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Community Comment archive for July 6, 2009

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009

Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th District
In office
January 5, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by 	None — district created
Succeeded by 	John Linder
Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th District
In office
January 7, 1997 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by 	John Linder
Succeeded by 	Denise Majette
Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th District
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by 	Denise Majette
Succeeded by 	Hank Johnson
Born 	March 17, 1955 (1955-03-17) (age 54)
Atlanta, Georgia
Political party 	Democratic (January 1993 – September 2007)
Green Party (October 2007)
Spouse 	Coy Grandison (divorced)
Residence 	Lithonia, Georgia
Alma mater 	University of Southern California
Occupation 	high school teacher, college professor
Religion 	Roman Catholic (The Spokesman-Review)

Former Congresswoman detained by Israel... 

Good evening, Netizens... How many of you have heard or remember Cynthia McKinney, the former congresswoman from Georgia? Until yesterday afternoon, although I remember her being the first African-American woman ever to represent the State of Georgia, who made a place in history for herself…

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Robert S. McNamara dead at 93... 

Good morning, Netizens...Robert S. McNamara, the former Secretary of Defense vilified for The War in Vietnam, has passed away at 93 years of age. Wait until he gets to heaven and finds out God's real name is also called Han Duc Tho.Dave

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Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich from Spokane County web site (The Spokesman-Review)

Sheriff Ozzie to run for re-election... 

Good morning, Netizens...Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is running for re-election as Spokane County Sheriff. Speaking at the annual Freedom in the Arboretum celebration held in the Finch Arboretum, Sheriff Knezovich affirmed he will be running for re-election, which comes as no surprise to most…

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Early morning weather... 

Good morning, Netizens...A moderate-sized band of thunderstorm cells has moved through the Spokane area since approximately 3:00 AM and is now moving northeast out of the area. Numerous cloud-to-ground strikes were observed in and north of Spokane during this transition, and although there is no…

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