Margaret Swan was sitting alone on an Atlanta MARTA train last Saturday when a maniac suddenly and repeatedly stabbed her to death as witnesses froze without reacting. Other Atlanta stabbings have occurred in recent weeks. Incredibly, all the MARTA fare gates are wide open because a new fare card system is not in place. This means anyone from the mentally ill to criminals can wander in freely. Unfortunately there aren’t enough MARTA police officers to be in all the train cars, nor enough Atlanta police near station entrances. With the FIFA World Cup arriving in two weeks and drawing massive crowds, wouldn’t it be wise for Gov. Brian Kemp to order state troopers to help guard the gates and patrol MARTA stations? MARTA so far is DRIFTING…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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