VALDOSTA —
To quote Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heavens.”
With a season of celebration behind us, it is time to return to work. For there is much to be done.
Today marks the end of the holidays for many people. Most adults are returning to their jobs. Granted, many area students still have some off days. But, for the rest of us, we have rung in a new year. Now it is time to make this year work. Or more appropriately, it is time we get to work to make this year better.
As many people have learned during the past several years, there are no guarantees. Falling stocks, unemployment, stagnant wages, lost houses. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing should be taken for granted.
So, we must work. We must toil. We must educate ourselves. We must be ready to adapt. We must relearn the forgotten magic of striving.
We must strive. Strive to do more with less, strive to learn from our mistakes, strive to better understand the world at home and abroad.
We must apply the old standard of the late Nick Hyder’s Wildcats to our daily lives and our ever-evolving situations. We must never, never, never, never, never quit.
For everything there is a season. Now, is the season to work and strive. We must prepare our fields for the worst and we must prepare them for the possibility of blessings as well.
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A season to strive
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Nearly 20 percent of our state’s population suffers from a form of mental illness, with around 4 percent suffering from acute mental illness. It’s a significant health issue in Georgia.
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THUMBS UP: To all South Georgia graduates. Congratulations on your success in completing school and best wishes on your continued success in the future.
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New era at the Boys and Girls Club
Next week on June 1, it will be the official end of an era at the Boys and Girls Club of Valdosta when Robert Soper hands over responsibility for the organization to the new Chief Professional Officer Jim Wink.
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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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