I think respect for the dead went out the window a while back. I was part of a funeral procession a week ago and I was in a vehicle that had blue lights flashing on it and people on the other side of the road still didn't stop, at least not completely. They just kept easing along trying to get through the light before it turned red. Respect for the dead? Not in this town.
Ihave been in doctors’ offices when someone would come out and ask personal health questions to their patients in front of everyone waiting. This is wrong and my heart went out to the patients that were done this way.
Some women don't have the luxury of being a stay- at-home-mom. Just because a woman works doesn't mean their child is any different than the mother staying home. It is all in how you love and raise them.
The issue of personal health privacy does need to be addressed by our local medical employers. I am glad someone is finally speaking out about this. Train your employees better and fire gossipers to set examples.
Instead of building additions to SGMC, they should fix the leaking roof. During the recent heavy rain the room I was in had a pretty good downpour through the ceiling.
Parents, please enroll your boys to play spring baseball at the Boys and Girls Club; even if your child did not make one of the middle school teams, they can play at the club and have a good time. The system is different this year and should be much better.
Thanks to Dr. Delaney and his wonderful staff at Azalea City Animal Hospital for their great work. They are very friendly and caring people.
So a mother who works outside the home does not have a “well-loved child”? I guess that means that I will love my child more if I stay home and collect welfare.
Yep, the ER has come a long way at South Georgia. Only four hours for my grandson who had a temperature of 103. Last time was over five hours. Some improvement.
I really wish something was done with the dirt roads in the county. When the rain falls to the point of flooding, where will we all be?
Instead of wasting time traveling to St. Simons, the councilmen need to stay here and express their opinions among all of us, and answer many questions like what are your future plans for the city?
I would just like to say to all of the people ranting about the building Southeastern is building. Don’t be mad at them for putting a building there. Someone had it for sale so if they didn’t buy it someone else would have, and about the trees, they have to replace each one they cut down, so what is the big deal?
Why should the Lakeland Police Department give your husband “professional courtesy”? Despite the personal issues your family is experiencing, he broke the law and should have been ticketed. Anybody can have an excuse for traffic violations, but this doesn't excuse them from having to pay. The laws are there to protect everyone.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
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Don’t jettison landmark
While we respect the request to relocate the F-86 aircraft from outside Mathis City Auditorium to the new Moody Air Force Base Airpark, we would hope the city and MAFB would reconsider moving it.
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Shame in Berrien County
Unfortunately for Sherrie Williams of the Berrien County school-based health clinic, she talked to The Times and praised the program that she oversees. This pride in her work led to the loss of her job.
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Grading policy: A second chance?
In clarifying the Lowndes County Schools’ controversial grading policy, Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith spoke of second chances.
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Be up to any weather challenge
Georgia’s Severe Weather Awareness Week starts today and runs through Friday. The idea behind the week is to prepare Georgians for weather emergencies and how to keep these situations from becoming tragedies.
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Parents and schools
There is a lot of talk lately about school systems and grading policies, and how all of a child's problems come back to a lack of parenting. But is it really that simple? Can it be a case where the school systems are so focused on the problem few that the majority of students are ignored?
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Brooks County High School engineering and technology teacher Don Morgan and his students. They recently received national attention for their work with biodiesel fuel. They collect used cooking oil from area fast-food restaurants then process this oil into biodiesel. Morgan hopes to next interest the Brooks County school buses into running on the fuel created in his class. This classroom not only prepares students for the future but may prepare all of us for an alternative energy source.
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Take me out to the ball park
The Valdosta State baseball season begins today. The Blazers host Lindenwood at 2:30 p.m. Nothing beats quality baseball played in warm weather with a great venue like Billy Grant Field.
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What We Think: Signing Day
Wednesday was National Signing Day, the day when high school athletes across the country make official announcements about what school they’ve chosen to sign with.
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School policy fails expectations
Lowndes County Schools recently implemented new grading guidelines for students. These guidelines have left many parents upset ...
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Just the facts, please
The Times has taken some hits this weekend following the reporting of the Rev. Floyd Rose’ rally on Saturday concerning the car which drove into a home, killing an infant on New Year’s, and an incident at Pinevale Learning Center. Some police officers think the VDT is not being fair, and Rose accused the VDT of not printing the facts, but the facts are as follows:
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