Phoebe violates it’s own charter [ March 13, 2010 – 7:56 am] by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

The Albany Herald reports this morning of Margurete Burns, an 81 year old Albany woman, who suffered a head injury back in February. After being initially treated in Douglasville, Burns returned home. The next day, she got a phone call telling her to get medical treatment immediately. So, she went to Palmyra. The ER doctor apparently felt she needed a neurosurgeon, so he contacted Phoebe. They allegedly refused to take her, so she was airlifted to Macon.

Now, let’s ignore the fact that there are laws stating that hospitals can’t refuse to treat people, and go right to Phoebe’s own charter. Read More …

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Maybe they’re starting to get it[ November 25, 2009 – 8:00 am]by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

Arena football will return to the Albany Civic Center, although it’ll look different, with the Albany City Commission’s 5-1 vote to bring the Albany Panthers to town.  I’ve been a proponent of arena football for a while, not just becaue I’m a football fan, but because I also think that if downtown is going to have a prayer, it’ll need things like arena football to attract folks downtown.

What I was suprised with was that the City Commission taking a certain amount of care to minimize any negative financial impact to the City – and by extension, the taxpayers – before agreeing to any deal. Read More …

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