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October 28, 2005
Rep. Cynthia McKinney Fined $33,000 by FEC
In the 2002, she collected over $100,000 in “excessive” contributions, most of it collected for the general election ... after she’d lost the primary! Reimbursement plus the fine means her 2006 campaign starts with 6 figures of debt.
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October 08, 2005
A New Orleans jazz funeral in Atlanta
“A jazz funeral, rooted in the Big Easy and born of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, arrived on Courtland Avenue, with hundreds of mourners popping their umbrellas in cadence to celebrate an icon who had barely begun a transplanted life here.”
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September 16, 2005
Leaving New Orleans
Hundreds of evacuees have landed in Atlanta. Three share their stories.
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July 09, 2005
Courthouse review cites lying, apathy
“The investigators document a pattern of incompetence, lying, absenteeism, lax security and failed leadership” ... The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department deserves nothing less than disbandment
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July 03, 2005
6.2 Miles of Aisle
Atlanta not only has a Runaway Bride, we’ve got a Running Bride (but she’ll leave the starting line pre-hitched)
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May 28, 2005
“I would still like to go ... but I’m scared to go back to the airport.”
It’s not a fear of flying, or terrorism. It’s a fear of the Atlanta Police, who’ve arrested (and even body slammed) three women recently, claiming they were all violent. If you see a cop at the Atlanta airport, assume the worst, because they are living up to it.
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May 26, 2005
Gwinnet DA Danny Porter is the Real Runaway
A year after an inmate died “handcuffed behind his back, bound at the feet, held down by five or six burly deputies and pleading for his life while being Tased repeatedly” (all on video) there’s no charges ... but Jennifer got slapped with a felony in 4 weeks
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May 24, 2005
Atlanta Courthouse shooting causes staff to bail from DA’s office
“In three months, District Attorney Paul Howard is losing almost 12 percent of his 42 investigators and 102 prosecutors”
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May 14, 2005
Only In America: Jennifer’s High Tailin’ Hot Sauce
“Bring Jennifer home to your house for that Spicy and Uncertain feeling that only she can bring.”
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April 17, 2005
“Sheriff’s security panel ‘a mess’” ... or a coverup
“At least half of the people chosen to sit on Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman’s task force on courthouse security didn’t know they had been chosen. The other half are still confused about what they’re supposed to do”
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April 03, 2005
Banishment, alive and well in Georgia
“The judges banished offenders from all counties in Georgia except one - and that one county would be the farthest away”
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March 31, 2005
“National Review Is Coming to Atlanta!”
Pay $500 to see Jonah Goldberg and Co.? Why? Do you at least get a surplus Pentagon hammer for that?
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March 23, 2005
Georgia Legislature Passes Critical Bill
They made sparklers legal in Georgia. It took them two attempts. Then they took a nap
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March 18, 2005
‘Chaos’ reigned outside the courthouse, Suspect hopped train as officers swarm
“MARTA police said about half of the 15 officers he had downtown went to the courthouse at the request of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department” ... while Nichols hopped a getaway train
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March 17, 2005
Police: Nichols took 5 cars in 15 minutes
First he headed towards the Five Points MARTA station, but when cops showed up at the first parking deck, he reversed back towards the Georgia Dome MARTA station
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March 16, 2005
“Choosing Our Customers”
They make primo burgers, and give great attitude: “If you want the wait staff to babysit your kid while you suck down a beer, try the place with the singing rat robots” (
plus lots more)
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March 15, 2005
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December 18, 2004
The man under the bridge (reg. req’d)
A wonderful story about what an 11 year old girl can do: “She reached out to a man she noticed from a bus, and that man doesn’t live under a bridge anymore”
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August 10, 2004
KSL-TV News: $30,000 Missing from Operation Give
The ugly media coverage begins, with more sure to follow
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July 30, 2004
J.B. Stoner: An old bigot wastes away
“avowed segregationist Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox refused to share a stage with Stoner, saying he was too extreme”
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July 21, 2004
“Elect Catherine Davis US Congress GA 4th District”
Well, I reckon it’s time to look at my last remaining McKinney alternative
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June 25, 2004
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June 24, 2004
Atlanta station 99X mocks children with disabilities
“But again, it was only a small smattering of people who complained” ... only a small smattering are unfeeling jerks-for-profit, too
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May 21, 2004
Atlanta Gas Prices
They currently show a 31 cent per gallon range, from $1.74 to $2.05 for regular
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May 19, 2004
The amazing story of 86 year old Braves photographer Walter Victor (reg. req’d)
Victor served 33 months in combat, receiving eight combat stars and two Bronze Stars ... He took part in every major allied landing in the European Theater, in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, landing at Utah Beach on D-Day.
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May 08, 2004
The 140th Anniversary Battle of Resaca Reenactment, May 15-16
I’ve been to two of these, and it is ‘put on for reenactors by reenactors’
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April 28, 2004
Photos: The Urban Wilds of Atlanta, GA
Photographer David Murphy gives tips on the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
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April 21, 2004
Atlanta, We’re Number One!
Being ranked the #1 Spring Allergy Capital in the US is nothing to sneeze at!
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April 17, 2004
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April 14, 2004
AJC Election Blog: silent for six weeks, but the election isn’t over
How’s that for Journalistic Blog Commitment? It’s dumped from my blogroll.
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March 28, 2004
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