MLK parade set for Monday

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The Martin Luther King Jr. parade will march through downtown Zebulon Monday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m.

“We need to keep focusing on the philosophy that Dr. King taught and try to keep it alive,” said organizer Patricia Beckham. “That was the reason we chose the theme ‘Was it Just a Dream?’ because we need to continue to work to make that dream a reality.”

Immediately following the parade, a program will be held at Mt. Hope. MLK commemorative buttons will be sold for $3. For information on MLK Day events, call Regina Bridges at 678-588-4058, Patricia Beckham, 770-567-8930 or Marvin Hollis, 770-714-5334.

For more on this story, read the Jan. 12 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.

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#1 Fremont Jamberzini, IV on 01/14/11 at 08:35 AM

bout time

#2 fat bass tard on 01/14/11 at 08:59 AM

Ms. Beckham,

Don't take offense; but...

An african-american holds the highest post available in the USA. There are african-americans in the house, senate, governors, CEO's and all throughout the american working class from top to bottom.

What more do you need to make the dream a reality?

#2.1 Concord Resident on 01/14/11 at 02:36 PM

The black community needs to admit that with shysters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton as "leaders" there is no dream. Only nighmares.

#2.2 Really? on 01/14/11 at 10:16 PM

Surely you are being sarcastic.

#2.2.1 fat bass tard on 01/15/11 at 10:40 AM

please tell me why i should be sarcastic?

#2.2.1.1 Really? on 01/15/11 at 09:13 PM

Let's start with unemployment. New figures out show 8.5% unemployment for Caucasians and 15.8% unemployment for African-Americans.

#2.2.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/16/11 at 08:32 PM

whose fault is that?

take roosevelt willis for example. owns his own company. been an elected official. makes plenty of money. very successful.

why is roosevelt successful when other african americans are not?

#2.2.1.1.1.1 Really? on 01/16/11 at 11:31 PM

Please forgive me for being obtuse, but I do not understand your reply.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/17/11 at 11:43 AM

maybe i should have started with "Why do you think unemployment is higher amongst african-americans than caucasians?".

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Observer on 01/17/11 at 01:19 PM

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#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/17/11 at 01:33 PM

so who elected obummer president? surely you don't think it was all african-americans. there aren't enough in this country to beat a white majority. therefore, white people had to vote for him.

roosevelt willis has a business. i can probably list a nearly limitless number of african-american businessmen in the state of georgia alone. why aren't they hiring? why aren't you starting your own business? there are plenty of small business grants out there.

also, please provide the names of the companies that you've worked for that do not hire blacks. the EEOC would like to know who they are.

i would also be curious to know if the unemployment rates you provided count inmates. that would skew the results quite a bit.

in my personal career, of the people i've been involved in hiring they were 3/5 african-american (i'm irish-american in case you haven't figured that out).

i don't buy what your saying. i think it is a farce played out by people like jessie jackson to keep you in their pockets and keep their money flowing.

here is a list of all african-american owned businesses in atlanta. surely, one of the would give an educuated, well-dressed, well-spoken african-american a job.

http://www.blackpages.com/atlanta/

please, let me know how it turns out.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 01/17/11 at 01:50 PM

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#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/17/11 at 04:54 PM

name them. you say you know 3.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 04:42 PM

Three what? I hate unsolved riddles.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Really? on 01/18/11 at 06:58 PM

I know it took more than the African-American vote to elect my President. His Mother is white, so maybe he picked up a few votes there. Young people and women of all ages voted for President Obama. You mentioned Jesse Jackson--when was the last time anyone heard from him? I would like you to think about this--when you go to work, you are representing Mr. Tard only. When an African-American goes to work, they have to carry their whole race with them. The truth is (just like Caucasians) African-Americans come in lots of different sizes, morals, work ethic, etc., but they are ususlly referred to as "them" instead of by their individual name. So, as an individual, I do not believe everything Jesse Jackson says simply because he is African-American. He's done some good, he's done some goofy--just like most public figures. I would also like to thank you for our civilized debate. We can bring two differing opinions to the table without anyone's feelings being hurt.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 fat bass tard on 01/19/11 at 02:38 PM

i grew up in pike county during the 60's and 70's and i had great relationships with people of color here. my best friend in fact. we were all friends here in pike. it has just been the last 20 years or so where, in my perception, african-americans have developed this huge chip on their shoulders. i think this chip has been created by the likes of jessie jackson and al sharpton in order to line their pocketbooks (again my opinion). and to be fair, i have seen quite a bit of blow-back from white people as they (we) tire of all the complaining.

