Comments by mom2ckis
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Posted on July 31 at 1:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Other colleges that have "outgrown" there area seem different, like a smaller city within a city. The University has no where to go. The citizens of Troy should not suffer because the University wants more money and over extends its student load. But also, there are alot of parents who like their kids going to Troy so they can live at home, or close to home. Our family owned a house in Troy and our daughter was going to live in it with two of her friends and all of them attend Troy together, but because of the zone regulations, she could only live there by herself. We have since sold the house and she went to another college. It is rediculous to say make all the neighborhoods R-3 zones. Troy is what my husband calls a "suitcase" town. When the students are in school at Troy University, business is booming, when they pack up and go home, things slow down. There is not an easy resolution to any of this. It just has to work itself out and sooner or later, there will be a compromise, or regular residents of Troy will be finding other cities or towns to move too. We did!
Posted on July 31 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Troy used to be a larger town with a University in it, now times are changing, the University is growing and the town is not. The City of Troy is not keeping pace with the colleges growth. Drive up or down 231, everthing is being crammed into the same area, and traffic is terrible. I feel bad for the people who will be having to live in close quarters with college students, but what about holding those students responsible for their actions. Just because they are going to college does not mean they will be terrible neighbors. I think some people are giving all students a general "blanket" bad neighbors rap when just some of them are bad. There are very responsible college students that live in Troy and their neighbors don't have complaints about them. But just like other cities and towns that have colleges in them, not everyone HAS to support that local college. Just because it is close to where we live does not mean I have to be their number 1 fan. I support what school I want to, and it upsets me that some people would like it to be sort of manditory just because you live in or near Troy that you have to support Troy. You can support Troy and not be an all out Troy fan. My kids go to Troy, and we support Troy financially and buy the merchandise and what not, but we are still Alabama fans as well.
Posted on July 31 at 10:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Coach Steve had a good long run, it is time for new leadership for the CHHS softball program. It does not matter where you live, if you are a coach and live in the same town you coach in, you will be asked questions good or bad. That is part of it. Good luck to Coach Steve in his future, and good luck to Coach Lapp and the Lady Trojan softball team!
Posted on December 3 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Go TroY!! I hope they do win the game so they can go to a bowl game, then a certain member of our family will be able to make the "December" schedule that appearently revolves around the Troy football schedule. We pull for other schools, and she gives all of us "TROY" stuff for Christmas every year. I can understand her giving the Troy stuff to people who pull strongly for Troy. Like our daughter, but I did not go to Troy. I do hope they achieve their goals as I do like to watch football games regardless of who is playing, and for Troy to accomplish what they have over the past few years, that is GREAT! SO Yes, GO TROJANS!!!
Posted on December 3 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was wondering if I had the wrong attitude all these years. I also look for families I know that need help and give directly to them. Go buy groceries, buy the kids some gifts, a couple of the families I help are the grandparents raising their grandchildren. They are retired and struggle to make ends meet as they are in their 70's, and don't have the best of health, so I help them as much as I can. I am not saying that there are NOT those who do not take advantage of the programs, because there are some who truly do try hard, and still can't make it. I think my husband and I all those many years ago made like 1500 too much. But we did what we could, and now that our kids are grown, we can do more for some we know. Thank you to bdhs4 and turtle for your comments, I am glad to see that others see what I saw as well. I still put in the kettles for the ringers, but help those in my immediately area the most. Happy Holidays to everyone, don't give up on others, just because some of the programs aren't working like they should, maybe one day they will be revamped. I would like to see a pay it forward type of thing, those who do use the programs, for them to sign up to do some work with the programs during the year to help other programs, so something like that. Not just get everything for free, in return for their effort.
Posted on December 2 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think these types of programs are good as long as they are kept in perspective. I used to work with the Pike County Christmas program, and saw the kids in the program getting a lot more Christmas than my own kids, and my husband and I both worked and still work very hard. No it is not the kids fault that their parents cannot afford to give a "big" Christmas, but is that really what Christmas is about? I did not finish that year after the meeting that we all sat down and the lists were being made out as to what each child was going to get. I just could not be comfortable with giving a child a CD player when the parents did not have the money to buy CD's, it was not fair to the parents. The younger kids only asked for small things, but the older kids, who should know and understand more about "lifes surprises" pretty much asked for the world, and since it was on their lists, the program was doing everything they could to get all the items on the lists. It just wasn't fair in my book, so I could not do it. Think about it how many times have you given your own kids EVERYTHING on their lists? My kids understood that they might not get everything they wanted, but that we would try and get them a couple of the items, and they were still happy. Anything is better than nothing.
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Posted on August 6 at 9:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Sam has been a great person his whole life. My father-in-law coached him in his youth. My husband played with him, and also coached with him. I had the honor of going to the practices and games along with my husband. You can not ask for a better role model than Sam Kitchens. He is and always will be one of the good guys in my opinion! Good luck today and bring another one home!
On Kitchens: A coach for the generations