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Rant & Rave for November 5, 2009
I would love to spend time with my family at the Langdale Park and see the new trails, but it is not exactly a family oriented park now is it?
There are many homes, facilities in the area to help women overcome addiction and get their life on track, yet none for men unless you want to count prison.
I just read Coach Tomberlin's comments on Friday night's game. As both a LHS and VHS fan (when they aren't playing Lowndes), I am impressed with his leadership skills in the face of adversity from his employers. Surely it isn't easy to coach a team that knows their leader is on the way out. VBOE and Valdosta Touchdown Club need to seriously rethink their knee-jerk reaction to the Lowndes/Valdosta game.
You think the Lowndes Web sites are bad, you should see the city's teacher Web sites. There is never any information posted, much less updates. Everything reads, "under construction"— I know for a fact that many, if not all, county school teachers have to update their Web sites. Does the city even require their teachers to update theirs?
In response to the thumbs down about Department of Corrections: There's a lot the public hasn't been told. Like just how short staffed these facilities are run. Even shorter with furloughs. This isn't like a school where another person can fill in. There is just one more person not there but the inmates still are.
At last year’s VSU playoff game a little over 3,000 people attended, many of them students that got in free. This year VSU flew to Arkansas and then rented a fleet of buses to take them to the stadium. Extracurricular activities like football are supposed to be self supporting. The students at VSU currently pay the highest fees of any school in the state and we still can't get many of the classes we need. Please don't ask us to pay for a football stadium. Let all of the fans and former players pay for it. It’s a hobby.
I think the Valdosta football booster club is looking pretty dumb right now. Great job Coach T, keep it up, win state and rub it in all their faces.
I'm not surprised by what happened to correctional officer Hankerson. The prisons are always short staffed and the employee turnover is extremely high. Buildings require two floor officers. Most buildings only ever have one. Drugs and cell phones are constantly getting into the prison.
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Football traditions 2010
With the Valdosta State University Blazers returning to the field Saturday, the region’s football season is in full swing. The traditions continue.
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What we think: Preserve our past
Now that the majority of offices and personnel have relocated to the new Lowndes County Judicial Complex, the former courthouse is sitting empty and ready for its next incarnation.
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What We Think: Gubernatorial South Georgia
Both the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor are targeting South Georgia as part of their campaigns.
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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
It just wouldn’t be Labor Day weekend in South Georgia without Lakeland’s Flatlanders Fall Frolic. And this tradition of great crafts, tasty food, and good music continues this coming weekend.
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Don’t be a drip
We take water for granted. Even during past droughts, water has been plentiful. Homeowners had to curtail lawn watering, but the region still had plenty of water for drinking, showers, and other necessities.
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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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