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A
sad tale of fame and fortune
By MONROE
ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com
Sometimes it seems
as though stories about entertainers ruining their lives and families
are getting a bit old. But in this age of media dominated by "Entertainment
Tonight"-style programs and periodicals - which I affectionately
call "Celebrity Butt Kissers" breathlessly reporting every
move these people make as if the security of our republic depended on
it, perhaps it is wise to attempt to use the tragic events in some celebrities'
lives as a lesson to those of us who would consider fame and fortune
the end-all of existence.
Christmas
carols circa 2002
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
It's time for my
annual Christmas carol edition of my column. Of course, the carols have
to be updated to reach the contemporary mind.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Tax
fairness: Beverly column justifies greed
The presentation
of your justification on how all segments of society and taxpayers pay
at an equal rate, regardless of the level of income is definitely a
textbook primer on how to justify and define "paying one's fair
share."
The
fairest tax would be a national sales tax
Cal did a good job
of outlining the absolute unfairness of our socialized tax system. But
he did not discuss the consequences, a possible remedy, and a strategy
for the evil rich (the overtaxed) to fight back. I wish to discuss these
briefly.
City
governments ignore good local talent in hiring out-of-county attorneys
When a local nonprofit
organization or charity needs support, in time or money, on whom does
it call first? Local people, of course. That would include local lawyers,
who might contribute professional services and advice to churches, civic
organizations, youth groups and the like.
Robbery
victim feels safer
I am the other daughter
of the 48-year-old man and the older sister of the 14-year-old girl
who were robbed [The Citizen, Dec. 4]. I was present at the incident
along with our 14-year-old cousin.
Objections
to creationism are village atheist variety
Mark Twain takes
a humorous potshot at the Genesis creation story in his "Diary
of Adam and Eve" when he has Eve worrying over the vulture's appetite.
After all, he seems to have been designed to dine on carrion, but death
doesn't make its entrance until act three. "What did the vulture
eat before there was death?" "Did Adam have a navel?"
(Quick! Yes or no?) "How could Jonah breathe in a whale's stomach?"
These are "Village Atheist objections" the sorts of skeptical
challenges that the Village Atheist throws down as he stalks the local
Parson.
Darwinism
fails to explain many observable facts
Mr. Peter Duran
and I may not agree with everything that Jeremy believes, but that doesn't
mean we can't be respectful to one another. On the other hand, I suppose
if we are all just random molecules descended from a warm, pre-biotic
pond, civility is immaterial by definition.
Sticking
it to the poor still won't promote 'fairness'
Cal had a lot of
numbers to back up what he was trying to say, and I believe he was trying
to say a couple of things. Number one: the wealthiest people in this
country pay a disproportionate amount of tax and the poorest pay far
too little. Number two: This is unfair because both get an equal amount
of government services for which, if one was going to actually purchase
such things, one would expect to pay the same price.
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