http://www.sundaypaper.comRSS feeds for SundayPaper.com60http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4725/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4725http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4725&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4725/Default.aspxSgt. Scott Kreher, president of the city’s largest police union, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 623, and state Sen. Kasim Reed, candidate for mayor of Atlanta, have confirmed that the IBPO has endorsed Reed for mayor.  Stephanie RamageMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:27:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4725http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4724/WONT-GET-FOOLED-AGAIN-AFTER-PENNINGTON.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4724http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4724&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4724/WONT-GET-FOOLED-AGAIN-AFTER-PENNINGTON.aspxOfficials familiar with Atlanta's departing police chief say the city should audit its crime statistics. Stephanie RamageMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4724http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4721/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4721http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4721&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4721/Default.aspx“I remain very proud of that search,” Pettway says. "Pennington was absolutely the right man at the right time for Atlanta."Stephanie RamageFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4721http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4700/SAVE-OUR-COPS.aspx#Comments11http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4700http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4700&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4700/SAVE-OUR-COPS.aspxAn open letter to the next mayor by guest columnist Sgt. Scott Kreher, a 17-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department and president of the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers.    Stephanie RamageMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4700http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4677/KASIM-REED-CHECK-THE-NUMBERS-BABY.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4677http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4677&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4677/KASIM-REED-CHECK-THE-NUMBERS-BABY.aspxMary Norwood and Kasim Reed are headed to a run-off on Dec. 1, following tonight's Atlanta mayoral election in which Norwood pulled about 46 percent of the vote to Reed's 36 percent.Stephanie RamageWed, 04 Nov 2009 05:44:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4677http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4676/ABLE-MABLE-THOMAS-PAID-BY-NORWOOD-CAMPAIGN.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4676http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4676&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4676/ABLE-MABLE-THOMAS-PAID-BY-NORWOOD-CAMPAIGN.aspxMary Norwood endorser/employee “Able” Mable Thomas needs to update her moniker. A more accurate one would be “Unstable” Mable Thomas. Stephanie RamageMon, 02 Nov 2009 23:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4676http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4675/SOMETHING-ABOUT-MARY.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4675http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4675&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4675/SOMETHING-ABOUT-MARY.aspxMary Norwood was willing to deprive most of the city of its regular police protection while her own affluent neighborhood paid for a private security force.   To read more, click here  http://www.sundaypaper.com/More/Archives/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4669/Something-about-Mary.aspx  Stephanie RamageSun, 01 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4675http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4655/GOOD-STEWARDSHIP-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4655http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4655&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4655/GOOD-STEWARDSHIP-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspxA “steward” is a caretaker, so if you take good care of the responsibilities you have, whatever power you believe in will see to it that you get more responsibility.  Stephanie RamageTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:38:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4655http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4635/MAYORS-RACE-REED-ASKS-NORWOOD-TO-REMOVE-AD.aspx#Comments19http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4635http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4635&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4635/MAYORS-RACE-REED-ASKS-NORWOOD-TO-REMOVE-AD.aspxUPDATE: The mayor's race just heated up. Frontrunner Councilwoman Mary Norwood has released an ad showing her at the sites of two high profile murders. But it was Norwood who voted against the tax needed to end police furloughs, says her opponent, former state Sen. Kasim Reed, who has asked her to take down the ad.Stephanie RamageWed, 21 Oct 2009 18:20:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4635http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4633/MY-ATLANTA-CITY-COUNCIL-ENDORSEMENTS.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4633http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4633&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4633/MY-ATLANTA-CITY-COUNCIL-ENDORSEMENTS.aspxNearly half the council members are running unopposed. Here are my picks in the contested races, and some gratuitous stamps of approval in those that are uncontested.   Stephanie RamageSun, 18 Oct 2009 19:05:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4633http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4611/FAQ-ON-THE-EAGLE-RAID.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4611http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4611&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4611/FAQ-ON-THE-EAGLE-RAID.aspxAn elephant in the room, and your questions answered.Stephanie RamageSun, 11 Oct 2009 22:39:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4611http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4610/OBAMAS-NOBEL-PRIZE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4610http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4610&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4610/OBAMAS-NOBEL-PRIZE.aspxHere's a link to my brief appearance this morning on 11 Alive countering Congressman David Scott on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.Stephanie RamageSat, 10 Oct 2009 21:47:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4610http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4590/MY-RESPONSE-TO-JUDGE-ARRINGTON.