VDT, TV Stations, And Citizens Right To Know.....

August 13, 2010,

TO: All Editors and Beyond

The Valdosta Daily Times Article on August 11, 2010, that read; “Order in the Court, a look at the Lowndes County Court House.” It highlighted the history and benefits of the old 1905 Lowndes County Court House but did not address diversity, gender, and who mostly benefited through employment from building this new facility. That is except for the employers and immigrants from Mexico.

We should thank them for doing an outstanding job and using their accumulated money to take care of their families back home. Now the New Hudson Docket Housing Area is being renovated and once again we see outside contractors being used on this project and getting paid. While local unemployed citizens and contractors sit on their porches and receive unemployment compensations from the state or nothing at all.

Then to add insult to injury our local news media failed to inform citizens of Mr. Roy Taylor address to Valdosta City Council on August 8, 2010. Mr. Taylor disagreed with local governments repeatedly hiring outside contractors on jobs that our local contractors could do.

He pointed out that hiring of outside contractors increased unemployment, contributed to crime, and that there is no way of knowing if outside contracted workers were American citizens.

Again our local news media failed to inform the general public about this hot bed topic that took place at a public meeting in the State of Georgia. How sad?


GEORGE BOSTON RHYHNES
Retired United States Armed Forces Military Veteran
A concerned citizen and brother of humanity
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August 13, 2010

TO: All Editors, Internet, and beyond

The VDT Publisher JH (Sandy) Sanders Publisher and Kay Harris Manager published a cartoon on Aug 11, 2010 that read; “how to relabel America?” Moreover just a few months ago a letter to the editor read; “So who are the racists?”

We can only imagine what the publisher and editor are trying to convey in this recent cartoon article with a little Black girl wearing braids, and reaching out while in the grasp of the white gentlemen? Why is the word “gender” crossed out? What do these words mean beneath the cartoon; “promoting better welfare for our children” mean?

America’s news media seems to have become more creative since President Barack Obama became president but ignores important news worthy events such as Mr. Roy Taylor making a public address to Valdosta City Mayor and Council on August 8, 2010.

Mr. Taylor condemned local governments for using outside contractors to perform jobs instead of using local contractors. He was extremely concerned about local unemployed workers, high crime rate, and local contractors going out of business while outsiders are benefiting from government jobs. Moreover he highlighted his dissatisfaction with outside contractors being employed when they often bring in their own workers that may not be American citizens. But this information was never published to local citizens in the community.

This routine pattern and practice of keeping citizens ignorant to what goes on in their community should come to an immediate end if Valdosta is to progress in the 21st Century. But then again, who cares?



GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES
Retired United States Armed Forces Military Veteran
A concerned citizen and brother of humanity