Articles for November 2008

LaFayette, Georgia’s Former Tennis Pro Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Porn Charges

Posted under Breaking News on November 25th, 2008 by admin 30 Comments

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
James Bartholomew Huskey, 38, shuffled into United States District Court in Rome Georgia, this morning, wearing the orange jump suit of the Polk County Prison. Like something out of a nightmare about these things we do not speak about except in whispers huddled together, Huskey was large, probably taller than six feet, […]

Food For Thought: Is It Time for the “R” Word?

Posted under Feature Story on November 23rd, 2008 by admin 89 Comments

We will be off for the next week, and will return with new stories on Monday, December 1, 2008. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving, and it is our prayer that men and women of Reason will Reflect on the very grave issues before us, without giving up HOPE, based in reality, so that […]

Don’t Expect Our DA to Vigorously Prosecute Blanton or Brown

Posted under Whine & Opine on November 22nd, 2008 by admin 6 Comments

November 22, 2008
While I am thrilled that the our new Floyd County Superintendent AND the Floyd County Police Department have acted so swiftly and effectively to the sexual assaults on two of our children, I do not have hopes that District Attorney Leigh Patterson will actually attempt to get any real punishment of either Coach […]

Serendipity: Discovering Larry Stagg on the Way to Help a Friend

Posted under Feature Story on November 21st, 2008 by admin 16 Comments

November 21, 2008 - Where to begin?
Serendipity - the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely.
As regular readers will know, I ran a couple of articles about Sherry DeRoche’s saga, in the September 21, 2008 article - The Dixie Mafia’s Cottage Industry of Bogus Litigation: Abusive Litigation […]

Blanton and Brown Arrested on Felony Sexual Assault Charges, Taylor Dismissed

Posted under Breaking News on November 18th, 2008 by admin 20 Comments

NOTE: Check out our newest op-ed under “Whine & Opine” Don’t Expect Our DA to Vigorously Prosecute Blanton or Brown to see how our DA Patterson handles Sexual Assault charges by custodial figures.
Thursday Evening, November 20, 2008
Matthew Blanton, a Model High School coach, and Daniel Brown, an assistant coach at the same school, were both […]

The Cataclysmic Results of Voting Straight Party Tickets

Posted under Whine & Opine on November 18th, 2008 by admin 13 Comments

November 18, 2008
In the wake of yesterday’s revelation that FINALLY, Coach Blanton, a Sexual Predator, has been fired, after 18 months of complaints and cover-ups, and a NEW victim, we need to consider what the REAL root of the problem is. (See Breaking News Story, November 17, 2008 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late […]

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Coach Matt Blanton Is Finally Fired

Posted under Breaking News on November 17th, 2008 by admin 64 Comments

Bravo to Floyd BOE Superintendent Dr. Lynn Puckett, For Her Swift and Decisive ActionTuesday, November 18, 2008
For the second day in a row, the Floyd County Board of Education took action to suspend a Model High School teacher for inappropriate relations with a student.
Daniel Brown was dismissed one day after Coach Matthew Blanton’s dismissal, which […]

ATLANTA WOMAN INDICTED FOR HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD

Posted under Breaking News on November 13th, 2008 by admin 1 Comment

November 13, 2008
ATLANTA, GA - YOLANDA CLAY, 33, of Atlanta, Georgia has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges for fraudulently obtaining FEMA assistance funds intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. CLAY was arraigned today before a United States Magistrate Judge.
United States Attorney David E. Nahmias said, “This defendant allegedly stole […]

Why Was Pam Albert REALLY Fired by Sheriff Ralph Kellett?

Posted under Feature Story on November 12th, 2008 by admin 72 Comments

November 12, 2008
Larry Kellett is a Bondsman and Process Server in Chattooga County. Ask any of the bondsman in these parts, and they will tell you, “Larry Kellett does not play by the rules”.
Yes, Larry Kellett is related to recently defeated Chattooga County Sheriff Ralph Kellett, the Dixie Mafia’s pick for Sheriff for the last […]

Director of CDC Will Be Keynote Speaker at Chamber Symposium

Posted under Medicine Science & Technology on November 11th, 2008 by admin 0 comments

Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, M.D., M.P.H, will be the keynote speaker for Greater Rome Cham0ber of Commerce , The Spectrum of Technology Symposium.

“Having Dr. Gerberding is an extraordinary opportunity for Rome and Floyd County . With her as our featured speaker and with the wealth of […]