This message is for the person or persons who stole our deceased son's memorial angel from our front yard, and destroyed the angel in memory of our daughter. We hope you can sleep at night, knowing you now own the memorial angel that kept our son's memory always in our hearts.
A heartfelt thank you to all the men and women serving to protect our country. You are appreciated. Keep up the great work.
To the person complaining about the car-rider line at Lake Park School. It has always been like that. If you don't like it, try putting your child on the bus. Then he/she will be on time and you will not be late for work.
To the train engineer who sat on his horn Monday morning, at 4:38 a.m. going along North 41: With all the records kept, not only by the railroad but also by DOT, you will be found. This conduct by you is not just completely unnecessary and inconsiderate but flat out mean-spirited.
Wouldn't it be ironic if VHS wins the state championship? I wonder where Coach Tomberlin would like to put the trophy?
You can't learn if you are not in school, and you certainly can't learn if you don't behave yourself in school. This also means that you also distract from the learning of your classmates. Don't just call for changes in the school system — call for a change in parenting also. I see too many parents coming up to the school acting no better than their children who are in trouble. They learn disrespect at home.
VDT, do not let Georgia Department of Corrections off the hook. It’s obvious that they are hiding something. Please, for the sake of these officers’ lives, who have to work in those conditions.
Supporters of the Valdosta School System should check the rhetoric of the NAACP before it gets out of hand. A mid-90s lawsuit against another nearby school system nearly destroyed it even though it ended in a repudiation of the charges brought by the NAACP. Leaders need to stop this nonsense before it goes too far.
How many years has Jennifer Falk been a teacher? I am a retired teacher that knows when even minor disruptions in the classroom occur, no teaching is happening. Minor and cumulative offenses can have as great an effect as more severe ones.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Thursday, Nov. 12, 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?