in the middle class, blacks and whites have much more in common with each other than they do with the rich (that's from some movie, but true non-the-less) (jessie jackson, the bush's, al sharpton) yet we seem now to turn away from our brothers and believe the lies provided by the upper class in order to keep both the middle class black man and the middle class white man working in the middle class.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1 Really? on 01/20/11 at 09:19 PM

I think you've got it! I will no longer call you Mr. Tard. You are now The Professor. I have to take it one step further. The rich keep telling you it's the poor people that have their hand in your pocket. It's just a smoke and mirrors distraction to keep you from realizing it's the rich hand in your pocket.
I see from your post that you have had friends of color in the past, but you say that these people now have a chip on their shoulder. I have to be honest. The change I have seen in probably the last 10 years is the number of people moving into the county and bringing extemely racist attitudes with them.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/21/11 at 08:49 AM

i agree. black and white alike have brought racism and hatred to pike county.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Really? on 01/22/11 at 04:39 PM

I don't want to argue your last point; I appreciate your "meeting in the middle" attitude. I just have to say that African Americans are not moving to Pike.
Maybe you will agree to come to my church one Sunday. I know we will be able to find a common bond there.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2 ProfessorFBT..LOL! on 01/21/11 at 11:40 AM

Hey there PFTB. Why dont I get these kind of compliments? He does hit on a point about about the rich taking your money. They just need the poor folks to launder it for them. Its not like poor people take this assistance you speak of and put it into their retirement fund. Foodstamps are making grocery stores rich. Medicaid, or care, or whatever its called has doctors and their staff smiling ear to ear. The system sure as hell doesnt make poor people rich. It indeed makes the rich richer. Besides the little birds do not have enough power to get in your pockets. That can only be done by the big birds. Is it hard for you to see why black folks would have anger toward the white man? It wasnt even a 100 years ago that they were slaves and then targets of the white man. I remember reading about how the white Christians in the south would get out of church and form their lynch mob. Really I should be commending Christians. Even though they still do not have it right they sure as heck came a long way!!!!

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1 fat bass tard on 01/21/11 at 07:04 PM

i actually see some logic in what you are saying.

government takes from the middle class (you and me) gives it to the poor and those unwilling to work. they in turn buy products and services that benefit the rich.

so once again, the middle class and those willing to work are getting screwed from both ends.

#2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1 Anonymous on 01/21/11 at 07:59 PM

I agree with all your logic on that post!

#2.2.1.1.2 Sheila Tolley on 01/17/11 at 09:49 AM

So I guess the Caucasians are taking what is available rather than being unemployed or living off the government. At least, what is left after the illegals were hired.

#2.2.1.1.2.1 land of opportunity on 01/17/11 at 11:29 AM

i will tell you why illegals are so successful. being they pay no taxes they just charge you for their labor. some legals are known to not only charge labor but charge even more to cover their business taxes. and the cost of juniors braces. and their lunch and so on. didnt take long for them illegals to take the american mans business.

#2.2.1.1.2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 12:43 PM

The people who hire them are the sorry people. I pay Americans to do my work. The IL-legal Immigrants are tax ticks. The people who hire them are Tick Enablers.

#2.2.1.1.2.2 Really? on 01/17/11 at 01:23 PM

No, Sheila that is not the case.
Copied from AJC Dec. 16, 2010

From Commissioner Thurmond says jobless Georgians, who previously held decent-paying jobs, stick with benefits longer than lesser-paid Georgians as they're reluctant to take just any job.

“People who receive unemployment insurance benefits the longest have higher educational levels and higher earnings prior to being laid off,” he said. “They’re less inclined to take lower paying jobs and, generally, have resources that allow them to remain unemployed for longer periods of time.

#2.2.1.1.2.2.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 12:46 PM

If it is resources that they worked for, earned and paid taxes on...............they deserve it.

#2.2.1.1.2.2.1.1 HowItWorks on 01/21/11 at 12:12 PM

Highly doubt that they put in as much as they are taking out. Thats why I hire illegals. If they dont work they dont collect! I have a highly skilled Mexican man working for me. And being his name is Jesus I find it very hard to turn him away.

