To the person who claimed that downtown is not the heart of the city: If you were to do a little research on the actual definition of a city heart, you would find that where city hall, courthouses, and main government offices are is in fact "the heart of the city.” I commend the business, residents, and the patrons of downtown Valdosta for not sinking into the commercial downfall of this town. If anyone cares enough to get this economy out of a recession, try shopping locally.
Seeing as the businesses that are located downtown pay a higher property tax than anyone else in this city, explain to me how spending their own tax dollars is a waste?
Go 'Cats go! What a season you've had. Coach T and players: We’ll be pulling for you tonight and are behind you 100 percent.
As a student at Valdosta High School, I do not think it is cool to see my teachers texting from cell phones to Facebook .
Congratulations to Ms. Vallye Blanton and Valwood School for the wonderful Veterans' Day program. It was an emotional and heart-felt thanks to all our military veterans. The middle school student wrote personal letters to individual veterans and invited all to come. They sang patriotic songs from all branches of the armed forces. It was great to see our children praise the veterans, many with tears in their eyes.
A solution to the long line at Lake Park School would be to take your child to the church parking lot across the street from the school and let the crossing guard escort them across the school or have a teacher help.
I wish the police officers responsible for the intersection of Mary and Williams Streets would do their job better. At any given time, especially at the end of a work day, there are people parked illegally. Makes it impossible to see without pulling out into the intersection.
Hmmmm, I smell a fish which has been on the shelf far too long. As a former DOC employee, I think the concept of records being "destroyed" as part of a SOP is a bold-faced lie. The DOC keeps multiple records of all incidents and the very idea that a "witness statement" concerning an assault of a VSP staff member has been done away with is absurd and ludicrous. Such remarks from state employees are more appropriate for places such as Iran, North Korea, and China, let alone the USA. Something is rotten. Rotten to the very core.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
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Grading policy: A second chance?
In clarifying the Lowndes County Schools’ controversial grading policy, Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith spoke of second chances.
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Be up to any weather challenge
Georgia’s Severe Weather Awareness Week starts today and runs through Friday. The idea behind the week is to prepare Georgians for weather emergencies and how to keep these situations from becoming tragedies.
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Parents and schools
There is a lot of talk lately about school systems and grading policies, and how all of a child's problems come back to a lack of parenting. But is it really that simple? Can it be a case where the school systems are so focused on the problem few that the majority of students are ignored?
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Brooks County High School engineering and technology teacher Don Morgan and his students. They recently received national attention for their work with biodiesel fuel. They collect used cooking oil from area fast-food restaurants then process this oil into biodiesel. Morgan hopes to next interest the Brooks County school buses into running on the fuel created in his class. This classroom not only prepares students for the future but may prepare all of us for an alternative energy source.
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Take me out to the ball park
The Valdosta State baseball season begins today. The Blazers host Lindenwood at 2:30 p.m. Nothing beats quality baseball played in warm weather with a great venue like Billy Grant Field.
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What We Think: Signing Day
Wednesday was National Signing Day, the day when high school athletes across the country make official announcements about what school they’ve chosen to sign with.
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School policy fails expectations
Lowndes County Schools recently implemented new grading guidelines for students. These guidelines have left many parents upset ...
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Just the facts, please
The Times has taken some hits this weekend following the reporting of the Rev. Floyd Rose’ rally on Saturday concerning the car which drove into a home, killing an infant on New Year’s, and an incident at Pinevale Learning Center. Some police officers think the VDT is not being fair, and Rose accused the VDT of not printing the facts, but the facts are as follows:
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Fathers teaching daughters
It began as a small gathering for fathers and daughters. It has become one of Valdosta’s most popular social events of the year.
Several years ago, Jeff Stewart co-founded the event with his wife, Becky, as a way for him to give a special night to his two daughters. Other fathers of First Presbyterian Church liked the idea and the Father-Daughter Valentine Dance was born. -
Sports tourneys: They will come
More than 20 years after its release, “Field of Dreams’” mantra, “If you build it, they will come,” has possibly become one of the most overused lines from any movie. Yet, it seems all too fitting for what’s been happening lately within the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority.
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Grading policy: A second chance?
