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In a south Georgia county, a family mourns. The husband & father of the family is busy fighting in the war, and now must worry for the safety of his wife and two children, as well as mourn the loss of Zoe. Zoe was the beloved Siberian Husky, who was recently gunned down in cold […]
Last week, Benoit wrestled his last match on ECW and won the opportunity to wrestle last night at WWE Vengeance. However, he never showed up, leaving fans both present and watching at home to wonder about his whereabouts. Commentators announced he was involved in a family emergency. One report says that he called the company […]
Yesterday, the EPA announced that it is considering reducing the allowable concentration of ozone pollution (smog, not to be confused with smug), a known contributor to many respiratory problems. For many metro areas, the news is roughly equivalent to trying to get blood out of a turnip. For example, none of the Northeast Ohio counties […]
The tag line was intriguing, and true: “Don’t spend Father’s Day with this guy, spend it with who really raised you: Star Wars.” Well of course I was going to watch it -I am the consummate sci-fi geek -but should others watch? Probably not, unless your sense of humor runs as far to the Dark […]
In Atlanta, GA yesterday, yet another big fish has gone to Davey Jones’ Locker. According to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution report, an exhaustive eight hour necropsy has revealed no definitive cause of death for Norton, the 3,000 pound whale shark. Tissue samples have been preserved and shipped to various labs across the country for […]
Justice Perverted. This case is infuriating. It was infuriating when it was happening, and it’s infuriating now, when it’s back in the headlines. The Georgia State Attorney General deserves to be disbarred. He shouldn’t ever be allowed near a courtroom again (except as a defendant). To very briefly summarize, at a New Years’ Eve party […]
As a certified scuba diver, I read with interest news of a failed attempt to use old tires to create an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. The 1972 project was then-sanctioned by the Army Corps of Engineers. That little fact, in and of itself, caught my attention. Not too many years after that, […]
Ga. Gov. Sonny Perdue says he will look into a the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s report on recent violence at several of the state’s prisons. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the “string of violence” — which includes three deaths — was big enough to be brought to Perdue’s attention. “The governor is waiting to see […]
Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia’s 4th Congressional District has decided to “explain†whey he supports the cut and run act proposed by the House last week on a New Blog he has set up. Johnson’s blog is being hosted by the “Moderate Blog Network†and some may feel that the first term Georgia Representative fits […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about Christopher Barrios. He’s the 6-year old boy from Brunswick, Georgia, who went missing on March 8. His body was found in a black plastic garbage bag about three miles from his home on March 15. A week after his disappearance (before the body was found), […]
Breaking News:US Consular Comments On Visa Fraud in The Gambia! Over 3000 Gambians denied Visa! US Consular Comments On Visa Fraud in The Gambia! “We are working in tandem with the immigration and the police to stem visa fraud-related cases such as women seeking visas with the intention of giving birth to a child in […]
Two teenagers who police say smiled and giggled as they robbed a bank in Cobb County, Ga., were arrested Thursday. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, police say the 19-year-olds, who have been dubbed the “Barbie bandits” were working with a teller at the Bank of America located inside a Kroger grocery store in Acworth. […]
Six people were killed and many injured when a bus from an Ohio college fell off an overpass onto Interstate 75 early this morning. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, witnesses said the bus got off the Interstate in the HOV (higher occupancy vehicle) lane, seemed to lose control, crossed Northside Drive at an angle […]
Managers of the Atlanta Braves said today the sale of the team to a company in Colorado should not affect any of the team’s staff or players.   The prospective owners at Liberty Media have declined to comment on the team’s future, but Manager Bobby Cox and General Manager John Schuerholz told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, newly-hired coach Bobby Petrino, and president and general manager Rich McKay told quarterback Michael Vick today they are not happy about an incident involving Vick and a water bottle containing suspected marijuana at the Miami International Airport. Vick allegedly did not want to give up his 20-ounce water bottle when […]
The newest giant panda cub in the United States now has a name. Officials at Zoo Atlanta named the 100-day-old panda Mei Lan (May-lan), a Mandarin Chinese name that means Atlanta beauty. A 100-Day Naming Ceremony is held for panda cubs, a Chinese tradition celebrating the 100-day mark because panda cubs have a high mortality […]
A woman from Australia who allegedly stalking American Idol 3 runner up Diana DeGarmo pleaded guilty today to blackmail and stalking. According to reports, 20-year-old Tanya Maree Quattrocchi tried to extort the 19-year-old singer, telling DeGarmo she’d leave her alone for $15,000 to $25,000.   DeGarmo told The Age, a newspaper in Australia, that Quattrocchi’s […]
A Christian fraternity is suing the University of Georgia in federal court, saying the school won’t recognize the organization because it requires its members and officers to be Christians. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, UGA officials said Beta Upsilon Chi, or Brothers Under Christ, violated the school’s non-discrimination policy for organization memberships. The lawsuit was […]
The new identity theft protection and recovery service by Truston is live. The service is unique because it doesn’t require you to give up your personal information, which could be stored in a database, and used to commit identity theft if it falls into the wrong hands. In case you’ve missed the weekly stories, databases […]
First gypsies impersonate Dr. Phil and now someone is selling tickets to the Oprah show that smell a little “phishy.” Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan warned the public in a official statement: In this case, e-mail recipients are asked to submit personal information and told they will receive tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show after […]
by Craig Dimitri On Friday, November 17 – ten days after the election that propelled Democrats to take control of both houses of Congress – there were still six Republican-held districts, where the GOP is poised to retain control: five incumbents and the Republican candidate in a Florida open seat. Of the 435 House seats, 428 now have certified winners, after Rep. […]
by Craig Dimitri Freshman Rep. John Barrow (D) has escaped the possibility of being the only Democratic House or Senate incumbent to be defeated, in the watershed Democratic year of 2006. On Wednesday, November 15, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office certified him as the winner over the Republican he unseated two years ago, former Rep. Max […]
I’ve had the opportunity to look at a lot of identity theft services, but until now – I’ve never run into one I considered “victim friendly.” I’ve written off most of the services I’ve seen — either because they were financial services products (created by those who had compromised victims themselves) — or they were […]
A 38 year-old man who remained a hair above consciousness for six years experienced remarkable improvement yesterday. After neuroscientists used electrical stimulation, applied directly to his brain, the man gained use of his left arm. He also used coherent speech for the first time in six years. Experts at the annual meeting of Society for […]
A suburban Georgia mother of four, Laura Mallory is petitioning her local school board to ban the Harry Potter books from their libraries because the fiction series is attempting to lead children into the modern witchcraft religion of Wicca. The board of education is not having it and has responded with the fact that if […]
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