Education bill's gems are buried in
dung
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
It looks like the education bill
is a done deal, pretty much.
Coweta's redistricting plan: Will
Fayette see some version of it
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
On Feb. 8 of this year, the
Coweta County Board of Education adopted new boundary
lines for seven of their 15 elementary schools,
effective this fall.
Some local legislators played reform
games
By LEE N. HOWELL
Politically Speaking
When Georgia
Gov. Roy Barnes came into office, he succeeded a
governor who had a reputation as an
“education” governor, but one who had been
unwilling to try and overhaul the state's bloated
education bureaucracy.
- Spamming the
globe...
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- By law, to write this
“spamming” article, I have to mention
the “Who Wants to Marry a
Multi-Millionaire” TV show. My only fear is
there is little left to make fun of this
albatross of a show over Fox's neck. Personally,
I don't see what the problem was. I think the
secrets uncovered about the groom aren't really
any more amazing than what most people find out
about their spouses after they get married. Just
in most non-TV show situations, it takes longer
to get to the truth.
Letters to
the Editor
Funny thing about taxes: they don't
go away
The cat is out of the bag, as
Citizen editor-at-large Dave Hamrick told us last
week that he tends to favor a sales tax (to pay for
the courthouse and jail) and that he'd rather let
future residents pay for whatever construction is
needed in five years, on the ground “there's
plenty to go around.”
Sales tax makes criminal out of
ordinary businessman
I greatly enjoyed your column in
today's Citizen Opinion and I agree with you on every
thing except the sales tax issue. I would not mind a
national sales tax to replace the income tax, if
there was a foolproof way of doing it. The way it is
being done now is an abomination.
PTC Development Authority has
interesting ethical history
Do you remember Mr. Wright
Lipford? In 1985, this man was a beam of ethical
light in the convoluted fog of conflicts of interest
that blows into Peachtree City from time to time.
PTC annexation profits only the
developers
Buried in the Feb. 28 edition of
the Atlanta Journal and Constitution were two very
small articles regarding Peachtree City. Though the
articles were small in size, only one and two
paragraphs, the subjects they spoke of will have a
huge impact on our city and its residents.
Flying Confederate flag in
Southerns' right
The letter from Timothy J.
Parker of Peachtree City moved me to sit down to my
computer and give my thoughts on his letter.
County jail decision puts cart
before horse
Anyone attending the Feb. 24
Fayette County Commission meeting heard the board's
justification for voting to approve the public
facilities authority (no taxpayer approval required)
method of financing the courthouse and jail project.
Soccer story missed the shot
This letter is in regard to a
newspaper article that was published in The Citizen,
Wednesday, Feb. 23, by M. Boylan about the Fayette
County varsity soccer game against Eagle's Landing.
How soon we forget...
“How soon we forget.”
We have all heard that phrase many times and I think
the recall petition of the Fayette County
Commissioners proves how true that is.
Say no to The Village in F'ville
I understand that the proposed
new development in Fayetteville called “The
Village” is a very pleasing to look at and has
some good development plans. But I oppose it, as do
many people in my neighborhood.
Looking for help with Project Linus
Judy Simpson, a volunteer with
Project Linus, is looking for other volunteers to
help her make blankets for children who have had
traumatic experiences. She would appreciate your
support by announcing to the public, anyone who would
like to help may contacting her by either e-mail, 2BIKERS_JAGS@prodigy.netor
phone at 770-716-9968.
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