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Schools superintendent flap unites transparency seekers
So, a funny thing happened on the way to hiring a new Dougherty County School System superintendent. The School Board managed to unite two television stations and the largest local news paper on one single issue and get their butts named defendant in a lawsuit. Go them. The first amendment, specifically the part about freedom of the [...]
Continue ReadingObituaries
Robert Brinson Alston Robert Brinson Alston, 53, of Sasser died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His body has been cremated; his family received friends Monday at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors. Mr. Alston lived in south Georgia for many of years. He was a graduate of South Georgia Technical College of Americus. He was employed [...]
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Church briefs
Thursday, Feb. 4 HISSONG will be in concert at 7 p.m. at the Family Worship Center, 3024 Kensington Court. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free; a love offering will be received. A nursery will be open. Parking for disabled people is available and the church has wheelchair access. To get there from the Albany [...]
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Theatre Albany to pay tribute to Patsy Cline
Special to the Journal Country music legend Patsy Cline will be in the spotlight when Theatre Albany opens its production of “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” on Friday. The show was created by Dean Regan with Charlie Dick as Production Advisor. “It is a different show from “Always … Patsy Cline,” said theatre Artistic Director Mark [...]
Continue ReadingDarton defense keys victory
Special to the Journal The Darton College Lady Cavalier Basketball team locked down on defense in the second half to defeat Atlanta Metro at Cavalier Arena on Tuesday night. DC trailed by 10 points at halftime, while shooting 19% from the field. The Lady Cavs closed the game by outscoring the Metro 36-16 in the second [...]
Continue ReadingDisclosures: Oxendine funding other politicos’ campaigns
I was tipped off that Georgia gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine had contributed to at least one statewide candidate through his PAC, Better Georgia. (Both the PAC and Ox’s State Ethics Commission reports show the same address.) I started looking into this – and was somewhat shocked by what I found. Money is the lifeblood of politics, [...]
Continue ReadingLawbreakers
Tommy Coleman’s job as the Dougherty County Board of Education attorney already was on the line: the board recently decided to seek proposals from other firms for legal services. Now, Coleman is calling his clients a bunch of lawbreakers. Coleman, who has served as the School Board’s counsel for about 14 years, says the board [...]
Continue ReadingNot all circus acts are at Civic Center
Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil’s foot, Teach me to hear mermaid’s singing, Or to keep off envy’s stinging, And find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind. Song John Donne 1633 AD This week the world famous Barnum and Bailey [...]
Continue ReadingAlbany’s stubborn ignorance
Everyone can be stubborn and or ignorant. Many things can cause us to behave stubbornly. Being ignorant about something does not imply stupidity, but simply a lack of knowledge. I am totally ignorant about car maintenance, beyond checking fluids and tire pressure. Ignorance is a deficit that can be filled with information and education, but [...]
Continue ReadingGood Advice
The righteous gives good advice to friends, but the way of the wicked leads astray. – Proverbs 12:26 (NRSV) Do you have friends that give good advice? What about friends that bring you down the wrong path, do you have them too? What kind of friend have you been to others? When have you led someone [...]
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- Schools superintendent flap unites transparency seekers
- Obituaries
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Church briefs
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Theatre Albany to pay tribute to Patsy Cline
- Darton defense keys victory
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Outlook: It’s not too late for School Board to do right thing
- Disclosures: Oxendine funding other politicos’ campaigns
- Lawbreakers
- Not all circus acts are at Civic Center
- Albany’s stubborn ignorance
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