Q: Former boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho recently died from gunshot wounds after he was taken off life support. Where was his car parked when he was shot? — William McKee Jr., Flowery Branch

A: Camacho, 50, was shot Nov. 20 while sitting in a Ford Mustang that was parked outside a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, according to published reports. He was declared brain dead and placed on life support after the bullet, which entered his jaw, damaged three of the four main arteries in his neck before lodging in his shoulder. Camacho was taken off life support Nov. 24. Camacho, who grew up in the New York neighborhood of East Harlem, won world titles in three weight classes in the 1980s.

Q: I am trying to find out how to get in touch with Karen Handel to get a copy of her new book signed for my wife for Christmas. Do you have any contact information on her? — Bob Strong, McDonough

A:

Handel can be emailed at Karen@plannedbullyhood.com or by filling out a contact form at www.plannedbullyhood.com/contact, the website for her book, “Planned Bullyhood: The Truth Behind the Headlines about the Planned Parenthood Funding Battle with Susan G. Komen for the Cure,” which hit shelves in September. There’s also a Facebook page,

, that has information about Handel’s appearances and book signings. Handel was Georgia’s secretary of state from 2007 to 2010.

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