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Salute teachers
There's a bumper sticker which reads
something like, “Thanks to a teacher, you
can read this." How true. Without teachers,
our readers would not be able to read our
paper, and we wouldn’t be able to prepare it.
Without teachers, all of us would be missing
so many of the wonderful things which make
our lives so much better.
This is American Education Week. We
thank the millions of men and women who
have given their careers to teaching to
inspiring, motivating, disciplining and
encouraging America’s youth into adulthood
with an appreciation for reading, writing and
arithmetic.
Teachers enrich our lives through their
efforts to help us learn, to help us appreciate
the world around us and the laws of math and
physics. They work, often at lower rates of
pay than most professionals, deal with every
level of society, spend hours at home prepar
ing for the next day, and often give their
summers to learn more at their own
expense.
Their biggest reward comes when they see
their students learning and progressing.
Thanks teachers, for helping all of us to
appreciate our world around us, and giving
us the opportunity to learn reading, writing
and arithmetic.
Thanks for section
Editor:
Many thanks to you. Emily, Miss Pauline, Eric
and your entire staff for your latest issue of “Health
& Wellness at the Crossroads.” We believe that our
newest addition at Perry Hospital, the Maternity
Center and Surgery Center, is certainly an added
plus to our community, and we were very proud to
he the focus of this interesting and informative pub-
lication.
Part of our
mission as a
healthcare
provider is to
educate the
community on
our many ser
vices and pro-
Letters to
the editor
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Perry, Ga. 31069
grams, as well as new facilities and equipment.
Your interest in our expansion and your newspa
per’s ability to convey this information through
news articles, feature stories and photography
helped to educate our community as healthcare con
sumers.
Again, thank you for your support of Perry
Hospital, Houston Healthcare Complex, our staff,
physicians, volunteers and the Hospital Authority of
Houston County. We truly appreciate your efforts in
educating the citizens of Perry and surrounding
communities of the healthcare services here in our
hometown
Mary Jane Kinnas
Director of Marketing
Keep price of freedom in mind
Editor:
Don’t Take Freedom for Granted !
Veterans’ Day is past, and I wondei how many
have already forgotten what the Veterans have done
for you and me?
“I'm proud to be an American where at least I
know Em free. I won’t forget the men and women
who died to give that right to me. I’d gladly stand
up next to you and defend her still today, cause
there ain’t no doubt I love this land— God Bless the
USA.” (thanks to Lee Greenwood)
I would like to take this opportunity to give spe
cial thanks to those who made this outstanding pro
gram possible. Perry High School JROTC Color
Guard, retired Chief Master Sgt. Johnny Barton,
Hayley Godbee, singing the Star Spangled Banner,
Major Dr. David Carter, opening prayer; Mayor Jim
Worrall, welcome address; our outstanding speaker,
retired Maj. Gen. Cornelius Nugteren; the Rev. Jim
Shipley, closing prayer, the Rev. Dr. Don
Hutchison, singing :America the Beautiful”,; also
Radio station WPGA, along with their sponsors,
Alltel Communications, also the city of Perry, all
the merchants, banks, civic organizations and
Houston Times-Joumal for helping us publicize this
great program.
Most of all, we want to thank the large turn-out
who came to help us salute our Veterans and recall
the ultimate sacrifice they made to preserve safety
and freedom for all.
Don Norris
6th District Commander
American Legion
Department of Georgia
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Bob Tribble President
Jj Johnson Editor and General Manager
John Smalley Advertising Sales
News Emily Johnstone. Pauline Lewis, Rick Johnstone; Spoils: Phil Clark; Classified
My son provides his father with one great gift
Many years ago, when the Johnson
family lived in Bainbridge, we held
season tickets to Florida State
University football games.
Various family members attended
the games, and we all enjoyed the
action, the atmosphere, and watching
Coach Bobby Bowden come up with
some new wrinkle to help the
Seminoles win.
When we moved from Bainbridge
to a home north of Atlanta, we let our
season tickets expire. It was simply too
far to get up after a high school game
on Friday night and drive to
Tallahassee on Saturday.
Oh, there were a few special return
occasions an open date Friday night
or some other unusual occurrence
but trips to Tallahassee dwindled to
practically none.
