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The
fan-friendly side of professional sports
By MONROE
ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com
Professional sports
buzzed in and out of Fayette County last week, albeit under the radar.
See
all those trees? Ever wonder whom all that belongs to?
By JEFF
KENNERLY
Georgia Forestry Commission
Ever wonder who
owns the forestland in Georgia? Is it national forests? Does it belong
to the state? Of the 37 million acres in Georgia 24.4 acres is in forestland.
That's two-thirds of the state. Would you believe that 72 percent of
the forestland in Georgia is privately owned?
Bills
help church schools, buying American and 10 Commandments
Mac
Collins
Congressman
This past week,
I had the opportunity to meet with a representative from the Georgia
Association of Christian Schools. During our meeting, the representative
expressed support for the Equity in Education Act of 2003 (H.R. 872).
H.R. 872 would ensure that employees of a church, which sponsors a religious
school, can continue to use the qualified tuition reduction on their
federal tax return.
- LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Central
office pay goes up, while schools suffer
I am writing this
letter anonymously for the obvious reason that I am employed as a teacher
in the Fayette County School System. I have just read the Sunday edition
of your paper and I am livid after reading the article about the decision
of the Board of Education to increase the millage rate.
Restaurant's
passing leaves dark shadow
For many years I
was a regular customer at Shadows, the quintessential American restaurant
in Peachtree City. Here, one could find savory pancakes and hash-browns
that surpassed the quality of any competing restaurant in this locale.
The serving size was definitely generous. I used to get a half order
of hash-browns that were surely a bountiful culinary delight.
Helicopter
peeping? Maybe the problem lies elsewhere
As much as I sympathize
with Ashley Watson's loss of her beautiful mother Beverley, and the
fact that her father is the one convicted of her mother's murder and
is sitting in prison, for the life of me I can make no sense of her
complaint other than pure animosity toward the Fayette County Sheriff's
Department for their role in the investigation of her mother's murder.
Youth
Challenge Academy excels at helping teenagers
I believe the National
Guard Youth Challenge Academy is a great program. Our son is graduating
this weekend in Macon as well. We have seen a tremendous change in our
son, Joseph, in regards to focusing and working towards the goals he
has outlined for his life.
Bible
has been used and misused through millennia
Bravo to Mr. Keith
Turner ["In rights debate, definitions have changed," The
Citizen, Sept. 3] for his fascinating journey to a land of slanted impressions
posing as definition. It must be nice to live in a place where you get
to set the reality, pose the premise, and pre-load the conclusion. As
minister for propaganda at his own little bastion of prejudice, I don't
suppose he gets many opposing viewpoints. Well, here's one for you,
Herr Turner!
Confusion
reigns on issue of Jesus and his 'tolerance'
Ms. Dixie Eska-Thedra
[Letters, The Citizen, Aug. 20] is laboring under some serious misconceptions
about Christianity and Jesus Christ Himself.
Is
God really OK with sexual sin? I think not
This letter is in
response to the letter by Jeff Ellis [The Citizen, Aug. 14]. Jeff stated
that just as white people finally started to accept black people for
who they were instead of rejecting them for the color of their skin,
that we should also accept gays in the same manner. Jeff stated that
God is a loving God who loves all of us just as we are.
Need
to do less quoting, more living the Word
Good grief! After
reading some of the articles and letters concerning the recent vote
to confirm Gene Robinson as an Episcopal bishop, I daresay we are in
for a shortage of millstones.
Restaurants,
public refuse to address smoking health issue
In response to the
letter asking why I question the level of responsibility already shown
by some of our area's restaurants, it is from painful personal experience
and observation.
PTC
home to too many irresponsible dog owners
September is here,
and although we did have a very mild summer compared to years past I
am pleased to feel the mild chill of a fall morning. With the kids back
at school, joggers, walkers, bikers and runners have come out in full
force in the surrounding neighborhoods. The freedom of being able to
move at our own pace in whatever direction we choose on endless paths
and neighborhood streets all around our community is a great privilege.
Helicopter
deliveries scare animals, upset rural residents
Several years ago
we tried to rezone our land from five acres to two-and-a-half acres
and from agricultural so someone could build on the lot. People came
out of the woodwork to complain, even though the lot next to us was
two-and-a-half acres.
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