Over a year ago, I predicted a Bush/Dole GOP presidential ticket for 2000, and in the early going it looks like it's a definite possibility.

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BILLY MURPHY
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If I ever have a really witty idea for a column, it usually comes from something my wife pointed out to me, though I never will allow myself to properly recall it or give her proper credit.

Letters to the Editor

Phone snafu left EMC in dark like customers

I just finished reading your column entitled, “Business or government, it's hard to reach a human anymore [The Citizen, July 28].” First, let me thank you for alerting us to the fact that we're not listed in the Fayette white pages of the BellSouth telephone book; it seems our problems with BellSouth are even larger than we knew.

MediaOne – We've heard this same old song before

Your recent article entitled, “City officials take MediaOne to wood shed,” reminds me of that old saying, deja-vu all over again!

Wolfpac gang wreaks havoc in Tyrone

Early morning on Sunday, Aug. 1, my 16-year-old son was severely beaten by approximately 20 current and former Sandy Creek High School students

'Elitist' argument a usual Hillary tactic

It is my opinion that [Donna Lee] Lakly and Hillary Clinton use the same tactics. If someone disagrees with you then you attack them personally and call them “elitist.”

Repair, don't destroy, Social Security

To critics of Social Security:

Can you be sure that your offspring can provide themselves with an income during the years that they are incapable of working for pay; to earn an income sufficient for their secure and healthy existence? Will they, then, be able to keep you from starving, or succumbing to an illness? Are they capable of successful “day trading”?

Give tax cut to overburdened families

Clinton as usual has turned the Social Security, Medicare and tax reduction issues into a political issue that is incapable of having a rational discussion with a reasonable solution.

Questions remain about BOE competency, but Yes vote needed

Sept. 21 will be the day Fayette County citizens will vote on the combination Special Local Option Sales Tax and bond issue to move the county forward with school construction. I am prepared to cast a Yes vote because maintaining first class schools is an important issue and I have nothing but the greatest respect for Dr. John DeCotis as a professional educator and a careful steward of public funds.

SPLOST supporters hope for low vote turnout

The sting is on

SPLOST supporter worries about BOE priorities

I would like to address my issues and concerns relating to the proposed SPLOST.

BOE has yet to show consistency in planning

The boldness of the Fayette County Board of Education is exceeded only by their ability to foolishly spend money. There seems to be no end. Now it is a retreat to determine where the board wants to go in five to 10 years.

Same old story for BOE, commission

At the last election, I decided that I would vote for anyone who wasn't an incumbent, my rationale being that surely anyone new would be better than those we currently had on the board of education and the county board of commissioners who had gotten us into this mess.

Vote yes to build needed classrooms

An open debate on whether we should fund a SPLOST for the Fayette County School System, I believe, is healthy and should be encouraged. There has been a question raised about whether a real need exists for additional funding for the school system. Parents that have children in Fayette County Schools are well aware that the school or schools their children have attended are at capacity or near capacity at this time. The Fayette Board of Education estimates over 5,000 new students [are] expected to enter Fayette Schools by the year 2005. We have a problem. We can ignore the present situation or together try to find a way to solve the future crowding of our classrooms.

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