Category Georgia

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Nancy Jester: Being a Twitter Spamwhore Won’t Win You Followers

Nancy Jester Receives our Georgia Rotten Peach Award for Being a Self-Promoting Spamwhore Spam is a fact of life on the internet. We used to only be subjected to it by email but with the advent of social media it has…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 3, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Dear Allen Peake, Who are those Many Critics of Whom You Speak?

My Dad would often use the collective “They” when having a debate with my Mom. He would say “They said…” to which my Mom very astutely would reply, who exactly is this “They” of whom you speak? She didn’t stop…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Casey “Crazy Eyes” Cagle Out to Ravage Georgia Medical Marijuana and Beer Bills

I happen to be a big Larry David fan. One episode of his show Curb Your Enthusiasm was called Crazy Eyes though it was spelled differently. While I was looking for a photo of Casey Cagle to include in this article,…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015

Georgia, Health, Politics & Elections

NORML-Church Lady Georgia Marijuana Index. ®

Georgia NORML-Church Lady Marijuana Index. ® I thought it important to create an index so that people can more clearly understand where various power brokers stand on the issue here in the Peach state. I call this the NORML-Church Lady Marijuana…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 2015

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Bibb Board of Education Responds to Romain Dallemand Lawsuit

Romain Dallemand, former Bibb County superintendent, whose tenure ended in a federal tax conviction and a $47.5 million civil damages order

I am including the full response by the Bibb Board of Education to the recently filed arbitration suit filed by former superintendent Romain Dallemand. This is a 28 page document but essentially it says that the Bibb Board of education…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 27, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Gwinnett’s failure and the Inequality Among Georgia Schools

If you live in Gwinnett County, Georgia then chances are one of the wealthiest people in the county is not some CEO or lawyer but a public employee. His name is J. Alvin Wilbanks. He is the superintendent of Gwinnett…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 25, 2015

Georgia, Health, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Racism and Homophobia Behind Removal of HIV from Medical Marijuana Bill

The latest news on medical marijuana is not good news for the thousands of Georgians with HIV or AIDS. Gone from HB-1 also known as Haleigh’s Hope Act are: Glaucoma, AIDS, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Muscle spasticity disorder, PTSD, Autism, Sickle cell anemia, Tourette…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 25, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Documentation of Georgia Attorney General Misconduct for Hearing

By Stephen F. Humphreys, P.C. The Attorney General has cast many knowingly false aspersions and engaged in major obstructionism in dragging out the Benedek case–about then-UGA President Michael Adams attempting to revoke Benedek’s tenure based on knowingly false charges and…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 24, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Georgia Sheriff’s and Prosecutors Stick it to AIDS Patients

Marijuana continues to be used as the biggest political football in the state. Yesterday Allen Peake and the committee in a unanimous vote approved Georgia’s revised medical marijuana oil bill. There was a bit of good and bad news. The…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 24, 2015

Georgia, Health, Politics & Elections

Copy of Georgia HB-1Medical Marijuana Bill Finally Located

This is actually a harder than you might imagine. Usually it is fairly simple to go to the Georgia House or Senate websites and pull up bills. But finding HB-1 which is also know as Haleigh’s Hope Act proved to…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 23, 2015

Georgia, Watchdog Reports

GA House Republicans Move to Legalize No-Knocks, Allow Murders by Police

Despite the lies being circulated in the media by HB56 sponsors and Republican leaders who are successfully “dumbing down” their Republican base, no knock warrants have always been illegal in Georgia and HB56 will legalize them. The bill would also assist…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 22, 2015

Georgia, Health, News

Georgia Cannabis Bill HB-1 Revised to 3% THC and Eight Conditions Removed

I am still waiting for more confirmation, but I will post the tweets from Lori Geary from WSB T.V. station in Atlanta below. If this is true it is very big and most would say very bad news. Lori Geary…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 21, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Time for Stacey Abrams To Step Aside as Georgia Democrat House Leader

One of my favorite Georgia writers Max Blau from Creative Loafing Magazine did a wonderful and extremely thorough investigation into the New Georgia Project. This is a long article but well worth the read. For those of you not familiar…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 19, 2015
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Georgia, Technology

New Facebook Group For News Junkies in Georgia and Beyond

Click Here to Join Headline News Group When it comes to Facebook I have never really understood the attraction. Some people are addicted and practically live their lives more online than offline. I always just viewed it as a convenient…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 15, 2015

Georgia, Health, News, Opinion

Will Georgia Repeat The Mistakes of Virginia’s Crippled Medical Marijuana Bill

On Thursday, the Virginia Senate passed a bill providing a limited legal defense for the possession of certain types of marijuana extracts for epilepsy patients, pursuant to a written certification from a doctor. SB 1235, sponsored by Sen. David Marsden, creates…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 14, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

No-Knock Warrants Should Remain Illegal in Georgia

The letter below was authored by Catherine Bernard on 2/10/2015] “…the house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose.” – -Sir Edward Coke,…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015

Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Dallemand Seeking $10 Million but Deserves 10 Years

In an article today in the Macon Telegraph they report that Romain Dallemand is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit. The article was very short and lacking any real details. You would think an article about a lawsuit over a…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015
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Business & Finance, Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Medical Cannabis May Determine Georgia’s Next Governor

Even though we just had an election a few months ago, the battle to decide the 2018 election is already in high gear. Allen Peake and Casey Cagle are likely to feature very prominently in that race as will the…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 9, 2015