VALDOSTA —
If the city council, attorney and mayor and others who make the decisions would do honest planning and look out for the people instead of their own wants, they wouldn't need bullet-resistant glass and other things for their so-called protection.
Thanks to the person who called attention to inaccurate statements made by the mayor. How many other quotes are wrong?
Social spending accounts for 14.8 percent of GDP in the United States. Defense accounts for 4.7 percent. It took me less than two minutes to find this information. Do a little research before posting.
A "Please don't litter, make Valdosta GLITTER" sign was erected amidst litter, near two old "Do Not Litter" signs. More litter accumulates around the three signs, that are really litter, too. The city should have purchased mobile surveillance cameras to catch and fine litterers, getting a return on taxpayer investment, including litter clean-up, and cameras cost less than police surveillance.
I didn't say the buses sound like they are speeding, I said that they are speeding. I know the difference. When I am at my house and can't get the bus number because the bus is driving by so quickly, that is too fast. It's my children in the neighborhood that I am concerned about.
I would like for the VDT to do a story regarding the increase of home invasions in the Valdosta area. I am a recent victim and continue to hear about more and more of these in the area. It would be good information to share, and would hopefully encourage everyone to look out for their homes and their neighbors’ homes.
Check out our taxpayer money at work—two new towers put up in Clyattville just to provide Internet service between the new and old fire stations. I’m so glad that the county has plenty of money for these types of projects.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 46.3 percent of primary care physicians (family medicine and internal medicine) feel that the passing of health reform will either force them out of medicine or make them want to leave medicine. If for no other reason, these findings should be enough to stop Obamacare dead in its tracks.
If the Mayor, city manager, and city council would look out for the best interests of the citizens and city employees, they wouldn't need "protection.”
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, March 19, 2010
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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