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4590http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4590&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4590/MY-RESPONSE-TO-JUDGE-ARRINGTON.aspxThe issue was not that he was sitting in the car. The issue was that he was sitting in the car, pressing the gas pedal, banging into another car, and endangering the life of the GSP officer who was leaning into Deadwyler's car.Stephanie RamageThu, 08 Oct 2009 03:13:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4590http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4587/BUSTED-APD-ANSWERS-OUR-OPEN-RECORDS-REQUEST.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4587http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4587&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4587/BUSTED-APD-ANSWERS-OUR-OPEN-RECORDS-REQUEST.aspxOf the 47 raids by the vice unit during that time, 30 were on the same four massage "spas" resulting in 118 arrests.  Stephanie RamageSun, 04 Oct 2009 14:13:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4587http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4563/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4563http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4563&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4563/Default.aspxIt seems unlikely that the effort would not have been influenced by the editorial goal of ass-covering.Stephanie RamageSun, 27 Sep 2009 14:20:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4563http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4551/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEW.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4551http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4551&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4551/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEW.aspxPoliticking in City Council, flooding, TV ads, YouTube moments, and one obnOXious gubernatorial candidate's use of the mayor's race.Stephanie RamageFri, 25 Sep 2009 18:29:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4551http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4532/Default.aspx#Comments30http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4532http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4532&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4532/Default.aspxThe problem isn't just that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution didn't properly credit The Sunday Paper with dubbing Atlanta "City Under Seige."Stephanie RamageTue, 22 Sep 2009 01:23:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4532http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4531/LISA-BORDERS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspx#Comments24http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4531http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4531&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4531/LISA-BORDERS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspxNeill Herring claims that Borders used her position as Atlanta City Council president to secretly lobby state legislators on behalf of her then-employer, Cousins Properties.  Stephanie RamageSun, 20 Sep 2009 14:53:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4531http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4530/ATLANTA-POLICE-FOUNDATION-MAYORAL-DEBATE.aspx#Comments4http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4530http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4530&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4530/ATLANTA-POLICE-FOUNDATION-MAYORAL-DEBATE.aspxFrom the moment that WSB-TV’s Justin Farmer opened the evening with “crime is down” followed up with “perception," being a problem, I knew what I was in for at the Atlanta Police Foundation mayoral debate on Sept. 13. Stephanie RamageSun, 20 Sep 2009 02:56:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4530http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4516/SHOCKER-THE-AJC-TO-BEGIN-COVERING-THE-POLICE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4516http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4516&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4516/SHOCKER-THE-AJC-TO-BEGIN-COVERING-THE-POLICE.aspxEvery Sunday for seven whole weeks, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will be reporting on the Atlanta Police Department.Stephanie RamageFri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4516http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4506/Default.aspx#Comments15http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4506http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4506&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4506/Default.aspxA “Coalition of Concerned Clark Atlanta University Students” are asking for the resignation of mayoral candidate Lisa Borders from the school’s board of trustees if they are not satisfied with her answers to a list of questions. Stephanie RamageWed, 16 Sep 2009 20:38:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4506http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4504/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4504http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4504&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4504/Default.aspxAccording to undercover officers’ reports made public by the APD this afternoon, the raid was justified.  Stephanie RamageMon, 14 Sep 2009 21:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4504http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4501/Default.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4501http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4501&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4501/Default.aspxThe following email was sent to The Sunday Paper at 1:25 a.m. by Steve Gower with the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance. Peggy Denby is past president of the MPSA:Stephanie RamageMon, 14 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4501http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4500/Default.aspx#Comments9http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4500http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4500&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4500/Default.aspxSorry, but no. The raid on the Atlanta Eagle was not “like Stonewall before the riots.”  Stephanie RamageSun, 13 Sep 2009 17:48:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4500http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4481/Default.aspx#Comments11http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4481http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4481&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4481/Default.aspxA poll conducted by Republican pollster Matt Towery for WSB-TV shows the Democrat candidate lagging and points to a need for more TV commercials. Any questions?  Stephanie RamageSat, 05 Sep 2009 03:40:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4481http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4479/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEWFIRST-EDITION.