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Democrat
power play slices and dices Fayette
Citizen
Editorial
It seems the power-brokers
at the state Capitol are suffering from two maladies: the arrogance
that comes with 100 years of being in a one-party state, and the paralyzing
fear that comes with realizing that era may be coming to a close.
Besides
that, Mrs. L., how was the play?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
I don't usually
like to answer letters to the editor, mainly because it's too easy to
get caught in a revolving door that never goes anywhere.
Embracing
the curse . . .
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
A smart guy once
said, "By the time a man can read a woman like a book, he's too
old to collect a library." Well, I'm not that old, and besides,
my library card was revoked a few years back. Nevertheless, I have a
few theories about females. But like my speculations on "Does Tom
Cruise like show tunes," my theories are mostly benign. It never
keeps me from sharing them, though.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Wishy-washy'
Wellman unfocused
Peachtree City mayoral
candidate Fred Wellman in his letter [The Citizen, Aug. 8] said, "We
must focus on the issues, not the personalities," in political
debates. He has not focused on personalities, but neither has he focused
on any issues whatsoever. Not a one.
Goodbye,
Amy . . .
I, too, am sorry
that we will not have the pleasure of reading Amy Riley's column any
longer. This newspaper is to be commended for recognizing and making
use of her talent. We all are richer for it.
Congressman
Linder: Throw out tax code, abolish IRS, adopt 23% sales tax
I read with great
interest your recent editorial entitled, "Where's the vision in
Washington?" I, too, believe that it is time for Washington to
stop putting Band-Aids on our fundamentally flawed tax system and start
anew with a fairer, simpler code.
Power
plant: What about noise, light pollution?
This is in response
to Mr. Brad Apking's letter about the proposed power plant. I respect
Mr. Apking's study of power plants, and agree with him that smokestack
emissions are not as polluting as they once were. Unlike him, I feel
these emissions are still unhealthy. The problems with this plant, however,
go much deeper than smokestack emissions.
Christian
Center resident concerned about nearby plant
When I moved into
Christian City, a life lease home, 16 years ago, it was a quiet peaceful
residential area. I never had a thought that a power plant would be
built in such close proximity adding noise and pollution to the area
that possibly would affect my health.
Plant
will generate pollution
As residents of
Fayette County, we are outraged over the site proposed by Williams Co.,
for the Fulton Energy Center, a 21-story, 1023-megawatt power plant
(one of the largest in the country). Williams is seeking to spot-zone
the site, changing it to M2-Heavy Industrial. The property is on Peters
Road, between Ga. highways 92 and 138 (on the Fulton-Fayette county
line).
Trees
won't buffer power plant
As a South Fulton
County property owner residing in the immediate vicinity of the proposed
Williams power plant, I would like to express my concerns regarding
some of the information the company is disseminating to those of us
who will be impacted by this plant.
Let's
shed some light on economic morality: Class warfare is the nastiest kind
Dave Hamrick and
Timothy Parker would probably agree on most subjects if they would both
cut through the political rhetoric. Timothy, I think Dave was joking
about Americans being better off than slaves and worse off than serfs
(have you ever read Mark Twain?). Dave, be decisive. If you think we
need to set a level of government spending, tell us specifically what
you would cut. Don't leave it to others in the distant future, and don't
make platitudes.
When
insurance won't pay, who do we see about that?
I just finished
reading Dr. Günther Rückl's commentary on the health care
system in America. I have to agree with Dr. Rückl. I wanted to
add to his commentary. My issues with health care is the control that
the insurance carriers have over the health care systems.
Check
health care facts first
After reading Günther
Rückl's logorrhea ["Lack of child health care is an American
shame," The Citizen, July 25], I had to laugh. As the European
proverb goes, "You can always tell a German, you just can't tell
them much."
Dr.
Rückl right on health care
I agree with everything
written by Dr. Rückl. He has far more knowledge about the healthcare
problems and how to fix them than the three letter writers who viciously
verbally attacked him. These three remind me of the Barnum-Bailey elephants
walking single file holding on to each other's tail. Guess they have
more money than brains.
AT&T
Broadband: This is service?
In response to Steve
White's letter about auto-pay for AT&T Broadband, let me say first
off that I have no objections to paying bills on line. In fact I pay
my AT&T phone bill that way (and there is no charge, by the way).
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