Last week I shared the 50-plus page clemency application by the only woman on death row: Kelly Renee Gissendaner. You shared your thoughts on her execution (now postponed as officials review lethal injection drugs) and the death penalty.
Rep. Chuck Martin, a Republican from Alpharetta is the man who wants to end Georgia's very generous $5,000 tax credit for those people who purchase or lease electric-powered cars. What I found interesting is that Martin drives a hybrid.. a Kia Optima.
A jury sentenced the 46-year-old Gissendaner to death for planning the murder of her husband, Doug, in 1997. The boyfriend who actually killed the husband, Gregory Owen, avoided the death penalty by providing evidence to convict Gissendaner.
He was about to move to the A side of the structure and he said, ‘Let’s go do this.’ Those were the last words of Lt. Randy Parker, a Macon-Bibb firefighter who died battling a house fire when the floor collapsed. His funeral was captured in photos and video by GPB Macon's Grant Blankenship.
Voters finally have their say on Tuesday, Nov. 4. GPB's news team is getting digital with election night coverage. Starting at 7pm, the newscast anchored by Bill Nigut and Rickey Bevington can be accessed on radio, online, through a live blog, live chat and social media at gpb.org/elections.
In light of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the U.S., I am sure you have even more questions about the disease.