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4479http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4479&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4479/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEWFIRST-EDITION.aspxEvery Friday I’ll be doing a day-by-day re-cap of the week’s mayoral race events and issues. This is the first installment.  Stephanie RamageFri, 04 Sep 2009 15:03:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4479http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4458/Default.aspx#Comments10http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4458http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4458&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4458/Default.aspxOnly Kasim Reed used the words “divisive” and “racist” and he was right. Stephanie RamageTue, 01 Sep 2009 17:43:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4458http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4432/RACE-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspx#Comments13http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4432http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4432&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4432/RACE-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspxLong says, "Why don’t our Black leaders tell the young folk walking the streets how to pull up their pants, how to get a real job or trade, and build a future for themselves?"Stephanie RamageFri, 28 Aug 2009 13:57:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4432http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4430/WHY-KASIM-REED-SHOULD-BE-ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR.aspx#Comments35http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4430http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4430&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4430/WHY-KASIM-REED-SHOULD-BE-ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR.aspxAnd why Lisa Borders or Mary Norwood shouldn’t be. Here’s why I endorse Reed.  Stephanie RamageMon, 24 Aug 2009 19:24:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4430http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4429/NOTHING-LEFT-TO-STEAL.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4429http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4429&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4429/NOTHING-LEFT-TO-STEAL.aspxWhen Mayor Shirley Franklin and Chief Richard Pennington say that residential burglaries have dropped by about 2 percent across the city so far this year, remember that it’s not their crime-fighting plan that should be credited—it’s the fact that burglaries decrease in areas where there is nothing left to steal.  Stephanie RamageFri, 21 Aug 2009 23:34:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4429http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4407/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4407http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4407&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4407/Default.aspxOne reason that columnists endorse—which is just a fancy way of saying “support”—a candidate is to be completely open and honest about which way we lean. Stephanie RamageTue, 18 Aug 2009 20:59:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4407http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4406/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4406http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4406&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4406/Default.aspxRuby Beth Buitekant’s house—the only home she has ever known—has been broken into 27 times.  “When a guy was murdered in front of our house, my mother scrubbed the blood off the sidewalk,” the East Atlanta resident told the Atlanta City Council yesterday. Stephanie RamageTue, 18 Aug 2009 04:03:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4406http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4404/CHIEF-PENNINGTON-AND-ATLANTAS-CRIME-REPORTS.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4404http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4404&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4404/CHIEF-PENNINGTON-AND-ATLANTAS-CRIME-REPORTS.aspxPennington’s weekly COBRA meetings come directly from his days as head cop in the Big Easy. Here’s what the Times-Picayune reported about those meetings and Pennington’s reliance on statistics. http://www.sundaypaper.com/More/Archives/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4401/Chief-Pennington-and-Atlantas-crime-reports.aspxStephanie RamageSun, 16 Aug 2009 13:24:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4404http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4379/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4379http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4379&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4379/Default.aspxHere’s what the New Orleans Times Picayune reported in Oct. 2003 about Pennington’s statistics: “The investigation...is the first scandal tied to the NOPD's aggressive use of statistics...The program, launched by former Superintendent Richard Pennington... has been handing out quarterly and annual ‘crime reduction awards’...” Stephanie RamageMon, 10 Aug 2009 17:44:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4379http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4378/CAMPAIGN-FOR-ATLANTA-FORUM-NOW-ONLINE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4378http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4378&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4378/CAMPAIGN-FOR-ATLANTA-FORUM-NOW-ONLINE.aspxFor all those who missed this extremely informative Atlanta mayoral candidate forum, here's a link to the video.Stephanie RamageSat, 08 Aug 2009 04:27:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4378http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4355/Default.aspx#Comments58http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4355http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4355&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4355/Default.aspxThere’s been a lot of talk among mayoral candidates lately about helping police officers live in the city of Atlanta.Stephanie RamageWed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4355http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4354/HUSHING-UP-POLICE-REPORTS.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4354http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4354&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4354/HUSHING-UP-POLICE-REPORTS.aspxThe following was posted on www.historic-kirkwood.com's message board:Stephanie RamageWed, 05 Aug 2009 00:57:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4354http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4350/MY-STALKER-ATLANTAS-CRIME-AND-THE-POLICE.