I voted early at the Lowndes County Board of Elections. Tuesday November 8th precincts will be open for Election Day 2016.
The County Commission staff didn’t manage to get its referendum in on time about Continue reading
Category Archives: Community
Sen. John Barrasso predicted China emissions wrong
See the power behind FERC get it very wrong.
About China emissions, about energy and economy, about solar power, and all in one speech.
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), YouTube, 3 December 2009 (posted 15 Dec 2009), U.S. Senator John Barrasso speaks at ALEC in December 2009 in DC. Part 3,
Just look at China, Continue reading
You can choose love: Valdosta vigil for Orlando
Before the names of the dead were read by 50 of the crowd that numbered at least three times as many; before the moment of silence and the prayer and the thanks to all the first responders and police who assisted at the scene in Orlando; this evening at St Barnabas Church on Bemiss Road one speaker said we could choose to focus on the person who did this horrible thing in Orlando, or we could choose to focus on fear, but as for her and her house, she chooses love: go out and do something for your neighbor.
The gathering also served as Continue reading
A Tour of Remerton
Welcome to Remerton
Jessica Freeman, planner and probation officer in Remerton, invited me to get to know Remerton a little better. “It’s not just college student housing and bars.”
Remerton City Hall
Remerton City Council Chambers
If you haven’t been Continue reading
South Georgia Growing Local Community Planning and Strategy 2016-03-31
Please join us for an informational, strategy, and planning session around how we can improve access to fresh, local affordable foods.
facebook event
When: 5-7PM Thursday 31 March 2016
Where: City Hall Annex, 300 N Lee St, Valdosta, GA 31601
This is a follow-on from the South Georgia Growing Local 2016 conference with next steps and some planning as a community. We will likely focus around growing, community gardens, urban gardens, permaculture, food preparation, cooking and eating, but other topics may come up. Be sure to bring your best ideas about how to grow our local food movement in South Georgia.
-gretchen
Seven levels of disagreement
Many people these days think name-calling is argument (thank you, Newt Gingrich*), so here’s a handy picture of seven levels of disagreement.
Image by
abagond 26 July 2010, from How to Disagree, by Paul Graham, March 2008.
There’s nothing like a good discussion, with actual arguments on facts, theories, or context. But we really don’t have time for name-calling or ad hominem here on the LAKE blog. As noted in our submissions policy, you can submit anything you like, but “LAKE reserves complete discretion to select, edit, and annotate submissions, and to delete blog or facebook comments that are spam or personal attacks, or for any other reason whatever.” Name-calling and ad hominem are personal attacks.
The source of the above image includes some useful examples, and Continue reading
CAUSES in VDT, and the mini-films show 7PM tonight at VSU 2016-01-23
90-second movie trailers of local issues, tonight at 7PM, Bailey Auditorium, VSU, Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA. We sent in some submissions, and I hope you did, too; once we thought of them as trailers, it was pretty easy (by “we” I mean Gretchen”).
Desiree Carter, VDT, 22 Jan 2016,
Valdosta State showcases ‘Causes’,
“Causes” is a mini-festival created by Dr. Matthew Richard in the anthropology department of Valdosta State University.
“I came up with this in 2008 when Facebook and YouTube were new,” said Richard. “It’s a neat way to challenge students and to show that things learned in class can be applied to real life.”
To Richard, this project embodies Continue reading
Public Hearing, 2016 Comprehensive Plan Update @ SGRC 2016-01-19
Received Friday 5 January 2016:
Subject: Lowndes Comprehensive Plan Kickoff Jan. 19th
The kick-off public hearing for the joint Lowndes County and Cities of Dasher, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton, and Valdosta 2016 Comprehensive Plan Update will be held on:
Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 W. Savannah Avenue
Valdosta, GeorgiaThe purpose of this public hearing will be Continue reading
5 cities & Lowndes County: Community Planning Meeting @ LCC Planning 2016-01-19
It’s a good idea. It would be an even better idea if there was time scheduled for citizen input and responses from the assembled elected officials.
On the Lowndes County Commission calendar:
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, Lowndes County and the cities of Valdosta, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton and Dasher, will meet at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center for the purpose of identifying and discussing solutions related to community wide issues. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the public is encouraged to attend.
When: 9AM-10AM Tuesday 19 January 2016
Where: James H. Rainwater Conference Center, 1 Meeting Place, Valdosta, GA 31601
Contact: County Clerk, Paige Dukes, 229-671-2400
County Chairman Bill Slaughter announced this meeting at the Lowndes County Commission Regular Session 12 January 2016: Continue reading
Causes 2016: mini-film festival at VSU 2016-01-23
Anybody can enter; they’ve been reaching out to everybody.
90 seconds of video (or narration over stills)
on your favorite subject! PDF.
Dr. Matthew Richard says:
Causes 5 is Jan. 23, 2016 at 7 pm in Bailey Auditorium on campus! come one, come all!
-jsq
A “mini-film festival” celebrating what matters to you most
Have an issue that you’re passionate about?
Submit a 90-second mini-documentary about it; spread awareness about your cause and maybe win a cash pri3e!January 23, 2016
Deadline for film submissions is Continue reading