Lives change fast. Neighbors in Union City are on edge after a brutal dog attack left a 62-year-old woman fighting to survive. Her family says doctors will shift her to comfort care on Thursday.
What’s Happening: Family members say 62-Year-Old Donna Nguyen is unconscious on a ventilator at Grady Memorial Hospital after five off-leash dogs attacked her on Aug. 1 along Lakeside Drive.
- Animal control removed the dogs from the owner’s property.
- Union City police say they are investigating. The family says doctors warned that major amputations are likely.
Between the Lines: The family wants swift action. They’re calling for the dogs to be put down and for charges if the law allows.
The Big Picture: Public safety depends on owners controlling their animals. When that fails, the burden lands on victims, families, and first responders.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
