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Georgia, News, Politics & Elections

Nathan Deal Backtracks on Confederate License Plate

(Update: A day after this article was published, Nathan Deal did as we predicted and now wants a redesign of the license plate in Georgia. The current license plate has a large…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 23, 2015

Opinion, Politics & Elections

Bernie Sanders: Preaching to the Choir? A Dose of Reality

Bernie Sanders seems to be attracting the attention of those who are looking for something new and different. They are looking for new answers, and not the same old excuses that we…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 23, 2015

News, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Why do white people vote against their own self-interest?

As the 2016 election cycle begins to heat up, I decided to write an article on why I think so many white Americans continue to vote Republican. Most policies of the Republican…

Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Will Ms. Lindseybelle Graham Declare For the Presidency?

In a recent humorous article by Shane Paulson on the National Report , it was a bit heavy on the sexual innuendo to the point that it crossed innuendo and became a smoking gun…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 28, 2015
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News, Politics & Elections

Obama Conspiracy Theories and Other Lies Debunked

In the hundreds of comments I received under this recent article: Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama both on this website and also on Facebook, I was struck at how many people…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 5, 2015
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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…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 2, 2015

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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 20, 2015

Georgia, Health, News, Politics & Elections

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 19, 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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 12, 2015

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 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,…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 25, 2015
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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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 23, 2015