http://www.atlanta.sundaypaper.comRSS feeds for SundayPaper.com60http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4725/Default.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4725http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4725&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4724/WONT-GET-FOOLED-AGAIN-AFTER-PENNINGTON.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4724http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4724&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4721/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4721http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4721&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4700/SAVE-OUR-COPS.aspx#Comments11http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4700http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4700&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4677/KASIM-REED-CHECK-THE-NUMBERS-BABY.aspx#Comments1http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4677http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4677&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4676/ABLE-MABLE-THOMAS-PAID-BY-NORWOOD-CAMPAIGN.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4676http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4676&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4675/SOMETHING-ABOUT-MARY.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4675http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4675&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4655/GOOD-STEWARDSHIP-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4655http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4655&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4635/MAYORS-RACE-REED-ASKS-NORWOOD-TO-REMOVE-AD.aspx#Comments19http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4635http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4635&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4633/MY-ATLANTA-CITY-COUNCIL-ENDORSEMENTS.aspx#Comments3http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4633http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4633&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4610/OBAMAS-NOBEL-PRIZE.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4610http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4610&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4590/MY-RESPONSE-TO-JUDGE-ARRINGTON.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4590http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4590&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4563/Default.aspx#Comments1http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4563http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4563&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4551/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEW.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4551http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4551&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4532/Default.aspx#Comments30http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4532http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4532&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4531/LISA-BORDERS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspx#Comments24http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4531http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4531&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4530/ATLANTA-POLICE-FOUNDATION-MAYORAL-DEBATE.aspx#Comments4http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4530http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4530&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4516/SHOCKER-THE-AJC-TO-BEGIN-COVERING-THE-POLICE.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4516http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4516&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4506/Default.aspx#Comments15http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4506http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4506&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4504/Default.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4504http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4504&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4501/Default.aspx#Comments3http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4501http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4501&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4500/Default.aspx#Comments9http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4500http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4500&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4481/Default.aspx#Comments11http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4481http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4481&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4479/MAYORS-RACE-WEEK-IN-REVIEWFIRST-EDITION.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4479http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4479&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4458/Default.aspx#Comments10http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4458http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4458&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4432/RACE-AND-THE-MAYORS-RACE.aspx#Comments13http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4432http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4432&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4430/WHY-KASIM-REED-SHOULD-BE-ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR.aspx#Comments35http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4430http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4430&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4407/Default.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4407http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4407&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4379/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4379http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4379&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4378/CAMPAIGN-FOR-ATLANTA-FORUM-NOW-ONLINE.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4378http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4378&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4355/Default.aspx#Comments58http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4355http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4355&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4350/MY-STALKER-ATLANTAS-CRIME-AND-THE-POLICE.aspx#Comments1http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4350http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4350&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4337/I-DO-NOT-CARE-WHERE-CHIEF-PENNINGTON-IS.aspx#Comments1http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4337http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4337&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4329/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4329http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4329&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4328/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4328http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4328&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4327/MAYOR-FRANKLIN-LOSES-HER-BET-ON-COPS.aspx#Comments8http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4327http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4327&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4324/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4324http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4324&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4300/Default.aspx#Comments8http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4300http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4300&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4258/Default.aspx#Comments6http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4258http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4258&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4255/THE-CITIZEN-REVIEW-BOARDS-ETHICS-PROBLEM.aspx#Comments10http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4255http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4255&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4252/ATLANTAS-NEXT-MAYOR-.aspx#Comments3http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4252http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4252&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4247/Default.aspx#Comments0http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4247http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4247&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4126/Default.aspx#Comments3http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=4126http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4126&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3966/AN-IRAQI-OPINION-ON-PIRATES.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3966http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3966&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3934/Default.aspx#Comments2http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3934http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3934&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Blogs/TheRamageReport/tabid/235/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3911/IMMIGRATION-REFORM-NOW.aspx#Comments43http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=235&ModuleID=1721&ArticleID=3911http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3911&PortalID=0&TabID=235http://atlanta.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-943feb885714:3911