To the ranter about buying the trash permit. I have worked at the same daycare for 16 1/2 years. Where I was working 8 hours a day. I have been cut back to 6 1/2 hours a day because I have been there the longest. I am a single parent who also takes care of her mother. I do not smoke, drink, or buy lottery tickets. And, yes, I do cry when nobody can see me because I don't know what I am doing to do. And, no, I do not go to McDonalds.
Instead of walking the Appalachian Trail, the South Carolina governor was hiking the Argentina Tail.
Oh man, it's just like we are taking one lick after another with all these bills popping up. It is like our city, county, state, and government wants us to lose everything we have and become homeless.
I am returning from a one- year deployment and will retire in the area upon my return. I have applied to numerous jobs in the area without a single e-mail returned or call to my house. We love this area and want to continue to be a part of the community. Hire a GI/vet please.
Property taxes rising. What are the low income or old retirees going to do? They want us to die and get out of the way.
It's easy to find a good, honest mechanic. Ask your friends.
To the person "not from here" who said that everyone here is dishonest: Until you've had an experience with "everyone" don't make such statements. A few may be dishonest, but there are many more who are not.
Please don't be desperate to marry someone just because you want children. If you can't have children, you will still be married to this man. Be sure you really want to spend the rest of your life with him. It is so sad to see a woman lower her standards and settle just because she wants a baby.
Lowndes County just sent a notice they are nearly doubling my water bill. Now my homestead exemption doesn't apply and the taxes are going up on my home. That's just great. Can someone lend me $100 so I can get my dump permit?
Thank you to the two brave men who stopped, detained and turned over a drunk driver to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department at the intersection of Hwy. 41 South and Perimeter Road. I saw it all and it looked as if you were trained to do that. We need more people like you.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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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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Events that get things done
Finding something that repeatedly attracts the public is difficult enough, but finding an event that accomplishes that feat while also promoting your organization and helping others … well, in many places, that’s a rarity.
Not so for the Valdosta area. - More What We Think Headlines
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Elections: Creating a two-party region?
