Now is your chance for textbook
input
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
The Fayette County school system
is about to embark upon a textbook adoption process
for mathematics, with an expected presentation to the
Board of Education of an approved program sometime in
the spring of 2001.
Why can't gov't. be run like a
business?
By LEE N.
HOWELL
Politically Speaking
One of the
favorite expressions of the verbally challenged
political hacks in this country — the ones who
can't think of anything original to say and figure
that any trite phrase which sounds good on the stump
will do — is, “Why can't we run government
like a business?”
Fame and pain: Why wait?
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
We're addicted to celebrities.
Whether it is escapism, fanaticism or just plain
icon-ism, one thing is for sure: We are becoming more
and more connected to the lives of movie stars,
musicians and sports idols as we become less and less
connected to our own.
Census questions are too intrusive;
wildlife fees are misused
By REP. MAC
COLLINS
3rd District U.S. Congress
I have been contacted repeatedly
by constituents who say the 2000 Census asks
questions that are far too intrusive, and unrelated
to the constitutional requirement to count Americans
for the purpose of redrawing Congressional districts.
Letters to
the Editor
PTC cops among the best in the
police field
I have lived in Peachtree City
for more than two years. My wife and I selected
Peachtree City for the amenities it offers, its focus
on family life, and its safety. In 1999, Peachtree
City had the lowest crime rate of any Atlanta metro
area suburb. This is in large part to our highly
trained, and proactive police department.
Why is there no recall talk here in
PTC, where its's needed?
When we relocated here from
Ridgewood, N.J., almost six years ago, Peachtree City
had been portrayed as the ideal spot in which to plan
a retirement. Well, as Bobbie Burns said: “The
best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley.”
And if the Mayor questions the spelling, tell him to
look it up; and while he's at it tell him the
preposition “from” goes with
“than.”
Whistleblowers beware: Ga. ethics
laws are nearly toothless
Gimme yore money — I'll
give you ma vote
Teach kids that circus animals are
not volunteers
When you think
about taking your child to the Kiwanis sponsored
Hendricks Family Circus April 15 and 16, please keep
this in mind. Animals in entertainment are not
volunteers, and they do not want to be there.
Slavery and the flag: Evidence is
overwhelming
With greater issues looming
(libel suits for writing to the paper, dictatorial
mayors, etc.) this is my last letter on the flag
issue; but Mr. Gilbert's entreaties deserve a reply.
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