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The Column The Editor Trashed
In April, I wrote a column about research clearly showing roundabouts are safer than both signaled intersections and four-way stops. A reader responded on our website, saying in California, roundabouts were constructed with the idea of slowing traffic and were quickly removed as they caused more accidents than they alleviated, adding that her point was…
Read MoreMove On Only When Ready — by John Reed
Move On Only When Ready Last week I laid out some reasons why colleges don’t seem to value the time students spend in high school. Let’s now look at why kids should spend a full four years in high school and cherish every moment. First, an uncomfortable truth: not every student is college material. Many…
Read MoreStanding For Principles
I haven’t seen the video that was shown on the Monday night news programs. It came on the TV in our home twice and as soon as I heard the heartbreaking wailing of young children, I changed the channel. “I can’t watch that,” I told the good wife. Every time I see the unAmerican tragedy…
Read MoreIs High School Obsolete? by John Reed
Is High School Obsolete? I have mainly steered clear of education issues since after 37 years as a teacher, I have many friends and people in the field I highly respect. This week and next, I’m jumping back in with both feet. Recent trends would seem to show that colleges and universities no longer have…
Read MoreSharing News — By Tommy Purser
This week, Barnie O’Quinn Jr. brought by a tearsheet of the May 30, 2018, issue of The Press-Sentinel in Jesup. When I first looked at it, I was confused. Because I had seen the opinion expressed in the editorial before. So I went looking. Indeed, in August, 2016, I reprinted a column from The Press-Sentinel…
Read MoreStay The Course — By John Reed
Stay The Course One of the terms I hear bandied about whenever I listen to the news is “regime change.” A generation ago, we called it “nation building.” Whatever the label, we’ve been at it a long time. We first built our own nation, and that gave us the sense that might be good at…
Read MoreArea Lynchings
I recently ran across a listing of counties throughout the United States where lynchings had occurred …. or at least were known about. Curious, I looked for Jeff Davis County and found that no lynchings had been recorded here. However, I noticed three had occurred in Appling County. Being a newspaper reporter, I began to…
Read MoreSwamp Lily by Jennifer Miller
Swamp Lily Sometimes a song on the radio or a familiar smell can take you back in time and allow your brain to retrieve a fond memory you thought was forgotten. However, a few weeks ago I saw a plant that took me back in time. My husband and I just finished building our house…
Read MoreThe Three C’s: Courtesy, Competence, Convenience by John Reed
The Three C’s: Courtesy, Competence, Convenience Regular readers know I place a high value on service when I do business. I’ll pay more for a service or a product if I’m treated well by the business — and its employees. And make no mistake, 99% of my good or bad experiences with a company come…
Read MoreWelcome To The Real World – John Reed
Welcome To The Real World This week, the class of 2018 will graduate. The “commencement” ceremonies will indeed mark the beginning of the next phase of their lives. Sadly, many will make choices that will forever affect them and their children in the future. Recently, a former student accosted me in Walmart and demanded to…
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