Entries by Walter Geiger

Wretched ruling on illegal immigration

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Tuesday, August 3. 2010

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The Savannah Morning News

Arizona, other states should continue fight for immigration enforcement.

The debacle in Arizona is a nauseating display of federal hypocrisy.

That state is arguably the front line in the cross-border war on human and drug trafficking, murder and kidnapping.

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Johnson case: Richard Walter, Richard Milam

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Monday, August 2. 2010

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Part 10 in a serialization of interviews published on the 26th anniversary of the brutal murder of Donna Johnson:

Richard Walter:

Richard Walter is a forensic psychologist, criminal profiler and member of The Vidocq Society.

“Since 2005, I have talked with the sheriff (Larry Waller) and former sheriff Buice, about going over the pieces in the Donna Johnson case. I think that in 2005, if they (the investigators and district attorney) did not understand the scenario, then it becomes ‘just information.’ [Full Story »]

Three face charges in Hot Shot raid

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Saturday, July 31. 2010

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Three people have been charged in connection with the July 1 gambling raid at the Hot Shot store in Barnesville. [Full Story »]

The impact of entomology on the Johnson murder case

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Friday, July 30. 2010

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Part nine in a serialization of interviews published on the 26th anniversary of the brutal murder of Donna Johnson:

Mortician Kenny Coggins was washing murder victim Donna Johnson’s hair while preparing her body for the funeral when he noticed fly larvae.

The same debris in Johnson’s hair had been previously noted by another investigator who passed it off as sawdust and thought perhaps it indicated Johnson had been killed in a sawmill. [Full Story »]

Ryan Christopher injured in crash

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Friday, July 30. 2010

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Lamar County school board member Ryan Christopher has been injured in a traffic accident. [Full Story »]

Free speech is like oxygen

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Friday, July 30. 2010

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By Dink Nesmith

People ask, "What's your description of a good newspaper?" I believe a good newspaper is a smorgasbord of information - something for everyone. A good newspaper also is a community talking to itself. [Full Story »]

No doc for Mama

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, July 28. 2010

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By Matt Towery
Marietta Daily Journal

Lately, even the most elite in media have started to report some of the intended and unintended consequences of the rushed and ill-conceived federal health care bill passed earlier this year by the Barack Obama administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress.
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Johnson case: Joe Buice, Chuck Keadle, Larry Waller

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Wednesday, July 28. 2010

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Part eight in a serialization of interviews published on the 26th anniversary of the brutal murder of Donna Johnson:

Joe Buice:

Joe Buice is former sheriff of Lamar County and reemphasized the Johnson investigation in 2005.

“We felt like we had enough evidence to take the case to trial. We had a big meeting with the GBI and the folks from the district attorney’s office in December 2005. I begged and pleaded with the GBI but they fought me the whole way.” [Full Story »]

County eyes two mill property tax increase, borrows more money

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Tuesday, July 27. 2010

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The Lamar County commission voted 3-1 July 27 to advertise and hold hearings on a proposal to raise its millage rate by two mills. It also voted unanimously to borrow another $950,000, running its debt total to $2.45 million

About 275 people packed the main courtroom at the Lamar County courthouse for the hearing at which the decision was made. [Full Story »]

'Slow down' is message in Sherrod case

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, July 27. 2010

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The Athens Banner-Herald

Until early last week, Shirley Sherrod was a little-known public service executive, serving as head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Athens-based Rural Development Office. [Full Story »]

Waller denies grand jury room improprieties

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Tuesday, July 27. 2010

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Sheriff Larry Waller has distributed a news release denying he or his deputies monitored grand jury proceedings during the Grier Smith deliberations in June.

The release follows in full:

Following allegations that the security camera in the Grand Jury Room was improperly used, an investigation was initiated on July 15, approximately two weeks ago. [Full Story »]

Possible jury tampering probe underway; Smith interviewed

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Tuesday, July 27. 2010

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Judge Tommy Wilson has made authorities aware of allegations grand jury proceedings which were supposed to be closed were monitored on the courthouse's security camera system. [Full Story »]

Johnson case: Vickie Green Harris, Vickie Hulett, Tom Davis

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Monday, July 26. 2010

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Part seven in a serialization of interviews published on the 26th anniversary of the brutal murder of Donna Johnson:

Vickie Green Harris:

Vickie Green Harris, ex-wife of local law enforcement officer Cicero Green, was briefly the first wife of Donna Johnson’s widower Jimmy Johnson and a lifelong friend of Donna and her sister Becky Peterman.

“I’ve known Becky and Donna since we all went to church and Becky and I went to Milner school together. I still talk to Becky a lot, we’ve been good friends through the years. I know the pain this family has been through. [Full Story »]

If you are poor, it's likely your fault

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, July 26. 2010

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By Walter Williams, syndicated columnist

If you're a poor adult in America, for the most part, it's all your fault. That's true, at least today, whether you're black, white, brown or polka dot.

According to the definition the U.S. Bureau of Census uses, a family of four with an income over $18,244 is not poor. The poverty cutoff for a single-person household is $9,359, and that for a two-person household is $12,000. With those definitions, the poverty rate was 11.7 percent, or about 33 million Americans living in poverty in 2001. [Full Story »]

South 6th St. crash kills man

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Saturday, July 24. 2010

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A 24-year-old Lamar County man was killed early Saturday in a single vehicle accident on South 6th Street Extension near its intersection with Camp Road.
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