I work at a fast-food restaurant and I need to say, there are so many rude people in Valdosta. People need to remember that they are not the only ones who ordered something to eat. What happened to Southern hospitality? Adults get on to us younger generation for having poor attitudes, well maybe you should take a look in the mirror.
Would the superintendent of Freedom Park please have someone empty the trash bins along the Frisbee-golf course on a regular basis? Most of the bins are overflowing with trash. Those who use the course can help by placing their litter within the trash bins and not along the trails.
On Christmas day at 8 a.m. between exit 11 and 13 in the cold rainy weather, a Lowndes sheriff deputy was spotted changing a tire for two elderly “white” haired ladies. What a nice Christmas gesture. Thanks Sheriff Prine for this deputy and your team.
You Wildcat hypocrites. Gillespie hasn’t even graced Bazemore-Hyder stadium and you’re already celebrating. If the Wildcats don’t go undefeated next year, you’ll be calling for his head.
Be careful if you are trying to save our country some money by not getting on Medicare when you are 65. You will not be rewarded if you keep your own or a business insurance policy. If you do not sign up during Medicare’s dictated time, you may have to wait as long as 18 months to be covered by Medicare, and pay a permanent 10 percent extra penalty.
I encourage all citizens to push for local economic reform. Starting with industry here in Valdosta that have high employee turnover and low wages. I just don’t think the tax breaks our local elected hooligans granted these industries has justified the means.
I find it interesting that gays are not allowed to marry because it may harm family values, but straight people can marry and divorce repeatedly and endlessly, with no apparent harm to family values.
The hospital wants the Mathis Auditorium land. They too must have a pocketbook to burn money and build. They should revitalize the old looking “doctor’s offices” on the corner of Pendleton and Ashley first.
To the person unhappy with the response from the Salvation Army, you need to know that through an error, the number in the phone book for Salvation Army this year is not its main number, but the men’s shelter. The correct office number is 242-6440.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, January 6, 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?
