Wednesday, May 9, 2001

What to say about Zell Miller ...?

Better than NASCAR: 3 models of mom
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective

There isn't much in life that can be said to be true for everybody, but everybody is the child of somebody. We're not talking biology here, either.

Some advice to date by
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines

I have a lot of single friends and they are always asking if I know anyone of the opposite sex that I could "fix them up with," etc.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

School board wrong to seek F'ville annexation

Spot zoning! Spot zoning was my first thought when I read that the Fayette County Board of Education was petitioning the city of Fayetteville to annex and rezone the 94.2 acres on Lester Road to build a new school.

Middle school dress code is ridiculous; let's get sensible

Today, my daughter, a seventh grade Fayette Middle School student, was sent to the office because the shirt she was wearing was supposedly not acceptable under the school dress policy. A counselor gave her a jacket to wear for the rest of the day.

Fayette NAACP president defends PTC's Brown

I write this letter in response to Mr. Frank Hyde's letter to the editor in The Citizen and the Online Citizen News on April 4, 2001. In his letter Mr. Hyde appears to be disparaging Mr. Steve Brown, who is a candidate for the Peachtree City mayoral election. If this is the intended target, I feel compelled to respond to this outrageous characterization of Mr. Brown and the ludicrous idea of comparing him to Adolf Hitler.

So, Murphy, why don't you get a real job?

Billy Murphy insinuates that "pilots and athletes and entertainment-industry types" are the "highest paid segment of our society" and sit around with a "stroke and strike mentality" while "the rest of us really work." He insinuates that the only reason we command the pay we do is due to our "egos" and that we really do not do a day of "work." So, let's examine this insightful "fact."

Lenox abused trust by using PTC contingency fund without public vote

[Editor's note: Peachtree City Councilman Dan Tennant read the statement below to the council at the May 3 meeting. He provided a copy to The Citizen and asked that it be printed as a letter to the editor. The Tennant-sponsored motion to reserve spending power to the full council after a public vote passed 4­0. Council member Annie McMenamin was absent.]

The truth is out there: Rebels fought for rights

I am, once again, responding to Marc Michael's letter written about the Southern Confederacy. I realize that some individuals have a twisted view of past history, especially dealing with the War Between the States; however, I am completely dumbfounded as to how someone could be so misinformed as Mr. Michael. With so many reading materials available to the public in this day and time I cannot understand how someone could totally ignore the hard evidence which speaks out against Mr. Michael's thinking.

Hooters in Fayetteville: Should be just another dining choice

I am 34 years old and have lived in Fayette County all of my life. I remember the good days when the traffic coming through downtown was slow compared to what it is today and the only place to go eat was the Dairy Queen on Friday nights after a ballgame.

About good teachers and teaching jobs . . .

For Mrs. Mendenhall . . .

Switching careers . . .

Thank you for sharing Amy Riley's comments on "Teach for Georgia" in her May 2 column, "Let's give 'Teach for Ga.' a fair chance."

Teaching to read . . .

Can you imagine not being able to read? When I spoke with Lou McLean at the LaFayette Educational Center, she told me there are people who live in our area who cannot read. I was comparing not being able to access the Internet or send an e-mail message to being similar to not being able to read.

Some perspective on authority

I am a 24-year-old wife and mother of three. I say this to give some perspective on where I am coming from. I consider myself to be young enough to have some credibility in discussing issues involving "young people," yet as a parent, my eyes have been opened as to why my parents did the things they did.

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