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Christmas is right around the corner, and for those not yet finished with their shopping, there are only five days left to find those perfect gifts for your loved ones and friends.
Fortunately, Valdosta has a tremendous wealth of retail opportunities for those last-minute gifts, and you never know what you might find in the stores this late.
Some have replenished supplies of hot items that sold out quickly and this is a good time to go bargain hunting.
Today’s paper features a number of advertising inserts that include your favorite local stores, and highlight all those great deals that can be had in the last few days before Christmas.
And while you are out shopping, remember that the stores will be crowded, many will have long lines, and impatient customers only make things worse for everyone, sales clerks and customers alike. You’re the one who waited until the last minute to shop so don’t blame others for doing the same thing. Expect long lines, lots of traffic, and irritable individuals and you will be pleasantly surprised if there aren’t.
Remember Valdosta retailers this weekend, remember all the small businesses downtown and in the small strip centers, and wish everyone you see a Merry Christmas. You may make the day brighter for others and for yourself while you are hunting those last-minute gifts.
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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
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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
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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
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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Celebrating nurses
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