Saturday, thanks to the efforts of my
son William, I made a trip to Doak
Campbell Stadium and thoroughly
enjoyed my birthday present from my
son.
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The future begins in todays schools
(EDITOR’S NOTE: American
Education Week is Nov. 17-23.)
The theme for this year’s American
Education Week is “The Future Begins
in Today’s Schools.”
This theme emphasizes the awe
some responsibility that has been
placed on the educators of America.
Georgia educators will meet this
challenge with a positive attitude since
they have received an extra boost of
support from Gov. Zell Miller and the
Georgia General Assembly in the form
of a 6 percent salary increase for the
past two years to raise salaries nearer
the national average.
In addition, the Georgia Lottery has
provided funds which established the
Pre-Kindergarten program, increased
classroom technology, and provided
the HOPE scholarships for high school
seniors.
Local school systems have been
given more control over local school
funding to increase efficiency while
business partnerships have aided
school improvement.
These factors, coupled with parental
support, can be the key ingredients for
a successful future in Georgia.
Georgia’s innovative Pre-
Kindergarten program is preparing
children for the future. Young children
are receiving an opportunity to learn
social skills through group interaction,
develop communication skills, and
acquire knowledge and many readiness
concepts which enhance the rate of
success in Kindergarten.
Educators face the increased
responsibility of supplying counseling
and parenting skills as part of educat
ing each child. Some children come to
school lacking readiness and social
skills, while others bring emotional
problems. Many such problems have
been identified and addressed through
the Pre-K program.
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Wed., Nov. 20, 1996
Ads. Mark Felly; Composition; Chad Lewis; Circulation and Photography: Eric Zellars;
Bookkeeping: Paula L. Zimmerman.
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Jj
Johnson
Editor
When we lived in Bainbridge. we
held our season tickets in partnership
with my sports editor at the Bainbridge
Post-Searchlight, Joe Crine. Joe has
continued to pay for his tickets over
the years, and still holds tickets to the
same seats we collectively used during
the late 19705.
William called Joe several weeks
ago. and Joe, out of the goodness of his
heart, told William he would give us
use of the tickets for the Southern
Mississippi game played Nov. 16.
Judy and William kept the secret
from me as long as they could, but as
the calendar began to fill up, finally,
they had to tell me of the surprise. I
Ann
Howell
Guest Columnist
Increased funding for classroom
technology enables schools to better
equip teachers to prepare students for
today’s world and to become produc
tive citizens in future years. As tech
nology is made available, school
boards must provide training for edu
cators to enable them to instruct stu
dents who must adapt to the ever
changing advances in technology.
Technology instruction must reach
every student in Georgia’s schools
regardless of the location or size of the
school.
Georgia’s future leaders are assisted
by the lottery-funded HOPE scholar
ship program which provides funds for
post-secondary study. The HOPE pro
gram has encouraged many students to
attend state colleges or universities,
state technical institutions, private col
leges or to complete the GED require
ments. Continuation of HOPE will
assure Georgia students an opportunity
to prepare for careers which contribute
to our world.
Recent administrative decisions
have provided a means for local school
systems to have more involvement in
“future planning.” Teachers, adminis
trators and school board members must
work together to plan and implement
curriculum which has a focus on the
“basics” but which also includes inno
vative and successful programs to
motivate students.
Total cooperation is essential for
today’s students to become prepared to
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was delighted with William’s efforts to
provide something really fun for the
occasion. This was to be a father-son
event, as Judy had other plans already
made for the weekend.
Friday. I talked with Joe and we
made arrangements to have lunch
together with friends, including Rex
Sanders, former managing editor of the
Daily Sun after my tenure there.
Later, William called, talking with a
bit of a strain as if he were upset. It
seems he had been called into work
Saturday and would not be able to go
to the game. He advised me to find
someone else to go in his place.
I asked one of my employees, Eric
Zellars, if he would like to spend the
day riding to Tallahassee for the game.
He jumped at the chance, and not many
hours later, we were headed to Florida.
The visit to Bainbridge was great. We
had a wonderful reunion with Joe and
Rex, got to see many new structures
which have been built in the community,
made a quick tour of the Post-
lead us into the 21st Century.
