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Government, Headlines, Politics, Uncategorized

Sherrod to discuss returning to Ag Department with Vilsack on Tuesday

No Comments 22 August 2010

Albany’s Shirley Sherrod might soon be a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee soon. Sherrod and Agriculture Secretary will meet Tuesday to discuss her taking the reigns as deputy director of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, the department says. It will be the first face-to-face meeting between Vilsack and Sherrod since Vilsack’s office forced Sherrod [...]

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Community, Faith, Obituaries, Politics, Uncategorized

OBITUARY FOR BERTHA SPROUL, MOTHER OF SHERIFF KEVIN SPROUL

No Comments 22 August 2010

Mrs. Bertha Sproul of Albany died August 19, 2010 at the Willson Hospice House.Funeral services will be Monday August 23, 2010 10 AM at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. Rev. Finbarr Stanton officiating. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Greensburg, PA, Mrs. Sproul has lived most of her life in Albany where [...]

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Government, Politics

Discriminatory remarks result in Albany resident Sherrod’s resignation

5 Comments 20 July 2010

NACCP denounces wife of  famed civil rights leader, who says she was told to pull her car over and resign By Kevin Hogencamp Albany’s Shirley Sherrod woke up Monday as Georgia director of rural development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a recent National Association of Colored Persons award winner. She ended the day [...]

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Politics

Georgia elections 2010: The complete list of Democrat and Republican candidates for state and federal office

No Comments 01 May 2010

Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Ballot Last Updated: Saturday, May 01, 2010 United States Senator, Isakson Johnny Isakson (Incumbent) P.O. Box 250116 Atlanta, GA  30325 E-Mail: info@johnnyisakson.com Party: Republican Age: 65 Occupation: United States Senator Website: http://www.johnnyisakson.com Date Qualified: Monday, April 26, 2010 R. J. Hadley PO Box [...]

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Headlines, Politics

To the Citizens of Dougherty County and District 6

No Comments 30 April 2010

Because of my strong belief that the citizens of District 6 and Dougherty County deserve a choice, I have decided to become a county commission candidate for District 6 as of 10:00 a.m. , Friday morning. As a resident of Dougherty County for over 37 years, I have watched District 6 and East Albany slip [...]

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Politics

Karen Kemp to challenge Winfred Dukes

No Comments 30 April 2010

Albany resident Karen Kemp, chair of the Dougherty County Republican Party, has qualified to challenge longtime State Rep. Winfred Dukes, D-Albany.

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Outlook, Politics

Vote for a regular guy for governor

No Comments 28 April 2010

My name is Otis Putnam, and I am running for governor of Georgia as a Republican. My wife is Julie, and my two boys are Flint and Noah. Brunswick is my hometown. I am a descendant of Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War general and war hero. There is a county in Georgia named after Israel [...]

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Politics

Ken Hodges Qualifies for Attorney General

No Comments 26 April 2010

Prosecutor aims to protect all Georgians, stands on strong record ATLANTA — Ken Hodges (D), twelve-year District Attorney for Dougherty County, qualified this morning to run for Attorney General as the only Democratic candidate with the law enforcement experience required of Georgia’s chief law enforcement officer.

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Government, Headlines, Politics

Secretary of State Kemp Launches Real Time State and Federal Candidate Qualifying Website

No Comments 25 April 2010

Atlanta – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today that qualifying information for Statewide, State House and Senate, and U.S. House and Senate candidates for the July 20, 2010 General Primaries will be updated in real time on the Secretary of State’s website (http://www.sos.ga.gov). Political Party qualifying will be conducted in the Georgia State [...]

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Government, Politics

Ethics Reform – A Good Start But Mostly a Lost Opportunity

No Comments 23 April 2010

By Eric Cochling, Vice President of Public Policy As a tumultuous session at the Georgia General Assembly nears its end, it is encouraging that Speaker David Ralston made good on his promise to push for ethics reform. However, when reviewing the legislation that was passed by both the Georgia House and Senate on Wednesday, April [...]

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