Perspective

“I’m relatively new to Moultrie and Colquitt County. I just want to say I love this community and I love this Rants and Raves column. Having taught American history, I relish community newspapers which I consider to represent t he very heart of our country — real people who pay taxes, go to church, maybe drink a little beer and fish off the bridge. I know some people think that the comments that appear here are ridiculous. I would say, go back and study your history and appreciate this forum.

Applause

“Having moved to Moultrie from a much larger city, I enjoy reading about our local sports and the issues that surround them. I want to applaud your sports editor Wayne Grandy for the great job he does in highlighting and uplifting our youth in this venue. Great job guys!

Front pages

“Why all the negative news on the front pages of The Observer lately. How can we get people to move here when you feed them home invasions and robberies consistently? Oh I get it, you are just trying to sell newspapers.

Obama

“Don't blame President Bush for these wars! He is not the President anymore. Obama is President and he said that he would stop the war and what has he done? Sent more troops over to fight and die. Why? Because that is what is keeping those people over there and away from our country again. And I don't hate Obama. I want him to succeed because if he fails then we all fail.

Codes?

“Are the new storage units on Veterans Parkway and behind Applebee's in the city limits? If they are, I thought you could not put metal buildings inside of the City Limits.