Punish the deed not the breed.
Tweet Not all Pitbulls are bad. They were born like any other dog. It is how you raise them that determines their character. It is like raising a child when you have a dog… They can be good or bad. I want to tell you a story. There was a girl that moved to Albany [...]
Read More →It’s Time To Talk About Transportation
Tweet Tuesday was the big day. After months of planning, PolicyBEST was launched at a 10:30am press conference. The organization’s goal – of which I am the Executive Director – is to facilitate substantive policy discussion in areas where Georgia has specific needs but governance has gotten sidetracked.
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 3
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 13, 2014 and is expected to last until the first of March.
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 2
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 13, 2014 and is expected to last until the first of March.
Read More →Calories, Cancer and Leading by Example: Exercising your right to a healthier lifestyle
Tweet While the old adage ‘we are what we eat’ might be an oversimplification, the truth is we are affected by how we eat. A 2010 survey by the Center for Disease Control found that nearly 70 percent of the United States adult population could be considered overweight – having a Body Mass Index between [...]
Read More →Combating Poverty Step 3: Race relations
Tweet Fifty years after the civil rights movement, race is still a big deal in Albany. In reality, it may well be a big chunk of what is actually wrong in this community. Many in the black community still see racism behind every nook and crany, while now many whites see every matter that doesn’t [...]
Read More →Time for something different
Tweet My public writing began as somewhat of an accident. Almost eight years ago I made a wisecrack on a political blog under an assumed name in the middle of the night. Three and a half years ago I was named editor of that website, PeachPundit.com. Shortly after I began writing a daily political column [...]
Read More →Combating Poverty Step 2: The Right Kind of Jobs
Tweet We need jobs. That is hardly a groundbreaking statement. Just yesterday, Albanians learned about a new restaurant opening on Meredith that will occupy the building that used to be the Ordinary Coyote. This is good news, right? Hardly.
Read More →Combatting Poverty Step 2: A cultural shift
Tweet Continuing our look at how to help Albany recover, we’re going to look at something I touched on yesterday. The idea that Albany requires a cultural shift in how we approach the world. It’s an idea that some people may have strong feelings about, but there are facts that cannot be escaped. For example, [...]
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Tweet You hear us mention the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on the news almost nightly. The GBI is an elite team of highly trained investigators who offer assistance to local law enforcement agencies.
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