#2.2.1.1.2.2.1.1.1 Nothing to do with the subject on 01/24/11 at 03:50 PM

You should pay him more in Hune, Huly and August when it gets hot.

#2.3 Anonymous on 01/18/11 at 04:20 PM

why are you speaking in an, almost, apologetic mind set, FBT? Never seen this side of you. Hmmm, must be sensative subject for you.

#3 Al Sharpton on 01/14/11 at 09:45 AM

OH. EM. GEE. SO EXCITED!

#4 Regieg Retlaw on 01/14/11 at 02:40 PM

What a fine, fine day to be an Amurican!

#5 Concord Resident on 01/14/11 at 02:53 PM

Come to think of it, how many AA youngsters can even tell us what that dream was? Do any even know what that famous speech said?

#6 Taxpayer on 01/14/11 at 04:00 PM

I guess between the FD, SO, EMS services and ZPD they will constitute the bulk of the parade participants. Hopefully it will be a safe quick event that wil not hender traffic too bad. Also, it would be nice if someone sold some ribs or bbq chicken on the square. I sure could use some good bbq this time of the year.

#6.1 wow on 01/14/11 at 09:40 PM

I hope more people show up for this than did the Christmas Parade,which had more participants than spectators.

#7 Seriously not being racist on 01/15/11 at 06:33 AM

When someone tells you they are African American. Ask them where they are from in Africa if they say they were not that their relatives were ask them then where in Africa where they were from.
All of us are from somewhere else down the line. And we dont claim it and if we do we sure they heck know where.

#7.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/17/11 at 09:51 AM

Where are Native Americans from?

#7.1.1 google this! on 01/17/11 at 11:10 AM

how far back do you want to go? our ancestors date all the way back to being afro americans from africa. so when god created man it was a black one. this is why most people are curious where the white man came from. even jesus was a man of color. so just like the white man the native american is the decendant of the african man.

#7.1.1.1 Anonymous on 01/18/11 at 04:50 AM

That is absolutely incorrect, and ridiculous.

We need a "Fact checker" on here, so lesser intelligent people don't take this kind of garbage as truth.

Stating the obvious here; "google" and "wikipedia" are both well known for not being very accurate.

#7.1.1.1.1 SmarterThanABook on 01/18/11 at 12:29 PM

spoken like a true bigot. the facts are the facts. let me take a shot in the dark. you are white right?

#7.1.1.2 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 12:37 PM

I do not think so, Native Americans are beautiful people. Straight hair, straight, prominent noses, self-sufficient, etc. Nope, didn't happen.

#7.1.1.2.1 JustStickenToTheFACTS on 01/18/11 at 01:57 PM

Dont think about it friend. Research it. But are you a racist? You have had five husbands. Were they all white? That alone will explain a lot it you are a racist. All them husbands and not one black man? And for you Bible huggers theres even a mention of God having skin like charcoal in the big book. A black president and a black God. Thats a little much for you to handle Tolley i am sure. But who am I trying to convince here? You go to one of them christian churches who represents Jesus in all their photos as a light skinned man with blue eyes. LOL Now that is ridiculous. But do the research. it even explains why skins started to lighten and features started to change. yes Sheila fight it all you want your real daddy is black. a class room full of college students were fascinated by this information. but a bigot or racist rejects it and puts up a fight like a self proclaimed christian on the sabbath. i see you have just stepped into the ring with your gloves on. educate yourself on the topic before you throw that first punch. because in the end the facts will knock you out. just like all the other things you accuse me of lying about i do not care about your opinion. over 60 years old and you dont even know who your ancestors are? i got one up on you there! if i think my mind is playing tricks on me i hit the books to make sure i am right. Or as FBT would do with his no nonsense style of blogging, google it.

#7.1.1.2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 04:34 PM

Sure, all my husbands were and are white. All my animals are full-bloodied also. Who would purposely choose a husband that would create a half-breed anything? If I was black, I would marry Uncle Ben. BUT not obama or Tiger Woods. I would still have high standards. I was given my first black doll when I was 4. I have loved braids since I received that doll. I named her Moprah. Because I liked Harpo Marx and that is Harpo M. spelled backwards. He is still doing great. He has his OWN television network. I have never seen a black Jesus, but I have never needed one. My Jesus is everywhere and loves everyone, so I have never worried about where "yo black lord be stayin." If I had been born Indian, I would be beautiful like Pocahontas. I would boss Chief Sitting Bull around. "Get off your fat Indian butt, boy, we out of buffalo jerky." After being married to me he would change his name to Chief GoneAlot. If I had been born the turban head Indian. I would build a 7-11 in my country. If I was married to an Illegal Immigrant, I WOULD....keep it on the down low.

