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Political
picks: Nice guys vs. what's best for all of Fayette
By
CAL BEVERLY
Editor@thecitizenews.com
Next Tuesday I'll
be voting for two Fayette County Commission candidates, plus a slug
of other state and federal offices. I'll tell you some of whom and then
why.
Questions,
answers about ballots, voting
By
SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallie@juno.com
You don't have to
be a new voter to have questions about the election process when you
go to the polls next Tuesday. And given Fayette County's growth, it's
fair to assume that for many of you, the primaries will be your first
experience voting in the county or perhaps even in the state.
Attention,
fans: Elvis is still dead|
By
MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com
The annual pilgrimage
to Graceland has begun.
Spamming
the globe . . .
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
As the last days
of summer wind their way towards the Anna Nicole Smith of summer Labor
Day I want to spam some of the highlights.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Lawyer:
Bost letter was 'defamatory,' demands paper 'retract' statements
Re: Harold Bost's
letter to the editor in Vol. IX, No. 495 dated Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002.
Wouldn't
it be interesting to report motivations of campaign contributors?
I congratulate The
Citizen for publishing a front-page article [July 31] which disclosed
the campaign contributions and expenditures of each of our five candidates
for county commissioner. This information is usually hidden in file
folders at the Board of Elections office, and it stays hidden there
unless an enterprising reporter digs it up and reports on it.
Let's
just strike baseball
I agree with [Monroe
Roark's column Aug. 7 about a potential baseball strike] 10-fold. It's
like fighting the drug issue. The only way to fix the problem is to
cut short the demand.
In
this final week before the election, I would like to thank all of our
supporters across Fayette County who have helped tirelessly with our
"win-win" campaign. Let me summarize our campaign positions.
Sprayberry:
'I have grown tired of these distortions'
It appears that
each of the incumbent candidates for County Commission or their supporters
continue to utilize the tactic of utilizing malicious, generalized misrepresentation,
insinuation and innuendo to attack their legitimate opponents by pointing
to general, unspecified allegations of misconduct on the part of a board
of which they were a part.
Wheat
ignored city and county plans in annexing
This campaign ends
when we vote on Aug. 20. I'm sure you will be just as happy to see the
thousands of political signs disappear as I will. It's a strange ritual
to watch and to participate in. Although irritating at times, it is
an expression of free speech and it does remind everyone that an election
is coming. If any of our campaign workers have mistakenly misplaced
signs or irritated homeowners with handout and mail pieces, I apologize.
'What
I promised I would do, I have done'
Next Tuesday is
Election Day, and as the first anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, I
am hopeful that we will celebrate our patriotism by going to the polls
to vote for the candidates of our choice. In doing so we reaffirm our
pride in our country and our county; in doing so we honor those individuals
who have been willing to die for our rights.
Lifelong
Fayette native won't vote for Wheat and Stephens
As a lifelong native
of Fayette County, and for all my years of watching greedy politicians,
I cannot vote for Thomas Stephens [and] Mike Wheat for county commissioners.
Their purpose is totally self-centered for a larger city of Fayetteville
it's too big now!
Wheat
didn't listen to county residents before; why now?
I am writing today
in regards to the forum that was held Wednesday to meet and listen to
the candidates running for county commissioners. It was interesting
to see what developers and money people shook which candidates' hands
on Wednesday. I was glad I went to hear the candidates. I learned a
lot.
Cannon
wrong to attack county commissioners
[Tyrone Councilman
Ronnie] Cannon starts his attempt to shame the members of the county
commission in the July 31 article in The Citizen by trying to steer
the innocent citizens into believing the commissioners broke the law
when they entered into closed session to discuss or vote on issues of
possible legal action against Tyrone.
It's
time to vote: 'Freedom begins between the ears'
[My fellow constituents,
it is time. It is time for us to vote. It is time for us to choose our
representatives, our soldiers who will fight our battles both here and
in Washington. It is very important that you exercise your constitutional
right. Politics is war, and for the past 40 years, it has become a war
between the looters and the producers, a war between those who expect
standards of excellence, and those who want no standards at all. It
is a war that I fear we are gradually losing due to apathy and trepidation.
Student
for Cox: Is flag issue relevant to our lives?
Is the flag issue
really that important?
Kaye
has credentials to lead state's education department
Mitchell Kaye (http://kaye4kids.org)
is running for the Republican nomination for Georgia state superintendent
of schools. Mitchell, a dynamic and extremely qualified candidate, is
a long-time friend and my former colleague in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Bob
Irvin, conservative, understands Fayette
I am supporting
Bob Irvin for the U.S. Senate because he is the candidate that has a
proven Republican track record of fighting for conservative values that
are shared by a majority of Georgians.
Why
don't PTC police have state band radios in cars?
I have read a lot
of solutions and comments on police chases, most of which are unthinkable.
The most unthinkable is to stop the law from trying to catch the criminals
by telling them that they can't even try if the criminal doesn't pull
over when the blue lights are turned on.
Allow
responsible 15-year-olds to drive carts
On Thursday, Aug.
15, at 7 p.m., the Golf Cart Committee proposals will be presented to
the Peachtree City Council. These proposals cover various items. The
proposal I am most personally involved with is to allow some, but not
all, 15-year-olds the privilege of driving a golf cart without an adult.
Contracts
found illegal; it's time to move forward
An open letter to
the Citizens of Peachtree City:
A
proposal: Let's meet, put disputes behind us
To: All concerned
about the future of Peachtree City.
How
was city attorney at fault in mayor's ethics snafu?
After the mayor's
latest flap, I can stay silent no longer. This ethics deal is awfully
weird.
City
has gone too far in 'calming' traffic on Golfview
How far are the
mayor and the residents of Golfview Drive going to go to discourage
traffic on their street? So far, this mile-long street has had four
stop signs and four speed bumps installed, two Do Not Pass signs and
the speed limit reduced to 20 mph! For some of us, this is more than
a big nuisance.
Angry
traffic honkers disturb once-peaceful neighborhood
Thirty-four years
ago this coming October, my family and I became residents of our dearly
beloved Peachtree City. We had three boys, and the years here had been
blessed. I always found myself bragging on the town where we lived with
kind, friendly people, great schools and a top-notch police force. I
truly felt God had a hand in our finding and belonging to such a special
community. Most families could share in the joy of belonging to groups
of people who were caring, friendly and loving.
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