The Internet is a monster. Mostly good, sometimes bad, it's changing everything, and almost overnight as well. Everything from the Post Office to Libraries are affected. The Internet is a gigantic library of sorts, and with time, most B&M libraries will become unnecessary. How will the library function in the Georgia summer, (which unofficially started this month, as far as temperatures are concerned)? You have to sympathize with the staff and patrons there...
JM, sincere thanks again for your efforts to improve schools and accountability, but you're a passenger on the Titanic, meaning public schools. Any alternative--private school, religious school, approved home schooling--beats public schools by a mile. If you're sending your children to PS, you're submitting your child to a grossly inferior teaching experience, along with gangs, drugs, violence, and staff that bears little comparision to quality people like JM. It's up to you, but PS is the worst option, and if you can manage it, (sometimes you can't), it would be in yours, and especially your child's, interest to choese an alternative route...
This is why we're going to lose our 2nd Amendment rights. Ludicrious "freedom" issues that ignore safety and consideration of one's neighbor. Gunfire should be limited to shooting ranges and hunting properties--period. Again, someone has been killed in this county in the last few years because of "casual" gunfire, firing a gun just for the fun of it, not to stop an intruder, hunt, or test one's skills or the firearm itself on a gun range. When someone gets hurt, or worse, because reasonable and needed laws were not passed, the blood will be on your hands. This irresponsible approach will eventually lead to our 2nd Amendment rights being curtailed at the very least, if not outlawed altogether. Congrats to the childish "rights" camp that opposed this reasonable and safe law. When they take our guns away, it will be your fault more than anyone else's...
When JD was a state rep, he helped me and helped my mother with many problems in state gov't. His replacement has not answered my e-mail request, and the State Senator, (Jeffares), never has answered any e-mails that I've sent him. Again, JD has helped me, which is what he's there for, as well as passing legislation that helps more than hurts. People just like to complain and bellyache, yet they don't vote in primaries, sometimes not in the genral election itself, and wonder why they hate the results. Better yet, run yourself; if you want it done right, do it yourself. I'm a political science major, and my advice is this: stop murmuring, start participating. Anything good takes hard work and extreme patience; politics takes even more...
There can't be enough safety. If you oppose that, you're a nut, not a 2nd Amendment supporter. There shouldn't be ANY discharge of firearms outside of a shooting range or authorized hunting property, even if you're on your own land. It's just too dangerous. Those that oppose, who choose gross irresponsibility and inconsideration over sensable regulation of this subject, are selfish and a danger to others. When others are injured as a result of this law, all who supported it should foot their medical bills, (or funeral expenses). We're not talking about walking a dog; we're talking about discharge of firearms, in which the danger cannot be understated. You can't learn this in engineering school or with a PhD; this is Common Sense 101. There is NO valid argument to the contrary, but it won't stop the childish from trying...
Hopefully, this is a religious school as well, but even if it isn't, it has to be light years better than any education and environment you would have in public school. Not to say it's perfect, but everyone wants what's best for their child, and PS is the last place to hope for "best."
Resisting the police is never a good idea. All that does is make the situation worse than it already is, for both the citizen and for law enforcement. When you tell children they can do anything they want, they take the advice, and wind up in jail, or worse. You CAN'T do anything you want; there's limits in life; one limit is that the police serve public order. They are here for our benefit. Some policemen are not right for their jobs, but the vast majority of them are. If they turn on their lights, pull over and stop. How hard is that? Put your hands on the wheel where they can see them. Don't talk back, don't say anything at all unless they ask a question. No attitude, just briefly, honestly answer them. If you choose, say, "I can't answer that." Again, don't make the situation worse. Do what they say, live to see another day...
