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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.
Griffith left tremendous legacy
As much as we'd like to think otherwise, there never has been a real Mayberry, N.C.
Life's sweet, even without the sugar
Not much says The South quite as convincingly as sweet tea and cornbread.
Purple squirrel takes the bait
Some stories just grab your attention right away, even from the Big Stuff.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Features
- Give up self-pity and give time to others
- Dozens of kayakers float out of Albany toward Bainbridge
- Supreme court hands pharmaceutical companies major loss
- Restoring hope through rehabilitation
- Probation officer/author follows higher calling
- Senior health report indicates disparities
- Paddlers start 106-mile trip
- Keep kids safe during the summer months
- Music, barbecue focus of I-75 Smoke Out
- Terrell Preservation Society receives award
Editorials
- Thumbs Up! - June 17, 2013
- Dads get on-the-job training
- Kay Hind’s life is truly one of impact, achievement
- Edward Snowden stirs up a hornet’s nest for the U.S.
- Thumbs Up! - June 9, 2013
- Can you hear me now, Washington?
- Knives have no place on planes
- Budgeting for city no easy task
- Thumbs Up! - June 3, 2013
- Outlook report likely to quell reform notions
