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The
morning after: Elections and murder mysteries . . .
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
The morning after
...
Read
it and weep, or laugh, or something
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
As you read this,
you already know the outcome of the 2000 election
Consider
support of 'Education 1st' rule
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
As I am writing
this column, the election is still ahead of us. By now, you know the
outcomes on every race, amendment, and referendum. I hope that, as
you are reading, the Fayette County school system is secure in the
knowledge that help is on the way in the form of three new elementary
schools, one new high school, and some long awaited upgrades and repairs
to older schools.
The
Age of Stupid
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
Now I know why my
father was so tough on me when I was growing up. I used to think it
was to make me strong for the times of adversity I would face in my
life. Or, maybe more fitting, it was to keep me humble and honest during
times of prosperity, which seem to test our character to even a greater
degree.
Letters to
the Editor
Keep
those cards on big boxes coming in
Is it over? Yes,
at least, that's what the Peachtree City Council wants you to believe,
based on its 3-to-2 vote to permit the Wal-Mart "big box"
at its Nov. 2 meeting.
13-year-old
asks, What next after Home Depot, Wal-Mart?
I am a 13-year-old
and I am concerned about the building of these big stores in Peachtree
City.
Tennant
to PTC citizens: Don't get discouraged
Fellow citizens,
each of you was kind enough to send me an e-mail stating your opposition
to the proposed Wal-Mart on Highway 54 West across from Planterra Ridge.
There was a packed house at the council meeting last night, and if you
were there, you saw what happened.
Mayor,
council ignored citizens' wishes
I am absolutely
dumbfounded that the Wal-Mart SuperCenter was passed by our mayor and
two of our city council members. Do these people actually live in Peachtree
City? Certainly not if they would allow big-box stores like Wal-Mart
(and Home Depot) into our wonderful, unique city.
Let
council find attorney who will stand up for PTC
Councilman Dan Tennant,
thanks for your good fight. Do not stop now. What other steps can we
take to recapture our city away from the developers, such as PCDC (sorry,
I mean Pathway and Mr. Black)?
PTC
we've known is gone
It is my understanding,
having newly arrived in Peachtree City, that your city council has approved
the building of a Home Depot and a Wal-Mart to be located on a heavily
trafficked two-lane highway that spans a railroad track. This highway
will not be improved to four lanes with left-hand turn lanes because
funds will not be awarded because Georgia is not in compliance with
the Clean Air Act. But the governing body has spit in the eye of this
law and the will of the people and said building will proceed anyway.
Participants
in PTC attorney flap call truce, explain, apologize
City Clerk Faulkner
apologizes . . .
Tennant,
Brown call truce . . .
Subject: Joint communique
from Dan Tennant and Susan Brown.
Last-minute
PTC deal raises many questions
It's odd that following
a recent series of articles from the AJC regarding how homes in Peachtree
City and Fayette County are the hottest tickets in the Metro-Atlanta
area, that the City Council gave the go-ahead for four big box stores
(including the possible big box ordinance exemptions).
What
happened to vision of PTC?
My family moved
to Peachtree City a year ago because it is a wholesome, safe, family-oriented
community. Crime is low, the sense of community is strong, and Peachtree
City is just a great place to raise your kids. At least it used to be.
No
choice? GOP, Democrats are all just alike
No Need to Vote
for the Lesser of Evils Chris Armstrong
Liberal
suggestions?
Liberals such as
Timothy Parker who think the Constitution is a "living document"
also tend to think the Ten Commandments are the Ten Suggestions.
8th
graders leave bad impression
Attention, all eighth
grade parents whose children attended the Starrs Mill Football game
last Friday. Some of the eighth graders' behavior to a security guard
and other children was disrespectful. They were also not the least bit
worried about being thrown out.
Teens
need to be aware of dating, relationship issues
A recent event which
impacted a young female visitor to the teen club involved an assault
on her at her boyfriend's home in Peachtree City by a casual acquaintance.
This crime occurred Oct. 21.
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