Some of the older homes in town are selling too high. People have gone overboard with the pricing.
I would like to applaud the citizens of Berrien County for building such a fine administrative building. I enjoy traveling through cities and seeing monumental buildings with large pillars, marble floors, rotundas, and such. These buildings remind me of a time when America was young and a progressive society. It's about time we invest some money and start building those buildings again instead of putting up low cost sheet metal buildings in the middle of asphalt parking lots.
A big thank you to whoever came back and picked up their broken cabinet that had fallen off their vehicle in front of my mailbox on Highway 41 South. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Thanks to Shannon and her crew at the Lake Park Wendy's for the fast and friendly service I receive at lunch every day.
I'd like to rave about Sara Williams at Regions Bank for the great customer service. I was having problems using online banking and she was very kind and patient while helping me.
Let's see, illegally dump trash so the county has to pick it up so you don't have to pay at the dump. Sounds like a good idea until the county has to raise taxes to pay for the extra work. You'll still pay for dumping.
I have given this Old US 41 North expansion a great deal of thought. I travel this road a lot, and see the need for expansion, however, I can't see a need for the type of expansion they want to do. It needs repaving, and a turn lane for that seven mile stretch of 41 North. I would like to see that done, and the money saved, to expand Val Del Road.
I would like to send an invitation to the county commissioners to take a ride down Coppage Road from Val Del Road into Hahira. I think you will see it is in need of improvement. It is a disgrace the way it is.
Valdosta is a pro-military city and we support the troops. We did not know the 823rd were coming home so we had no way to be there and welcome them. If there were some advertisement to that affect, maybe we would have shown up.
Where are the officers with the Remerton Police Department? I rarely see them patrolling the neighborhoods. The bars are out of control again. I live three streets back and can hear the bands playing from inside my residence. Delinquents roam the streets at all hours of the night and commit acts of mischief. I was under the impression that a special group had been formed to put a stop to this, or at least that's what the new mayor claimed when he was running for office. I used to call the police, but it does no good. No one seems to care. Someone needs to take control of the situation before it worsens. Remerton cannot be its own city and fail to enforce its laws. Maybe the sheriff needs to pay the area a little attention. No one else seems to be.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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VSU Softball scores again
This season has not had the dramatic run of 36 wins in a row as last year, but Valdosta State University Softball continued another record-breaking streak this past weekend: Winning a fifth straight Gulf South Conference tournament championship.
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Brown Bag Concerts return
The annual Brown Bag Concert Series is always an enjoyable way to hear some of the region’s talented musicians.
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A tragic death
As implausible, impossible, ridiculous, outlandish, and unbelievable as the circumstances that led to the death of Kendrick Johnson are, that doesn’t make them untrue. His death was tragic, senseless, and indescribably sad. But from all of the reports, all of the thousands of hours of investigative work, all of the intensive examinations, nothing has surfaced that in any way suggests this was anything but an accidental death.
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Thumbs up
THUMBS UP: To Dr. Tom Hochschild. Noticing the amount of viable items being trashed by departing students last year, the Valdosta State University associate sociology professor created Give and Go, which diverts everything from mini-fridges to electronics from the trash heap to people who can use them. Excellent example for the students and the community alike.
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Congratulations, graduates
It’s an exciting time for students preparing for their graduations from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Valdosta State University today and tomorrow.
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Say a little prayer ...
Studies have found that people who pray and have people pray for them have a healthier outlook. Of course, folks with faith need no studies to tell them this.
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Relay for Life: A life-saving tradition
When the American Cancer Society was founded 100 years ago in 1913, people knew little about the disease.
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Thank you, John Daly
The South Georgia Classic golf tournament at Kinderlou Forest has typically been a big draw for golf enthusiasts, eager to see the next crop of professional players as they compete for their PGA Tour Cards on the Web.com tour. The three pro-ams are packed with amateurs eager to match their strokes against the pros, and the Classic has become as much a social event as a sporting event.
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May: It’s All About Arts
The Times’ weekly It’s All About You feature turns toward the arts for the month of May. South Georgia is rich in the arts.
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Recognizing South Georgia youths
“The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they alone knew everything and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for girls, they are forward, immodest and unwomanly in speech, behaviour and dress.”
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