Nydia Tisdale’s offense: she sat in the front row

Landowner Johnny Burt’s excuse for having Nydia Tisdale ejected from an event advertised as a public campaign rally: “She promptly sat down on the front row on the end where she would be right in their face and was making everybody uncomfortable.” Shades of Ashley Paulk’s excuse for wanting that illegal bill of attainder

Pollution and a Private Prison? –Dr. Mark George

As the VDT transcribed: “I think we can do better than a generator that burns human waste. I think we can do better than a private prison and those are two things that we seem to be excited about as a community.” Dr. Mark George spoke to the Valdosta City Council, 20 Jan 2011: We’ve […]

“the answers remain the same.” –Brad Lofton

Lofton’s response to my latest. He gets the last word for today. -jsq From: Brad Lofton Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:01:28 -0500 Cc: [see below] M. Quarterman, We have responded to your questions on multiple occasions. You are welcome to continue asking, but the answers remain the same. We have a very active and […]

What is your plan? –jsq to VLCIA board

I just sent this. -jsq From: “John S. Quarterman” To: Brad Lofton Cc: [see below] Since I know of no public email address for the VLCIA board, I’m asking Brad Lofton to distribute this to the board before their meeting tomorrow. Dear Board, This is an update to my previous question to you, which was […]

VDT turns against VLCIA and its biomass plant

The newspaper of record in Valdosta and Lowndes County has reversed course on biomass. Top of the front page in a landmark issue: Wednesday, October 27, 2010: Biomass plant fuels questions by Johnna Pinholster The Valdosta Daily Times VALDOSTA — As the state and nation look to renewable energy solutions, locally, a proposed green energy […]