Squabbling King siblings to meet.

>The children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are in court with their ongoing legal battle about money .These greedy, tasteless siblings, of little accomplishment, are an ongoing embarrassment to their father's legacy.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

And speaking of embarrassing!

Fulton County cities dominate crime list.

> Of the ten metro Atlanta cities with the highest crime in 2008, half of them are in Fulton County Here's the list by ranking, based on data of all crimes per 10,000 citizens: College Park (#1); Atlanta (#2); East Point (#4); Forest Park (#5) and Fairburn (#8).

Study of APD shows status quo as crime rises.

> And speaking of crime, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution did an analysis of the APD and concludes that “City leaders fiddle as crime fears flare.”

> And here's a recent example of APD priorities:

APD criticized for raid on gay bar.

> An armada of APD cops, detectives and a squad of the Red Dog unit stormed an Atlanta gay bar recently looking for drugs and illegal sexual activity. They found neither but arrested several employees and handcuffed some patrons while making all of them lie on the floor while being searched. The incident has raised questions about the over zealous police tactics. A local neighborhood group said they had never received any complaints about the bar. With the recent sharp increase in home invasions, smash and grabs, car jackings and break-ins, robberies, thefts, shootings killing and muggings, questions have been raised about the use of scarce police resources in such an operation.

Openly gay candidate for Atlanta mayor

> And speaking of gays, Kyle Kessler, co-founder of Atlantans Together Against Crime, is running for mayor. The 35-year-old anti-crime activist, bolstered by the voice of 10,000 members of ATAC, said he is uneasy about what the impending city election has to offer thus far. Kessler joins attorney Jesse Spikes in the mayor's race as the other non politician campaigning for Atlanta's top job. Both are expected to pull enough votes of neighborhood residents where ATAC is active and from voters looking for a new face to help guarantee a runoff between the better known and financed top contenders.

Atlanta mayor's race headed for runoff in black and white.

> The polls and conventional wisdom say Councilwoman Mary Norwood will finish first but face a runoff most likely with council president Lisa Borders. Race has already raised its ugly head in the campaign for Atlanta mayor and no doubt it will again, polarizing the city.

“You Lie” flap draws Jimmy Carter comments.

> Georgia's native son ex-president said Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-SC) “You Lie” outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress was“based on racism.” Pluheeze. Disrespectful? Yes. But racist? No. He went on to say that there’s “an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president,” and “that feeling drives some of the anti-Obama dissent.” Old Soldiers Just Fade Away...it's past time that Carter just fade away.

“You Lie” flap draws Congressman Johnson comments.

> Georgia Fourth District Congressman Hank Johnson boarded Carter's racism train with his comments that “You Lie” shows us that racism is now out in the open and that he expects KKK “white hoods and suits” will be “riding through the country intimidating people...We will have people with white hoods running through the countryside again.” Johnson's remarks make his half-baked predecessor, Cynthia McKinney, seem almost tame in comparison.

Not in my backyard, Commissioner Oxendine.

> Insurance Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine has proposed a “parallel connector,” a 15 mile route starting north of Atlanta and traveling south connecting with I-20 and then I-285. Problem is the plan would cut though some of the city's cherished neighborhoods and that's got residents all riled up. Oxendine doesn't expect many votes from that quarter but it's a good political pitch to Republican strongholds north of the city where expanded highway access southwards is seen as a good thing.