Way to go Saxby! Give the "city of Remerton" money so they can buy more police cars (like they don't have enough already) so their “illegal revenue collectors” can write more tickets on Baytree and Melody Lane. When is someone going to step in for the city of Valdosta residents? We sure don't seem to have anyone that cares now.
A big thank you to all the VSU football players, cheerleaders, coaches, band members, volunteers, and State Farm for putting on another wonderful mini-camp for the youth of our community.
We're confused. Recycle! I have done it for years, making trips to county recycling. Milo told us recycling would begin July 2001, so we subscribed, never happened. A call informed us the commissioners still had not decided when to start recycling, but now a grant was given for special events recycling? Are residential taxpayers less important? We live within the 45-mile radius, along with thousands of homeowners. Why do all our recyclables continue to clog the landfill? Come on! Get it right!
I don't own a pit bull but feel bad for the owners in Homerville if they ban them. Why can't they have them registered and the city have an animal behavior expert evaluate them? Don't any of these people on the city council watch Animal Planet?
I read in The Valdosta Daily Times that a Georgia horse car tag will be available soon. How about a TitleTown tag?
How is it that our president can berate Russia for invading another sovereign nation when that is exactly what we have done?
A big rave to Learning In Retirement for manning the welcoming table at the Senior Living Showcase. Thanks to everyone for a successful day.
Amy Carter did a good thing in instructing women to have the armed knowledge to protect themselves. I only hope this means they are truly armed as in .32, .38, .45, etc.
Southland Christian School and I would like to thank the staff of South Georgia Regional Library for all they do for us. Whether it is delivering fictional storybooks to our school’s door, or helping us find new resources for our research, they are always gladly there to help us find what we need. We want to thank them for the help and support they have been providing us for many years; they have been very generous and given us selfless hearts.
Rave to the Smok’n Pig. Great food and they are an asset to our community.
For the person saying someone was being too picky about jobs: My college-grad son has applied for jobs big and small, gone to all three interviews he was called back for and took the one part-time job he was offered which isn’t even regular. The jobs are being posted, but the people aren’t following through with hiring because of the theme song, “Hiring Freeze.”
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Memorial Day: A solemn occasion
Memorial Day has taken on many meanings through the years. The unofficial start of summer, a day off from work, a day to honor family and friends who have passed away.
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Elections: Creating a two-party region?
Twenty years ago, most area elections were decided during the primaries. Then, almost every candidate qualified as a Democrat. While there may be plenty of challengers on the ballot, many seats were decided in July or a few weeks later during the primary run-off.
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To South Georgians making fine impressions on television singing competitions. Phillip Phillips of Leesburg won “American Idol” this week. Meanwhile, Lowndes High School graduate Stacia Watkins participated in the new ABC show “Duets.” Well done!
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Farewell to the vanishing ace
Donald S. “Bush” Bryan was not only a rare individual. He was part of a vanishing breed.
An Adel resident for the past 30 years, Bryan was a World War II flying ace. Not just an ace but a double ace. A pilot must down five enemy aircraft to become an ace; Bryan downed 13.3 enemy planes in Europe. The fractions represent planes downed with other pilots. -
A widespread mosquito alert
In announcing the discovery of a mosquito carrying the West Nile Virus strain, city and health officials did not include the specific location of the discovery.
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Of Guantanamo Bay and a Founding Father
Some readers may wonder how a Valdosta High School graduate could bring himself as an attorney to represent a Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in connection to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Congratulations, VSU Softball!
This weekend, Valdosta State University Blazers Softball became the latest team to add to Valdosta’s TitleTown legacy.
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School’s out so watch out!
Summer is a time of rest, vacations and trips. It is a time when school is out, when people take time off from work, when people may stay out a little later. It is a time of swimming, trying new things, and seeking adventure.
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Qualifiers are next leaders
While the national media focuses attention on the presidential election, it should be remembered that we will also choose our local leaders this year.
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Thumbs up
THUMBS UP: To the 2011-12 arts season. Theatre Guild Valdosta’s rollicking comedy, “Caught in the Net,” officially brings to a close a magnificent schedule of shows ranging from theatre to opera to concerts to art exhibits and more from a variety of area venues. Theatre Guild will also open the 2012-13 season this summer with the musical “Into the Woods.” Until then, arts lovers can soon enjoy a new series of exhibits from the year-round Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and three musicals starting in two weeks from Peach State Summer Theatre.
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