Category Georgia

Education, Georgia

Teacher That Said Obama and Supporters Aren’t Christian Doubles Down

A followup opinion article to Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama Shop Amazon Home Improvement – $10 Off $50 Mr. Beams Orders Via Laurens County GA Democratic Party Facebook Page The Thing You Have To Look At: The Parent-Teacher…

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

What Could Have Been: A Summary of Georgia General Assembly 2015 Session

By Curt Thompson Georgia State Senator from District 5 Gwinnett County Every session begins with a sense of optimism, especially after an election — even if you are in the minority party. There’s hope that good things will get done and…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 2, 2015

Education, Georgia, News, Opinion

Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama

(Article updated April 5, 2015) Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime A teacher in the public school system told her middle school students that Obama isn’t a Christian and that, if their parents voted for him, then…

Georgia, Lifestyle

A Pet Peeve About The Mispronunciation of Sine Die

Sine Die is a Latin term that literally means without day. Anyone that speaks Spanish can easily suss out the meaning thanks to the Latin roots. In Spanish it is sin dias. It is a term used for the last day…

Education, Georgia, Opinion

Monroe County Georgia Not Known For Open-Mindedness or Toleration

By Majiir Editor’s note: The following article was written by a retired African-American teacher of 31 years that taught at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, GA which is in Monroe County. It was written after the local homophobic newspaper…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 31, 2015

Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, News

Monroe County Reporter Editor’s Homophobic Twitter Feed

I recently reported on what I consider to be sleaze journalism more suited to The National Enquirer than an institution that purports itself as the official county news organ. The full article is here: Superintendent in Monroe County Georgia Harassed After…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 24, 2015
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Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Seeking sanctions against the Attorney General of Georgia for Hiding Evidence

In this article I am including three attachments. One shows sanctions against Attorney general Sam Olens in the Stacey Kalberman case which dealt with ethics charges involving Nathan Deal. Another attachment is the plaintiff’s reply to the defendant’s response to motion…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
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Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon

Superintendent in Monroe County Georgia Harassed After Being Outed as Gay

Monroe County school Superintendent Anthony Pack is gay and in most parts of the country no one would care one way or the other. It is an inconsequential to his ability to perform his duties as the superintendent as the…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 20, 2015
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Gas tax increase should lead to restructuring of Georgia’s State Highway System

By James Legg of Coalition for Better Roadway Standards The Georgia Legislature’s latest move to massively raise state gasoline taxes creates an opportunity that was previously unavailable to residents of the state: a far more efficient and well-maintained highway system. With…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 20, 2015

Georgia, Health, Politics & Elections

Message from Katie Crosby: Fibromyalgia Cut from HB1

(The letter below was written by Katie Crosby who suffers from Fibromyalgia. Katie also is an advocate for medical cannabis oil and runs a Facebook Community called Hope For Silent Sufferers with over 23,000 likes.) My Beloved Silent Sufferers, Today,…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 20, 2015

Georgia, News

Georgia Senate Committee Passes HB-1But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet

The Georgia Senate’s version of medical marijuana just passed committee a short while ago. It excludes fibromyalgia but adds traumatic head injuries. It also includes cancer and sickle cell disease for a total of nine included conditions. It also adds adults…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 19, 2015
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Georgia, News

Video Journalist Wins $200,000 in Lawsuit Against Cumming, GA Mayor

This week we would like to honor Nydia Tisdale with our Georgia Peach Award for fighting an heroic battle against City Hall and winning. Georgia Watchdog first learned about this intrepid watchdog journalist when we reported about her in this…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 17, 2015

Business & Finance, Georgia

Georgia is Not #1 State for Business As Nathan Deal Still Maintains

During the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign the loudest and most often repeated mantra that was repeated ad nauseam by the Deal campaign was that Georgia was #1 for business. Even now you still see tweets and other comments by Cagle and…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 16, 2015

Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Sam Olens Hiding Behind Obfuscation and Sovereign Immunity in Whistleblower cases

By Stephen F. Humphreys, P.C. As part of the growing interest in the cases I have filed against the Georgia Attorney General and Board of Regents, I was requested to outline the response of the courts so far. In particular, I…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 15, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections

Georgia Police State Bill Moved to Senate Public Safety Committee

Regular readers of Georgia Watchdog understand we always try and be fair when it comes to articles dealing with police matters. We understand the majority of police are good folks just trying to make a positive difference every day with…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 15, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Time for Georgia Republicans To Put Up or Shut Up on Six Key Issues

There are currently six important issues that will be a litmus test for Georgia Republicans that claim to support capitalism, free-markets, and just good ol’ fashioned freedom and limiting government intrusion. Republicans sure like to use those terms “liberally” during…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 12, 2015

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

THE HIDDEN FORCE BEHIND GEORGIA’S MOVE TO LEGALIZE NO-KNOCK SEARCHES

By Garland Favorito Unanimous Public Opposition at Senate No-Knock Search Warrant Hearings On March 4, a Senate Non-Civil Judiciary Committee passed Chairman Jesse Stone’s SB159 bill that proposes to legalize no-knock searches for the first time in Georgia history. Two days…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 11, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Opinion

The Local Alternative to School Takeovers

By Georgia State Senator Curt Thompson One thing that cannot be denied is that there is an achievement gap between wealthy schools and poor schools in the great state of Georgia; a gap largely caused by poverty, undernourishment, lack of…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 11, 2015