Hating Albany
Tweet I’m a negative guy. Don’t believe me? Just ask most of our city leaders. Oh, they may be very polite and not say anything negative about me, but I doubt they would disagree with you if you ask them how negative I am. Take a look around town, and you can see where I’m [...]
Read More →Cutliff Grove’s request shows a profound lack of preparation
Tweet Back when I was in the Navy, I had a Chief that used to tell us, “Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” I took that to heart. Oh, I screw up from lack of preparation. I’m human, but I do my best to not expect others [...]
Read More →Why I have a hard time with downtown efforts
Tweet There are some great things downtown, and Aaron Blair has done some good things as well. Nothing I’m about to say have anything to do with Blair. In fact, most of this stuff happened long, long before Blair. In fact, a lot of it dates to my childhood.
Read More →Time for the community to step up
Tweet Albany reached a new low yesterday when a Meals on Wheels truck was held up at gunpoint. There are a few things I believe should be sacrosanct, even to criminals, and Meals on Wheels should be on of those things. These drivers, all volunteers, aren’t collecting money for the food they’re delivering. It’s all [...]
Read More →Save Charley B’s Letter Writing Campaign
Tweet Some of us call it home, while others call it a nuisance, but all in all it is a landmark in our community. Many of us grew hearing stories of Charley B’s, while others were told to stay away, but how can you stay away from a “Modern Day Cheers”? Today Charley B’s was [...]
Read More →They call this pro business?
Tweet City officials like to claim that they are pro business. but tell that to the owner of Charley B’s. To be fair, the process of opening a business in Albany is far easier than in many other locations throughout the nation. However, it takes a lot more than that to make a city government [...]
Read More →If this is recovery, I’d hate to see recession
Tweet A number of businesses have closed their doors or contracted their operations in the past month. So many, in fact, that I have to say that if this is economic recovery, I’d hate to see recession. After all, recovery is supposed to be about improving our economic condition, and this definitely isn’t it.
Read More →Christopher Pike’s troubles not just personal ones anymore
Tweet I like Commissioner Christopher Pike. He’s a very approachable guy, and frankly I’ve always enjoyed talking with the man. His business is internet based, which means we come from the same roots. In this economy, he’s suffering apparently. That’s something that I know quite a bit about as well. Unfortunately for Pike though, as [...]
Read More →Finally, a smart decision on taxation
Tweet The City of Albany got it right. The finance department wanted to raise the occupational tax fee, and the city commission failed to do so at their work session earlier this week. That failure is probably the best thing they could have done in the grand scheme of things. To bad they’re willing to [...]
Read More →Government agencies put the screws during economic times
Tweet How many of you who are serviced by Water, Gas & Light have paid attention to your utility bills? How about your property tax bills? If you have, you’ve seen that both of those have gone up. It’s hardly surprising, since government can raise their own revenue by their own vote. It’s something that [...]
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