Read the fine print. Tomberlin was not renewed by the superintendent, a prerogative he has that both lets the board off the hook and removes its ability to decide.
I would not be associated with the Touchdown Club for any amount of money or political influence. VHS is now associated with a red flag for leadership and the cream of the crop would not step into this arena. VCS athletics can now be declared dead due to the BOE and the Touchdown Club. Your arrogance and pomposity have prevailed.
To the BOE. Your decision speaks volumes to parents throughout this county. You are more interested in VHS winning football games than instilling in the students teamwork and sportsmanship. Not to mention what you are telling Coach Tomberlin. He's only an asset to your school if the "team" is winning. Talk about misplaced priorities.
Chief Simons, wake up! If you would let your people be police and do their jobs like they know how to do, then the thugs in Valdosta might have more respect for them and think twice before engaging in activity like in Hudson Dockett. It's a sad state when you coddle the bad guys and reprimand the cops for being cops.
The shootings do give the housing development a bad rap. There are good, law-abiding people who live there and don't condone such behavior. As a caucasion, it saddens me to hear Ms. Mayfield say basically blacks only have one another. Ms. Mayfield, we as a community are in this together and you are not alone. I'm sorry you feel this way. Just know I stand beside you as one voice. We as people must put aside our biases and prejudices to be united as one.
Parents of VCS students should not worry that football is of bigger concern than education, the powers that be make the same stupid, rash decisions with your children's education as they do with football. They should get rid of the ones making the educational decisions. Parents, get informed about your child’s education.
I followed a garbage truck out of the new school on Howell Road and to my surprise, the employee on the passenger side threw out a Dasani bottle. That’s ridiculous. Wait to throw your garbage in a trash can. You would think a trash man would know that — this was a City of Valdosta garbage truck.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, Nov. 20, 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?
