Lives
vs. the goal: no easy answer
By DAVE
HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Up close and personal,
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution carried a story the other day about
a civilian who was badly injured when the first bombs started falling
on Afghanistan.
Medicare,
terrorism bills pass Congress
By
MAC COLLINGS
Congressman
On Oct. 11, the
House Committee on Ways and Means passed the Medicare Regulatory and
Contracting Reform Act of 2001 (H.R. 2768), which I supported.
Urban
legends for Fayette
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
As cities go, we
in Peachtree City lack our own Halloween story, an urban legend that
we can pass from generation to generation. I can fix that. Here are
two short essays of local lore (inspired by true events) to frighten
your children, and maybe even you.
A
biblical response to Sept. 11 terror attacks
By
Dr. Howard E. Dial
Pastor
[Editor's note:
The following column was provided by Dr. Howard E. Dial, founding pastor
of Berachah Bible Church, 310 Corinth Rd. in eastern Fayette County.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Terrorists
attacked Islam as well as U.S.
The Islamic Speakers'
Bureau of Atlanta would like to express its deepest gratitude to the
caring and understanding citizens of Fayette County. We thank everyone
who has chosen to keep an open mind and to understand that the attackers
are different from the vast majority of Muslims around the world. Furthermore,
we would like to urge everyone to turn these tragic events into an opportunity
to better understand the multiple cultures and beliefs that make this
country a true "melting pot."
Tip
to Frank: Hide your head in shame
I am a Nigerian
immigrant resident in Fayette County and take serious exception to the
racist, rude and insensitive comments by Mr. Frank Hyde regarding immigrants
in your Oct. 3 edition [Letters, "Coming to America? Here's a tip:
Conform"].
County
should enact impact fee for jail right nowI
This paper ran an
article in the Oct. 10 edition updating us on the issue of payment for
the new jail and jail operations. The county commissioners and city
officials do not appear any closer to resolving this issue than they
did a year ago.
We
need power but not here
Recently I read
a letter from someone criticizing those who are opposing the proposed
power plant in South Fulton County. This person stated that their mother
lived in California and was now paying $400 a month for power.
In
defense of Frank Hyde . . .
In reply to Matthew
L. Dunfee's letter of Oct 10: Matthew, you spoke so elegantly about
the rights of immigrants, and then in the same paragraph you sought
to take away from Mr. Hyde the right that all of us are granted, freedom
of speech.
Why
cancel F'ville trick or treat?
You may have probably
heard that the Trick or Treat on Main Street [in Fayetteville] has been
cancelled this year. I for one am very upset about this. (Please do
not mistake my intentions. I am not doing this for my children.) I have
two children, a 10-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. Every year, they
along with thousands of other children, look forward to going trick
or treating on Halloween.
Rower:
Here's info to clear up any confusion on developers' impact fees
There seems to be
confusion throughout the community over developer impact fees and how
they are affecting the budget of Peachtree City.
Brown
won't embarrass PTC citizens
As a four-year resident
and homeowner in beautiful Peachtree City, I have read the ongoing letters
as published in your fine paper. I am very favorably impressed with
the intelligent and correct documentation of those letters of mayoral
candidate Steve Brown. Though he has, from time to time, been insulted
and attacked, he has conducted himself as the true gentleman and leader
he is.
Faulkner:
Opponent has contradictions
There are other
issues I would rather write about this week, but last week The Citizen
newspaper misquoted me concerning my stand on the budget, and I believe
citizens have a right to know where I stand on issues that affect them.
Please visit my website at www.nancyfaulkner.com for more information
about my stand on other issues.
Former
PTC planning commissioner endorses Brown, Weed for council
Time for a change
Fritz:
Leaders have done good job
When I was asked
to consider running for office in 1997, my supporters asked me to run
on a density platform. It sounded like a good idea at the time, but
when I started to do the research, study the history and read the minutes,
I had to tell them that I could not run on a density platform.
Public
griping bad for kids
Today I had a friend
tell me that he had heard one of our parents from Fayette County Youth
Baseball Association call and leave his grief on a phone line set up
at a local radio station. This parent from our community phoned in to
air his grief against my son's coach. This comment was inappropriate
and uncalled for. This comment was played on a local radio station here
in Atlanta. Several friends have told me they heard it.
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