| Opinion For Rent: PTC's denser-than-ever
'West Village
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
The West Village Annexation Task
Force is meeting again today as the mayor-imposed
deadline for a decision draws near. A
“vote” is expected, but the outcome is
foreordained.
Today's Private Ryans blissfully
ignorant
By DAVE
HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Republican vice presidential
candidate Dick Cheney hit on a truly substantive
issue in his speech to the party convention last week
when he promised the U.S. military, “Help is
coming.”
No more SPLOST; get on 'bondwagon'
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
The Fayette County Board of
Education, Superintendent Dr. John DeCotis, a
Facilities Study Committee, and a Facilities Action
Committee are currently examining the need for
additional schools and methods of funding.
Back to school rules for all
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
It's that time of year again
when parents rejoice and kids get new underwear. It's
back to school! I thought I would get out my article
on the subject before we are subjected to a piece by
Rheta Grimsley Johnson on her visit to, and
subsequent coveting, of an old “one-room school
house.”
Good citizenship can begin with your
kids
Guest
Editorial
Elections allow all citizens of
the United States to take part in deciding the
direction our country will take for the next four
years. Elections give all citizens unprecedented
power and responsibility.
Letters to
the Editor
PTC annexing plan denser, differs
greatly from mayor's original proposals
The Annexation Task Force vote
has boiled down to either high-density annexation or
forever bequeath it to the county. This is remarkably
unfortunate as there are some wonderful annexation
alternatives beyond the increased traffic, crowded
schools and overburdened services version that the
task force has to decide upon Aug. 9. Mayor Bob
Lenox's all-or-nothing approach places the task force
in a precarious position.
How the school board could build 5
new schools without raising our taxes
It's been said that the truth
shall set you free. I was privileged to be invited to
tell the truth about school financing issues, at a
special school committee meeting on July 27, and
press reports on this meeting have helped the public
understand that increasing our sales tax is a super
lousy way to finance schools.
More
readers sound off about Hooters controversy
Hooters is not sexually exploitive
As a woman, I do not feel that
Hooters is demeaning to women or sexually exploitive.
No 'adult' parlors near Hooters?
Check Jonesboro
RE: Hooters and adult clubs:
Let marketplace decide Hooters'
success or failure
I, too, share many of the values
expressed by the esteemed pastor of New Hope Baptist
Church.
Hooters: So what? it's a mediocre
place
If Hooters wants to build in
Fayette County or Fayetteville, so what?
Hooters doesn't mean end of our
civilization
Being from Georgia originally,
presently living in Deer Island, Oregon, I would love
to have a Hooters in Fayette County. I only get to
return there twice a year if I am lucky.
Those voting no to Hooters should
get a life
I vote yes. Anyone voting no
should get a life.
F'ville should draw the line against
Hooters
Having taught in Fayetteville
for about 20 years, I think it is bad enough when
outside influences teach our kids that wrong is
right. Now we are debating it close to home and we
can't come to the right decisions for our young
people here.
Hooters demeans F'ville' s high
standards
I vote NO!
What possible positive impact could
it have?
Thank you for receiving our
views.
Fayetteville needs more quality eateries, like Benihana's
Fayetteville needs more
moderately priced family restaurants such as Perkins,
Cracker Barrel, Houston's, Red Lobster, Cooker, Olive
Garden, Sizzler, Grady's, Ponderosa, Ryan's,
O'Charley's, Bob Evens, Corky's Bar-B-Que (to name a
few).
My freedom not to have Hooters is just as important
No, I don't want Hooters to open
in Fayetteville. I also don't want prostitutes, drugs
or gangs in Fayetteville.
Would you like a restaurant with guys in Speedos
I would like to ask [Hooters
owner] Bob Brooks if he moved out of Fayette county!
Hooters' owners are deceptive
We moved here for the wholesome
attitude and will stay as long as it continues. If I
wanted to live by a Hooters, I would move to
Jonesboro.
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