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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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?
