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Let's
properly fund our 1st line of defense
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
A few months after
New York City's darkest hour, I caught a news clip of then-Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani addressing the latest graduates from NYC's public safety academy.
It was just a few seconds long, and I spent many hours afterwards searching
in vain for a transcript.
Clean
Water changes will hurt in Fayette
By DENNIS CHASE
Not since the destructive
assaults on the environment during the Reagan Administration have our
environmental protection laws been threatened as severely as they are
today.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
NAACP
events not adequately covered
As an African-American
citizen of Fayette County, I am compelled to respond to the insufficient
press coverage of Fayette NAACP events.
Porn
charge: Irony defined
Irony defined: I
took a moment to look through journalist and humorist Billy Murphy's
website, ebilly.net. Mr. Murphy appeared on CNN twice, as his website
illustrates, on CNN, once on Talkback Live and once on a Millennium
Special.
Don't
drain Lake Peachtree
I am a sixth grader
and I am concerned about the dredging of lake Peachtree.
On
Iraq, what if the President is lying?
We, as Americans,
like to consider ourselves honest, fair-minded, and just. We assume
that our government shares our individual values and acts accordingly.
We all hope that this is the case, especially in a time of crisis or
turmoil.
Bush
has cooked up current Iraq 'crisis'
Yes, Virginia, there
is a Santa Claus, and yes, Mr. Spensley, I've read all about the causes
of WWII. Any comparisons reside in the same universe where so many Americans
believe we were attacked by Iraq on Sep 11, 2001. I repeat, there were
no Iraqis on those aircraft, but there were 15 Saudis. You say you hear
me loud and clear on what G.W. is doing wrong but nothing on how to
solve the problem. Back to my original point: George Bush has created
this problem. Not the one of defending ourselves against radical Islam,
but cooking up this Middle Eastern bogeyman who must be dealt with immediately,
and on our terms.
Why
no protests over misuse of Rebel flag?
I want to thank
Harold Harrison, Jr., for his informative story about Amos Rucker, a
slave who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and later
distinguished himself as a member of the Confederate veterans. Also,
I agree 100 percent with his comments regarding censorship. Censorship
of any form or type is wrong.
Georgia
flag not a human rights issue
In response to the
letter by Mr. Phillip Hamilton, I'd like to say thank you, Mr. Hamilton,
for proving my point.
Why
are we under attack?
In the Feb. 26 edition
of The Citizen there were two editorials opposing the Confederate flag
and the possible return to the state flag that the majority of the citizens
of this state support.
Flag
foes do their own dividing
Thank you, Mr. Hamilton,
for that really fine article you wrote regarding the Confederate flag.
All of us "Southern hicks," as you stated, are thrilled to
read an article so well-written by an African-American that doesn't
include one "you know" or "know what I'm saying."
Rebel
flag has history that many may find enlightening
The flag that so
many Southerners are proud of is, simply put, a duplicitous and illusive
symbol of their heritage. The Stars and Bars did not make its appearance
on the state flag until 1956. The Confederate emblem was defiantly added
to the flag after the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education. The symbol
was an act of defiance and meant to work hand in hand with the South's
refusal of integration. The Stars and Bars, therefore, linger as a reminder
of what can only be seen as the act of an apostate territory. Because
it refused to recognize and obey the power and legitimacy of the United
States of America, the state of Georgia became a traitor (think B. Arnold).
As in the Civil War, the South had refused to remain an active and cooperative
part of this country.
Flag
didn't hurt during Olympics
Before the Olympics
were to come to Atlanta, there was a great outcry among the blacks and
politically correct about the then-Georgia flag: What will visitors
think? Will they believe that all white Georgians are terrible redneck
racists? Will they stay away and not spend big bucks in the greater
Atlanta area?
Bush
wages war on kids of military personnel
The definition of
"class warfare" has now been clearly stated by the White House.
It is the reduction of funding for the schools of military children
so that the stoking of the military machine headed to Iraq can continue.
Good
citizen cleans up road litter without any organization
Recently on my way
home from a meeting, I noticed a lady removing trash from the right
of way on one of our roads.
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