God has angels everywhere. My son, grandson and I were eating at Cracker Barrel and an anonymous person paid for our dinners and take out and gave us $100. Thank you and God bless you!
Northlake is a covenant restrictive subdivision. It says so at every entrance. Yet there are cars in yards, boats in yards and unmowed lots with 5-foot weeds. Don’t come down on the other residents for trying to uphold the neighborhood association rules. The proprietors won't do it, but they still send out their letter demanding the association dues every year. Go figure.
To the family that offered a free Christmas meal to any military man serving at Moody without a family nearby. Your ad on Craigs list put me in tears. You are an awesome and thoughtful group of people to be so supportive during this time of year. I hope you had a blessed Christmas!
Three cheers for the aggressive passengers on Flight 93. Local criminals need to take note. Home and business invaders will be met more and more aggressively with chances of fatal results. Society is tired of being passive.
I’m a college graduate struggling in a broken economy as a server. My income dropped from $250 a week to about $80 when the city blocked the James Road median. So, I moved the barrels. The city wasted $20,000 and crushed small business profit by 50 percent. Don't thank the city. I alone opened the median. You're welcome.
Georgia is behind the eight ball on employment rights and I applaud the deputies for standing up for their rights. Until people stand up for what they believe in, things will never get changed.
This advice comes from a retired police officer. It is legal and lethal and most valuable for women who live alone. Always take your car keys when you go to bed if someone breaks in push the alarm on your car. Also a can of wasp spray can be a weapon to defend yourself. Go for the eyes and mouth. It will spray up to 20 feet. Keep one in your car and one close by in your home.
To the woman who raved about the deputy for changing her flat tire in the cold, wet weather...kudos to him. I don’t feel it was necessary for you to knock everyone else because you’re either not able, not willing or can’t change your own tire. If the reasons above apply, maybe you should join AAA. It seems that fewer and fewer people today aren self sufficient and want everyone else to fix their problems for them.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Friday, Jan. 1, 2010
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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?