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4350http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4350&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4350/MY-STALKER-ATLANTAS-CRIME-AND-THE-POLICE.aspxA couple of days ago, I was followed by a white male in his 40s or 50s as I went for a run, and again hours later as I walked to a girlfriend’s house for dinner and then returned home. I confronted the man as he sat in his black or dark blue, older model Mercury Mountaineer on the street in front of my house. He fled as I dialed the police on my cell phone. Stephanie RamageSun, 02 Aug 2009 14:19:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4350http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4337/I-DO-NOT-CARE-WHERE-CHIEF-PENNINGTON-IS.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4337http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4337&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4337/I-DO-NOT-CARE-WHERE-CHIEF-PENNINGTON-IS.aspxSuddenly, everyone agrees with the Sunday Paper that crime is rampant and Mayor Shirley Franklin, Chief Richard Pennington and the City Council, have failed in their responsibility to the citizens. Stephanie RamageThu, 30 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4337http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4329/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4329http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4329&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4329/Default.aspxIn an earlier blog entry regarding Mayor Shirley Franklin’s bid to land federal funding to hire 200 police officers (“UPDATE: MAYOR LOSES HER BET ON COPS”) I questioned why the copy of the application posted on the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Police Services office website showed that the City of Atlanta asked for funding for only 50 police officers.  Stephanie RamageWed, 29 Jul 2009 23:38:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4329http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4328/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4328http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4328&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4328/Default.aspxAccording to the APD's application, the City of Atlanta only asked for 50 cops. So, what was all that talk from Mayor Franklin about being able to fund 200 cops with stimulus funding? Stephanie RamageTue, 28 Jul 2009 21:04:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4328http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4327/MAYOR-FRANKLIN-LOSES-HER-BET-ON-COPS.aspx#Comments8http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4327http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4327&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4327/MAYOR-FRANKLIN-LOSES-HER-BET-ON-COPS.aspxThe Atlanta Police Department won’t be getting the 200 cops Mayor Shirley Franklin planned to hire with federal stimulus money after cutting the department’s personnel budget last month. Stephanie RamageTue, 28 Jul 2009 16:56:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4327http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4326/A-STREETCAR-NAMED-WASTE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4326http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4326&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4326/A-STREETCAR-NAMED-WASTE.aspxA trolley that goes nowhere, can’t pay for itself, and eats up funding that should be spent on more important things like public safetyStephanie RamageTue, 28 Jul 2009 11:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4326http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4324/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4324http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4324&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4324/Default.aspxThe carjacking of a city councilman and the killing of a beloved boxer are not the end of this weekend’s troubling tale. Stephanie RamageMon, 27 Jul 2009 00:55:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4324http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4323/ETHICS-COME-TO-ATLANTA-CITY-HALL.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4323http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4323&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/More/Archives/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4317/A-new-day-is-dawning-at-Atlanta-City-Hall.aspxJuly 20 heralded the birth of some of the most important legislation the Atlanta City Council will ever produce.  Stephanie RamageSun, 26 Jul 2009 18:41:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4323http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4322/RAMAGE-INTERVIEWED-ON-GATES-DEBACLE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4322http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4322&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4322/RAMAGE-INTERVIEWED-ON-GATES-DEBACLE.aspxI was interviewed five days ago by the Christian Science Monitor regarding the Dr. Henry Louis Gates debacle. Why?Stephanie RamageSat, 25 Jul 2009 13:13:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4322http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4321/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4321http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4321&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4321/Default.aspxI was there. The AJC's Jim Galloway was not. Here's what happened.Stephanie RamageFri, 24 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4321http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4300/Default.aspx#Comments8http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4300http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4300&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4300/Default.aspxAnyone who thought Kasim Reed was “Mayor Shirley Franklin’s boy,” left with an altogether different opinion. Stephanie RamageWed, 22 Jul 2009 01:48:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4300http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4298/POLICING-THE-POLICE.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4298http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4298&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4298/POLICING-THE-POLICE.aspxOn Monday, July 20, the Atlanta City Council is scheduled to vote on reappointments to the Citizen Review Board despite looming questions about the legitimacy of the board’s appointments and the diversity of its composition. To read entire article click on this link http://www.sundaypaper.com/More/Archives/tabid/98/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4296/Policing-the-police.aspx  Stephanie RamageSun, 19 Jul 2009 17:34:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4298http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4281/WHERE-YOURE-LIKELY-TO-SEE-ME-THIS-WEEKEND.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4281http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4281&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4281/WHERE-YOURE-LIKELY-TO-SEE-ME-THIS-WEEKEND.aspxI'm not usually a festival type person. And the Civil War, frankly, is just so 1863. But, thanks to the glowing blurb written by my intern Patrick Bray and featured below, I plan to check out the Battle of Atlanta in the Kirkwood neighborhood this weekend. A schedule of events follows Patrick's overview.Stephanie RamageFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:36:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4281http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4280/APD-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-IS-BACK-ON-FULL-DUTY.