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Sept.
11: history's awful perspective
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
Have we just lived
through the most difficult year in America's history?
9-11,
a day full of what ifs . . .
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
A year later, many
of us still feel, "What if?" What if the hijackers could have
been caught? What if those towers could have held out just a few more
hours? What if pilots carried guns? What if cabin doors were impenetrable?
What if there weren't maniacs in the world?
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Brown:
Council ready to work with all comers
After listening
to some testimony at the criminal arrest warrant hearing on Friday and
confirming that a breach exists at City Hall, I joined some friends
at a local restaurant.
F'ville
residents seem to get no consideration from council intent on annexation
As I stated to Fayetteville
City Council at their Sept. 5 meeting, "With the annexation policy
council is following, I'm not sure how many more of their 'favors' the
city of Fayetteville can afford to have 'bestowed' upon it."
If
you are any of these, you should walk for Alzheimer's
I am a wife. I am
a mother of three. I am a grandmother of six. I am a great-grandmother
of six. I am a volunteer for the Southern Crescent Alzheimer's Memory
Walk 2002.
What's
the deal on rapid reassessments and our taxes?
I would love for
The Citizen to do an article on the home reassessment process. We used
to be reassessed every three years, and now values are raised every
year.
Sales
tax split requires either fraud or lying
Our Georgia law
concerning the local option sales tax (LOST) gives our county commissioners
three choices: they can cheat, they can lie, or they can drop the tax
altogether.
Let's
name PTC sewer system for Bob Lenox
The dictionary is
replete with words to describe what former Mayor Bob Lenox tried to
do to the current mayor, Steve Brown. Disgusting, despicable and grossly
inappropriate are just a few of them. Perhaps full-blown senility has
set in. This most recent behavior gives us a unique opportunity to understand
the real Bob Lenox that many Peachtree City citizens might not be aware
of. How angry, bitter, hateful, resentful, petty and infantile does
a "man" have to be to try to put Mayor Steve Brown in jail
because his busy mayoral responsibilities left him in need of a city
employee to transport his little daughter a short distance? The Peachtree
City amphitheater was named after former Mayor Fred Brown. At this time
it is very appropriate that we name something after our most recent
former mayor.
'Immature,
'60's rebel' editor has mayoral double standard
In response to the
editorial last week on Peachtree City mayors, both past and present,
I find it extremely hypocritical that the editor should support the
unethical behavior of Steve Brown. It would appear from the past year
of reading the editor's opinion of the mayor that he believes Steve
Brown can do no wrong.
Lenox
attacks on Mayor Brown an embarrassment
I am appalled at
the actions taken by the former mayor of Peachtree City, Bob Lenox.
Current
mayor, editor joined at the hip
The recent articles
about the Sept. 6 hearing cause me to ask how your paper can print two
statements that seem to be of different opinions.
PTC's
cowboy engineer has a Top 10 list: 'You're a member of the Establishment
if . . .'
Mr. Editor, here's
the rub. That great Atlanta columnist Lewis Grizzard was always my all-time
favorite humorist (yes, even over Bill Cosby who's a close second of
mine). This letter deviates from my usual political style to one of
humor. You see deep down, I'm a Lewis Grizzard Cowboy Engineer wannabe.
Yeah I've secretly wished to be a humorous-style writer. On these pages
I humbly offer my feeble attempt at comic relief for the good folks
of hometown PTC.
Let's
find creative ways to say thanks to firefighters
For days after I
read John Munford's article "Peachtree City Short of Fire Volunteers"
(The Citizen, July 3, 2002) I was haunted by it. Reality demanded I
accept the fact that, except for pumpkin buying, I do nothing to acknowledge
the daily services and protection these volunteer firefighters consistently
provide.
City
helped traffic and residents
Mayor Brown and
the City Council have improved the traffic problem on Golf View Drive.
This problem was brought about by the high volume of cars and commercial
vehicles that were forced onto Golf View when the neighborhood to the
north opened. Golf View is now safe enough for golf carts and pedestrians
(there is no cart path on Golf View). It is also safer to get in and
out of one's driveway. Commuters using Golf View should give consideration
to residents of Golf View as they go to and from their quiet, low traffic
neighborhoods.
Rather
hear honking than crash sounds
I just want to say
thanks to those who are coming down Golf View Drive and blowing their
horns while passing over speed bumps and at the stop signs. It's a welcome
relief to the sound of screeching tires and mailboxes being uprooted
and crunching medal.
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