Republicans need to get back to
basics
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
I think that if they mulled it
over carefully, most conservatives —
nonpolitical ones, I mean — would agree that, of
all the changes they would like to see in our
government, the two most critical are the permanent
dismantling of the Internal Revenue Service and the
ratification of a balanced budget amendment.
Why contemporary gay rights
movement bothers me
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
Some folks
(especially those who happen to be gay or lesbian)
might consider me homophobic — and, in some
ways, maybe I am.
- The End is near!
Buy now!
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- With about 60 days left in
this century—before impending Armageddon
— it is good to know you can get a good deal
on an Office Max desk stapler. If you haven't
noticed, everybody is offering some end of the
millennium promotion — “Last Great Sale
before 2000!” “Buy Now, Don't Pay 'til
the Next Century.” “Beat the Rush for
Batteries and Bread Millennium Extravaganza”
— another great marketing idea brought to
fruition.
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Letters to
the Editor
Where's info about F'ville council
candidates?
As election day quickly
approaches, I was wondering if The Citizen is going
to publish information on the candidates for mayor,
Paul C. Oddo, Jr. and Ken Steele, as well as the
candidates for city council, Clyde Avery, Paul Carter
and Bill Talley.
PTC resident, mayor spar over rights
of non-voters
As a long time resident of
Peachtree City, and one who has voted in every
election except one, I have to vehemently disagree
with you that “If you didn't vote - you don't
count and you don't have a voice.”
Sales tax estimates are badly flawed
“The work of science is to
substitute facts for appearances and demonstrations
for impressions.” These words of wisdom come to
us from John Ruskin, an obscure British philosopher
who died one hundred years ago. His words inspired me
to check out the claims of SPLOST shills that
out-of-county people pay as much as 30 percent of our
local sales tax. If you can't wait to the end of this
letter to find out how wrong they are, the up-front
answer is “very.”
Fayetteville Council races produce
support, charges
For Steele, Talley . . .
As most of you know by now, I
have decided not to run for another term as mayor of
Fayetteville. I know I will miss the many people and
the varied activities that are a part of the mayor's
job, but I still plan to stay active in both the
community and politics.
Mayor's 'Don't vote, don't ask'
policy: If you don't vote, will fire department answer
call?
Mayor Bob Lenox announced a new
city policy of maintaining a voting record of
registered voters during [a recent] Peachtree City
Council meeting — “if you didn't vote, you
don't count.” He went on to say, “And, if
you have to appear before this City Council for some
reason, I'm going to have that list out here and when
you stand up at that podium, I'm going to remind you
that you didn't vote. So we'll listen, but not real
carefully.”
PTC suffering from Mayor Lenox's
overactive ego
After catching my breath at the
unmitigated gall of our mayor, I could not believe no
one has become angry. Must be all those apathetic
taxpayers who don't vote. Last time I checked, our
public officials were to represent all the people;
taxpayers, old, young, sick, well. In other words, all
the citizens in the community whether they voted or
not.
Tennant decries dirty trick phone
campaign in PTC election
Enough is enough.
Ewing: Development threatens PTC way
of life
As your
candidate for Post 1 of the Peachtree City Council, I
want to urge you to please get out and vote. For
those of you that have recently moved to Peachtree
City in the last several years, we are at a pivotal
point in our city's development. Peachtree City has
long been a family-oriented locale that has offered
many different recreational opportunities. Our crime
rate is very low and the pace is not as hectic as the
rest of metro Atlanta.
'Tie-breakers' favor Lehman,
McMenamin
Peachtree City is fortunate to
have so many qualified individuals willing to
dedicate their time and skills to the city. I believe
each of the candidates have qualifications that would
make them successful in the role of city council
member.
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