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4280http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4280&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4280/APD-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-IS-BACK-ON-FULL-DUTY.aspxAbout a week after furloughs finally ended for his fellow cops, and about eight weeks after he was suspended, APD Sgt. Scott Kreher has been returned to full duty.Stephanie RamageThu, 16 Jul 2009 23:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4280http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4279/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4279http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4279&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4279/Default.aspx   Yesterday, the Atlanta City Council’s public safety committee voted to reappoint most of the Citizen Review Board, this time for three-year terms as opposed to their previous one- and two-year terms, despite looming questions about the ethical soundness of the appointments and the fairness of the board's composition.  Stephanie RamageWed, 15 Jul 2009 15:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4279http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4278/WHO-SERVES-ON-THE-CITIZEN-REVIEW-BOARD.aspx#Comments7http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4278http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4278&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4278/WHO-SERVES-ON-THE-CITIZEN-REVIEW-BOARD.aspxIt’s supposed to be made up of “11 members who represent the diversity of this community," but it's not.  Stephanie RamageSun, 12 Jul 2009 15:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4278http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4260/Default.aspx#Comments10http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4260http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4260&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4260/Default.aspxIt’s always awkward to be sitting within earshot of someone who is nastily disparaging me. It’s even more awkward when that someone is a woman whom I had hoped would have the moral fiber to examine the unethical appointment practices of the Citizen Review Board. Stephanie RamageWed, 08 Jul 2009 19:44:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4260http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4258/Default.aspx#Comments6http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4258http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4258&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4258/Default.aspxShe's a member of the League of Women Voters and the president of the league serves on the CRB. Stephanie RamageWed, 08 Jul 2009 00:44:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4258http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4255/THE-CITIZEN-REVIEW-BOARDS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspx#Comments10http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4255http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4255&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4255/THE-CITIZEN-REVIEW-BOARDS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspxIn a very fundamental way, a board is only as ethical as how its members are appointed. Stephanie RamageMon, 06 Jul 2009 23:54:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4255http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4252/ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR-.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4252http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4252&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4252/ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR-.aspxAt this point in the race, in all likelihood, one of them will be Atlanta’s next mayor. Stephanie RamageMon, 06 Jul 2009 14:39:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4252http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4247/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4247http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4247&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4247/Default.aspxDue to the 4th of July holiday, this week's cover story, "Atlanta's Next Mayor," won't be posted to the Web until Monday--however, I plan to post it here on my blog tomorrow, July 5, probably in the afternoon. Stephanie RamageSun, 05 Jul 2009 01:19:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4247http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4230/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4230http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4230&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4230/Default.aspxI have some questions for editor Julia Wallace.Stephanie RamageTue, 30 Jun 2009 23:23:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4230http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4229/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4229http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4229&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4229/Default.aspxMayor Shirley Franklin walked in, said hi to me (!), reached across me to pat Sgt. Kreher on his shoulder, and said what sounded like “Hi, Scott, how are you?”Stephanie RamageTue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4229http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4228/Default.aspx#Comments8http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4228http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4228&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4228/Default.aspxDespite the tax increase passed by City Council today, the APD will lose 66 sworn officer positions. It is time to reconsider the sacred tax cows of the schools and Fulton County. Stephanie RamageMon, 29 Jun 2009 21:52:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4228http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4226/Default.aspx#Comments4http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4226http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4226&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4226/Default.aspxI respect the principles of those who oppose the increase, but I am not sure they grasp the urgency of the situation. Stephanie RamageSun, 28 Jun 2009 12:55:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4226http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4203/SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-IS-BACK-ON-THE-JOB-SORT-OF.aspx#Comments4http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4203http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4203&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4203/SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-IS-BACK-ON-THE-JOB-SORT-OF.aspxThe sergeant is back, but without a gun or a badge. Isn't it time Mayor Franklin forgave him? I think so. So, I wrote her the following letter this morning.Stephanie RamageTue, 23 Jun 2009 15:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4203http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4193/I-WAS-WRONG-.