All the figures

from the 2000 U.S. Census are now available and in the hands of Georgia

lawmakers, who are wishing they had a ten-foot pole to handle them with.

When

teens talk, this is what they say

One

Citizen's Perspective

Don't think that

all teens are about this or that. I am just one person, with a very

personal take on life. Don't blame me as an individual for some collective

teen problem that seems to exist in society.

Keys

to coping with getting old

MURPHY

Laugh Lines

The past week has

been a strange one. All of a sudden, I have gotten to see a bunch of

old friends from college. Boy, they all have gotten so old.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pilot:

Paper should not print nameless letters

I would like to

take an opportunity to respond to the letter in Wednesday's paper headlined,

"Delta Pilots: What's fair wage for cry babies?" As a Delta

pilot and former co-worker of Russ Switzer, I will not even attempt

to answer the bitter and vitriolic personal attack on Russ. To stoop

to the writer's level and attempt to answer the emotional charges item

Medical

communication needs improvement

I take no joy in

writing this letter, and I recognize this letter may go no further than

the office shredder.

4-H:

No whining here

I enjoyed reading

[the] follow-up letter concerning my "written attack" of Ms.

Buchanan's letter. I do not feel I was attacking anyone, just making

an observation. Let me add a few things:

'Anonymous'

letter: Outrageous!

Outrageous! How

dare you print a letter that so impugns so many of your readers without

so much as a byline!

How

to become a PTC political contender

What one must do

to become a successful politician: I have thought this out for years

and believe I come to the right conclusion. Here are some pointers.

Anti-pilot-strike

letter a case of 'class, professional' envy

I ran across this

piece of tripe while scanning the net, and in my opinion, it is an obvious

case of class, professional, abilities envy.

85%

of Delta pilots likely will stay on the job

While I agree with

the sentiments of the posting, I think the author is also a crybaby.

Pilot

pay and whining: It's all relative, bubba

An anonymous writer

took issue with the Delta pilots ongoing action with their company's

managerial decisions and if I may, I would like to address this masked

phantom writer.

No

complaints about pilot pay here

The writer of Wednesday's

castigation of Russell Switzer cannot have known Russell Switzer personally,

or surely he would have picked another person on whom to vent his rage.

Some

just want to keep our jobs

I couldn't agree

more [with "crybabies" letter]. I'm a DL flight attendant,

and I have to put up with these arrogant pilots who think they are Delta

Airlines.

Attack

letter reflects on paper

I am constantly

amused at the letters to the editor about Delta pilots printed in your

newspaper. As a pilot, I actually enjoy reading your editorial section.

"Free

training'? Ask these pilots

So, Mr. Businessman,

small-seated, self-sacrificing lawyer who never took a dime from the

government, expert on the Delta pilot's contract and way of life, John

Wayne imitation, go into battle with just a rifle combat infantryman,

doesn't have the jjuevos [sic] to sign his pewling letter. At least

Mr. Switzer stood in front of the camera and spoke his mind.

To

complaining Delta pilots: Please!

I agree: What current

pilot did not know what he was getting into when hired to become

a Delta flight officer?

Pilots

forget they're part of a team

God bless this person.

I was employed by Delta for 35 years and was able to retire two years

ago. I didn't want to leave the company but the attitudes of the pilot

group has made it a very different place to work.

Delta

quality being eroded by pilots

Whoever wrote that

article hit it right on the head.

PTC

bond proposal misses mark for teens

At first read ,the

proposal to build almost $14 million in new public infrastructure sounds

good. But several ominous statements clouded the issues. "Instead

of letting the people who live here now pay for it ,let future residents...."

"... a $5 million community center an investment for enhancement

of property values but totally optional."

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