Obituaries
Tweet Narindra Nath Lakhanpal Narindra Nath Lakhanpal, known to almost everyone as “Paul”, passed away in peace on April 28, 2012 in Albany. The son of Hari Datt and Satyavati Sharma, he was born January 12, 1932, in Sujanpur, India. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 48 years Anand [...]
Read More →Let’s give Jellybean something to talk about
Tweet It’s important for a father to bond with his daughter. It takes time and effort, finding not only mutual interests but also forging new levels of compatibility. It’s not necessarily natural, but the benefits will be played out for years and years to come. These building blocks, like the foundational stones [...]
Read More →WhatCha-Say?
Tweet THERE IS ENTERTAINMENT here. The entertainment is usually provided by the dysfunctional cast of characters currently occupying seats on the DoCo BOE, City Commission and a few other places around our fair city. WE NEED TO non-renew the contracts and wash them out of the system. If DCSS won’t renew, [...]
Read More →Poor Jud is daid
Tweet “Poor Jud is daid… Poor Jud Fry is daid… All gather round his coffin now and cry.… He had a heart of gold.… And he wasn’t very old.… Oh why did sich a feller have to die?” My apologies to the writers of “Oklahoma”! I was reminded of this poignant and comical eulogy [...]
Read More →DC golf blows away the competition in windy conference championship
Tweet Written by David Mann 4/23/2012 (ALBANY) – In a three-day tournament that began with perfect conditions Friday, endured heavy rains Saturday, and ended with extreme winds on Sunday, Darton golf proved that it is the best program in the conference - for the 11th consecutive year. Darton totaled 866 strokes, which was 40 [...]
Read More →DCSS Students Place at State Science Fair
Tweet Special to the Journal The Georgia Science and Engineering Fair is the state’s ultimate venue for displaying the science and engineering research of Georgia’s middle and high school students. An invitation to compete at the Fair is the result of a string of achievements. All schools in the state are encouraged to [...]
Read More →VINTAGE ALBANY: AFD Chief D.W. Brosnan
Tweet AFD Chief D.W. “Bill” Brosnan circa 1920 or earlier According to the City of Albany’s own website, D. W. “Bill” Brosnan became Albany’s fire chief on November 11, 1911. He became the most famous fire chief in all of Albany’s history and held the position for forty years. Brosnan was well [...]
Read More →What if I’ve Blown It?
Tweet Sometimes we just “blow” it. There’s the car you shouldn’t have purchased or the job you should have taken. Perhaps for you its a relation that ended before its time, or an error in judgment that cost you dearly. We all have those, “What was I thinking,” events that have tripped us [...]
Read More →What is truth?
Tweet Suspended. Put in timeout. What are we going to do with this trouble-maker? If we ignore him long enough, he will just fall through the cracks and we won’t have to think about him anymore. We could, however, consider his side of the story. Is he telling the truth? “Jesus answered, ‘You [...]
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