Go figure. The whole Five Points thing comes down to the traffic guru getting to push towards another roundabout.
Condemnation wasn't needed for Five Points but is needed in a nearby “blighted” residential area that’s a growing criminal magnet. Mayor Fretti, please flatten the growing crime haven behind China Garden and the nursing home and rebuild a model community. It will help reduce crime, provide jobs, provide more property tax. Create a nice, safe neighborhood where folks can save gas and get exercise by walking or biking safely to the hospital, nearby shops, and downtown.
I agree with VDT that the future for Five Points should generate steady revenue. If we don't convert it to an old style village shopping center with cobblestone walkways, benches, and trees and inside/outside cafes, at least add another floor to the coliseum buildings and rent office space. Include a rooftop terrace and restaurant for office tenants, the public, and event attendees.
Dasher City Council, please remove the unserviceable flag. It is a disgrace.
There is a difference between patriotism and blind nationalism. I am grateful to live in America, and not Darfur, or Saudi Arabia. Yet, I recognize that my country has much to be ashamed of in the past and will continue to make mistakes. I'm patriotic, but also a realist.
I dare say libraries benefit students and lower income people. Why would we move it to the northside of town away from these people? Is it to benefit the hospital?
So now that the city has agreed to purchase the Five Points center and build an auditorium, I am curious what will happen to the other auditorium just miles from there. Will it now become the neglected eyesore of the community? Are we really accomplishing anything by building something we already have?
Respect means to honor, to treat with kindness, or to esteem. It does not mean, “I get to do what I want and you have to accept it.” Respect should be earned with your deeds, not something that is given freely or easily. Saying “thank you” signifies being polite, not respect.
I want the VDT to print how each U.S. Senator and congressman in our area votes on this health care bill. The people deserve to know how their elected officials vote on this highly unpopular bill, a bill that will take more of our rights away.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
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Don’t jettison landmark
While we respect the request to relocate the F-86 aircraft from outside Mathis City Auditorium to the new Moody Air Force Base Airpark, we would hope the city and MAFB would reconsider moving it.
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Shame in Berrien County
Unfortunately for Sherrie Williams of the Berrien County school-based health clinic, she talked to The Times and praised the program that she oversees. This pride in her work led to the loss of her job.
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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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Don’t jettison landmark
