Category Macon

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Reminder: Macon Open Government Symposium Oct. 17

I encourage all to attend. The info I have for the event is in a PDF at the link below. I will also upload a screenshot as well. Any and all watchdog…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 15, 2014

Macon, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Better late Than Never Macon Telegraph

I happened to read an article just a few moments ago on the Macon telegraph entitled Telegraph begins open government Push and I thought to myself, about damn time. Welcome to the fight. The…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 11, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Vindication for Opponents of Romain Dallemand by Georgia PSC

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

It has just been reported that the Georgia Professional Standards Commission has revoked the licenses of disgraced former Bibb county Superintendent Romain Dallemand and his inept sidekick Tom Tourand. Tourand was the…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 9, 2014
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Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Macon Open Government Symposium Oct. 17

I encourage all to attend. The info I have for the event is in a PDF at the link below. I will also upload a screenshot as well. Any and all watchdog…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 14, 2014
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Georgia, Macon, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Public Officials Should Disclose Executive Session Discussions

In my most recent article entitled “Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault” I attempted to provide a short guide on what the open meetings and open record sections of the law entails and…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 11, 2014
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Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault?

Cover of Georgia’s Sunshine Laws: A Citizen’s Guide to Open Government, fifth edition, 2014, published by the Office of the Georgia Attorney General

Open records and meetings are our best insurance against government corruption “When there is not openness, corruption grows rapidly.” — Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sunshine laws are…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 10, 2014
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Georgia, Macon, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Do We Have A Fourth Estate Left To Save?

A double octuple newspaper web press, the industrial machinery behind the old daily newspaper (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

full rewrite on the decline of local journalism. This replaces my 2014, 2023, and 2025 versions with one account, every statistic checked against the latest State of Local News report and the…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 28, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

California Crooks Might Want to Steer Clear of Macon, Georgia

In a story that will likely get widespread national attention if it gets picked up by a major news agency, an armed customer at a local Macon Game Stop store managed to…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 23, 2014
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Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Largely Ignored South Bibb Had First Roundabout in Macon,GA

Let me begin by saying that I think roundabouts are generally a very good thing. They are safer, reduce congestions, save money over time, and also can save lives. I am all…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 20, 2014

Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon

Ever Wondered who sang the 13 WMAZ Theme Song?

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I am one of those people that never really grew out of the little boy that pestered my parents relentlessly with questions like: who would win between an alligator and a lion…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 15, 2014
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Georgia, Macon, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

My Lunch with Andrew Hunt: Libertarian Candidate for Governor

I just returned home from a very enjoyable lunch at Ingleside Village Pizza. The lunch included several supporters in addition to Andrew Hunt and some very good pizza. We were also joined…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 13, 2014

Georgia, Macon, Opinion

An Open Letter to the McClatchty Company: Owners of The Macon Telegraph

To: Patrick J Talamntes, Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zieman, Vice President of Operations, and Donald Bailey, President and Publisher of the Macon Telegraph Dear Messieurs, We the people of middle Georgia understand that…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 11, 2014

Georgia, Macon, Pets

Macon Purrs N Paws Desperately Needs Your Help

Americans are a very charitable people. 95.4% of households give to charity and we collectively gave $335.17 billion in 2013. Unfortunately with that much money in play, there are a lot of…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 6, 2014

Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Georgia has three of the Fastest Shrinking Cities: Macon #7

Georgia has the dubious honor of being the only state in the country to have three cities on the recently released Bloomberg report of the nation’s fastest shrinking cities. In fact, Georgia…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 6, 2014
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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…

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