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4193http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4193&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4193/I-WAS-WRONG-.aspxLisa Borders did not vote on the fiscal year 2009 budget for the City of Atlanta. As council president, Borders doesn't vote unless there is a tie vote by the City Council. Stephanie RamageFri, 19 Jun 2009 11:10:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4193http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4179/POLICE-REPORTS-ATLANTAS-THIN-BLUE-LINE.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4179http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4179&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4179/POLICE-REPORTS-ATLANTAS-THIN-BLUE-LINE.aspxI’ve been reading reports at the Atlanta Police Department’s central records office at random intervals for the past 14 years—the vast majority of my 17-year career as a journalist. Until this year, when I learned about the conditions under which the cops do their jobs—with inadequate pay, inadequate back up, and a proven lack of care on the part of City Hall—I never really made the connection between the cops who fill out those reports and the stony-faced, uniformed people I pass on the street. Stephanie RamageTue, 16 Jun 2009 21:04:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4179http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4178/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4178http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4178&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4178/Default.aspxPolice and fire sources are reporting that an Atlanta police officer was in the throes of a heart attack today when he went to a near by fire station on Hollywood Road for help. Unfortunately, the station was closed due to brown-outs made necessary by Mayor Shirley Franklin's budget cuts to the fire department last winter.Stephanie RamageMon, 15 Jun 2009 22:04:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4178http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4175/THE-BENEFIT-FOR-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-A-REVIEW.aspx#Comments5http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4175http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4175&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4175/THE-BENEFIT-FOR-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-A-REVIEW.aspxEverytime I interviewed a cop who said "Yeah, I'm on my way there now," I scowled at my laptap's empty screen, with all those words still coiled up in the keyboard, and at the clock steadily ticking on, and felt like Cinderella locked in the attic. Stephanie RamageFri, 12 Jun 2009 20:36:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4175http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4170/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4170http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4170&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4170/Default.aspxAtlanta mayoral candidate and state senator Kasim Reed sent out a press release yesterday announcing the launch of a petition on his website to end the city's police furloughs. What's odd about that is, ATAC, Atlantans Together Against Crime, already launched a petition for the same purpose last month.Stephanie RamageFri, 12 Jun 2009 12:17:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4170http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4151/BENEFIT-DINNER-FOR-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-TONIGHT.aspx#Comments6http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4151http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4151&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4151/BENEFIT-DINNER-FOR-SGT-SCOTT-KREHER-TONIGHT.aspxOne of the Atlanta Police Department’s rules is that officers who have been suspended can’t work extra jobs. Like many, or perhaps most, of his fellow officers, Sgt. Scott Kreher worked a couple of security jobs on the side to support his family—four kids and his wife. He was suspended a couple of weeks ago for the now-infamous “baseball bat” comment, so those sources of income have dried up.  Stephanie RamageThu, 11 Jun 2009 05:05:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4151http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4153/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4153http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4153&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4153/Default.aspxThe City Council should, in the best interest of the citizens of Atlanta, as well as those who work and play in the city, order Mayor Franklin to have a psychological evaluation and, dependent upon its results, ask for her resignation.  Stephanie RamageWed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4153http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4150/SHIRLEY-FRANKLIN-THE-MAYOR-TOO-BUSY-TO-CARE.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4150http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4150&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4150/SHIRLEY-FRANKLIN-THE-MAYOR-TOO-BUSY-TO-CARE.aspxNo sooner am I back in Atlanta after 10 days in Scotland than I find that Mayor Shirley Franklin is at it again.Stephanie RamageMon, 08 Jun 2009 00:16:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4150http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4126/Default.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4126http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4126&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4126/Default.aspx“The length of time I will live and the problems I will face have definitely been impacted.”Kevin MoreauTue, 02 Jun 2009 18:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4126http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4107/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4107http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4107&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4107/Default.aspx"If the public can show the officers that there’s someone who is going to stand up for them when they get hurt, it would mean everything." adminFri, 29 May 2009 01:20:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4107http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4102/Default.aspx#Comments41http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4102http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4102&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4102/Default.aspxRemember the old maxim, “Never judge politicians by what they say, judge them by what they do”? How strange it is that we apply exactly the opposite standard to a police sergeant. Stephanie RamageTue, 26 May 2009 