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Choice:
The ultimate school voucher plan
By MONROE
ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com
With the first day
of school just around the corner, I think it's a perfect time to unveil
what I like to call the Ultimate School Voucher Plan. It is, without
a doubt, the fairest way to give every single child an opportunity for
a first-class education while leaving the all-important choice of where
to get that education up to the parents.
What
are you afraid of, fear?
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
We all have fears
of certain things. These are called phobias. Technically a phobia is
a fear that is illogical or irrational. Being afraid in some instances
is good. As a child we learn, correctly, that we should be fearful when
we cross the street.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Fayette
Samaritans face being homeless
In the past year
there have been over 900 needy families in Fayette County who have sought
help from the Fayette Samaritans. This help has been in the form of
food, rent, prescription drugs, utilities, clothing, medical and dental
services.
Some
questions, answers on beating and 2 dead fetuses
I have four questions
and answers for all you members of the National Organization For Women.
New
voting machines won't be used in Aug. 20 primary
We were very excited
to see the picture of the new voting equipment on the front page of
Wednesday's paper. The information you included is helping to educate
Georgians on what to expect when they vote in the general election in
November.
[Editor's
note: The following letter was sent to the governor and to news media.]
Unnecessary
fatal chase made worse by officers
When does it stop?
How many more people have to die before the high-speed police chases
through crowded areas end? I was there Saturday, I saw the vehicles,
and I saw the innocent man's lifeless body in his mangled minivan. It
was a senseless loss of life.
Wheat
reduced property tax rates as F'ville mayor
Three more attack
letters and no positions on issues from our opponent last week. That
brings the total letters in the last three weeks from our opponent attacking
Mike Wheat's campaign to 10 and the position letters are still zero.
'Truth
meter' grades Wheat at 0.5 out of 5
In response to the
Mike Wheat campaign's "attack meter," I introduced the "truth
meter" to evaluate the various allegations Wheat has directed at
Greg Dunn and the current county commissioners. Each allegation is scored
based upon its degree of truthfulness. If true, it gets 1; if half true,
one-half; and 0 if false.) Last week we looked at three charges and
Mr. Wheat scored zero on the "truth meter" on all three.
Dunn:
Opponent makes charges without the facts
Since my opponent
personally wrote a letter to the editor because his "communications
director" was unavailable, I thought I would personally respond
to statements in his letter:
Smith:
Address land use plan, open meetings
Why should Fayette
County elect Caroline Smith to the Fayette County Commission? On Jan.
1 of this year, I completed my third consecutive term as a member of
the Brooks Town Council. During my 13 years of public service, I developed
the credentials and experience necessary to serve as a county commissioner.
Wells:
Commission has brought ethics back
Four years ago:
Dr.
Cano always respectful
I have been a patient
of Dr. Orlando L. Cano's for 16 years. I have the utmost respect for
this doctor and by no means do I believe any of the accusations that
he has been charged with in your county.
Doc
abuse charges are false
I have been a patient
of Dr. Cano for 10 years and he delivered all three of my children.
I will continue to trust in him as my [doctor]. I have always felt nothing
but respect for Dr. Cano and certainly in return nothing but quality
professionalism. He is a doctor that has a great deal of passion for
his job, as well as sincere care and concern for each and every one
of his patients.
Reader
finds GPS helps search
I wish to thank
both Eddie Lanham and Sherri Smith for their efforts in bringing Colonel
Benjamin Hawkins' history to the pages of The Citizen. I found this
article to be one of the best in recent years.
F'ville
annexations don't comply with law's spirit
Recently, the city
of Fayetteville annexed two more areas. These two areas are next to
the Pavilion. One is Phase 3 of the Pavilion where Belk's and Kohl's
are. The other is just south of the Pavilion on Ga. Highway 85. The
Fayette County Commission raised objections to both of these annexations.
I'd like to tell you why.
Tyrone's
Cannon: County votes secretly many times
On Oct. 25, 2001,
the Fayette County Commission voted to file suit against the town of
Tyrone and the city of Fairburn to stop sewer service from crossing
into Fayette County and on to Tyrone.
Rep.
Collins' vote on trucking bill was a conflict of interest
The below message
was e-mailed to Congressman Mac Collins July 28.
1
alternative to unequal tax split: Scrap the tax
Two hundred million
dollars of our tax dollars are about to be parceled out in virtual secrecy
by our Fayette County commissioners and city elected officials. Perhaps
this is the right time to pay attention.
F'ville
Council 'arrogant, uncaring' about Pine Trail
I had to write this
letter as I have had this boiling inside of me since I attended a meeting
of the Fayetteville City Council with my sister and her husband who
live in the Huntington Creek area. I am a resident of south Georgia
and come up often and each time I come to Fayetteville I have never
seen any thing like this traffic. What was a lovely city [is] now a
mess of traffic.
Mayor
apologizes for misuse of city worker
I am writing this
as a letter of apology to the citizens of Peachtree City and to officially
cite myself to the Ethics Board for a violation of the ethics code of
Peachtree City that took place the same date of my writing this letter,
July 24, 2002.
Now
the mayor attacks himself in ethics flap
Day 204, the assault
continues.
Blame
the insurance companies, not victims
First, let me start
out by relaying a recent, true story. This is only one of many I could
share. A friend of mine was recently the victim of a careless driver.
He was involved in an automobile collision in which the other driver
turned left directly in front of him, causing the vehicles to collide.
Please
return my matched pair
I have been known
as one of the all-time flamingo lovers to my family and friends. So,
on my 65th birthday, my son gave me two 4-foot flamingos for
the yard. They were immediately placed in the front yard and stood as
not only a directional landmark to the neighborhood, but a symbol of
who I am (a proud flamingo lover)!
Yes,
2000 election was rife with fraud Democrat fraud
At the mid-July
convention of the NAACP, President Kweisi Mfume drew attention to a
"callous, deliberate and clearly unconstitutional effort to suppress"
the black vote in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. He
was correct, but probably didn't realize he was describing the plight
of African-Americans attempting to vote Republican.
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