Category Watchdog Reports

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Macon, Watchdog Reports

Macon-Bibb EOC Website Still Down After A Week

Edit: As of today, January 08, 2015, I just noticed that the Macon-Bibb EOC website is back online. It has been down for around two weeks and possibly longer. I wonder if…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 3, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Dr. Anthony Tricoli’s name is Cleared with Sovereign Immunity Finding for USG

By Dr. Alan Wood Let’s begin this story the same way we end it: The moral of this story is this: If you are a State Employee in Georgia, and if…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 31, 2014
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Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Romain Dallemand Sex Scandal Ignores Bigger Story of Edward Judie

Salacious new details were released in the saga of disgraced former Bibb county Superintendent Romain Dallemand. Dallemand Sex Harassment Report Details Claims By Subordinate For those from other parts of the state…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 30, 2014
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Health, News, Watchdog Reports

Leading role for Murthy: New American Surgeon General

Harvard health experts anticipated bold pronouncements on tobacco control, obesity, and mental health this week, as they digested the news that Harvard Medical School physician Vivek Murthy had been confirmed by the…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 18, 2014

Crime & Justice, Watchdog Reports

Police can use evidence seized during mistaken traffic stops, Supreme Court rules

By Travis Daub WASHINGTON — Police can use evidence seized during a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers initially pulled a car over based on a misunderstanding of the…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 16, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Possible Pattern of Abuse by Laurens County Sheriff Department

The following submissions are courtesy of a contributor from Spartacus Legal. He claims that be became aware of this information while he was running for Sheriff of Laurens county. The current Sheriff Bill…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 16, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Sign the Petition Seeking Justice for David Hooks

A rally (Video here) was held this past Saturday in Dublin seeking justice for David Hooks. If you are unfamiliar with this story you can read all of the gruesome and tragic…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 16, 2014

Crime & Justice, News, Watchdog Reports

Man Asks Cop Nicely to Stop Blocking Traffic, So the Cop Beat Him and Stomped his Head

Sacramento, CA — A Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy is on paid vacation after a video surfaced showing him stomping on a man’s face and hitting him with his flashlight after tasering him.…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 12, 2014

Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

More to the Kumho and Bibb BOE Tax Deal Than Meets the Eye

Kumho is a Korean tire company that will soon be opening a plant in Macon in the near future. As is often the case, these companies shop around in various states and…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 10, 2014

Macon, Watchdog Reports

Progressive Consulting Misrepresenting Credentials on Website

If you look at the screenshot below from Progressive Consulting you will see the words “The only Capabilities maturity Model Integrated Company in Macon,GA.” You will also notice a logo for the…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 24, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

More Details Emerge Involving Missing $52 Million from Bibb County Schools

Today the Macon Telegraph published an article called Report: Bibb school technology contracting suggests collusion. This was a very good report I just wish these types of articles were more timely and…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 23, 2014
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Education, Georgia, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Anthony Tricoli’s Record While President of Georgia Perimeter College

In my recent series of articles looking into the Georgia Perimeter College coup d’état and the subsequent scapegoating of Tricoli and a few others, I always kept my mind open to the…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 21, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

A Motion for Interlocutory Injunction filed in Dekalb Superior Court in Georgia Perimeter College Case

“You cannot falsify official state reports for your own personal or political ends–it is a crime, under OCGA 16-10-20. In other words, no legislative reform is needed to make that happen. The…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 20, 2014

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Over 700 Pages of Open records from University System of Georgia

The entire file contains over 700 pages of documents. It is also embedded at the end of this article for online viewing without downloading. It is the result of an Open Records…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 19, 2014
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Why is Georgia Perimeter College Suddenly Flush With Money?

Georgia Perimeter College Budget Part 1 This is a very complex story in regards to a budget deficit at Georgia Perimeter College which led to the ouster of a highly regarded and…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 18, 2014

Georgia, News, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Citizens Want A Direct Say in Georgia Government

Many people falsely believe voter initiated referendums are allowed in Georgia and you would be dead wrong. In Georgia we have legislatively-referred constitutional amendments. This is a proposed constitutional amendment that appears on a state’s ballot as a ballot…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 10, 2014
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Crime & Justice, News, Watchdog Reports

Policing For Profit- The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture

One of the comments in a recent article I wrote on medical cannabis mentioned Civil Asset Forfeiture so I became curious about where Georgia ranked. It got a D-. Do you think the Internal Revenue…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 8, 2014
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Anthony Tricoli was the USG’s Scapegoat, he was the USG’s Fall Guy” says State Legislator

For thirty-three years Dr. Anthony Tricoli provided outstanding leadership in higher education institutions in both California and Georgia. And for nearly one-third of that time, Dr. Tricoli served as a college president. …

Dr. Alan Wood
November 2, 2014
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