Tyrone should rethink hold on impact
fees
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
The Tyrone Town Council should
rethink its decision to use impact fees to play
hardball with the county over tax equity issues.
Hooters grapples with image
deficiency
By
DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
All right, Fayettevillians,
there's good news and there's bad news for those of
you who are concerned about the Hooters issue.
Cancer clusters: It's time for a
survey
By AMY
RILEY
One Citizen's Opinion
More than a few people in
Fayette County have expressed concern about what
seems to them to be a higher than normal rate of
cancer among local residents. In the interest of
opening the topic for public dialogue, I began a
process this past week of gathering information from
our local health department, the state Department of
Human Resources—Division of Public Health, and
the National Cancer Institute.
Hooters flap: Is this fowl play?
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I may be naive. I may be dumb. I
may even be a boob, but I just don't understand all
the opposition to having a Hooters restaurant in
Fayetteville.
Letters to
the Editor
The Market's 'beach party' ads show
club's true intent
Having raised two teenagers in
Fayetteville, I appreciate the need for a protected
place where teens can “hang out.” When
first reading about The Market (Fayetteville's youth
club) I was not in favor of its location (there's not
enough parking and it is too near private homes), but
loved the concept.
Hooters opponents should try
different approach, like Jesus
Judging from the comments on the
recent zoning hearing, the majority of residents of
Fayette County are opposed to the locating of a
Hooters in Fayetteville. Not!
'Lord, send us more Hooters
opportunities!'
I am a pastor of a church here
in Fayetteville, and recently I have been awakened to
an attitude of many churches and Christians that
alarms me. This attitude that these people have seems
to be one of creating or preserving some kind of
Christian utopia, where we stand up for God and keep
the sinners out. We petition at homosexual rallies
and abortion clinics and tell lies about our God.
PTC needs lessons about 1st
Amendment rights
I am ecstatic beyond words that
Webb, Stuckey and Lindsey LLC has decided to drop the
lawsuit against you and [letter writer Steve] Brown.
I applaud your decision to stand fast on the
principles that this country was founded on. Freedom
to say what we think is right, and the free flow of
ideas that allow for debate of public issues is the
cornerstone of our country. This right must be fought
for at all costs, because if we lose that fundamental
right, we have lost all.
Please slow down in PTC residential
subdivisions
I live at the corner of
Shirewood Park and Kedron Drive in Peachtree City. On
Tuesday night, July 11, around 10:30 p.m. I heard a
big boom outside my bedroom wall and told my husband
that it sounded like someone hit our house. We went
outside and saw one of the worst car accidents we
have ever seen.
Commuter trains will bring excessive
noise, more congestion to PTC
Throughout our country,
community groups are attempting to fight the
onslaught of railroad noise in their neighborhoods.
They decry the incessant blasting of train horns
(whistles), track vibrations, and the prolonged
idling of noisy and foul smelling diesel trains.
Bost broke Sunshine Law in 1999
While I will forever protect
your right to express your opinions verbally or in
print, I must express concern for at least one of
your pro votes as named in the July 12, 2000, edition
of The Citizen.
Gasoline gouging going on in PTC?
I just thought I should alert
the residents of the area to know that the local
dealers are gouging them on gas prices.
Once again, what's Alternative
School for?
In response to Meg Harris'
letter of July 12, I offer this:
Next 4th, leave water guns at home
My family and I would like to
congratulate Peachtree City and the parade
participants for a wonderful parade. Everything was
great with one exception — the Super Soakers!
More hypocrites will be in church on
Sundays than in Hooters on Fridays
The conduct of my fellow
Christians constantly amazes me.
Moral crusaders, why stop at
Hooters?
In their long crusade against
trite villains everywhere, religious extremists have
now turned on the Hooters Restaurant and its plan to
open up shop right here in Fayette County. Holding a
30-minute prayer vigil outside of a recent city
council meeting, churchgoers prayed against the moral
tyrant of attractive women, orange shorts, and hot
wings.
Kick out Southern Baptists as well
Surely the Southern Baptists are
not concerned about the “degradation” of
women. They use God's word to subjugate women to
second-class citizenry. They will not allow women
pastors, espouse that women should be subservient and
obedient to their husbands, etc. At least Hooters is
a choice by women to work there.
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