Combating poverty step 1: Education
Tweet Yesterday, I wrote about the news that Albany is still one of the poorest communities in the country. Obviously, that’s not exactly a shock to most of us. However, pointing out that fact will only do so much in changing anything. Here at the Journal, we don’t just report the news, we do our [...]
Read More →Breed specific laws don’t work
Tweet Last Monday, January 13, 2013, all but one city commissioner voted against the proposed ordinance. The ordinance proposal would require all “pit bull” owners to have a six foot fence with a covered pen that is at least 25 feet from property line. It would also require owners to have $100K of liability insurance, [...]
Read More →School Board Raises
Tweet Dougherty County School Board members apparently won’t get the big raise they wanted. Last summer, the board voted 4 to 3 to increase their pay from $250 a month to $1000 a month. But they can’t get that raise unless the General Assembly approves it.
Read More →Being among poorest in the nation requires someone to step up
Tweet Yet again, Albany has found itself on a list of poorest communities in the nation. This is nothing new, of course. I remember the last list that came out, pointing out how poor our community was then. Of course, then Albany mayor Willie Adams argued that Albany was still a great place to live [...]
Read More →More than a Civil Rights Leader: The Martin Luther King, Jr. You May Not Know
Tweet by Brian J. Trautman Most Americans know Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as one of the twentieth century’s most revered voices for racial equality, the charismatic leader of the American Civil Rights movement, who gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Perhaps they even know a thing or two about his role [...]
Read More →Lee County Dog Ordinance
Tweet by Tim Nelson As you are aware the Lee County Board of Commissioners are working to pass a dangerous dog ordinance. I have contacted the Lee County administrator Mr. Rabun, Chairman Rick Muggridge and Commissioner Greg Fritch. Mr. Rabun assured me that the ordinance was not breed specific after his discussion with the county [...]
Read More →New Chamber Survey
Tweet Last week the Chamber released the most recent survey of members asked to vote for issues we should address this year. One question with 90% voting yes, “does the business community support allowing the citizens the right to vote on city–county consolidation”.
Read More →Republicans Put Politics Ahead of Georgians
Tweet The following comes from the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus. Atlanta, Ga. – Republicans in the Georgia General Assembly have put political fundraising ahead of the people of Georgia by eliminating the traditional budget process and compressing hearings into a single, half-day session. State legislators will have little time to discuss the state’s supplemental budget.
Read More →With new blood, commission will take on new personality
Tweet Albanians tend to talk about the Albany City Commission as if it were a single entity, often with a distinct personality. I have been as guilty of this as anyone, and I’m not really going to apologize. Frankly, it is a single entity, just one made up of a number of people who give [...]
Read More →Reed Reluctant To Engage In Gov’s Race
Tweet In the frigid cold of early January, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed offered a wet blanket to Democrats hoping to take back the Governor’s mansion this November. On a day when temperatures dropped to the single digits, the chill from the Mayor towards Senator Jason Carter was still quite noticeable.
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