I'm pro 2nd amendment, and vote that way, but I don't believe in the discharge of firearms outside of a hunting property or shooting range. It's just too dangerous. A person in Newton County was killed by a stray bullet in the last few years and the person who shot the gun was prosecuted and imprisoned. Two lives ruined, and likely more than just those two. Plus, like motorcycles, it's just too noisy. If you had a zillion acres, that would be good, but if that were the case, you'd be discriminating against small land owners. There cannot be freedom without responsibility. That's why we're losing our freedom; if you don't have one, you don't have the other. I hear gunfire mulitple times a week near the Pure Station in south Newton. In the cramped neighborhood I live in, it's dangerous and noisy, not to mention, grossly inconsiderate. There is no valid argument to the contrary that isn't safe and thoughtful, although I already know the selfish and irresponsible will make them, (LOL, and of course the contrary). Tell that to the lady's family above who died, inside her home, when that stray bullet ended her life. An ounce of prevention...
I know that for practical reasons zip code boundaries can't always conform to county and city lines, but it would be better if they did. Social Circle addresses in Newton County, where the city has no land, is confusing. I lived in Stewart, in south Newton near the Pure station on 36, and wished that there was a separate zip for this locale as well. "I live in Covington" is what I told people, since no one knows what "Stewart" means, then had to tell them exactly where that is, which is more than 10 miles from the city limits near the McDonald's. I started telling people that I lived at Jackson Lake, which not having land on the water, was also misleading, but at least people know this lake. Oh well, there won't be a USPS in five years, so the problem may well solve itself...
Billy 2 months, 1 week ago on Library in need of repairs
Library in need of repairs
The Internet is a monster. Mostly good, sometimes bad, it's changing everything, and almost overnight as well. Everything from the Post Office to Libraries are affected. The Internet is a gigantic library of sorts, and with time, most B&M libraries will become unnecessary. How will the library function in the Georgia summer, (which unofficially started this month, as far as temperatures are concerned)? You have to sympathize with the staff and patrons there...
Billy 2 months, 2 weeks ago on Jeff Meadors: Schools rise and fall on leadership
Jeff Meadors: Schools rise and fall on leadership
JM, sincere thanks again for your efforts to improve schools and accountability, but you're a passenger on the Titanic, meaning public schools. Any alternative--private school, religious school, approved home schooling--beats public schools by a mile. If you're sending your children to PS, you're submitting your child to a grossly inferior teaching experience, along with gangs, drugs, violence, and staff that bears little comparision to quality people like JM. It's up to you, but PS is the worst option, and if you can manage it, (sometimes you can't), it would be in yours, and especially your child's, interest to choese an alternative route...
Billy 2 months, 2 weeks ago on Citizens group abandons 350 yard shooting limitation
Citizens group abandons 350 yard shooting limitation
This is why we're going to lose our 2nd Amendment rights. Ludicrious "freedom" issues that ignore safety and consideration of one's neighbor. Gunfire should be limited to shooting ranges and hunting properties--period. Again, someone has been killed in this county in the last few years because of "casual" gunfire, firing a gun just for the fun of it, not to stop an intruder, hunt, or test one's skills or the firearm itself on a gun range. When someone gets hurt, or worse, because reasonable and needed laws were not passed, the blood will be on your hands. This irresponsible approach will eventually lead to our 2nd Amendment rights being curtailed at the very least, if not outlawed altogether. Congrats to the childish "rights" camp that opposed this reasonable and safe law. When they take our guns away, it will be your fault more than anyone else's...
Billy 2 months, 2 weeks ago on Douglas ends congressional bid
Douglas ends congressional bid
When JD was a state rep, he helped me and helped my mother with many problems in state gov't. His replacement has not answered my e-mail request, and the State Senator, (Jeffares), never has answered any e-mails that I've sent him. Again, JD has helped me, which is what he's there for, as well as passing legislation that helps more than hurts. People just like to complain and bellyache, yet they don't vote in primaries, sometimes not in the genral election itself, and wonder why they hate the results. Better yet, run yourself; if you want it done right, do it yourself. I'm a political science major, and my advice is this: stop murmuring, start participating. Anything good takes hard work and extreme patience; politics takes even more...
