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Jim Hendricks

Jim Hendricks is editor of The Albany Herald. He is in charge of the editorial page and is responsible for news, sports, desk, photography and library operations. Phone: (229) 888-9352. E-mail: jim.hendricks@albanyherald.com

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Politicians’ discourse getting coarser

Politicians trying to “connect” with the public are apparently following in the tracks of comedians, the entertainment industry and R-rated singers by lacing their rhetoric with an old-fashioned dose of coarseness.

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Griffith left tremendous legacy

As much as we'd like to think otherwise, there never has been a real Mayberry, N.C.

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Life's sweet, even without the sugar

Not much says The South quite as convincingly as sweet tea and cornbread.

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Purple squirrel takes the bait

Some stories just grab your attention right away, even from the Big Stuff.

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Superstitions sweep in the new year

With apologies to the pro-Halloween contingent, there may not be an observance all year that is more steeped in sheer superstition than New Year’s Day

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Home for Christmas, if only in my dreams

As for Momma, I can look back and know that I managed to spend at least part of Christmas Day — her birthday — with her for 51 years without a single miss. I’d give anything for No. 52. But 51 — not everyone has been blessed enough to be able to say that.

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Christmas greetings a minefield today

So, while we’re all still a bit lethargic from the carbohydrates (don’t blame the turkey) and the Mad Rush is a few hours away, it might be good to remember that the reason for the season that will be going full bore tomorrow is giving, not receiving — and certainly not demanding. I suggest taking any gesture of goodwill, however it is expressed to you, in the true spirit of Christmas. Who knows? It might even make you feel ... well ... a little merrier.

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Childbirth gives new definition to art

It’s not so much that an artist would think that giving birth was a form of art as it is that people would show up to watch it.

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Snake goes hunting on a baited field

Sipping on a cup of coffee the other morning, possibly the last thing I expected to hear my wife, Cheryl, blurt out was that there was a big snake in our plum tree.

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Herald looking ahead to the next 120 years

We all have a pretty good idea of what newspapers and other media have done over the past 120 years. The question now is: Where will they go in the next 120?

Balloon boy story just father's hot air

So, what exactly has America turned into?I mean, it used to be that parents went out of their way to protect their kids from harm.- Jim Hendricks, editor

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