My boss, Cal Beverly, who is even more conservative than I am, tossed my way an editorial that had caught his eye from the Atlanta Constitution.

President came late to Medicare reform
By REP. MAC COLLINS
3rd District U.S. Congress

I want to welcome President Clinton to the debate on Medicare reform.

Love letters in the laundromat
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines

 

I wonder how much someone would pay for any of my old love letters? If you haven't heard, a techno-tycoon from Intel paid $157,000.00 for some old love letters from hermit author J.D. Salinger to a former girlfriend some 27 years ago.

Letters to the Editor

Real school growth problem is development

Here they come again, this time looking for a mere $95 million dollars to keep our schools running for another five years. When will the politicians learn? We the taxpayers do not have a pot of gold we can tap into whenever they have a whim. Their first SPLOST request was defeated; why would a new one succeed?

Flat Rock student: Bag ban, dress code misses the point

I am a student at Flat Rock Middle School. Due to your recent reports on the possible outcome of the discussions on regulating and confining our schools and students' rights, I feel it is necessary for someone to speak up before the final decision is made.

 

Reader deplores tree cutting

Next to McIntosh High School on Walt Banks Road, a huge grove of trees has been destroyed. Along with them went unknown numbers of wildlife and their habitats.

Sandy Creek student dislikes proposed ban on backpacks

This letter is an exact copy of one I sent to the Fayette County Board of Education. It is in response to [The Citizen] article [June 30] on the ban on backpacks.

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