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Our
forum next week will have a limitation
For the past several
weeks, The Citizen has offered free of charge opportunity for local
political candidates and their supporters and detractors to present
their views in our Letters to the Editor section.
If
there's a baseball strike, whose fault is it?
By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com
Nearly everyone
who actually cares about whether major league baseball players will
go on strike this season has also chosen whom to blame for it.
Back
to school: Good, bad, ugly
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
It's time for kids
to go to school and that is both good and bad; good for parents, bad
for the kids. So to honor these good and bad days, I offer everything
you need to know about school, the good and bad (and sometimes the ugly).
Getting
the hang of hailing an NYC taxi
By CAROLYN CARY
ccary@thecitizennews.com
I was privileged
last month to attend the auction of "Gone With The Wind" items
being sold by owner Herb Bridges
of Sharpsburg at Christie's in New York. At 20 Rockefeller Center, to
be exact.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Family
of crash victim: Declare chase moratorium
This is from the
family of Chuck Vicha, who was murdered in the high-speed chase [July
27]. Today [Aug. 3] we buried our beloved Chuck. What a senseless way
to die. He was a good and upstanding citizen of the community.
Fayette
dispatcher has 'rest of the story': Many PTC cops had no state-band radios
I work for Fayette
911 and I think more should be known about Chief Murray's radio and
scanner policies. The chase that occurred July 27 was reported by an
off-duty Peachtree City officer who heard the chase on his personal
scanner.
Veteran
paramedic: Curb the high-speed pursuits
On July 27, my life
changed. Spending over 30 years as an EMT/paramedic in New York State
and a career with the criminal justice system did not prepare me for
what I saw.
I
totally agree with [Peachtree City Police] Chief [Jim] Murray. I am
a graduate of the University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy (1985)
with a POST certificate for the state of Alabama, and was a deputy sheriff
for 17 years.
Let's
ban all chases; keep cops out of all neighborhoods
I used to live in
Peachtree City years ago, and couldn't resist the urge to comment on
the suggestion of Chief Murray of the PTC Police Department to restrict
high-speed chases because of the possibility of injuries to both innocent
bystanders and police officers.
Chase
cops equally guilty
Allowing any police
to race through the streets, no matter how highly trained they are,
is dangerous due to their lack of control over the other traffic. In
addition, the suspects that are being chased have been forced by guilt
to drive so recklessly as to cause extreme damage to the community.
The suspects may be murderers, or thieves, or on drugs and not willing
to exercise caution for others, but they will eventually need to stop
for gas or try to hide.
Wheat:
County should update land use plan
We saw only one
attack letter on Mike last week, but our opponent did offer his position
on preserving our county's historical assets. We learned that city foot-dragging
forced Mike's opponent to bulldoze the Dorsey house rather than take
any action or offer to work with the city to save it. We wonder if he
removed the Dorsey house from the paper inventory as quickly?
If
Bost is writing checks ...
It's good to see
Harold Bost's name back in the news, and I am glad to see he is doing
so well he was able to contribute $2,000 to Greg Dunn's campaign.
Vote
in some new blood
Who will I vote
for this year?
Trust
Wheat to bring back insider deals for buddies
No, Mike Wheat,
we have not forgotten.
Wheat
would cooperate, but with developers, MARTA
First, let me make
a statement. I am not part of Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg
Dunn's campaign. I do not know Mr. Dunn and he does not know me. All
I know is what I have seen in the past.
Beware
of 'Mikey will eat anything commercial'
I will vote for
Linda Wells [and] Greg Dunn for commissioner. They have upheld the land
use plan more than any commissioners since we have been in this county,
now over 35 years.
Will
the 'real' Thomas Stephens identify himself
Recall the once
popular TV show, "To Tell the Truth." Three different people
claimed to be the same person. A panel of celebrities asked various
questions in an attempt to determine which of the three was who they
purported to be.
Cooperation
was the theme of Sprayberry-Burrell board
Each time I have
run for office the two questions I am most often asked are, "Can
you make the hard decisions?" and, "Will you hold the line
on growth?" I have worked hard to prove that I am indeed capable
of making those decisions that might not always be popular or personally
expedient. As a result, my opponents' main platform seems to be that,
unlike me, they will be a "team player," get along with others,
or that they will single-handedly end the disagreement between the County
Commission and the cities.
Vote
Stephens, Wheat to turn Fayette into 'Gwinnett South'
Make no mistake;
this County Commissioner's race is all about money, power and control.
Remember
flag votes of Kathy Cox, Bob Irvin
As we draw near
another primary election, I want to remind my fellow voters that claim
to be Republicans that they should remember those Republican legislators
that helped Gov. Roy Barnes shove through the changing of our state
flag.
F'ville
development has caused traffic problems
I read with great
interest recently an article written by Fayetteville's Mayor Ken Steele.
The article stated that Fayetteville's traffic congestion is a regional
problem. Apparently, Mayor Steele had a conversation with a friend that
made the following comment, "We do not have a traffic problem in
Fayetteville." He proceeded explaining that it was a regional problem
because Ga. highways 85, 54, 314, and 92 all come together in Fayetteville.
F'ville
Council is arrogant
Sometimes it takes
an outsider to see what others can't. I applaud Lucille Pointe for her
outspokenness against our City Council.
Time
short for mayor to prove he can govern city
Let me state up
front that I voted for Steve Brown. His interest and enthusiasm contrasted
sharply with what I saw as a self-serving incumbent "club"
that addressed its special interests when making their decisions. He
had a prime opportunity to build from his strong mandate and bring the
citizens and council together to improve how city government was run.
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