Partnerships between business estab
lishments and schools have resulted in
contributions of personnel and
resources which benefit students and
build community pride.
More local school systems must
take advantage of the wealth of knowl
edge and resources their communities
have to offer. Parents must be an inte
gral partner in their children’s educa
tion. Supporting the educators who are
working with their children daily is
vital.
As students are guided academical
ly as well as emotionally and socially,
parents should not be too quick to con
demn teachers when children complain
or experience problems. Keeping open
lines of communication with the
teacher will help solve potential prob
lems. Parents may become valuable
resources for working with their
child’s school by providing a variety of
experiences to enrich children's lives.
Today’s schools must provide the
foundation for a successful future in
our nation.
Challenges are greater since the stu
dents themselves have encountered
more problems as society has evolved.
Additional types of problems occur
daily in the lives of many students, and
some of these must be addressed with
in the school setting.
With these conditions in mind,
everyone dealing with students must
endeavor to find methods which equip
students with coping skills while moti
vating them to learn. Every educator,
school board member, parent and the
local community must use enthusiasm,
creativity, patience, perseverance and a
cooperative spirit if Georgia’s schools
are going to improve.
(Ann Howell is president of the
Professional Association of Georgia
Educators.)
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Searchlight, and reminisced for three
hours about days of old. The football
game was almost anticlimactic after get
ting to enjoy visiting with true friends
such as those two men and their families.
Fortunately, I remembered how to turn
to get to the parking lot at Doak Campbell
Stadium, and we made the trip quickly
and without problem. The popcorn and
peanuts were good, the wind died down
just enough to be bearable, and the ‘Noles
put on a offensive display which brought
smiles to our faces.
Although Eric had a hard time get
ting used to the FSU tradition of
spelling Florida State after every
touchdown, he did admit he enjoyed
the game.
My son provided Eric and me a
delightful trip and a super birthday pre
sent. I wish he could have made the
trip since he had worked so hard to
make all the arrangements. Maybe
next time, huh guy?
Thanks, William, for a great birth
day present. It was the best.
From
Where I Sit
Bob Tribble
President
The garbage
in our lives
The story is told of a lady who
lived in one of our larger nearby
cities. Every Tuesday the sanitation
department would come by in the
morning to collect the garbage for the
week.
On this particular Tuesday the lady
had slept late; her hair was in a mess;
she didn't have her makeup applied;
she had on her old faded cotton gown,
and she just looked terrible!
When she looked out the window
she saw the garbage truck just starting
to pull off. So, without thought to how
she looked, she grabbed her two
garbage bags and ran out the door
chasing the garbage truck. Sfie yelled
as she ran down the street, “Hey! Hey!
Is it too late for garbage?”
The guy who was riding on the
back of the truck looked at her, and
seeing how bad she looked, replied,
“No lady, jump on in!”
Now, I told that story to bring out
three points. First, you can pretty
much tell what kind of lifestyle a per
son has by looking in his garbage
bags. In many garbage bags you will
find wrappers and cans of food that
some say are not too healthy for us.
You might find beer cans or whiskey
bottles in some garbage bags, and yes,
you might find remnants of some sort
of drug abuse.
On the other hand, you might find
in these garbage bags wrappers and
cans which contained health foods.
By looking in one’s garbage bags you
will know what brand of coffee or tea
they like, whether or not they drink
soft drinks, like popcorn, and we
could go on and on.
But, the bottom line is, if we were
to empty out our garbage bags for the
world to see, then the world would
know many things about us without
the first word being exchanged.
Secondly, when we think of
garbage bags, we often wonder why
more people don’t use them instead of
littering our highways and streets with
their garbage. Frankly, I have never
understood the mentality of a person
who will drive along our beautiful
countryside and throw their garbage
out the window.
Just last week community service
folks walked the side of the road
where we live picking up someone
else’s garbage. Before they made the
three-mile stretch to our house, incon
siderate people had already begun to
litter the beautiful countryside again. I
don’t understand it! Maybe our law
enforcement can find time to start giv
ing tickets to these warped-minded
people who throw their trash out the
windows of their cars.
Thirdly, and most importantly,
those of us who claim to be a
(See TRIBBLE, Page SA)