Reminiscing on a sunny Sunday drive
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
If there is anything more
graceful than a well-balanced, well-ridden motorcycle
slaloming its way over winding mountain roads, it's
50 motorcycles leaning first left and then right with
precision approaching that of a synchronized swim
team.
Booth Middle Schoolers sound off on
environmental problems
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
In honor of Earth Day, which is
Saturday, April 22, I am taking this opportunity to
share some opinions and inspirations shared with me
recently in a round table discussion involving sixth
grade students in Mrs. Cathy Hubble's science class
at Booth Middle School. We gathered after school one
afternoon to discuss recycling, following a unit in
which students studied a variety of eco-friendly
issues, such as alternative fuels, habitat
preservation, and conservation. As the future torch
bearers of environmental accountability, this is some
of what these 12-year-olds had to say about their
legacy.
2000 presidential race closest ever?
By LEE N.
HOWELL
Politically Speaking
If the latest
public opinion polls are any sign, then the 2000
presidential election may be the closest in history.
Hazing: There are bigger issues
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
Guns don't kill people,
fraternities do. In the latest pinball game of
who's-to-blame, accusations have been bouncing around
like pinballs in an arcade concerning the recent
death of fraternity pledge Ben Grantham.
Letters to
the Editor
PTC citizens left out in annexing,
ethics issues
We have an interesting
predicament in Peachtree City. Tyrone and
Fayetteville may also be in a similar situation and
they should probably examine their charters as well.
'Jimmy Webb' in letter referred to
another, no kin
Re: Letter of Mr. Bill Bryan in
April 12, 2000, edition. In light of the recent
“publicity” I have received in your
newspaper, I would very much appreciate it if you
would advise your readers that the “Jimmy
Webb” referred to in Mr. Bryan's letter is not
the undersigned.
You can learn a lot about SPLOST
decisions from wrestling
I understand Nielsen ratings
show that wrestling on television is extremely
popular, although I can never find anyone to admit to
watching it. It must be those people in Alabama who
skew the ratings that way. For the many readers who
know nothing about wrestling and wrestlers, let me
first explain that two books most recently on the New
York Times top ten best-sellers list were authored by
wrestlers. One that has just now slipped off the list
after being on it for months is “Have a Nice
Day!” by Mick Foley, also known at various times
as Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love. The other is
“The Rock Says ...” by, who else?, the Rock
himself (whose actual name is revealed as Dwayne
Johnson). If you don't believe me, you can look this
up on amazon.com or the Sunday paper. Don't look for
the fiction list: these books are in the hardcover
non-fiction list!
Liberals make Cuba into warm, fuzzy
'alternate'
Of all the arguments surrounding
the case of Elian Gonzalez, the most disturbing are
Janet Reno's reference to Cuba as having just
“an alternative political system,“ and some
legislators statements that giving Elian citizenship
would require us to also grant it to Haitians in the
U.S.
Want small town look? Stop all this
building
This letter is in response to a
recent article I read in The Citizen. It was about
the city council wanting to restrict the number of
American flags a business is allowed to fly.
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