So did you vote

last week?

Here

we go with the rich-bashing again

Editor-at-large

It didn't take long

for class envy to rear its head again once the president's economic

stimulus package hit Congress.

Time

has its way, like a swim pool

Laugh Lines

Every man, woman

and child has something in common. We go through time like Madonna goes

through men.

PTC

planned for a lot more people

By

SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE

Contributing Writer

In the rhetoric

of election year politics, a certain theme of misinformation disinformation?

seems to be endlessly repeated, apparently on the supposition that if

something is said often enough, it will be believed as true.

LETTERS TO THE

Cities

trying to squeeze county for more money

Through The Citizen

editor's courtesy, I have often been permitted to present comments on

the local political scene which I hope have been helpful to our county

citizens. The occasional feedback I have been getting has been overwhelmingly

positive. I might observe that The Citizen did a great job in allowing

the candidates in our recent municipal elections to present their views,

and I suspect thoughtful citizens were greatly helped in the process.

After all, what's the point of voting if you don't know what you're

voting for!

Fitting

tribute for Mayor Lenox: an intersection named for His Honor

Now that the Peachtree

City mayoral election is over [sic], and we can look forward to a future

without Bob Lenox, I would like to propose that an honor be bestowed

upon our outgoing leader.

Hamrick

misses point: Security is a federal duty

Mr. Hamrick, I think

you are missing the point on the issue of the difference between federal

and private employees performing airline security screening ["Thanks,

Congress, for return to norm," The Citizen, Nov. 7]. It is not

a question of where the paychecks come from. The real issue is law enforcement

and how we as an industry and a nation respond to terrorism.

Since

when do we need cops to block parents?

What is happening

with the middle school sports program in Fayette County? Since when

do educators of our children have law enforcement officers to keep parents

out of meetings concerning our children?

Afghan

people are hungry because of Taliban, not war

I would like to

respond to Terri Gilman's letter to the editor criticizing my previous

letter, stating my opinion about dropping food in Afghanistan.

Brown:

Thanks for your vote; let's do it again

A special thanks

goes to the voters for turning out in an off-year election! We need

to do it one more time on Nov. 27. Please mark your calendars. s

Lakly

endorses Brown over 'business as usual' Rower

I am taking this

opportunity to thank my many supporters who recognized that my ability,

experience, and knowledge were important to the future of Peachtree

City. I deeply appreciate your encouragement, financial support, yard

sign locations, and loyalty to a candidate who tells it like it is.

While I may have lost this election, I have not lost my personal integrity

and commitment to representing my fellow citizens and taxpayers.

Murphy:

'Rower is the man to get the job done'

I would like to

give a heartfelt thank you to all who supported me and stood by me throughout

the last several weeks during my campaign for mayor of Peachtree City.

I had the pleasure of working with an incredible committee that put

in countless hours of hard work. I have also had the honor in making

many new friends, and have learned that the citizens of Peachtree City

are the most warm and caring people any city could ask for.

Fritz:

Fought for traffic rule, against big boxes

The U.S. Constitution

gives political critics more rights than responsibilities. The major

downside of today's Internet technology, as well as some newspapers,

is there are some irresponsible communicators, and under our law, we

must respect that freedom. The damage done by these individuals is usually

irreversible and unjustified. Too often, people don't have the time

to get to know their elected officials, or what the facts really are.

Wellman,

Tennant grow up

Ever wonder why

a voter would consider not exercising their privilege to vote and would

rather stay away from the political "scenes" in Peachtree

City?

Wellman:

Brown hasn't earned position of mayor

As I write this

letter I am watching "Saving Private Ryan" for the hundredth

time and just finished 11 weeks of following the men of Easy Company

fight their way across Europe. I find myself in a reflective mood of

my own circumstances and my brief combat experience 10 years ago. You

see, for the last two weeks I had carefully crafted a scathing letter

about the political circumstances of Peachtree City and the completely

ridiculous behavior of Councilman Dan Tennant and his twin Steve Brown.

I put it aside to talk about leadership.

Weed:

More cops for west side, no new taxes

I wanted to take

an opportunity to address the substantial number of voters who turned

out in the Nov. 6 election. Both myself and my campaign volunteers were

thrilled at the concern and attention that the voting public showed

in this important election. More personally, however, we would like

to give a heartfelt thanks to all of those who supported our campaign.

Chambers:

Thanks to all who supported me

[Election] night,

one of the most exciting, scary, stressful, challenging, exhausting,

and invigorating times of my life came to a close my campaign for City

Council in Peachtree City.

Fritz

saved PTC taxpayers an unwinnable lawsuit

[I am sorry Dan

Tennant made a political issue of [Carol Fritz's] vote for the Home

Depot-Wal-Mart building permits, as if she were in favor for those stores.

I have supported Dan in the past, and it is unusual for a councilman

who is not up for reelection to become involved in the reelection campaign

of a fellow councilwoman.

Fritz

has supported PTC environmental projects

I am submitting

the attached letter in support of Carol Fritz again for you to publish

in the Letters section of The Citizen. Now that there is a runoff election

for both the mayors race as well as the post 4 position in Peachtree

City, I am hoping that you will publish a more balanced selection of

the letters of support for the candidates over the next three weeks

other than selecting only those that support the candidates whom you

wish to see elected. Please let me know if you have any questions or

concerns. There is really no reason why this letter should not be published.

Fritz

has courage to make unpopular votes

[Carol Fritz] was

accused in the newspaper of taking 10 separate courses that were a fabrication

and do not exist. This distortion and attack was totally untrue and

brings into question the credibility and character of the attack

Stolen

campaign signs point to dirty city politics

Someone must be

really afraid of the likely outcome of the runoff election in Peachtree

City as the campaign has taken a decidedly nasty turn.

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