#7.1.1.2.1.2 fat bass tard on 01/18/11 at 09:45 PM

actually, most biblical scholars agree that the basis for the human "races" were the proginy of noah's three sons: Shem, Japheth and Ham. so all three races were represented and present at the time of Jesus birth. while this does not prove that He was white, it also does not provide any basis that he was black.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1 Mayhem on 01/19/11 at 11:31 AM

come on FBT. does your sense of reasoning really lead you to believe that there a was man named Noah that built a giant boat all by himself and put a pair of every animal known to man today on it? i would have to travel around the world just to find a pair of alligators and a pair of polar bears. never saw the two even living remotely close. science continues to prove the bible to be unrealistic more and more as time goes on. over 1900 years waiting for Jesus to return so people can make it to heaven? i would rather hold a belief that my loved ones are truly in a better place right now. not that cold dark hole in the ground as Christians proclaim to be a better place. better get them folks a blanket. might be another 2000 years before they go anywhere. not trying to start a fight here FBT. Just trying to understand how and why people think what they do. That is my main purpose for blogging. not you but people make some powerful statements on here but do not have any basis or even a opinion as of why they believe it. They just figured it was second hand information they have been presented with that sounded good to them. So they keep singing it like their favorite song.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 01:18 PM

The Bible says NOTHING about every animal known to man today? Two wolves, sure.....Peek-A-Poos, Chihuahuas, Teacup Poodles, Pit Bulls...I doubt it.

Mutation! Integration! Cross-breeding! Look it up.

Hitler didn't load the boat so everyone wasn't blue-eyed or possessed with the Devil.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2 fat bass tard on 01/19/11 at 02:28 PM

actually, the more experiences that a scientist has, the more likely he is to believe in God. As you learn more and more about how truly complex the world really is, you realize that there is just no possible way it happened by accident.

let's look at noah for a moment. in these times, it had never rained. not a drop. that's why noah's faith was so profound. and people lived well into 700+ years. one theory is that before noah, the earth had a protective layer of water that completely surrounded the planet. the water that surrounded the earth fell and covered the earth. the reason why we only live 100 +/- years now is that this protective covering is gone. there has also been many among the scientific community that can point to evidence of a great flood. as far as the animals are concerned, they were directed to noah. he did not have to find them, they found him.

so, i take the story of noah on faith, but there is also plenty of evidence to back up a great flood in the past.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1 Mayhem on 01/19/11 at 03:23 PM

sounds a little silly to me. is their another planet in the solar system that has this protective covering of water? i have been subjected to countless DVD's about our planet and our solar system and beyond thanks to my boy homeschooling. no mention of water surrounding any planet. plus a covering of such would block the sun and its nutrients. as far as living over a hundred years that was always explained to me as they way they kept time. their "calender" so to speak was not the same as ours. what was even the need for most to even use a calender back then. this earths history goes back way before the bible was written. but you triggered my sense of reasoning. maybe a man can build a boat by himself if he lives to be 800 years old. modern medicine today proves that your spine starts to degenerate in your late 30's so I dont see Noah toting much wood around for much of his life. social security is working its way up to that 800 year old mark until they let folks retire so i guess others think it is possible also. they doin it a few years at a time. i am skeptic about second hand information i get in 2011. let alone second hand information from thousands of years ago. i see how quick a story about someone catching a 10" fish turns into a story about someone catching a 6ft fish in no time. it is the human nature of story telling. the more people that tell it the longer the story becomes. and in reality it should be the other way around.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.2 NaughtyOrNice on 01/19/11 at 03:29 PM

i believe in god also. i just do not need man to show me who and what my god is. my god has provided me with a mind and a sense of reasoning. isnt it true Christians celebrate Jesus, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny. and whats funny about that is Christian children are taught it is ok to sin in regards to Jesus but they better be good for Santa Claus.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.3 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 05:57 PM

I agree. Very good!

