Downtown Valdosta is not the heart and soul of this community. Do the best you can with what you have and stop wasting money on it. In most of the country, downtown’s day has passed. Sad, but true.
People of Brooks County, due to the spendthrift ways of your county commissioners, there are only two deputies on duty at any given time. So If you live on the east side and need help and the deputy is on the west side, you will have to wait until he gets there.
I take all of my children to Langdale Park. It’s a swell place to spend a day with the family. The new trails are very nice.
It is awful what happened to officer Hankerson and others that were injured at Valdosta State Prison. It is time the Department of Corrections ensured the safety of their employees in a dangerous environment. It seems the high falutin' folks in Atlanta are turning a blind eye to such a travesty. We will remember this next election.
Is there a law against littering cotton? These cotton pickin' cotton pickers should respect others’ property and use a tight cover when hauling. I wonder how they would feel if someone did their property the same way. They lose a lot of cotton in hauling along the road.
To the military man that put in 38 years of service: As a citizen, thanks for your service. As a teacher, no thanks for your 'sob-story' comments. Just as I have no clue what all your job entailed, you are clueless regarding the teaching profession. As tempted as I am, out of respect, I would never tell a soldier to suck it up.
Mayor Fretti, for our community, I am urging you to get our prison at least one GITMO prisoner. Obama is paying Palau (Pacific Island) about $12 million per prisoner to take low-risk GITMO prisoners. Please keep our tax money in the USA. Use innovative and logical tactics to get funds for the community in these troubled times.
How about a story on a consolidated school system that works well? I hear Ware County Schools are looking to close down a few schools. Guess consolidation hasn't solved any problems for them.
Would somebody please have the nerve and put in the paper whose idea was it to fire Coach Tomberlin? A name or names who made the decision to fire him.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
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Elections: Creating a two-party region?
Twenty years ago, most area elections were decided during the primaries. Then, almost every candidate qualified as a Democrat. While there may be plenty of challengers on the ballot, many seats were decided in July or a few weeks later during the primary run-off.
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To South Georgians making fine impressions on television singing competitions. Phillip Phillips of Leesburg won “American Idol” this week. Meanwhile, Lowndes High School graduate Stacia Watkins participated in the new ABC show “Duets.” Well done!
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Farewell to the vanishing ace
Donald S. “Bush” Bryan was not only a rare individual. He was part of a vanishing breed.
An Adel resident for the past 30 years, Bryan was a World War II flying ace. Not just an ace but a double ace. A pilot must down five enemy aircraft to become an ace; Bryan downed 13.3 enemy planes in Europe. The fractions represent planes downed with other pilots. -
A widespread mosquito alert
In announcing the discovery of a mosquito carrying the West Nile Virus strain, city and health officials did not include the specific location of the discovery.
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Of Guantanamo Bay and a Founding Father
Some readers may wonder how a Valdosta High School graduate could bring himself as an attorney to represent a Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in connection to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Congratulations, VSU Softball!
This weekend, Valdosta State University Blazers Softball became the latest team to add to Valdosta’s TitleTown legacy.
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School’s out so watch out!
Summer is a time of rest, vacations and trips. It is a time when school is out, when people take time off from work, when people may stay out a little later. It is a time of swimming, trying new things, and seeking adventure.
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Qualifiers are next leaders
While the national media focuses attention on the presidential election, it should be remembered that we will also choose our local leaders this year.
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Thumbs up
THUMBS UP: To the 2011-12 arts season. Theatre Guild Valdosta’s rollicking comedy, “Caught in the Net,” officially brings to a close a magnificent schedule of shows ranging from theatre to opera to concerts to art exhibits and more from a variety of area venues. Theatre Guild will also open the 2012-13 season this summer with the musical “Into the Woods.” Until then, arts lovers can soon enjoy a new series of exhibits from the year-round Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and three musicals starting in two weeks from Peach State Summer Theatre.
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Events that get things done
Finding something that repeatedly attracts the public is difficult enough, but finding an event that accomplishes that feat while also promoting your organization and helping others … well, in many places, that’s a rarity.
Not so for the Valdosta area. - More What We Think Headlines
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Elections: Creating a two-party region?
