Is
it about health care or right to sue?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
So, is the God-given
American right to sue all there is to the Patients' Bill of Rights?
Tried
Coke for these problems?
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
Being a true Southerner
means you have two beverage choices: ice tea or Coca-Cola. In this fast-paced,
wait-for-nothing world, the former is going the way of the Crockpot
and the latter is all prepackaged, drive-through satisfaction.
Patients'
Bill of Rights, energy bill pass in the House
By
MAC COLLINS
3rd District U.S. Congress
Patient's
Bill of Rights
The passage late
Thursday night of the Patients' Bill of Rights marks a victory of common
sense. Recent negotiations between the Congress and President Bush yielded
a new version which includes language that protects small businesses
from legal liability for the simple act of providing workers with health
plans as part of the employees' benefit package.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Power
plant location not all bad, not all good
This is in response
to [Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg] Dunn's letter about the
proposed power plant. I understand the issues residents have against
the proposed plant, but I also understand the power plant's side as
well. The main points he seems to want to focus on are the pollution
and location of the plant.
Power
plant should be moved to more appropriate location
I am very concerned
with the preservation of our environment and the reasons, bucolic scenery,
aesthetic appeal, etc., which we were drawn to Fayette County. Please
do what you can to move this project to a more appropriate area.
Wellman:
We must have a return to civility in PTC political discussions
School will be starting
this week, and we find ourselves about 13 weeks from the November election.
There has not been a lot of talk about the candidates and issues yet,
but I am sure it will heat up in the coming weeks as the field of candidates
becomes known and the choices narrow. I wanted to take the opportunity
that The Citizen offers in these pages to lay out one of the larger
issues you should think about as the election nears.
Let
the sunshine in on redistricting sessions
I am appalled by
the lack of fair and open discussion, review and debate on the redistricting
issue supposedly being considered in the Special Session of the Georgia
General Assembly.
Hamrick
can't get facts straight about Revolution
Dave Hamrick's latest
dalliance with waste matter should be included in a Dr. Doolittle remake.
As a literary "Push Me, Pull You," from the beginning it's
difficult to tell where he's going.
Thanks,
Amy Riley; we'll miss you . . .
Like most of your
readers, I was disappointed to read Amy Riley's column in last week's
Citizen. My disappointment was not based on her opinion or evaluation
or conviction, but rather on the fact it was to be her final column.
Hecht
vote to split Fayette puts party over people
On Monday, State
Senator Greg Hecht voted for the most insane map for proposed senate
districts. The map that Hecht supported would break this county into
three separate state senate districts, largely diluting the voting power
of Fayette County.
Socialist
medicine is dangerous to your health
Re: lack of child
health care is an American shame
Spare
us doctor's ramblings
I read Gunther Rückl's
article (July 25) twice. The first time I read it I was frustrated and
angry at his anti-U.S. message. The second time I just felt pity for
the people around him who have to endure his endless negativity. Both
times I lost (no, I never received) a clear message on the deficiencies
of our U.S. healthcare system and his all-knowing specific recommendations
to improve our "greed-driven" U.S. system.
Sorry
about Dr. Rückl . . .
As a fellow immigrant
from Germany (Grand, East and West) and a man without letters, I would
like to apologize to all and sundry for the ramblings of Dr. Gunther
Rückl.
Uninsured
still face problems
I share Dr. Rückl's
concern about the 42.5 million Americans without health insurance and
thus with inadequate access to health care services. However, the "Patient's
Bill of Rights" legislation will do nothing to expand coverage
to uninsured Americans.
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