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Komen Cuts PP Grants Months After Arrival of Karen Handel (GA), Who Is Abortion Foe

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The Cocktail Party

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Romney forgets attack ad that he approved

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Athens, Ga. rockers Lullwater maintain community standards! (Video interview, live performance)

A video interview with and live performance by Athens, Georgia-based rockers Lullwater... more

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Gingrich suggests he will ‘ignore’ Roe v. Wade

By David Edwards Thursday, January 19, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Newt... more

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Parents upset after Georgia elementary school uses slavery examples in math worksheet

Parents in Norcross, Georgia blasted school officials at Beaver Ridge Elementary School after teachers gave third graders a math worksheet that used examples of slavery in word problems. Following the uproar, district officials said the school’s principal will work with teachers to come up with more appropriate lessons, but that didn’t go far enough for parents who called for an apology and diversity training for teachers at Beaver Ridge, where a majority of the students are minorities.

Examples on the worksheet included “Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?” and “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in 1 week?” Officials said teachers were trying to incorporate history into the math lesson as part of a cross-curricular activity based on a book the students had read about abolitionist Frederick Douglass. “Clearly, they did not do as good of a job as they should have done,” district spokeswoman Sloan Roach told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Roach said the school’s principal, Jose DeJesus, was collecting the assignments so they wouldn’t be circulated. She said the teachers were not intentionally trying to offend the students with the questions.

“It was just a poorly written question,” Roach said.

Under district policy, the worksheet should have been reviewed before being handed out to students, but that process was not followed in this situation. District officials said they would work with math teachers to come up with more appropriate questions. [...]

Parents told Channel 2 Action News, a reporting partner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that they were shocked that the assignment was dispersed to their children.

“It kind of blew me away,” Christopher Braxton, the father of a Beaver Ridge student, told Channel 2. “I was furious. … Something like this shouldn’t be embedded into a kid of the third, fourth, fifth, any grade.”

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Santorum: ‘Court has gotten it wrong’ that pornography is free speech

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Fitness International, LLC, an affiliate of L.A. Fitness International, LLC, Acquire 171 Bally Total Fitness Clubs

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Flashback to 1994: Newt Gingrich and Michael Moore Save America (VIDEO)

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Abandoning Justice in a down economy: Pelham GA jail lets 17 year old die, then the rest of the state decides to transfer overcrowded prisoners there

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12 former officials indicted for voter fraud

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Occupy Private Prison: Shut Down Stewart Detention Center

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Troy Davis Put to Death in Georgia | Photos | Videos | Commentaries

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Death Before Dishonor Atlanta Music Man Speaks

December 18,2010 by Sarah Lieberman:Hoodwatch Media affiliate Chicago| It's no secret that in this life we will surely die someday,but sometimes, a time spent in life is too short. Some time over the labor day weekend, Atlanta rapper, and music composer Lord Hector Diono was remixing a previous release in his studio in Decatur Georgia when he received a phone call from a chief insider to his music nucleus, Mr. Dwight Wash of Forrest,Mississippi about 7pm Saturday September 4, this year. Hector was informed that his good friend and confidant Leteaka Coston had passed away earlier that morning from a massive heart attack,dead at the age of 29. Today we announce Hector's decision to release a piano composition he wrote in memory of Miss Coston to the entire world. The single is entitled "I Hope You Shine"(A Letter To Lateaka Coston) and will appear on itunes, one of many music outlets contracted to the rapper he'll use to spread the word about how much Miss Coston meant to him and his closest friends. The free version is available now at http://lordhectordiono.bandcamp.com/track/i-hope-you-shine-a-letter-for-lateaka-coston Hector told his online media staff October 18, 2010, "plain and simple, this will not stand,she was too damn young to go like this". Since then the rapper and music composer has been trying to complete the music project he deemed at times too hard to carry out. Lord Hector finished the project on Saturday December 4, 2010 and sends his deepest regards to her family and life partner Drama Franklin.The record will be released on his indie label; Dark Town Music Group and distributed by Island Def Jam Music on Christmas Day December 25, 2010(Updated December 25, 2010) Now Available on Napster.com| http://music.napster.com/lord-hector-diono-music/album/%E2%80%9Ci-hope-you-shine%E2%80%9D-%28a-letter-to-lateaka-coston%29---single/14079656#s_module Story by by Sarah Lieberman [UPDATE] by Jess Glass August 22,2011 Lord Hector Diono commemorates the 30th birthday of his fallen friend Ms. Lateaka T. Coston, Marietta, Georgia who would've turned 30 years old on August 24, 2011. A memorial tribute single released Friday August 19,2011 entitled "Reach For You" http://www.amazon.com/Reach-For-You-Memorial-Tribute/dp/B005HZV37C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314010447&sr=8-1 The single is another attempt to add some closure for our CEO whom I spoke with on August 2, 2011 and came to my own conclusion that he is still very much affected by the sudden loss of Ms. Coston but shows improvement on the length of time he can actually talk about her demise. This single will also list as a free download for family, friends, and interested listeners of this latest composition which will be available August 24, 2011 http://islanddefjam.bandcamp.com/track/happy-birthday-lateakareach-for-you [STORY] by Jess Glass August 22,2011| Hoodwatch Media affiliate Athens,GeorgiaDecember 18,2010 by Sarah Lieberman:Hoodwatch Media affiliate Chicago| It's no... more

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Fiery Crash Kills Friend of Music Icon

Story by Jess Glass| Hood Watch Media Athens, Georgia Thursday August 18, 2011: A fiery crash on on I-75 in Monroe County Sunday night left one driver dead and the GBI has identified the victim.

