http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/19/add-it-up-fulton-sheriff%e2%80%99s-headaches/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/19/add-it-up-fulton-sheriff%e2%80%99s-headaches/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:12:18 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=12884 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/19/add-it-up-fulton-sheriff%e2%80%99s-headaches/feed/ 0 Amount for which the Fulton sheriff’s office is being sued for sexual harassment: $8 million Number of weeks newly elected Sheriff Ted Jackson was in office before the harassment lawsuit was filed: 1 Number of weeks previous Sheriff Myron Freeman had been in office before the Brian Nichols courthouse killings: 9 Number of years the Fulton sheriff’s office [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/runoffs-bring-good-news-to-clayton-co-etc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/runoffs-bring-good-news-to-clayton-co-etc/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:51:36 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/runoffs-bring-good-news-to-clayton-co-etc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/06/runoffs-bring-good-news-to-clayton-co-etc/feed/ 0 We haven’t seen turnout figures yet for yesterday’s runoffs, but the results in most cases seemed to confirm predictions. The Democratic Senate nominee, of course, is former Atlanta lawmaker Jim Martin, having trounced DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones 60% to 40%. Some folks might look at this result as the triumph of funding, since Martin entered the race [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/fulton-runoff-fever-hot-sheriff-and-court-clerk-action/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/fulton-runoff-fever-hot-sheriff-and-court-clerk-action/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:40:52 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/fulton-runoff-fever-hot-sheriff-and-court-clerk-action/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/04/fulton-runoff-fever-hot-sheriff-and-court-clerk-action/feed/ 1 Yes, we’re trying to get you pumped about voting tomorrow. It may seem a tall order to get titillated over runoffs for such down-ticket races as Fulton County Sheriff and Clerk of Fulton Superior Court (what, no dog catcher?), but you gotta try. That’s because, this year, doing nothing is tantamount to supporting incompetence and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/sheriff-runoff-myrons-whoppers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/sheriff-runoff-myrons-whoppers/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:46:49 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/sheriff-runoff-myrons-whoppers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/30/sheriff-runoff-myrons-whoppers/feed/ 0 Most skilled politicians have a way of artfully dodging direct questions or providing clever non-answers. Not Fulton Sheriff Myron Freeman. When asked an uncomfortable question (and for him, they’re all uncomfortable), he acts as if he didn’t understand you and proceeds to repeat his chosen talking points. Or perhaps it’s not acting. During the Atlanta [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:26:49 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-fulton-sheriff/feed/ 5 All nine Democratic candidates for Fulton County sheriff took part in a Thursday morning Atlanta Press Club debate that will air on GPB-TV Sunday night. But we’ll try to fill you in about these guys as best we can now. The sheriff’s race has been surprisingly below-the radar, but some details can be gleaned from [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:40 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/feed/ 0 If you still don’t know which of the nine(!) Democratic candidates for Fulton sheriff to vote for, you’re not alone. Few county residents could ID any of the challengers to incumbent Myron Freeman out of a police line-up. Your opportunities for getting acquainted with any of these guys are limited, but it can be done if [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/04/sheriff-threw-a-party-for-fultons-chief-jailer/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/04/sheriff-threw-a-party-for-fultons-chief-jailer/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:47:51 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/04/sheriff-threw-a-party-for-fultons-chief-jailer/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/04/sheriff-threw-a-party-for-fultons-chief-jailer/feed/ 2 FULTON COUNTY CHIEF JAILER EDWARD MCNEIL: Jail to the chief (photo and additional text by Joeff Davis) On Thursday, Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman invited us to a party at the Fulton County Courthouse to welcome the county’s new Chief Jailer, Edward McNeil. It was the strangest and saddest party we’ve ever been to. After 10 minutes of [...]