Wednesday, March 29, 2000

Short subjects:

Humanties at MHS: Another life lesson?
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective

It is with a measure of trepidation that I wade into the waters of the Humanities discussion. I say this because I have a big heart for these students, and yet into the water I go.

Partisan politics: GOP opposes reform bill
By LEE NL HOWELL
Politically Speaking

After weeks of public debate and backroom “horse-trading,” the members of the Georgia General Assembly strongly endorsed the package of education reforms sponsored by Gov. Roy Barnes.

Breakfast of Champions
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines

 

If you were in Shadow's restaurant recently and thought you saw Richard Simmons and Arnold Schwarzenegger together, it was just me and the owner-operator from World Gym, Dar Thompson, having breakfast. I aim to give a regular report, (sort of a “pump-a-logue”) on my progress since I joined the gym last November and I want to report that I have made it to Richard Simmons status. Dar is the one who resembles “Ah-nuld.”

Letters to the Editor

Mayor's critics must not be on 'home team'

I was at the Peachtree City Council meeting March 16 and listened as the mayor read parts of his letter that The Citizen published Wednesday. For some reason he neglected to read the part about Dan Tennant being a “self-righteous, pompously indignant — woefully inept — councilman.” Anyway, none of what I heard there or read in the letter itself changes anything.

Mayor, law firm just want paper and Fodor to shut up

I support the paper and the public's right to speak out about public officials. This Webb, Stuckey and Lindsey have been absorbing taxpayer money and therefore should be held accountable for any actions and this includes explaining their actions without resorting to bullying someone who has questioned those actions, such as including the private citizen as a defendant in this suit.

Mayor shouldn't use city web site for his personal opinions

I anxiously await Mayor Robert Lenox's public apology to Councilman Dan Tennant for the ugly comments the mayor made in a letter to The Citizen March 22. I won't hold my breath, however, since I doubt that apology is coming anytime soon.

Fetal body parts are natural progression of abortion culture

Thank you for having the courage to print that editorial cartoon about the sale of fetal body parts and tissue.

Running for office was an illuminating experience

Incumbent politicians do not want you to know this, so I will tell you in my very first sentence: the week of April 24 (right after Easter) is when you need to register to run for public office. Many idealistic citizens entertain the idea, at one time or another, of running for public office, figuring they might make their contribution toward making ours a better society. Some might even figure that improving their own condition would make ours a better society.

Cop-basher is just whining because he got caught

St. Patrick's Day is usually always a good, happy day for my family and me, especially being of Irish decent. I left work on time and decided to take I-285 to get home as quickly as possible. I knew that day that there was a good chance that I would exceed the speed limit. I, like most everyone else on the highway that evening, was going over the speed limit. As I passed through the Camp Creek overpass, two things became very obvious to me. One, I was breaking the law and two, I was busted. Sitting on the side of the highway was a cop with his radar gun looking directly at me. Needless to say I received a ticket, my first for speeding, which I deserved.

Quest to find roots is worth the effort

I enjoyed your column in Wednesday's newspaper and felt compelled to share a short story with you. While growing up in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, my husband never met his first cousins from his father's line. His family was a small family, just my husband and his sister, who was 20 years his senior. In 1996 his father passed away and my husband began to start to reach out to his other living relations. We began with simple letters to his aunts, and first cousins to see if we could even come close to completing the first line of his family tree.

PTC police a model for the state

In response to Carl Thompson who was complaining that Peachtree City has too many police officers patroling the streets and giving too many traffic tickets:

An edited sampling of letter about Mayor Lennox

Mayor's credibility eroded by insults

“Self-righteous.” “Pompously indignant.” “Woefully inept.”

What is council for if not for citizens?

Does Mayor Lenox know more about the proposed West Village annexation issue than anyone? Good question. I believe Mayor Lenox probably knows a great deal of detail regarding the annexation. However, the detail is irrelevant if the citizens of Peachtree City feel this annexation should not go through.

PTC Council, read 1st Amendment

I believe strongly that the public has the ultimate say-so in government. I do not care what the issue is, the people fund this government, and vote for the officials, and they are responsible to us, the people.

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