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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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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Don’t jettison landmark
