My latest newspaper stories

Check out the AJC:On a Muslim woman barred from entering a Douglasville courtroom.www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/12/21/muslim_veil_court.htmlAnd a story that explores a widow's search for justice as Atlanta's most notorious murder case comes to…

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Victor

I have friends here in Georgia who crave acres and acres of land. They like living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by lush grass and tall pines. They savor…

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Disquieting statements

Thursday, I sat in the Atlanta Municipal Court room where Brian Nichols, the Fulton County Courthouse shooter, is being sentenced for the murders of four people. The jury must decide…

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The Journalism of Trauma

So, I didn't write for many months after I created this blog. I went off to Iraq and when I returned, I could not navigate through some technical difficulties, and…

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Sons and daughters

In the past few days, I have spoken with fathers and the mothers destroyed by this war. Their children came home in flag-draped coffins that photographers are not allowed to shoot.I…

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Why Evil Reporter Chick?

A platoon sergeant wrote that on my helmet band when I was with his unit in Baghdad in 2006.It stuck.He wrote it most affectionately, of course, but it correctly represents…

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