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.4 Bones on 01/19/11 at 06:46 PM

The oldest discovery of human fossils dates back 200,000 years. Of all the bones of early man discovered, the average life span was 40 years. There is no such evidence that early man could have lived to 100 years let alone 800 years. Evolution holds more weight than the Bible when it comes to where man came from. While the Bible's stories look more ludicrous as time goes on the theory of evolution grows stronger as new evidence of early man is discovered.

#7.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.4.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 07:41 PM

Jesus loves the little monkeys. All the monkeys of the world. Red, yellow, black and white..they are precious in his sight.

NAH! I disagree. I did not come from a monkey.

That does not mean that you did not, if that is what you choose to believe.

There are not enough banana trees to prove worldwide monkeydom.

#7.1.2 Anonymous on 01/17/11 at 01:11 PM

Duh, Native Americans are from here, being that This is America, and this is where they STILL are.

Surely you can't be that dumb.

#7.1.2.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 12:54 PM

Thank you Einstein. Were they originally called Pre-Americans, since they were here before America? Who was the first one and how did he/she get here? Did a buffalo order a mail order bride? I want facts...so I have a feeling your pitiful answers will not cut it.

Chief Hateanon

#7.1.2.1.1 Anonymous on 01/18/11 at 10:59 PM

Your original question was answered. You asked additional questions, while insinuating your original question was still unanswered.

People aren't always as stupid as you try to make them out to be.

#7.1.2.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 11:21 AM

My original question was NOT answered? I asked where were they from, not where were they found.

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 01/19/11 at 03:36 PM

Where they are FROM is where they were BORN.

So, which people specifically? ;)

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 05:20 PM

Let me simplify this: Let us assume that History may be correct and we know that the first African-American was forced here from Africa. We will assume that the first Caucasian was Columbus, He got off the boat because his legs were tired, a red man who had not been on the boat with him approached him and said, "How?" Christopher replied, "On this boat, that is how? What is your name? He replied "How." To which Christopher answered, "Nice meeting you, How, how are the wife and kids?" To which he again replied, "How?" Chris at that point assumed that he was brain damaged. There were only two other people to be found on this new land. It was an older man and woman. Columbus assumed that it was How's Mom and Dad. He approached them and they both said "How?" Columbus answered, "Ask your son, we have been through all that, it was actually a boring trip, I was hoping I would fall off the flat earth but nope, here I am. Where are you two from?

If they could have spoken English, what would have been their answer?

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Didnmajer N. Histery on 01/20/11 at 10:52 AM

Chris C: Where are you two from?

Ma & Pa Injun: We were born here in a state.

Chris: What state would that be?

Ma & Pa Injun: The state of INFANCY ... Ugh!

BTW: Chris, you got wampum to spare? My 'gubment check' is late.

CNA

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/20/11 at 02:10 PM

Chris C: Yes, I got plenty of wampum, it belongs to the Queen, but who cares, they are all ugly anyway. They need to cross a middle class pretty blond to have children in that mess. Named William and Harry, or something like that. Her family tree is so straight, it has no branches.
I will give you wampum if you correctly answer one question? Who are your Ma and Pa (a total of 4, hopefully) and where are they from?

Pa Injun: Hand me that can tied to the vine, I call my CNA.

Chris: Fine, I got the wampum if you got the vine.

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 HighSociety on 01/20/11 at 03:41 PM

Wampum for wine? You sound like my kind a woman!

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2 Mayhem on 01/21/11 at 08:04 PM

That flat earth stuff is only something you would learn in a public school. Fact is nobody ever thought the earth was flat.

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 fat bass tard on 01/23/11 at 02:38 PM

http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/

i think the flat earth society would disagree.

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.2 Nothing to do with the subject on 01/24/11 at 03:37 PM

You are much too scientific to have a sense of humor. Taking things too serious is what causes depression. Lighten up....assume that Mr. Columbus thought it was flat just a minute. Just long enough to enjoy the blog.

Knowing the difference hasn't really changed my life as I know it...has it changed yours?

#7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.3 Nothing to do with the subject on 01/24/11 at 03:46 PM

When my grandson was small we were riding to the store to get groceries. When he noticed all the other cars at a traffic light, he asked, "Grandma SheShe, are all these people going to buy groceries?" I said, "No, Honey...they are going to a lot of different places." I didn't intentionally lie to him...but I may have inadvertently lied. Maybe they were all going to buy groceries. How did I know?

