Don't just beat on the "dads" for not being in the child’s life. There are sorry mother's out there too. Parents get into your child’s business. It's your job.
Congratulations to the Vikings! It was a great year and we look forward to next year. Keep your heads held high because you played with your hearts and kept your head in the game without showing your emotions on the field. We are proud of you.
I just want to thank Tiger Man at Wild Adventures for all the great times. Sorry to hear about the cancer and losing your job. We are all praying for you!
To the two girls who refused to stand for the National Anthem played in honor of the troops before Friday night's VSU basketball game: Your disrespect and ignorance were sickening. Your right to attend college and choose a meaningful career is a privilege that comes with living in the U.S.; these privileges are protected by the very troops you refused to honor. If you know of a place where you have more rights and privileges than in the U.S., I (and many others) will gladly purchase one-way tickets to send you there.
Interesting how another Lowndes season is defined by a lack of discipline (fumbles and offsides). I hope the team commits itself in the classroom in the off-season and to each other as they make another run for a championship in 2010.
To view the video ‘A War For Your Soul’ shown at Serenity Christian Church, search the title on the Internet. It's a satire about the history of blacks in America. Know that the struggles of one race affects all races. Good is always in play throughout the struggles for society to be able to unite and end an evil. Good will always win through the most long and evil times. Start today to help our president fulfill the Nobel Peace Prize expectations.
In response to “I am done:, Rev. Floyd Rose does not speak for all blacks. The problems are or will affect the city as one. Unless we stick together, we will accomplish nothing. Just because Rev. Rose makes remarks that include all whites, does not mean all blacks agree with his remarks. Is this your excuse not to help?
The city appears to have found an abundance of cash for the Martin Luther King park, frisbee and dog park. What about real problems like hunger, homelessness, seniors, education? No more SPLOST votes for me.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, Nov. 27, 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?
