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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Very Broken Georgia Board of Regents

The Georgia Board of Regents is probably the most powerful entity in the state. They control billions of the state budget yet operate without any oversight and practically no transparency or accountability.…

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

DUI is Emblematic of Decline of Cotton Avenue Mafia in Macon, GA

James Timley , one of the top members of the Cotton Avenue Mafia, was arrested on a DUI charge but has been released. The former council president was booked into the jail at…

Georgia, Watchdog Reports

A District Attorney in Georgia Wrote an Introduction in a Book Praising Hitler

The disgusting text in italics below was written by L. Craig Fraser for a book called THE TESTAMENT OF ADOLF HITLER. – April 1945: L. Craig Fraser edition, circa 1972 page 58 (xiii). “The document…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 10, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Shots Fired At Fisherman From Doctor’s Mansion and Deputies Do Nothing

CBS Affiliate WMAZ news out of Macon, GA reports that two men and a teenage boy were fishing on a boat at Lake Tobesofkee a public not private lake, when multiple shots were…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
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Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Happy Sunshine Week Puts Spotlight on Expense and Weaknesses of Laws

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

Back in September of 2014 I wrote an article called Are Georgia Sunshine Laws under Assault? Skip ahead to today which is Happy Sunshine Week! and I think the answer is a definitive yes.…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 17, 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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 15, 2015
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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

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 11, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Dirty Dozen Georgia Sovereign Immunity Cases

Dirty Dozen Georgia Sovereign Immunity Cases As Citizens of Georgia, you may be surprised to learn that, according to exceedingly broad court interpretations of the Georgia Tort Claims Act (GTCA), you have…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 3, 2015

Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Bibb BOE Member Jason Downey Responds to Criticism After Counterclaim

In a very brief but highly informative post on his personal Facebook page, Bibb county Board of Education member Jason Downey issued a statement that I have pasted below. From the context it…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015

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

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…

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.…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 25, 2015

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 24, 2015

Crime & Justice, 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…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 22, 2015

Crime & Justice, 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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015
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