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Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Where do we find so many heroes?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large

It was the king of love who once said that there is no greater love than that of a person who will lay down his life for another.

The Wal-Mart cowboy's tale
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines

Once, on the old frontier on the western side of Fayetteville, there was a Wal-Mart. In this town, a cowboy named "Quick Nick" needed some Scotchguard for his trusty Stetson. Only, did Quick Nick have the true grit to go down to the Wal-Mart?

Doc Holliday: Yet another viewpoint
By Edward Jordan Lanham
Member, Doc Holliday Society

Over the past several weeks I have enjoyed, in a most comical way, reading three articles in The Citizen about the famous Southern gentleman, "Doc" Holliday.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Instructor should face same charges as student

The pilot of the recent fair buzzing incident is being charged with two felony charges for terroristic acts while the flight instructor faces only misdemeanor charges. There is something amiss here.

Thanks, tree-huggers, for virtually disarming America

I would like to thank the tree-hugging, bed-wetting, feel-good, sissified voters and politicians that have done their best to prevent individuals from defending themselves.

Coming to America? Here's a tip for immigrants: Conform

I have an idea that our government needs to adopt in regards to immigration. Pass a law that anyone who wishes to come to our country as a citizen or on a visa, only the ones whose last names are either Smith or Jones are allowed to come in.

Weed lays out campaign positions in his race for PTC Council Post 4

Like many people, I keep interesting quotations and clippings from newspapers and articles that I have read taped to the back of my office door. A few years ago, I found a quotation from Thomas Jefferson which has become a motto for my life as a public servant. Jefferson wrote that, "when a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself public property."

Lakly runs for mayor

For me, Tuesday, Sept. 11, began full of hope and excitement as I entered City Hall to pay my qualifying fee to run for mayor of Peachtree City. Having quickly completed the paperwork and realizing that I was the first to qualify for the mayor's post, my spirits soared, only to be quickly dashed.

Mayoral candidate Brown disavows letter writer, supports Weed in Post 4

The tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, has created a series of questions regarding national security, the economy, religion, international unity and many others. It was comforting to witness the ability of our people to come together during this assault on our freedom.

Faulkner: Council needs to govern

To quote Steve Brown from his Aug. 1 letter to the editor: "Rolling this year's millage rate back and approving a large increase in the city's payroll plan simultaneously was budgetary suicide."

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