Thanks,
Congress, for return to norm
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Saw a lady driving
down the road wearing a surgical mask the other day.
Harry,
hogwarts, and hoopla
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
If you haven't heard,
the Harry Potter movie comes out Nov. 16. I hear that there are these
books out or something that led to the movie. Frankly, I gave up reading
when "Mad" magazine started going downhill after the Star
Wars parody of '78. "Harry Potter," though, has been so popular
that I have been thinking about finding out if we have a library or
not and checking out a copy.
Why
I voted No on federalizing security
By
MAC COLLINS
Congressman
Aviation Security
Act (HR 3150)
There is no doubt
that our nation has suffered a terrible tragedy that requires a swift
response. As a consequence of that tragedy, Americans are more concerned
than ever about the safety of our air travel. I believe that drastic
steps need to be taken to secure our skies from those who would seek
to do Americans harm. But HR 3150, as well as other legislation presented
so far, is not the right approach.
Despite
politically correct propaganda, we really are engaged in a religious war
By
DOUG PATTON
"And ye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
No
place for personal agendas in these talks
To the members of
the Association of Fayette County Governments:
'I
was a stranger, and you welcomed me' ... or do we?
Just a thought for
the people who voiced their opinions concerning immigrants to our country:
The Holy Family was forced to flee their home; they relocated to Egypt
for a time. I hope they were treated with hospitality, not contempt.
In
war against terror, fear is contagious, but so is courage
Not since the 1860s
has the civilian population of the United States been subjected to the
horrors of war. Even during World War II, while civilians in most of
the rest of the world were being killed by the thousands, the civilians
in this country lived without fear of attack. Their knowledge of the
war came via "Life" magazine and movie news reels.
Next
year, just put school names in a hat
A suggestion for
the Fayette County middle schools to avoid confusion during football
season next year:
Middle
school league must be overhauled
The Fayette County
school system's athletic program has lost total credibility over the
recent events surrounding the Flat Rock Middle School football team.
I hope that the Fayette County School Board is listening.
Column
unfair to Fritz
After reading Wednesday's
newspaper, I feel compelled to come to Carol Fritz's defense because
I believe she is being unfairly accused.
Student
wrong to oppose food for Afghan children
I think the Starr's
Mill High School student is very wrong about her article on not donating
a dollar for the children in Afghan.
'Quiet,
please' doesn't apply to library staff
Have you ever noticed
the signs as you entered the Peachtree City library? The ones that tell
you to turn off your cell phone or risk a brutal death? Then, as you
walk around the library you are threatened by menacing signs telling
you could be expelled from the library if you are too loud?
Williams
Co. must face S. Fulton security issues
With recent news
that Congress may spend up to $5 billion to protect U.S. water systems,
nuclear power plants, and other sensitive facilities, the proposed Peters
Road power plant should come under new scrutiny.
United
Way is working to help those in need
We have all heard
the stories and seen the evidence of the generosity of the people of
our great country. The tragic events of Sept. 11 have shown that the
giving hearts of friends and neighbors know no bounds. On behalf of
all of those United Way-supported organizations that were able to carry
their difficult but critical missions during an especially stressful
time of need, let me say, "Thank you!"
Democrats
hold hostage Bush court nominees
Now that the Democrats
have taken over the Senate Judiciary Committee, they are insisting that
they have always treated fairly the Republican nominees to the federal
bench while their nominees were pigeonholed or unfairly attacked.
Thanks
for P.O. stories
On Monday morning,
Oct. 15, while I waited in the car, my daughter went into the Peachtree
City Post Office. Fifteen minutes later the post office was temporarily
closed because of the discovery of unidentified dust. Four days later
I contacted the post office that offered no information, and a local
physician who knew nothing about the white powder, who suggested I phone
the CDC if I were anxious about the lab results. I was becoming nervous
because I felt I had a right to know the lab results.
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