The real problem with Albany
Tweet Albany is a city of many problems. Yes, I make my living pointing most of those out. Yes, I blast the City Commission, County Commission, and the School Board with equal regularity. However, the real problem with Albany is something that the government can’t really do a whole heck of a lot about. Much [...]
Read More →Churches, crime, just doesn’t add up
Tweet Albany may well be known for two things we have an inordinate amount of, and those are both churches and crime. We have a lot of places to commune with the Almighty, and we have plenty of people in this town who think nothing of taking what you have. Somehow, that just doesn’t make [...]
Read More →Racism still exists, just in a different form
Tweet Oh, racism. Oh how it has scarred the epidermis of Albany. Fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement sought equality for all, we see more and more evidence that the racism is still holding strong. The problem is, a great deal of it is from those who were once the target of such hatred.
Read More →State parties ignore South Georgia
Tweet There’s been a perception that Atlanta folks, particularly political Atlanta folks, could care less about South Georgia. Now that we know who will serve as electors from the Republican and Democratic parties, there’s even more reason for folks from Albany to feel that way. Both parties seem to stop their search for electors somewhere [...]
Read More →Metro Albany’s jobless rate rises to 10.5 percent in July
Tweet Staff Reports Atlanta, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Albany rose to 10.5 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from 10.3 percent in June. The rate was 10.9 percent in July 2011. The rate increased because the labor grew by 90 [...]
Read More →Another take on Lon’s column
Tweet Lon McNeil certainly stirred up something with his column two weeks ago where he asked if Albany’s problem was Leesburg. Here at the Journal offices, we have received a significant amount of communication from folks regarding that column. It’s seemed that no matter where I go, as soon as people find out [...]
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Why Phillip Phillips matters
Tweet There must be something in the water here. I mean besides all of that calcium carbonate that gives us a higher rate of kidney stones than other parts of the country. Albany, Leesburg, and the surrounding areas are flooded with greatness. Phillip Phillips signs are popping up everywhere like the dew on [...]
Read More →The Answer Is; No!
Tweet My last column got more than a little attention, by laying a good portion of blame for Albany’s decline, at the feet of former white residents of Albany, now residing in Lee County. It was by design, a broad brush, naive generalization that reflected the long-standing black/white issue here. It was my [...]
Read More →Is Albany’s Problem, Leesburg?
Tweet By Lon McNeil If you’ve lived in Albany most of your life, or even for just a few years, then you know the reality of Lee County’s growth; it’s in direct proportion to the growing problems in Albany. “White flight”, as it’s been called, has been going on for decades. Money, mostly [...]
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