Billy 2 months, 2 weeks ago on Private meeting draws ire of commissioner
Private meeting draws ire of commissioner
There can't be enough safety. If you oppose that, you're a nut, not a 2nd Amendment supporter. There shouldn't be ANY discharge of firearms outside of a shooting range or authorized hunting property, even if you're on your own land. It's just too dangerous. Those that oppose, who choose gross irresponsibility and inconsideration over sensable regulation of this subject, are selfish and a danger to others. When others are injured as a result of this law, all who supported it should foot their medical bills, (or funeral expenses). We're not talking about walking a dog; we're talking about discharge of firearms, in which the danger cannot be understated. You can't learn this in engineering school or with a PhD; this is Common Sense 101. There is NO valid argument to the contrary, but it won't stop the childish from trying...
Billy 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Peachtree Academy expands Covington campus
Peachtree Academy expands Covington campus
Hopefully, this is a religious school as well, but even if it isn't, it has to be light years better than any education and environment you would have in public school. Not to say it's perfect, but everyone wants what's best for their child, and PS is the last place to hope for "best."
Billy 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Foiled traffic stop results in four arrests
Foiled traffic stop results in four arrests
Resisting the police is never a good idea. All that does is make the situation worse than it already is, for both the citizen and for law enforcement. When you tell children they can do anything they want, they take the advice, and wind up in jail, or worse. You CAN'T do anything you want; there's limits in life; one limit is that the police serve public order. They are here for our benefit. Some policemen are not right for their jobs, but the vast majority of them are. If they turn on their lights, pull over and stop. How hard is that? Put your hands on the wheel where they can see them. Don't talk back, don't say anything at all unless they ask a question. No attitude, just briefly, honestly answer them. If you choose, say, "I can't answer that." Again, don't make the situation worse. Do what they say, live to see another day...
Billy 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Gun ordinance proposal under fire
Gun ordinance proposal under fire
I'm pro 2nd amendment, and vote that way, but I don't believe in the discharge of firearms outside of a hunting property or shooting range. It's just too dangerous. A person in Newton County was killed by a stray bullet in the last few years and the person who shot the gun was prosecuted and imprisoned. Two lives ruined, and likely more than just those two. Plus, like motorcycles, it's just too noisy. If you had a zillion acres, that would be good, but if that were the case, you'd be discriminating against small land owners. There cannot be freedom without responsibility. That's why we're losing our freedom; if you don't have one, you don't have the other. I hear gunfire mulitple times a week near the Pure Station in south Newton. In the cramped neighborhood I live in, it's dangerous and noisy, not to mention, grossly inconsiderate. There is no valid argument to the contrary that isn't safe and thoughtful, although I already know the selfish and irresponsible will make them, (LOL, and of course the contrary). Tell that to the lady's family above who died, inside her home, when that stray bullet ended her life. An ounce of prevention...
Billy 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Town hall meeting Tuesday night on ZIP change
Town hall meeting Tuesday night on ZIP change
I know that for practical reasons zip code boundaries can't always conform to county and city lines, but it would be better if they did. Social Circle addresses in Newton County, where the city has no land, is confusing. I lived in Stewart, in south Newton near the Pure station on 36, and wished that there was a separate zip for this locale as well. "I live in Covington" is what I told people, since no one knows what "Stewart" means, then had to tell them exactly where that is, which is more than 10 miles from the city limits near the McDonald's. I started telling people that I lived at Jackson Lake, which not having land on the water, was also misleading, but at least people know this lake. Oh well, there won't be a USPS in five years, so the problem may well solve itself...
Billy 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Local physical therapist focuses on treatment of cancer patients
Local physical therapist focuses on treatment of cancer patients
Had PT at Newton Hospital in 2008. Didn' t even believe in PT, thought surgery was the only way to repair my rotator cuff. I'm a believer now...