Janet Siders plans to retire as HR director at GSW
Tweet Special to the Journal AMERICUS, GA — After serving as Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) director of Human Resources (HR) since 2005, Janet Siders will retire effective July 1, 2013. The search for a new HR director will begin soon. President Kendall Blanchard made the announcement today.
Read More →GRU College of Nursing recruiting students for inaugural BSN class
Tweet Special to the Journal Augusta, Ga. – Georgia Regents University’s College of Nursing is accepting applications for the inaugural class of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15.
Read More →State officials warn fans: don’t get flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct Super Bowl Sunday
Tweet Special to the Journal Atlanta, Ga — With excitement building for Super Bowl XLVII, Georgia law enforcement officials are taking part in a nationwide DUI crackdown and stepping up efforts to keep impaired drivers off the roads.
Read More →UGA researchers receive $1.2 million to improve math instruction
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – What makes mathematics difficult for some students to learn? Two University of Georgia College of Education researchers believe the answer may lie in the way mathematical reasoning is communicated in classrooms.
Read More →Hometown Heroes
Tweet Special to the Journal Waynesville, Mo. – Army Pvt. Jordan D. Wise has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).
Read More →Congress Considers “No Budget, No Pay”
Tweet Last week I argued that Republicans needed to reorder the deadlines they face to unwind the remainder of the fiscal cliff by pushing the debt ceiling back until after sequestration and a new Continuing Resolution (CR) are passed. The debt ceiling seemed the wrong battle to have first both politically and for the well-being [...]
Read More →Long Live Charley B’s
Tweet The city commission did something that may well be unprecidented for them. They made the right decision. Charley B’s and Club Xtreme were both northwest Albany bars that came under fire as the city considered revoking their liquor licenses, but thanks to a vote by the commission, they’re still here. In fact, I suspect [...]
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