20:41:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4102http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4101/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4101http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4101&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4101/Default.aspxSign the petition at  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/reinstatekreher/ The undersigned citizens and police officers of Atlanta want Sgt. Scott Kreher back on the job, with his pay and benefits fully restored and no adverse impact to his status and standing in the Atlanta Police Department. These citizens want Mayor Franklin to accept Sgt. Kreher's apology and to meet with the above-described injured officers, or to make sure their medical costs are covered in a timely and efficient fashion as described by the city's workers compensation policy. Stephanie RamageTue, 26 May 2009 15:07:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4101http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4100/Default.aspx#Comments26http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4100http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4100&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4100/Default.aspxAtlanta Police Department Sgt. Scott Kreher won’t be on the streets fighting the bad guys today because he stood up for a bunch of crippled cops that everyone could have just forgotten about—as Mayor Shirley Franklin has willfully forgotten about them—if  Kreher had just kept his mouth shut.  Stephanie RamageSun, 24 May 2009 03:12:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4100http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4077/Default.aspx#Comments40http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4077http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4077&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4077/Default.aspxThe AJC, which has conducted itself so unethically, owes Sgt. Kreher an apology.Stephanie RamageFri, 22 May 2009 13:03:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4077http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4076/Default.aspx#Comments43http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4076http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4076&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4076/Default.aspxI don’t know what kind of hay will be made out of the baseball bat comment, but let’s face it:  Anyone who’s spent any time at City Hall is bound to feel the same way, and not just about Mayor Franklin. I could have sworn I saw a Rawlings logo on some of the council members’ foreheads.  Stephanie RamageThu, 21 May 2009 04:26:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4076http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4073/TURNER-KNAPP-VISITS-THE-CITY-COUNCIL.aspx#Comments10http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4073http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4073&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4073/TURNER-KNAPP-VISITS-THE-CITY-COUNCIL.aspxTry as I might, I can't be everywhere--especially on Thursday night when the paper goes to press. That being the case, it's nice to have involved citizens like Turner Knapp among the readership. Turner was able to attend last Thursday's budget hearing at City Hall and came up with this brief but entertaining synopsis.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Turner Knapp.... Stephanie RamageSat, 16 May 2009 15:30:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4073http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4046/WEEKEND-TWO-HOMICIDES-AND-A-CARJACKING-SO-FAR.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4046http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4046&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4046/WEEKEND-TWO-HOMICIDES-AND-A-CARJACKING-SO-FAR.aspxEven as Atlantans indulged in a sigh of relief over one arrest being made in connection with the Jan. 7 slaying of Grant Park bartender John Henderson, the Atlanta Police Department responded to a carjacking in the same area, as well as two homicides elsewhere.Stephanie RamageSun, 10 May 2009 13:10:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4046http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4026/HOW-CITY-HALL-USES-THE-APD-AS-AN-ATM.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4026http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4026&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4026/HOW-CITY-HALL-USES-THE-APD-AS-AN-ATM.aspxMayor Shirley Franklin has cut 85 positions from the Atlanta Police Department. The slashed jobs came to light within the same week the mayor asked the City Council to pass a 3 millage-point tax hike in order to end police and fire furloughs she instituted last December. Stephanie RamageThu, 07 May 2009 15:15:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4026http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4025/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4025http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4025&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4025/Default.aspxThe Atlanta City Council Chamber looks normal enough. It’s not until the council members start bandying around Atlanta Police Department numbers that you realize the chamber’s doors function as a space-time portal to an alternative universe where the usual math rules don’t apply.Stephanie RamageTue, 05 May 2009 18:15:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4025http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4023/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4023http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4023&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4023/Default.aspxMayor Shirley Franklin may have cut more than 100 sworn positions from the Atlanta Police Department as recently as last week. Stephanie RamageTue, 05 May 2009 03:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4023http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4020/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4020http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4020&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4020/Default.aspxI’m taking some heat for not blogging on Mayor Franklin’s proposal to end the police furloughs as soon as I found out about it the day before she announced it. Stephanie RamageSat, 02 May 2009 12:26:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4020http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3966/AN-IRAQI-OPINION-ON-PIRATES.