The key to good health care in the United States starts at home. You have to control your food intake and get off your fat buns and do some walking or exercise. And for God’s sake set an example for the children. They are beginning to look like the parent and 80-year-old people when they are 7 or 8 years old. For God’s sake, set an example and it starts at home.
After reading Rant & Rave, I became a disgruntled married man. Where are the women (not girls but grown women) riding around in their cars half-dressed, blouses unbuttoned, no pants on, or in their bath robes. A regular live procession, if I could find it, would be better than Mediacom, and cheaper.
In the weekly article in the Lanier County News, Helen Strickland thanked many people for their support for the Fall Frolic Festival in Lakeland. But without Helen, there will be no Frolic. Hats off to you Miss Helen and thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.
In my opinion, Olive Garden is the restaurant equivalent of NASCAR and Sarah Palin.
Good for Mayor Fretti. He is standing up to the NRA. He’s not standing up to hunters. He is standing up to guns these thugs have. Now if he can get Mediacom straight, we all will be happy.
I want to take my hat off to Dr. Shiver. I wish more of our professionals would not think about dollars and be more thoughtful of the needs of others. There are many out there that can't afford things and could use a helping hand. We all should remember, help should start at home.
I can't believe what I just saw and heard on TV. After just reading about the deep financial troubles with the U.S. Postal Service, they are one of the sponsors of the U.S. Open. Why do they have to advertise?
To the person who says a dog doesn’t know the difference between a park and a back yard must never have owned a dog. When I get in my car to go somewhere, my dog is very excited. When I take him out of the back yard which is fenced in, and take him to the front yard, he is very happy. They are smarter than you think.
My daughter comes home from Berrien High School talking about how cold it is every day in her classes. She says the teachers cannot control the temperature so they open windows to let warm air in. Isn't this a waste of money and electricity?
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009
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Leaving NCLB behind
Georgia schools may be sighing in relief today, following the announcement that the U.S. Department of Education granted a waiver to the state, along with nine others, from the rigorous requirements of the No Child Left Behind act.
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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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Leaving NCLB behind
