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Stop pretending to be a hero

By   /  April 3, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet Veterans of the United States armed forces like myself have a wide variety of ideologies, religions, personal philosophies, and so on.  We’re all very different people.  One thing most of us agree on?  How despicable it is for some people to claim to have been part of special operations units.

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It’s all your fault

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet Times are tough.  I get that.  In fact, I’m struggling as much as anyone else right now, so I understand that.  Your struggling though?  Yeah, that’s all your fault. OK, there are some reading this who genuinely did things right and are still struggling.  For most of us?  It’s our fault.  Please note my [...]

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We’ve all been wrong

By   /  April 1, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet I’m here to say publicly that we’ve all been very, very wrong.  The reality is that the City of Albany really is getting it right.  I’m not talking about downtown here either, but the city as a whole.  I know, I was shocked too, but over the weekend I learned much about the overall [...]

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How do they do that?

By   /  March 29, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet Kids are amazing.  They are capable of things that we, as supposedly more developed adults, can’t even begin to accomplish.  I’d even go so far as to say they’re downright superhuman.  They’re tougher, smarter, and all around superior to we alleged grown ups.

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Toni Lynne Edwards

By   /  March 28, 2013  /  Obituaries  /   Comments

Obituaries

Tweet Toni Lynne Edwards, 55 of Doerun, GA died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Willson Hospice House.  Memorial service will be held Friday at 10:30 AM at the Youth Worship Center at Gillionville Baptist Church.  Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate.

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Close ‘em down

By   /  March 27, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet The school board is about to decide the fate of several area schools.  People who’s children attend these schools are fired up and trying to save these schools.  Unfortunately, this isn’t about convenience, it’s about economics.  If they want to save these schools, how about coming up with the money to run them?

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Are mixed signals to blame for obesity

By   /  March 26, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet Obesity, particularly childhood obesity, has spent a lot of time in the news.  There’s a good reason for that too.  Obesity is a dangerous condition that can lead to a myriad of health problems.  Unfortunately, society typically receives mixed signals about how to address the issue of weight, particularly among women.

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Saying goodbye

By   /  March 25, 2013  /  Tom Knighton  /   Comments

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Tweet Sometime back, we ran a report in our print edition called “Delivery of Death”.  The article was about how dangerous, addictive drugs could be ordered online and sent to you via the mail.  It wasn’t a call for action, or for abridgement of your mail.  It was a report about something that happened that [...]

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Jones and Hall represent ASU SAAC at SIAC Conference

By   /  March 23, 2013  /  Education  /   Comments

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Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga – Senior football player Janell Jones and junior cheerleader Brandie Hall represented Albany State University at the 2013 SIAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Conference. The conference included SAAC student-athletes and advisors from the SIAC’s 13 schools.

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Long brings Cavaliers back into the game, beats West Georgia Tech

By   /  March 23, 2013  /  Uncategorized  /   Comments

Chris Long takes enters the game in the sixth inning today to get a tough win for the Cavaliers.

Tweet Written by David Mann Albany, Ga – Darton State College Cavaliers outlasted West Georgia Tech on Friday after five lead changes, and pulled off a 6-5 win at home in the second of a four-game conference series.

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