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Oh,
Lord, of all the '-phobes' I am . . .
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
We've run a couple
of columns recently to which at least two readers have objected. Their
letters appear in this issue.
Who
are these illogical people?
By
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I love logic. It's
not really the principle that makes things work, but it's the principle
that makes things work smoothly. It is the reasoning that takes the
work out of work. It's the deduction of Sherlock Holmes. It's the contraption
of Rube Goldberg. It's the rationale of the tortoise.
For
National Day of Prayer, here's one
By
JOHN HATCHER
The Rev. Doctor
Lloyd John Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate, has prepared
a prayer to be read (and hopefully prayed) at 12 noon, May 2, as part
of the events surrounding the National Day of Prayer. Fayette folks
will be observing the day with three primary events:
With
all apologies to Dr. Seuss, Who nose how these things happen?
By AMY RILEY
Contributing Writer
My oldest daughter
recently reminded me of one of those past occurrences thatend
up in the family memories hall of fame. What is it with kids putting
things up their noses anyway? We've all done this, right?
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Stop
pushing anti-gay agenda in the paper
The opposite of
"the gay agenda" must be "the anti-gay agenda."
Just two months ago The Citizen published a guest column by Rev. Louis
Sheldon on Feb. 13 that had a definite anti-gay slant. In [the April
17] Citizen, I read another anti-gay guest column written by Mr. Bill
Maier from the Focus on the Family group. I have come to the regrettable
conclusion that this must reflect the opinion of the Citizen's editorial
staff.
Gays
should have all rights enjoyed by everyone else
The viewpoint of
William Maier on gay adoption is not only biased but faulty in logic
and erroneous in fact. For example, Dr. Maier indicates that we really
know "not much" about the effects of homosexual parenting
on children, but then asserts that children raised by homosexuals are
"known" to be more likely to experience gender and sexual
confusion, become promiscuous, engage in homosexual activity as teenagers
and young adults, etc.
Fast
food foulness in PTC
I have, on several
occasions, visited the [drive-through restaurant in Peachtree City]
on my way to work. Going through the drive-through, I am forced to listen
to the loudest, most foul, obscenity-laced noise that is supposed to
pass for music that I have ever had the displeasure to hear.
County
right not to take money with strings on it
I don't know if
I can credit Pastor [John] Hatcher or The Citizen for the grammatical
mistakes and spelling errors in his article April 17, but I suspect
the latter. Not much has changed in this regard.
Many
residents and service workers would use buses
I read with reat
interest [Sallie Satterthwaite's] column of March 27, "A trembling
voice for soft-spoken minority."
Public
needs to be aware of good Catholic servants
As a Catholic Christian
who loves his faith, it was refreshing to read two articles in the April
10 Citizen, especially guest columnist the Rev. Roger Landry, that supported
the Catholic clergy who have devoted their lives to the church, their
parishioners, and most importantly, to God.
Many
dreamed, now day is here for local college classes
Since the Chamber
of Commerce first broached the idea in the early 1980s we have flirted
with, and tried often, to find a permanent home for post-secondary education
in Fayette County. Through stops and starts leaders of our county have
tried to find the right combination of private and public support to
lure the credit and noncredit courses that a community of our stature
and size deserves.
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