VALDOSTA —
In Thursday's edition, there was a letter to the editor titled "Let the sun shine: Fact versus fiction"... In the first two paragraphes, the writer made a point of claiming FOX News has long lost its credibility when in fact, FOX News is the No. 1 news organization in America. Fair, balanced and unafraid.
I wonder how many of the voters even pay attention to the actions of our legislators. The one-party House is proposing to take away our right to select our U.S. Senators. Ignorance can cost us dearly, Georgians.
I would like to know why there isn't one standard age across this country when it comes to classifying a person as a juvenile or adult when a crime is commited. For example, in Florida and Alabama a person is charged as a juvenile until 18 and in Georgia as an adult at 17. Therefore, in Georgia, you start a visible criminal record at 17 but it is sealed in other states. It's an unfair playing field for jobs, etc.
Got a speeding ticket after 20 years in the worst speedtrap in Georgia — Turner County. Paid it up, thinking it was over. Then, surprise — got the Super Speeder award from Georgia Department of Driver Services demanding $200 or I’d lose my license! Obviously Georgia uses this sneaky technique of surprising drivers with this least advertised law from 2010. Why doesn’t the state announce this by road signs like they have for construction sites?
The city manager and mayor need to rat out FEMA's denial of sewage plant funding to Obama. Remind Obama that Valdosta is 52 percent black with a rapidly growing Latino and gay population. That 42 percent in the city are below poverty level. Building the new plant will create jobs. To seal the deal, give Obama a lifetime membership to Kinderlou Golf Club.
I sat in a Valdosta after hours clinic for about 40 minutes. I was then called for my turn and was told that the doctor that day does not take Medicare patients. I certainly understand a physician who already has a high mix of Medicare, not wanting to participate more due to the ridiculous reimbursement. But wouldn't it make more sense for them to ask up front if you are on Medicare?
It is good to see that city government is taking the lead from the federal government and buying shopping centers while our infrastructure wastes away. Sell the property back to the people that owned it and put that money towards the treatment plant. Oh, wait, they were glad to be rid of it.
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Rant & Raves for Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Rants & Raves for Friday, May 17, 2013
Over 150 applicants applied for the handful of teaching jobs in Lowndes County. Plus, almost every single paraprofessional is a certified teacher who has been waiting patiently, “doing their time.” And, Lake Park Elementary hires a teacher who has quit, not once, but twice before. The "good ole' boy" network at its finest.
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Rant & Raves for Thursday, May 16, 2013
Have we progressed to the point where we are arguing about gay marriage? I thought the South was still outraged about blacks being able to marry whites! Hmm...We will catch up to the rest of the world eventually.
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Rant & Rave for Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I found the cartoon referencing Tim Tebow's Christianity on Thursday's editorial page very offensive. I can agree that many people are out for what God can do for them, not how they can serve God, But I do not see any evidence of that attitude or life style in Tim Tebow's life. Time will tell.
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Rant & Rave for Friday, May 10, 2013
Good riddance to the doctor unable to take Medicaid patients?! Do you work for free? I bet you go to work and expect a paycheck. Why would the doctor be any different? Blame our fearless leaders, not the doctors. And you are WAY out of line questioning whether that person is Christian or not. Sounds like the person who thinks preachers should work for free.
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Rants & Raves for Thursday, May 9, 2013
Amazing: Even a judgmental person like yourself can’t even bother to get the facts straight before you criticize something. Jason Collins did an extremely brave thing by coming out in a world filled with people such as yourself. Words of Wisdom: Leave the judging to God.
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Raves for Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Raves to Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Sylvia at Cook Primary! They have the best behaved class and are the best teachers in that school!
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Rant & Rave for Tuesday, May 7, 2013
To all who use Coleman Road as a short cut between Old Highway 41 North and North Valdosta Road, please remember the speed limit is 35, not 65. Tailgating me isn’t going to make me go faster. Remember, it’s our neighborhoods, not your short cut!
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Rant & Rave for Monday, May 6, 2013
I hope Al Sharpton finds time to visit the mother in Brunswick whose baby was shot point blank in the forehead while in his baby stroller. Perhaps the reverend could also counsel the angry young black man who pulled the trigger. Oh wait, the baby was white. Never mind.
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Rant & Raves for Friday, May 3, 2013
I thought that all schools had dress codes that the teachers and substitutes had to follow? When I walk into the school it looks like they are headed to the pool instead of the classroom. Tank tops and skimpy skirts are not allowed. Come on, administration, make them follow the rules. Thank you, to the teachers and staff that do adhere to the dress code.
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Rant & Raves for Thursday, May 2, 2013
Property tax should be based on value. School taxes should be separate and assessed to each household equally, no exemptions. The rich, middle and poor should pay equally for children's public education.
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