Georgia Magazine - July 2011 - (Page 8)

Compiled by Jennifer J. Hewett Georgia glimpses • Riding River Street. “Dottie,” the River Street Streetcar, recently returned to service in Savannah, shuttling passengers to six stops along the historic Savannah Riverfront, Thursdays through Sundays; rides are free. The 1930s Melbourne, 54-passenger streetcar underwent a green technology upgrade and is now more environmentally friendly. For details, visit www.connect onthedot.com. • Aaah, spa! The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation earned the Number 5 U.S. spa spot, as named by readers, in the June 2011 issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. More than 25,000 readers rated the world’s top spas for their facilities, staff, number of treatments and cost. Call (706) 467-0600 or visit www.ritzcarltonlodge.com for more information. • Terrific T-shirt. Third-grader J. Spooner from Peeks Chapel Elementary School in Conyers recently won the national “What Makes You Smile” T-shirt design contest, sponsored by clothing company P.S. from Aéropostale. For creating the award-winning design in the third-grade category, Spooner won her school $5,000 and also took home a $500 P.S. from Aéropostale gift card. To view the winning designs, visit www.pswhatmakesusmile.com. THE RITZ-CARLTON LODGE, REYNOLDS PLANTATION ‘Places in Peril’ receive recognition The Georgia Trust has named 10 threatened Georgia locations to its 2011 Places in Peril list. As the country’s largest statewide nonprofit preservation group, the Georgia Trust publishes this annual listing to raise awareness of sites threatened by demolition, neglect and encroaching development. The 2011 Places in Peril are Zion Episcopal Church in Talbotton, Rex Village in Rex, Craigie House in Atlanta, the John Ross House in Rossville, Harrington School on St. Simons Island, the Medical Arts Building in Atlanta, Fairview Colored School in Cave Spring, the Martin House in Columbus, Historic Buildings of Sparta in Sparta and the Berrien County Courthouse in Nashville. The list of 2012 Places in Peril COURTESY OF THE GEORGIA TRUST Structural damage to the Berrien County Courthouse was one of the contributing factors that landed the building on the 2011 Places in Peril list. Over the years, the building has survived several fires, but currently suffers from a leaking roof, termite damage and failing plaster. will be released in October. For more on these historic sites, visit www. georgiatrust.org. Liberty notes Protections for the accused in the Fifth Amendment Key rights secured by the Fifth Amendment include the right to no double jeopardy and the right not to testify against oneself. Both are very important to protect the rights of someone accused of a crime and to ensure that justice is served. The Double Jeopardy Clause in the Fifth Amendment protects a citizen from being charged with the same offense after being found innocent, or acquitted. It reads, “nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” From this clause comes the term “double jeopardy.” There is an exception to not being tried again for the same crime: Someone acquitted of a state offense may be charged with a similar offense under federal law, or viceversa. This is not considered double jeopardy. The popular term “taking the Fifth” originates from the next More online at www.georgiamagazine.org clause in the amendment, the SelfIncrimination Clause: “nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” The legal dictionary at thefree dictionary.com, under the entry “selfincrimination,” says, “The Founding Fathers drafted the Fifth Amendment to forestall the use of torture and other means of coercion to secure confessions. The founders believed that coerced confessions not only violate the rights of the individual being interrogated but also render the confession untrustworthy.” For these reasons, citizens are protected from self-incrimination in legal proceedings by the Fifth Amendment. —Jim Jess For more about the Fifth Amendment, see page 50B of the July 2011 digital edition online at web exclusive www.georgiamagazine.org. GEORGIA MAGAZINE web exclusive 8 http://www.connectonthedot.com http://www.connectonthedot.com http://www.georgiatrust.org http://www.georgiatrust.org http://www.ritzcarltonlodge.com http://www.thefreedictionary.com http://www.thefreedictionary.com http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.pswhatmakesusmile.com http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - July 2011

Georgia Magazine - July 2011
Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar
Currents
Georgia’s Energy Outlook
Special Energy Report
A Jewel Against the Sea
“A Special Blessing”
Your Own Backyard
Around Georgia
My Georgia
Gardens
Georgia Cooks
Cookbook of the Month
Snapshot

Georgia Magazine - July 2011