The physical standards for Police
By eagle2Fox20

I have been reading on all the comments about the overweight cops in Hall County. I agree, there should be some fitness standards. Unlike most of you, instead of complaining about it I have some ideas that should be implemented if there is to be “Standards”. If you are going to require these standards, then any business or government will need to pay for them.

First, the County Administrators and the ...

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Red Rabbit and government
By Michael_Parker

I've followed the Red Rabbit debate for over a year.

There's no reason to raise the fees. The fees need to be high enough that riders know there are costs to the service. High enough that the riders have a sense of making a contribution. And, high enough to maintain self-esteem. Never high enough to make a profit.

The Red Rabbit is a government service. It is not a ...

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High School Sports Fan
By Coachclaw

I'm in Arizona now and will be in the West for the next five weeks - I read The Times daily off my IPad, which I'm doing right now. Before moving to Gainesville I had coached 18 seasons in the NFL and before that 5 seasons at Ohio State. Woody's national recruiter I saw great High School all over the United States. I've never seen better coached High School football than what I see in ...

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High School Sports Fan
By Coachclaw

I'm in Arizona now and will be in the West for the next five weeks - I read The Times daily off my IPad, which I'm doing right now. Before moving to Gainesville I had coached 18 seasons in the NFL and before that 5 seasons at Ohio State. Woody's national recruiter I saw great High School all over the United States. I've never seen better coached High School football than what I see in ...

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Don't vote? Don't complain
By Michael_Parker

I had that thrown at me recently. Ya see, I didn't vote in the 2010 election. Some whiz bang went to the Hall County voting records and looked that up.

Dang! Made me feel important.

Yeah, I missed voting in 2010. Don't ask why because I will tell ya.

So what the frack is up with this idea, "If you don't vote, you don't have a ...

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