So how do you know that NOBODY, NOT ONE PERSON, IN THE ENTIRE WORLD ever thought the world was flat?

HUH?

AND how do you know that

#7.1.2.1.1.2 Anonymous on 01/19/11 at 07:40 PM

i am

#8 Anonymous on 01/15/11 at 03:46 PM

And what about this uproar of people getting mad because some school district is going to have students in that day to make up for a snow day? Stupid big deal. If it was a WHITE persons holiday, NOTHING would be said.

#8.1 Mr.E on 01/16/11 at 07:54 AM

Seems like it is also a white persons holiday. It is a national holiday, which means for everyone. I am white and I think Mr. Kings speech was great. If you read up on him you'll see that he lost his place during his "I have a dream" speech and started preaching his dream. That's probably why the speech was so good, maybe he wasn't reading the hatred off the paper, saying what the people wanted to hear, instead saying what was in his heart and what God told him to say. Tell the truth, do you think most of the people went to this event to hear a "hand in hand" speech? They went just to say they saw Mr. King and to start riots if it didn't go down the way they thought it should. If you lived during those times like I did, you know the truth.

#8.2 FYI on 01/16/11 at 11:40 PM

School districts take President's Day as a holiday. The State of GA takes Robert E. Lee's birthday and Confederate Memorial Day as holidays.
Here's a suggestion for what you can do on the day off. Find a copy of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and read it. Anyone who is a parent should be able to understand why Dr. King marched.

#8.2.1 Anonymous on 01/17/11 at 01:58 PM

FYI School districts DO NOT take President's Day as a holiday unless is just happens to fall on a week long break... Check your calendar for 2011!

#8.2.1.1 FYI on 01/17/11 at 04:38 PM

I commented on school districts in Georgia, not specifically Pike County Schools. Pike does attach winter break to the week with President's Day. Not all districts have a winter break and their schools are closed for the holiday. Before Pike's calendar included a winter break, the schools were closed for President's Day.

#8.3 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 04:50 PM

I pity the poor Moms who home school. When do they get a break? WOW!

Their kids can never go to public schools after being home schooled....they would be correcting the teachers and stuff. AND if they get sent home for misbehaving...they are back in the hard classes at home.

#8.3.1 Anonymous on 01/18/11 at 08:13 PM

My wife loves homeschooling our son. She enjoys learning with him. With your love you express for mankind and how happy you are being ignorant I can see why it wouldnt work for you.

#8.3.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 01:22 PM

Have your wife or son explain comment 8.3 to you, Anonymous. You will understand that it is accolades to your wife and son.

#8.3.1.1.1 Ouch!! on 01/19/11 at 02:43 PM

I am just saying their is no need for the pity. My wife prefers it. My wife explained it to me. My bad. But you are right about the rest. My older boy homeschooled and went back to public school and aced everything. Not bragging about my son but explaining what a joke public schools are. When my youngest boy was having trouble in math they gave him crossword puzzles to do to keep him busy and gave him an A in math class. So for all you proud parents of Pike students enjoy your fake joy that Pike county is so famous for spreading. Those good grades they are handing out keeps the money coming. To fail your child would be like shooting themselves in the foot.

#9 Anonymous on 01/17/11 at 06:36 PM

just from reading most of the comments on this blog I now see why you can drive straight through Zebulon and see no major companies not even a mcdonalds. Nothings here bc of some of the idiots that live here..you live in the past too often and not the present..enjoy your small world of nothing and keep driving to nearby cities for your needs.there isnt even a DOLLAR TREE in pike coutnty..WOW!

#9.1 fat bass tard on 01/18/11 at 12:42 PM

so you consider a mcdonalds an indication that the county has intelligence.

boy you have extremely low standards. you must be from upson.

#9.1.1 McDonald House on 01/18/11 at 01:22 PM

You might not know it but Ronald McDonald was almost going to run against O'Bama. It was a tough decision to make but they reluctantly went with McCain. They see know Ronald might not have won but he definitely would have done better in the polls.

#9.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 04:41 PM

After obama, we could all use a happy meal. Or that annual McRib that pops up every year.

