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Thumbs Up! - June 17, 2013
Thumbs Up! is a weekly editorial that looks at positive things going in in the metro Albany area.
Dads get on-the-job training
Editorial
It's relatively easy to father a child. Being a dad to one, however, is another matter.
Kay Hind’s life is truly one of impact, achievement
Editorial
The rest of the state now knows something that many in the Albany area were already well aware of: For more than four decades, Kay Hind has been a force of positive impact on Albany and Southwest Georgia.
Edward Snowden stirs up a hornet’s nest for the U.S.
Editorial
Some are condemning Edward Snowden as a traitor, while others label him a hero. Either way, Snowden’s life as he’s known it has come to an end.
Knives have no place on planes
Editorial
In March, the Transportation Security Administration announced it would again allow commercial fliers to carry small knives (blades 2.36 inches or shorter) with them onto planes. That would have ended a ban that has been in place since knife-wielding terrorist hijackers took control of four U.S. jetliners on Sept. 11, 2001 and killed thousands of people.
Budgeting for city no easy task
Editorial
In less than a month, local governments will be entering a new fiscal year.
Outlook report likely to quell reform notions
Editorial
A report released last week on the financial outlook for the nation’s Social Security and Medicare programs showed some improvement in the Medicare area. Unfortunately, that will add fuel to Washington’s unofficial motto when it comes programs that are popular with voters: Never fix today what you can put off until another term of office.
Secret meetings a bad approach
Editorial
Attorney General Eric Holder asked news organizations to meet and discuss how the Justice Department handles its investigations involving reporters with one stipulation: The meetings would be off the record.
