I knew that they’d ordered it, but I just got word that Brambleman is on the shelf at the Barnes and Noble in Cumming, Georgia. The book is getting rave reviews; its average rating is 4.5 out of 5 stars. Forsyth County folks, what are you waiting for? Go on in and pick up a copy! Barnes and Noble The Avenue Forsyth 410 Peachtree Pkwy Cumming, GA 30041 770-781-0867
Rodney King, famous victim of Los Angeles police brutality in 1991 has died, apparently drowning in a swimming pool. He was 47. His beating by officers was videorecorded, and when police were acquitted of charges against them in the case, riots erupted. King publicly called for peace, asking, “Can’t we all just get along?” That issue remains in doubt. Read more and watch the video. For a bio of King, click here.
Blogger and local activist Nydia Tisdale has filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor H. Ford Gravitt and the City of Cumming alleging violation of Georgia’s Open Meetings Act on April 17, when Gravitt ordered her removed from City Council Chambers for attempting to videotape a regular council meeting. Her legal action follows a similar suit filed by Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens. Tisdale’s suit also names Cumming Police Chief Casey Tatum and officer Walter Cook. The Forsyth Herald has details, including a link allowing you to read the lawsuit. For background, read my previous post.
Shellie Zimmerman’s been charged with perjury for allegedly lying to hide the money she and her husband were collecing from their website. Trymaine Lee, in the Huffington Post, writes: Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of the Florida man charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, was arrested and charged Tuesday afternoon with one count of perjury, according to law enforcement officials. The charges stem from what prosecutors have described as a series of lies and distortions made by the couple during an earlier bond hearing in April, when George Zimmerman and his family claimed they were broke. By late Tuesday afternoon, Shellie Zimmerman posted bond, set at $1,000. Shortly after the initial bond hearing, it was revealed that George Zimmerman had raised upwards of $200,000…
DOT says NOPE, so the KKK won’t get to adopt a stretch of highway after all. I’m still surprised that the International Keystone Knights of the KKK didn’t bid on a stretch of road in White County. Instead, they chose Union County, Georgia, of all places. And Keystone Knights? Really? Did you have conjure up silent-movie era incompetence? Back then, the Klan ruled the road in many states. Actually, I wouldn’t mind the Klan picking up litter along Georgia roads, so long as they wore their orange jumpsuits while they did it. Money quote: “The Imperial Wizard insisted that the Klan does not commit criminal acts and that ‘everybody has a past they want to forget about.’” Fergit, hell. Read Brambleman. Read more. Here’s…
The Forsyth County Saga gets five stars from a LibraryThing reader (I don’t know her, but I hope to meet her someday): This book took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. I flew through it despite its length. I loved it…all of it, and there isn’t much more to say than that. I highly recommend it, especially to those people who are from the south, with parents or grandparents from the “old school.” It really opened my eyes to how much things have changed here in the south. Overall rankings (out of 5.0 stars): Goodreads-4.5, LibrraryThing-4.36, Amazon.com-4.5