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3966http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3966&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3966/AN-IRAQI-OPINION-ON-PIRATES.aspxThis is from an op-ed that appeared in the Iraqi newspaper Asharq Al Awsat on April 17.Stephanie RamageSat, 18 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3966http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3934/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3934http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3934&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3934/Default.aspxMuch to my chagrin, I just found this note from Mayor Shirley Franklin in our spam filter. Apparently, our filter didn't like her assistant's email, because Mayor Franklin's later note, which will be published in this weekend's edition, came from her own email and I got it. I am very sorry for the delay. This is why it's important to call and follow up if you don't get a response to an email.Stephanie RamageFri, 10 Apr 2009 19:14:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3934http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3911/IMMIGRATION-REFORM-NOW.aspx#Comments43http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3911http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3911&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3911/IMMIGRATION-REFORM-NOW.aspxThe reason that wrongheaded Republicans have made illegal immigrants their scapegoats—and the reason that spineless Democrats have not spoken out against the anti-immigrant nastiness—is that America has lost respect for honest, hard work and the people who do it.Stephanie RamageTue, 07 Apr 2009 16:16:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3911http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3881/AUTOMAKER-BAILOUT-I-TOLD-YOU-SO-PAT-BUCHANAN.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3881http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3881&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3881/AUTOMAKER-BAILOUT-I-TOLD-YOU-SO-PAT-BUCHANAN.aspxOn national TV last December, I told Pat Buchanan that GM and Chysler would be back in February to ask for more money and that they would spend the money the same way they've always spent it.Stephanie RamageTue, 31 Mar 2009 15:29:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3881http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3855/Default.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3855http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3855&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3855/Default.aspxAtlanta suffers two more fatal shootings Sunday night and the Mayor's Office claims my columns on crime are "nonsense."Stephanie RamageTue, 24 Mar 2009 14:36:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3855http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3827/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3827http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3827&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3827/Default.aspx"Indeed, it’s hypocritical to complain about so-called racial segregation, yet embrace it when rewards flow from it," aspiring author LaShawn Barber blogs about my column, "Academia's Politically Correct Bigotry." Stephanie RamageTue, 17 Mar 2009 18:25:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3827http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3763/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3763http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3763&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3763/Default.aspxMany Iraqis know the debt they owe us and I believe that there is, in their hearts, a will to govern democratically.Stephanie RamageFri, 27 Feb 2009 18:19:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3763http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3736/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3736http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3736&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3736/Default.aspxWouldn’t you rather collect money from them in taxes than pay for their incarceration? Stephanie RamageTue, 24 Feb 2009 20:51:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3736http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3735/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3735http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3735&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3735/Default.aspxI distinctly remember Obama on the campaign trail loudly rejecting "the policies of the past eight years," but he sure is keeping a lot of them.Stephanie RamageTue, 24 Feb 2009 15:42:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3735http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3704/We-want-your-crime-stories.aspx#Comments0http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3704http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3704&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3704/We-want-your-crime-stories.aspxIf you have been the victim of a crime in Atlanta since Jan. 1, 2008 please email me your account of what happened to you or your friend or family member. Stephanie RamageTue, 17 Feb 2009 21:25:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3704http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3703/Default.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3703http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3703&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3703/Default.aspxAt best, Franklin is unaware of the truth. At worst, she knows the truth and isn’t telling it, which is lying.Stephanie RamageMon, 16 Feb 2009 22:14:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3703http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3672/Default.aspx#Comments3http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3672http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3672&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3672/Default.aspxWhose numbers and information did the AJC's Eberly use to confirm that the APD was "right"? The APD's very own numbers and information, of course.Stephanie RamageMon, 09 Feb 2009 16:59:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3672http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3665/CORRECTION-Digital-TV-delayed-until-June.aspx#Comments2http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3665http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3665&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3665/CORRECTION-Digital-TV-delayed-until-June.aspxSome of you may be taken aback by a story in this weekend's Sunday Paper titled "Digital Countdown is On." The story reports the deadline for the switch from analog television to digital television as Feb. 17. However, Congress voted late on Feb. 4 to extend the deadline to June 12.Stephanie RamageFri, 06 Feb 2009 17:35:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3665http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3634/Default.aspx#Comments1http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3634http://www.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3634&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://www.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3634/Default.aspxSince learning of the death of 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore yesterday morning, hardly an hour goes by that I do not find myself fighting back tears or just letting them flow.Stephanie RamageTue, 03 Feb 2009 19:55:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3634