Category News

Crime & Justice, Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Gov. Nathan Deal and the Longest Corruption Scandal in Georgia History

By Bryan Long Back in 2007, Georgia Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham noticed something funny in the state budget. What he discovered would bring to light a scandal then nearly 20 years old,…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 22, 2014

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections

Georgia Unemployment rate By County: Highest 17.6%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the latest unemployment rates. Georgia saw a very slight downtick from 8.1% to 7.9% but is still at the very bottom of the entire country…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 21, 2014

Georgia, News, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Republican Calls for Ebola Czar Height of Hypocrisy

Rep. Jack Kingston is a Republican who represents the 1st Congressional District of Georgia wrote an editorial today called We need an Ebola czar. In the article he wrote “The global response…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

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

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Tax Cheat Copart Donating Big to Deal Re-Election Bid

The scofflaw that made Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal rich while in office is also donating heavily to support the governor’s reelection according to IRS reports. That same company owes the state more…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 14, 2014
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News, Politics & Elections

Will ‘security moms’ shift women voters away from Democrats?

By Travis Daub Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Scott Brown are in a tight race in New Hampshire, where women voters will likely choose the victor. Photos from NHPR Editor’s…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 7, 2014

News

Supreme Court Tacit Victory For Same Sex Marriage

Today the court refused to hear cases from the states — Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin — seeking to keep their same-sex marriage bans in place. Today’s decision may very well bring…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 6, 2014

Business & Finance, Education, Georgia, News, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Admission of Guilt, Without an Admission of Guilt?

For over a year now a group of concerned citizens has been actively seeking the truth about decisions made at the Laurens County Board of Education. It all began with a plan…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 19, 2014

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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Business & Finance, Education, Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Reverse Decisions and Hidden Agendas at Laurens School Board

The Reason To Remove Tim Passmore Becoming Clearer Just when the citizens of Laurens County thought that things couldn’t possibly get any worse at our School Board, we were proven wrong. It is…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 8, 2014
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Business & Finance, News, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Glass-Steagall Repeal: 26 Years On, the Wall Is Still Down

Lehman Brothers headquarters in Times Square, New York. Photo by David Shankbone, CC BY, via Wikimedia Commons.

On November 12, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the wall American law had kept between commercial banking and investment banking since the Great Depression came down with a…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 5, 2014

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Citizen journalist Violently Restrained at Public Event

There are so many disturbing aspects to this story. An off-duty deputy manhandled a female citizen journalist and slammed her against a table. She still has bruises and pain a week later.…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 2, 2014
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Georgia, News, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Nathan Deal Steps in it Again With $74M Copart Tax Dispute

One month ago I wrote an articled entitled “Are Georgian’s Getting a Raw Deal from Our Governor?” The more we learn about Nathan Deal the clearer that answer becomes. In that article I…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 2, 2014

Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Financial State of States Released: Georgia Sinkhole State

Truth in Accounting is a non-partisan group that has been examining the financial health of states since 2002. Their mission statement: To educate and empower citizens with understandable, reliable, and transparent government financial…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 2, 2014

News

American Held In North Korea Has Doppelgänger

Today while watching CNN I happened to watch a report of three Americans being held in North Korea. The reclusive and rather eccentric regime for some reason decided to grant a CNN reporter there five…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 1, 2014
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Crime & Justice, News, Watchdog Reports

Why is There No Database For People Killed by Police

We Have No Idea How Many Americans are Killed By Cops Each Year Because of several high-profile killings of unarmed people by cops recently, I became curious what the total numbers were…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 29, 2014

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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Georgia, News, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Repealing Obamacare is Unrealistic and Not the Real Goal of Republican Leaders

Whether you are a supporter or detractor of Obamacare, you can not avoid the simple reality that Obamacare won’t be repealed anytime soon. (if ever) At some point pragmatism has to kick…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 23, 2014
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