Could Be a Good Thing

It was recently reported the Macon-Bibb Equal Opportunity Council is at risk of losing their contract to administer the Head Start program after a 36 year run. Last year they received a grant…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News

Kinnan Ghali Accused of Terroristic Threats at Gun Range: No Arrest Made

Update: Exactly one day after this article was published Kinnan Ghali was arrested for the incident described below after he turned himself in. He was bonded out of jail soon after at…

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

DUI is Emblematic of Decline of Cotton Avenue Mafia in Macon, GA

James Timley , one of the top members of the Cotton Avenue Mafia, was arrested on a DUI charge but has been released. The former council president was booked into the jail at…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Basil Ghali’s Parents Forced To Testify Under Subpoena at Grand Jury

Dr. Jalal Ghali and his wife Dr. Jinan Ghali were issued a subpoena to testify at their 24-year old son Basil’s upcoming Grand Jury case. Their attorney Laura Hogue filed a motion…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 29, 2015

Education, Georgia

Obama Hating Dublin Teacher Nancy Perry Allowed to Retire With Pension

The Dublin, Ga teacher that told her students that President Obama isn’t a Christian and neither is anyone that supported him will be allowed to retire with a pension. She said this…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 28, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Education, Georgia, Opinion

Unintended Consequences of Drug Testing at Carroll County Schools

Students at the five high schools in the Carroll County, Georgia school system will be subject to random drug testing starting next school year. “It was done as more of a deterrent,” said…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 27, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Basil Ghali Re-Arrested on Aggravated Assault; Kinnan Ghali Arrested on Obstruction

Basil Ghali was re-arrested but this time on a felony count of aggravated assault at 5:00 PM at his home on Lake Tobesofkee where the original shots were fired.. He had formerly…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 24, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Conversation With Sheriff Davis About The Tobesofkee Fishermen Shooting Case

I recently spoke with Sheriff Davis by phone for forty-two minutes and I learned several new details that haven’t been reported elsewhere. Deputies Theodore Gaines and Salim Abushanab were pulled from patrol on April…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 18, 2015
9 Comments

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Cryptic Blogs Connected To Tobesofkee Shooting Suspects

This is a follow-up article to Who has been terrorizing fishermen at Lake Tobesofkee in Macon, GA. I have been told that Dr. Ghali might have lost Wael possibly last year and he…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 15, 2015
2 Comments