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Buses
not welcome, or just bus riders?
By
JOHN HATCHER
When Rosa Parks
refused to give up her seat to a white man Dec. 1, 1955, she was tired
and weary from a long day of work. But more than that, Parks was tired
of the treatment she and other African-Americans received every day
of their lives, what with the racism, segregation, and Jim Crow laws
of the time. The rest of Parks' story is American history ... her arrest
and trial, a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, and, finally, the Supreme
Court's ruling in November 1956 that segregation on publlic transportation
is unconstitutional.
Help
your child with education choices
By AMY RILEY
Contributing Writer
Some of the most
important decisions parents make as their children are growing up are
those made about their education. Some of the sagest advice in this
area can come from parents who have already been there. Parents can
save time, money, and future anguish by helping their children to successfully
navigate their educational courses, and there are a few key junctures
where the right decisions can make a big difference in the overall experience.
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Peachtree, the city I love
By
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I love Peachtree
City. I know many people take me wrong sometimes in my little "humor"
columns because I like to make fun of all our little idiosyncrasies.
Rather, it is really more like how I am in a family and you have to
just call attention the fact that we are all rather silly sometimes.
Believe me, I have been other places and Peachtree City is the best.
Gay
adoption: What will happen to Rosie's kids?
By
WILLIAM J. MAIER
I like Rosie O'Donnell.
She seems like a very nice person. She's funny, down-to-earth, self-effacing
and altruistic. I admire her commitment to breast cancer research and
children's charities. But I worry about her kids.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Thanks
for caring for one of the good guys
My husband, Dave,
died on March 13. He was the editor and one of the original founders
of this paper.
New
Fayette school calendar combines shorter breaks
Mr. Beverly, I enjoyed
reading your thoughts about the balanced calendar. My child is graduating
this year, so I really don't have a dog in this fight, but I do wish
they had done it years ago.
Parents
should protest BOE's 'dictatorship'
Thank you for printing
the informative articles I wrote to the Fayette County Board of Education
(BOE) and for every citizen in the county.
After
15 years in the Navy, F'ville is still home
When I first heard
that I had been selected to the Fayette County High School Sports Hall
of Fame, I was forced to focus on a period in my life that I have not
thought about in a long, long time. I kept hearing the song, "Glory
Days," by Bruce Springsteen, every time I would start to think
back on my high school and collegiate athletic career.
Friendship
Center helps so many elderly persons
If you want to get
a fight started at my house, say something bad about the Fayette County
Senior Services Friendship Center!
Graffiti
vandals, you will be caught and punished
I got an e-mail
the other day from a constituent who was concerned about not only the
increased amount of litter strewn about our beautiful city (a very legitimate
concern, indeed) but also about some offensive graffiti which had been
written in a prominent location on a cart path.
Mayor
isn't telling the whole story about new tax
district
Mayor Brown responded
to Rep. Kathy Cox's letter in less than 24 hours and in his usual fashion,
again faxed a copy of his letter to the newspapers before giving it
to Kathy. In his letter he wrote, "If you had taken our enabling
legislation to the General Assembly, we would have then been able to
work with all the landowners to create the optimal plan. The CID is
nothing more than a hollow shell until the landowners vote to approve
or disapprove the plan. Thus, your bringing the matter before the General
Assembly would have had absolutely no affect on anyone because the approval
is ultimately up to the landowners themselves."
Northern
Arc is a tax siphon
I agree with the
mayor Citizens all over Georgia should be outraged as the Northern Arc
will siphon off needed highway funds for the rest of Georgia.
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