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February 5, 2010

Anonymous The Moultrie Observer Fri Feb 05, 2010, 11:39 PM EST

Our democracy

‘You folks who rant and rave about local government and its subsidiaries, where are you on meeting night? We have the greatest nation on earth equipped with open meetings laws, open records laws and freedom of speech. Our great democracy is bought and paid for with blood. It’s ironic that we don’t practice all that we preach.

Question

“To those who are retired from federal government jobs ... and we have quite a lot in Moultrie ... do you contend that the federal government doesn’t do well in managing money, given your retirements and insurance benefits? Just wondering. I haven’t heard many of you speaking up.

That building

“All I have to say about the Friedlander project is good luck. Moultrie is not Thomasville, Waycross or the state of Florida. The Friedlander building should be torn down like the mule barn and replaced with a parking lot for all the tourists who will surely vacation in Moultrie.

Mr. Walden

“If some readers are relying on Mr. Walden to put down on paper what they think but can not express so eloquently as the editor should really think about extending their education past the third grade.

Crime

“If I was the mayor of Moultrie, a city or county commissioner, a law enforcement person, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce I would be very concerned about the news on the front page of the Observer on Wednesday. Obviously the editorial staff have that concern. There is too much criminal activity in Moultrie and Colquitt County. There is no safety of person and property. What business would want to locate here, create jobs and a tax base when they read about double slayings and a possible attempted murder.

Yes, Ms. Barfield, you and many others in this community have every reason to live in fear each day because there is too much criminal activity whether at work or home. It needs to end.

Special needs

“To the individual who posted ‘My Discovery’, I sincerely hope you are truly thankful to have a child who is healthy. You obviously have no concept of what life is like for parents of special needs children who want their children to have equal access!

Thanks

“Thanks to The Observer for our opportunity to speak out in this forum. Let me add my voice to applause for those Packer players who got scholarships.

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Saving the critters
Dear editor:
Wildlife rehabilitators, or rehabbers as they are known in the animal community, are very special people. They have acquired the knowledge and experience that is needed to work with injured and orphaned wildlife. Licensed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and if caring for federally protected species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, a wildlife rehabilitator’s ultimate goal is to take an injured or orphaned animal, get it healthy and return it to its natural habitat.

February 9, 2012
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February 9, 2012
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Remember back in the early sixties when people were digging bomb shelters in fear of the “Big One” being dropped on us? I recall how an alarm would go off at school, and we would get under our desks. What a joke! Get under our desks when one entire wall was glass!

February 8, 2012 1 Photo
Outpouring of love
Dear editor:
What words can be added to so many that have been said in prayer and praise for our Haley? We have witnessed an outpouring of love and sacrifice for our families, and we truly cannot express our feelings of humility and gratitude.

February 8, 2012
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February 8, 2012
Were we really shocked by the half-time cheap shot?
There’s an old saying, “Go to bed with dogs, wake up with fleas.”

February 7, 2012
Honor sacrifices
Dear editor:
When the Declaration of Independence was signed, we as a Country, The United States of America, were declaring our Freedom and Liberty.

February 7, 2012
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February 7, 2012
What's at stake here?
Dear editor
It looks like one of my worst fears is about to happen. With President Obama’s withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq it appears the democratic government we set up in Iraq is getting ready to come apart. The Shiites and Sunnis are at each others throats and the Kurds and Turkey are already shooting at each other. Iran seems to be paused to take up the vacuum we will be left and obtain a nuclear weapon. In 2007 the Democrats were clamoring for President Bush to get our troops out of Iraq.

February 6, 2012
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