The body of an unidentified woman killed in a multi-vehicle accident on I-75 southbound on Sunday, August 14, 2011 has been identified as Ebony Underwood, 23, of Dublin,a friend to Atlanta music producer Lord Hector Diono. This comes as Lord Hector Diono finishes a tribute single to his fallen friend of last year another female victim of sudden tragedy, Miss Lateaka T. Coston of Marietta, Georgia who died last year September 4, 2010 just days after her 29th birthday, of a massive heart attack. Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies are continuing an investigation into the case but said that it appears that only three vehicles were involved in the crash. Around 9:46 Sunday night, a Dodge Dakota, driven by Craig Joseph Podell, 34, of Ames, Iowa, made an illegal lane change causing the Dodge truck to rear-end a roll-back wrecker driven by Chastity Hopper, 20, of Forsyth. The wrecker then hit the Buick Regal driven by Ms. Underwood. The wrecker and the Regal flipped over the guardrail and caught fire. Hopper and her passenger, Christopher Baxter, 27, were transported to the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Ms. Underwood's body was taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Atlanta. Mr. Podell refused medical treatment.

It is unknown whether seatbelts were in use at the time of the accident. Mr. Podell is being charged with failure to maintain lane and following too closely.

Funeral arrangements are set for Saturday August 20, 2011 it is not been made clear whether Lord Hector Diono will be attending the services but it has been made clear that our CEO is very upset about the senseless tragedy and our prayers and condolences go out to the family of Ebony Underwood. Story by Jess Glass| Hood Watch Media Athens,Georgia.

On Tuesday August 16, officers charged the driver who blamed the deadly wreck on an unknown vehicle - Atlanta public safety for Hoodwatch Media Atlanta | Examiner| Officers on Tuesday identified Ms. Underwood as the woman who died in a fiery crash on I-75 over the weekend.
According to music underground sources, Ebony Underwood, 23, was also an aspiring singer, with a deep soulful, and gospel background, and she was deeply devoted to her religious beliefs, she also recorded some music projects in Atlanta Georgia. Lord Hector Diono submitted he never worked with Ms. Underwood due to his grueling production schedule, and professional and legal obligations to Def Jam Music Group, but he recalled one song she recorded that during a freestyle session that she shared with him entitled "In the Studio".

Mr. Craig Joseph Podell, 34, of Ames, told police he was heading southbound on I-75 when he was hit by another vehicle near Pearidge Road, Monroe County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ms. Allison Selman-Willis said.

Investigators have now determined no vehicle hit Mr. Podell’s Dodge Dakota and have charged him with failure to maintain lane and following too closely, Ms. Selman-Willis said.

Ms. Ebony Underwood, 23, of Dublin, died in the three-vehicle wreck that also injured Ms. Chastity Hopper, 20, of Forsyth, and her passenger, Mr. Christopher Baxter, 27, Ms. Selman-Willis said.

At 9:46 p.m. Sunday, Mr. Podell made an illegal lane change causing the Dodge truck to rear-end a Ms. Hopper’s roll-back wrecker, Ms. Selman-Willis said.

The wrecker then hit Ms. Underwood’s Buick Regal, The entire HWM family announces hope for the family and closest friends to Ms. Underwood that justice be served swiftly in this case.
by Jess Glass Hood Watch Media Athens, GeorgiaStory by Jess Glass| Hood Watch Media Athens, Georgia Thursday August 18, 2011: A... more

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Mom who lost son in hit-and-run could face more jail time than driver

Raquel Nelson of Marietta and her three children were hit by a tipsy two-time... more

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May 20, 1999 - Dodging Bullets Of The Magnum Variety. | Newstalgia

If you were in high school on this day in 1999 you'd probably be nervous.

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GA HB 87 Signed by Gov. Deal

When provisions of Georgia's House Bill 87 will take effect:

July 1

Local and state police will be empowered to arrest illegal immigrants and take them to state and federal jails.
People who use fake identification to get a job in Georgia could face up to 15 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
People who -- while committing another crime -- knowingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants or encourage them to come to Georgia could face penalties. First-time offenders would face imprisonment for up to 12 months and up to $1,000 in fines.
A seven-member Immigration Enforcement Review Board would be established to investigate complaints about local and state government officials not enforcing state immigration-related laws.
Government officials who violate state laws requiring cities, counties and state government agencies to use E-Verify could face fines of up to $10,000 and removal from office.
The state Agriculture Department will be directed to study the possibility of creating Georgia's own guest-worker program. Some Georgia employers have complained the federal government's guest-worker program is too burdensome and expensive.

Jan. 1

State and local government agencies must start requiring people applying for public benefits -- such as food stamps, housing assistance and business licenses -- to provide at least one “secure and verifiable” document, which could be a state or federally issued form of identification. Consular matriculation cards will not be accepted. The state attorney general’s office is required to post a list of acceptable documents on its website by Aug. 1.

Phased in:

Georgia businesses will be required to use the federal E-Verify program to determine whether their new hires are eligible to work legally in the United States. Businesses with 500 or more employees must start complying with this provision on Jan. 1. Businesses with 100 or more employees but fewer than 500 must start complying with this provision on July 1, 2012. This requirement applies to businesses with between 11 and 99 employees starting July 1, 2013. Businesses with 10 or fewer employees are exempt.When provisions of Georgia's House Bill 87 will take effect: July 1 Local... more

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Immigrants For Sale

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