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Last night, Friday 7/13 at about 11:00 pm there was a light flashing high up in the sky. The same thing happened the previous Friday. It didn't move, but flashed a white light for a second or two, then did it again about every 14 seconds. Some of you have commented on night sky observations before, so if anyone has seen this, or has any suggestions as to what it is, I'd like to hear from you. Thanks.

Gun Ownership Mandatory In Kennesaw, Georgia Crime Rate Plummets by Chuck Baldwin The New American magazine reminds us that March 25th marked the 16th anniversary of Kennesaw, Georgia's ordinance requiring heads of households (with certain exceptions) to keep at least one firearm in their homes. The city's population grew from around 5,000 in 1980 to 13,000 by 1996 (latest available estimate). Yet there have been only three murders: two with knives (1984 and 1987) and one with a firearm (1997). After the law went into effect in 1982, crime against persons plummeted 74 percent compared to 1981, and fell another...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Data on Firearms and Violence Too Weak to Settle Policy Debates; Comprehensive Research Effort Needed WASHINGTON -- The role of guns in U.S. society is a subject of intense policy debate and disagreement. However, current research and data on firearms and violent crime are too weak to support strong conclusions about the effects of various measures to prevent and control gun violence, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. A comprehensive research program on firearms is needed if criminal-justice and crime-prevention policy is to have a sound basis. Some of today's most pressing...

The largest available property bordering Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is set to become a residential subdivision, sparking the latest debate over development around the historic Civil War site. The 60 acres on which developer Weaver & Woodbery wants to build single-family houses is part of the Hays Farm in Cobb County. The property, off Ga. 120 near John Ward Road, is under contract, according to the Atlanta-based firm and a family member of the 93-year-old woman who owns the land.Park Superintendent John Cissell says he's frustrated to see developers take another piece of land that the National Park Service...

God joins guns in local politics By BRENDEN SAGER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kennesaw's motto is "Freedom First," but perhaps the council should consider "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition." The Kennesaw City Council's recent decision to pass a resolution supporting government's recognition of God appears to have played well on Main Street. Several locals said they agreed with the measure. Mayor Leonard Church proposed the law on the eve of his Nov. 4 re-election, and won in a landslide. The city of about 20,000 first put itself on the national political map more than 20 years ago by passing...

AN ALL-OUT REVOLT against gun control may be brewing among rank-and-file police officers. In my last column, "Gray Davis’ Cop-Killing Gun Law," I revealed that anti-gun zealots such as Sarah Brady and Ted Kennedy have found a new enemy: cops. No longer content to disarm ordinary citizens, gun prohibitionists now want to strip off-duty and retired police of the right to keep and bear arms. Reader reaction to my column was mixed. Virtually every correspondent favored gun rights, but many expressed disdain for the rights of police. "Maybe when their CCW [Concealed Carry Weapon] rights are stripped away they will...

KENNESAW — One of the first Medals of Honor ever awarded by the U.S. Congress will be a part of the expanded collection of the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw on Thursday.“To be able to have one of the first Congressional Medals of Honor in our exhibit strengthens our collection, and it’s an honor for us to present this significant moment in history,” Museum Director Jeff Drobney said Monday.The museum will unveil Sgt. John Scott’s Congressional Medal of Honor from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday.Scott, an Ohio native, was one of Andrews Raiders, a group...

KENNESAW - The museum at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is scheduled to reopen Saturday.It has been closed since 1997 to undergo renovations.A national park ranger and curator - Retha Stephens - says the park strived to take the museum a step beyond the ordinary.The museum in Marietta uses artifacts from the battle and a new documentary to examine Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's complete trip through Georgia.The films and exhibits consider the effects of battle not only on Union and Confederate troops but also on citizens.A timeline stretching from the rumblings of a Civil War to Union...