DARTON RECEIVES POSITIVE REVIEWS FOR NURSING PROGRAM
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY – The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) conducted an onsite visit at Darton State College recently and gave positive reviews, including recommending initial accreditation of the RN to BSN program.
Read More →GRU researcher’s business grows with new MighTeaFlow products for dry mouth
Tweet Special to the Journal Augusta, Ga. – A trio of over-the-counter products with natural ingredients to combat dry mouth are the latest consumer products developed by Camellix, LLC, a start-up biotechnology and drug development company founded by Georgia Regents University researcher Dr. Stephen Hsu.
Read More →Second half surge leads Golden Rams past Benedict
Tweet Written by Stanley McCormick Junior quarterback Frank Rivers was 19 of 28 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Albany State Golden Rams past the Benedict Tigers 31-6. With the victory, ASU improves to 4-4, 3-1 in the SIAC and remains in a first place tie with Fort Valley State for [...]
Read More →Quitting Is Easy
Tweet A friend and I traded messages this week about her 12 year old son. It appears he had a dust up with his coach during basketball tryouts, and he has decided to quit the game. It was clear she wasn’t happy with his decision. I suggested that if it wasn’t too late, she may [...]
Read More →It’s time for a change in Ward 3
Tweet In all the conversations I’ve had with Ward 3 commissioner Chris Pike, I have to say that I genuinely like the guy. He’s very personable, and I actually enjoy just chatting with him. However, he’s a city commissioner and I’m someone who feels obligated to point out ways that can improve the City of [...]
Read More →Human Costs Involved In Budget Cuts
Tweet I “grew up” working in a hardware store in Fayetteville Georgia, a store our family bought just after I turned 13. Before that time, my father was a federal government employee. He spent the first 22 years of his professional life as an internal auditor, investigating and preparing fraud cases against those who chose [...]
Read More →Outlook: It’s not too late for School Board to do right thing
Tweet By the time this newspaper hits the mailboxes of most of our subscribers this week, we likely will know the answers to the $8,000 question: Is the Dougherty County Board of Education a collective role model for our children or is it an organization of white-collar shysters who are no better than the thugs [...]
Read More →Disclosures: Oxendine funding other politicos’ campaigns
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →Lawbreakers
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →Not all circus acts are at Civic Center
Tweet 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 [...]
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