#9.1.1.1.1 Split Hoof on 01/22/11 at 11:46 AM

The McRib is only on the menu once a year in the bible belt. As true dedicated Christians do not eat pork the McDonald's company sees no point in serving it all year.

#9.2 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 01:06 PM

Why are you driving through Zebulon? Going to Griffin? Why? You cannot get a job in Upson? Pike was founded on working people...we know that money does not grow on trees. Go pick you a money tree wherever you live. AND don't drive on Pike roads ok? OUR own convicts paved our roads.

#10 me on 01/17/11 at 06:54 PM

Please stop! We are all Americans and live in this great country together. Spend your time doing something productive instead of pointing keypads. God Bless you all!!!!!

#10.1 me too! on 01/18/11 at 12:14 PM

He is talking to you Tolley. There is nothing wrong with assuming different roles on the internet. That is as long as you are not preying on children with them. But do all your roles have to be so childish and boring? If you are trying to reinvent yourself you have to keep working on it long past the point of putting that "name" in the name box.

#10.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 01:01 PM

We are not all Americans. Just Americans are Americans. Either you were born here or went through the naturalization process or you are not American. So GO HOME, if you are not American. A group hug will not solve this catastrophe. We can refry beans now. We can even fry them right the first time.

Bye Now.

#10.1.1.1 ThisLandIsMyLandThisLandIsYourLand on 01/18/11 at 08:10 PM

You do and say everything the government wants you to do. Be a good brainwashed little girl. The government wants to stop illegals like they want to stop drugs. We all figured out the war on drugs is a farce. Soon you will figure out the same holds true for illegals. But keep up your hatred for them. Thats exactly want the government wants you to do. Columbus discovered America and now the illegals have discovered America. What do they have in common? This country was already occupied when they did. The only one that could tell someone to go home without looking like an ignorant fool is the Native American Indian. They were here long before your clan. Just hope these illegals do not do you like the the Americans did them Indians. They raped, robbed, and took advantage of them. And when they finally drove the rest into reservations they started getting bored. So they started shipping Africans over from Africa so they can have someone else to rape, rob, and take advantage of. Then the country had to start a war with itself to stop these disgusting acts. It sounds like a land you would have respect for. And being you are from the south I know you have deep roots that trace back to slavery days. So it is in your blood to uphold what ever is going on around you. Have someone else tell you who and what your God is. Its how you lived your whole life.

#10.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 11:37 AM

What book are you reading? The only government I respect is the one I thought we had...until the real documentaries were released. If I were your boy, obama, I would take one of Michele's wigs, take a dart or two in it, she has a really big head. I would put it in my pocket...go into Wal Mart, go into the little girls room, put it on, leave Wal Mart and disappear forever.

I would be "NOWHERE TO BE FOUND" come election time...they may check for that birth certificate this time.

You obviously have someone else in mind. Real (non-7-11, non turban wearing) Indians are my favorite people in the entire world. If the Illegals want America they need to fight for it like we did. They cannot just sneak in my house at night and crawl in bed with me. I am not ASKING for it. If all of them will move North and let us old whites have Cancun free and clear...IT WORKS FOR ME.

#10.1.1.1.2 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 05:24 PM

I wish the Indians would take their land back. Do you know what most people would call them? Indian-givers.

#10.1.1.2 FYI on 01/20/11 at 07:24 PM

Welfare benefits for the children of illegal immigrants cost America's largest county more than $600 million last year, according to a local official keeping tabs on the cost.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich released new statistics this week showing social spending for those families in his county rose to $53 million in November, putting the county government on track to spend more than $600 million on related costs for the year -- up from $570 million in 2009.

#10.1.2 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 01:10 PM

Reading my blogs is still an elective process. Not mandatory. Sheila Tolley is the only name I use or need. I am sure that is a relief to you. All that suffering because you were told you MUST read all my blogs. Your Mama was just trying to make you smarter. Don't hold it against her.

#10.1.2.1 Charlie Sheen on 01/18/11 at 03:46 PM

yes and you are a witch and a christian also. i have read you flip flop with that also. the only i can be sure of now is that you are a liar. you ramble some very unique sayings in your blogs. and i will admit very creative. thats what made it so easy to realize you are a fraud. as for me i am a man with five personalities until i started bloging. now that i blog i have 10.

