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“Why does God let the homeless starve?” – why you should film the police.

MARIETTA, GA — “Why does God let the homeless starve?”  The sign, written simply on old cardboard, was the subject of a call to the police.  Free speech was not truly free for one homeless man in historic Marietta Square several years … Continue reading

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Trend Watch: Grant Park Vapor (Atlanta)

UPDATE — Grant Park Vapor has closed shop and is no longer open.  🙁  This article is left here so people searching for Grant Park Vapor can see what was written about the shop while it was open. One man’s … Continue reading

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Underwear inspections, spousal investigations, and a license to kill (your rights) — Cobb County’s waging a war on businesses.

No, this is not the Onion.  But “show me your underwear” could soon change from a TSA joke to an actual business inspector’s legitimate command to some small business owners in Cobb County.  The TSA now has some pretty stiff competition … Continue reading

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Snowjam 2014: It’s Thursday and the roads are still unsafe!

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MARIETTA — January 30, 2014 — I toured downtown Marietta near the Square yesterday (1/29/2014) and discovered that the courts, post offices, and government buildings were closed.  Many local roads are still unsafe and workers were seen trying to clear … Continue reading

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Social Security and Business Tax numbers leaked on Cobb County government website

SMYRNA: Cobb County Government has been leaking citizens’ social security and business tax ID numbers out online, via a publicly-accessible website, which could enable criminal activity.  It’s time to call our Commissioners and ask for these documents to be redacted. … Continue reading

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