VALDOSTA —
While many may think of still not having a definitive GOP presidential nominee as maddening, it is refreshing to know that Georgia and several other states will have a voice as to who that nominee may be.
Too often in recent history, it seems each party’s nominee is determined by the voters in those earliest caucus and primary states. Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina often decide who will represent a given party. This election season, primaries in those and other early states whittled down the number of GOP candidates but they have not conclusively decided who will receive the nomination.
Past primaries have witnessed Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum neck and neck, Romney winning, Newt Gingrich winning, Santorum winning, then Romney winning again. Ron Paul has not won a primary but he has earned a respectable showing in a few primaries.
Which all brings us to today, Super Tuesday, where Georgia is one of several states to vote for a GOP nominee. Today could decide which candidate, or if all four, will remain in the race. It could spell the end of some candidacies. It could determine the nominee.
Georgia still has a say in this race, which means every registered voter in Lowndes County has the opportunity today to potentially choose the next Republican nominee, and possibly the next president.
What We Think
Georgia has a Super Tuesday say
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Thank you, EMS
We always pull over for them, but we rarely seem to thank them.
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Tornado: An aftermath of help
Seeing the massive path of destruction left in the wake of tornadoes in Oklahoma Monday was a sobering reminder of the power of spring storms.
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Thoughts on graduation
Graduation ceremonies reflect how life marches on. For the students receiving their diplomas and degrees, graduation is a culmination of the majority of their lives’ work.
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Dr. John Gaston, retiring dean of Valdosta State University’s College of the Arts. For the past 10-plus years, Gaston has worked to build a more interconnected program with various artistic and communications departments working together. Given that you are likely to see one College of the Arts department collaborating with another during events is proof of Gaston’s success.
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On the go this weekend
Take a breath.
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Sharing the roads with motorcycles
With the recent pleasant temperatures and sunny skies, the number of motorcycles on area roads has increased.
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Thank your local law enforcement today
Today, May 15, was designated Peace Officers Memorial Day back in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy was in office.
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Visit musical roots this weekend
Beginning Saturday, May 18, Nashville, Ga., will be hosting a special Smithsonian exhibit, “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.” The exhibit will continue through the end of June and Nashville has done a tremendous job in promoting and planning for the exhibit.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
A few years ago, a television commercial asked, Who first believed in you? Many folks may have instinctively answered by simply saying, Mom.
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THUMBS UP: To mail workers, volunteers and food bank staff for gathering food for the annual Stamp Out Hunger postal food drive today. A plastic bag designated for canned goods and other non-perishable food items should have arrived in your mailbox earlier this week. If you haven’t already, take a few moments to fill the bag with food and hang from your mailbox. If you didn’t receive the special Stamp Out Hunger bag, any plastic bag filled with food will do. This food drive helps feed thousands of South Georgians annually. Valdosta-Lowndes County often donates more food than nearly all other cities and counties in Georgia.
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