What We Think
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, November 4, 2009
VSU administrators: Did you really have to mail my health insurance information to me? Couldn't you have sent it through campus mail? I'm glad to know the money you saved by furloughing me was put to good use.
I think that everyone in this community needs to go out and support the Lowndes area market hog show this week. These kids work very hard and need our support.
Just throw those keys away that car dealers give you for a chance to win a car. Nothing but a gimmick. Won a MP3 player but have to send $19.95 for shipping.
How pathetic is it that people have to resort to submitting raves about themselves to get attention. They word it as though someone else other than them submitted it. Not enough attention as a child is my guess.
Mr. Hankerson I feel bad about your son getting injured at that mad house. Something needs to be done for the safety of these officers. The administration doesn’t care about them. Please someone investigate these prisons before an officer gets killed.
I would hope recent stories about the violence at Valdosta State Prison would bring muchneeded attention about how understaffed our prisons are. I have a loved one working there and know that it is a horribly dangerous environment. Let's talk to our politicians about getting them some help!
The City of Valdosta should enforce ticketing lawn care businesses that blow grass clippings, leaves, and pine needles into the street, which end up clogging the sewer system. This could generate up to $500 per infraction.
A big rave out to the driver who courteously turned down his stereo while stopped at a red light. Now, if all the other "noise boys and girls" would have the same amount of politeness, then the city would not need a noise ordinance.
To the reader wishing for updated Lowndes County School System Web sites: You need to visit the Dewa Elementary school Web site. I know for a fact that each classroom Web site is updated weekly. You will find them very informative.
Instead of spending $1,200 on the family, why not spend the holidays serving food at the soup kitchen, volunteering at the food bank, etc., and spend half as much money? Just a suggestion.
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Football traditions 2010
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What we think: Preserve our past
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What We Think: Gubernatorial South Georgia
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Don’t blame the fee
The Lowndes County Trash Permit has only been around for two years, so how is it to blame for all of the illegal dumping that is and has been going on for decades?
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Flatlanders Fall Frolic
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Don’t be a drip
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Leisa Marshall for helping area families in need. In the process of improving her own health, the Valdosta State University accounting professor developed a fundraiser to help a student's father, who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. The inaugural Honor Our Neighbor 5K Run was held on July 10. Future runs will benefit another family battling disease.
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What we think: Hello future Valdosta!
When the time capsule being buried today in Drexel Park is opened in 2060, just think about all of the incredible things that may have happened over the next 50 years.
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What we think: Every day a Day of Caring
Friday’s Day of Caring serves as the kick-off for the Greater Valdosta United Way’s 2010-11 fundraising campaign.
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What We Think: The people you know
From an early age, we are taught to look out for strangers. We should also remember to look out for the people we know.
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