#Five people inside of me trying to control my body. I know they're there without a doubt. Every once and awhile they will all slip out.#

#10.1.2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 12:32 PM

FINALLY! A true stolen identity. We know Charlie Sheen does not have access to computers in jail. Charlie...do the stripes on your uniform run vertical or horizontal?

#10.1.2.1.1.1 DazedNConfused on 01/19/11 at 02:52 PM

you know he was the highest paid actor in 2010. a crack head, womanizing, cheating, porn loving, drunk. and my wife loves that show and obviously the rest of the country does also. but i am forbidden from smoking crack and watching porn. thats what you can do for me. help me understand how a womans mind works. would my wife look over them things if i were a millionaire?

#10.1.2.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/19/11 at 05:26 PM

I am on my fourth husband....and you ask me how a woman's mind works? LOL

#10.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 StillConfused on 01/19/11 at 07:42 PM

Yours mind might work like Sheen's then. You might actually be ahead of him with the spouses!

#10.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 01/20/11 at 03:53 PM

No violence, no drugs, no wealth.

Nope. We have nothing in common.

#10.1.3 Sheila Tolley on 01/18/11 at 04:37 PM

How do you know me is a he?

#11 Comissioners Office on 01/18/11 at 11:44 AM

Those big companies you speak of really dont want to make the "investment" to come to Pike county yet. They use population as a guide to there success. You need a certain amount of people to support a MickyD's. We try to tell them their "investment" will have to be greater in the future. After all everyone knows we control who can set up shop in Pike. Do you think Teen Challenge went ahead with out that "investment"? As far as dollar tree. A store like that will only make it in a densely populated area. Think about it. You are only getting a dollar for each item you sell. You know how many items you would have to sell just to pay your labor and business expenses? Do you know why Red Lobster never came to Griffin? That wasnt due to population. That was due to the "investment" required to allow the city to let them build there.

Cash Runs Everything Around Me
Get The Money, Dollar Dollar Bills Y'all

#12 No Name on 01/21/11 at 08:28 AM

i think its a good thing blacks get to celebrate MLK day its a wonderful day of the year and all yall complain about one little holiday wwe get out of school for blacks if you dont like its yall fault you actting like its such a big deal its not we all are equal people so get use to it we have a black president go by the name obama and he going to continue been it and we going to continue having the monday off for MLK day so oh well some people have know respected for us African-Americans some do but not all

#12.1 v smith on 01/21/11 at 02:01 PM

Perhaps this post might explain the 15% unemployment figure posted earlier.

#12.1.1 T. Phinazee on 01/21/11 at 05:57 PM

Wow v smith, you are a racist and your words are not welcome here. Go away and crawl back under your hatein rock.

#12.1.1.1 fat bass tard on 01/22/11 at 09:27 AM

i think what v. smith is trying to say is that if you glamorize ignorance, it will be difficult to get a job.

#12.1.1.2 F. Flinstone on 01/22/11 at 12:12 PM

There must be a rock quarry somewhere in Pike. Sure are a lot of them hatein rocks in these parts.

#13 v smith on 01/22/11 at 07:59 AM

I happen to be black and if you can't read the ignorance in that post you must be ignorant yourself.

#14 FYI on 01/23/11 at 07:48 AM

1. His name wasn't Martin Luther. It was Michael. It was decided Martin
Luther had a more prominent ring to it, so he went by that. He never legally
changed his name. To this day, he lived and died as Michael King
2. While working on his dissertation for his doctoral degree at Boston
University , he heavily plagiarized from another author who had done
research on a subject similar to King's. An academic committee later found
that over half of Kings work was plagiarized, yet would not revoke his
doctorate degree. King was dead by this time,
and the committee ruled that revoking the title would serve no purpose. It
was also discovered that King's famous I HAVE A DREAM speech was also not
his own. He stole it from a sermon by Archibald Carey, a popular black
preacher in the 1950's.

#14.1 And the winner is... on 01/24/11 at 08:13 PM

What is it you are trying to say?

#14.1.1 Anonymous on 01/25/11 at 07:27 AM

apparently, he is the perfect role model.

#14.1.2 LandOfTheFrauds on 01/25/11 at 12:09 PM

Gee. HE IS A FRAUD. So being he is a fraud it looks like he learned something from the white man. After all, this whole country is based on fraud. White folks are just mad this black man got into their fraud game. Dont worry white man. Thats one thing America will always have a surplus of. FRAUD.

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