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Salem-News.com (Feb-21-2013 11:12)

Police Notify Georgia Mom of Her Son`s Death Through Facebook

“I’m like, OK. I’m thinking it’s just fake,” - Anna Lamb-Creasey

(ATLANTA) - Ricky Lamb Anna Lamb-Creasey had no idea what happened to her son, Ricky Lamb, who had been missing since January 25th. She contacted hospitals and police departments, all to no avail, or at least that’s what she thought.

The grieving mother says Clayton County police in Georgia used a feature which she wasn’t aware of to inform her of her son’s death.

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Salem-News.com (Jul-02-2012 20:16)

Jews & Buddhists Back Hindus Upset at Mishandling of Goddess Kali by Game Developer

Portrayal of goddess Kali, who was highly revered by Hindus, appeared like a porno star in the SMITE version shown on the company website

(RENO, NV.) - From left to right are—Jikai’ Phil Bryan, Rajan Zed and ElizaBeth W. Beyer. Hindus are upset at the inappropriate usage of Kali and other Hindu deities by the Georgia (USA) online games developer Hi-Rez Studios.

They plan to use these images in the upcoming online action video game SMITE.

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Salem-News.com (Feb-15-2012 17:27)

Solyndra, Part 2?
Vogtle Reactors Already Seeing Major Delays, Cost Overruns

12 Groups Suing to Stop Construction, Arguing NRC Violated Federal Law in Issuing Vogtle Reactor Licenses.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Solyndra The federal government is believed to be days away from awarding 15 times more in federal loan guarantees to the controversial Vogtle reactors in Georgia than it did to the failed Solyndra enterprise.

Experts will warn that the Vogtle reactor project is already racking up major cost overruns, with additional slowdowns expected to continue plaguing the project.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-21-2012 12:12)

Dear Editor of The Jewish Times: Please re-think your call to assassinate Obama

You have an awful lot of chutzpah to call for the assassination of the President of the US by the Mossad.

(SUNDANCE, Wyoming) - Andrew Adler When an apparently logical line of reasoning leads to an illogical or insane conclusion, it is time to re-think your logic.

I’m no Obama fan either, but let’s face it, publishing calls for his assassination is stupid and immoral as well as illegal! And war with Iran would be a disaster!

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Salem-News.com (Sep-21-2011 20:46)

Jim Crow and Troy Davis

Georgia, a traditionally racist U.S. state that carried the emblem of the slave-owning Confederacy on its flag until 2001, kills a man whose conviction had big question marks, but he was Black and now Troy Davis is dead.

(ATLANTA) - Georgia flag We reported earlier this evening that the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia was to be temporarily delayed, just five minutes before being killed by state officials.

Now we know that officials in Georgia went ahead anyway, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a last minute stay of execution.

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Salem-News.com (Sep-21-2011 17:47)

Troy Davis Execution Delayed - Then Carried Out

The state of Georgia killed Troy Davis.

(ATLANTA) - A preserved cell on death row Officials have delayed the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia after intense public pressure. He was within five minutes of losing his life. It is only a temporary reprieve, but that does not necessarily diminish the impact.

Davis, charged and convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, he has maintained his innocence for 21 years. Supporters of Davis are widespread and watching the developments closely.

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Salem-News.com (Sep-20-2011 11:44)

The Worst Kind of Injustice

Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm is the man who requested the death warrant against Troy Davis.

(ATLANTA) - Troy Davis In moments of immense sadness, moments that shake the foundation of our faith in the justice system and mankind, adequate words are scarce. Today, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles co-signed on the decision to execute Troy Davis.

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Salem-News.com (Sep-17-2011 15:04)

Troy Davis: Calling for Clemency

Please keep Troy and his family in your thoughts and prayers as well as the family of Officer Mark MacPhail (the police officer whose murder Troy was convicted of).

(ATLANTA) - Rally for Troy Davis I am writing to you from Atlanta, from the mist of a full-out clemency campaign. Troy Davis (a man on Georgia's death row despite a compelling case of innocence) is slated to be executed on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. His clemency hearing in front of the Georgia Board of Pardons & Parole is on Monday.

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Salem-News.com (Sep-15-2011 01:27)

Troy Davis: Death Row Inmate, Too Much Doubt

Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991. Nearly two decades later, Davis remains on death row — even though the case against him has fallen apart.

(ATLANTA) - Troy Davis The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, all but two of the state's non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony.

Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis.

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Salem-News.com (May-11-2011 19:29)

Georgia - Yet Another State Dealing With an Epidemic of OxyContin Addiction, Death and Abuse

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, lied about the addictive and abusive qualities of the drug, unleashing an unprecedented epidemic of death and addiction/

(ATLANTA) - 'georgia-contin' As Georgia anxiously awaits a recently approved prescription drug monitoring database to track potentially addictive prescriptions, which will save lives, an argument takes place among lawmakers.

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