Saw a lady driving

down the road wearing a surgical mask the other day.

Harry,

hogwarts, and hoopla

Laugh Lines

If you haven't heard,

the Harry Potter movie comes out Nov. 16. I hear that there are these

books out or something that led to the movie. Frankly, I gave up reading

when "Mad" magazine started going downhill after the Star

Wars parody of '78. "Harry Potter," though, has been so popular

that I have been thinking about finding out if we have a library or

not and checking out a copy.

Why

I voted No on federalizing security

By

MAC COLLINS

Congressman

Aviation Security

Act (HR 3150)

There is no doubt

that our nation has suffered a terrible tragedy that requires a swift

response. As a consequence of that tragedy, Americans are more concerned

than ever about the safety of our air travel. I believe that drastic

steps need to be taken to secure our skies from those who would seek

to do Americans harm. But HR 3150, as well as other legislation presented

so far, is not the right approach.

Despite

politically correct propaganda, we really are engaged in a religious war

By

DOUG PATTON

"And ye shall

know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

LETTERS TO THE

No

place for personal agendas in these talks

To the members of

the Association of Fayette County Governments:

'I

was a stranger, and you welcomed me' ... or do we?

Just a thought for

the people who voiced their opinions concerning immigrants to our country:

The Holy Family was forced to flee their home; they relocated to Egypt

for a time. I hope they were treated with hospitality, not contempt.

In

war against terror, fear is contagious, but so is courage

Not since the 1860s

has the civilian population of the United States been subjected to the

horrors of war. Even during World War II, while civilians in most of

the rest of the world were being killed by the thousands, the civilians

in this country lived without fear of attack. Their knowledge of the

war came via "Life" magazine and movie news reels.

Next

year, just put school names in a hat

A suggestion for

the Fayette County middle schools to avoid confusion during football

season next year:

Middle

school league must be overhauled

The Fayette County

school system's athletic program has lost total credibility over the

recent events surrounding the Flat Rock Middle School football team.

I hope that the Fayette County School Board is listening.

Column

unfair to Fritz

After reading Wednesday's

newspaper, I feel compelled to come to Carol Fritz's defense because

I believe she is being unfairly accused.

Student

wrong to oppose food for Afghan children

I think the Starr's

Mill High School student is very wrong about her article on not donating

a dollar for the children in Afghan.

'Quiet,

please' doesn't apply to library staff

Have you ever noticed

the signs as you entered the Peachtree City library? The ones that tell

you to turn off your cell phone or risk a brutal death? Then, as you

walk around the library you are threatened by menacing signs telling

you could be expelled from the library if you are too loud?

Williams

Co. must face S. Fulton security issues

With recent news

that Congress may spend up to $5 billion to protect U.S. water systems,

nuclear power plants, and other sensitive facilities, the proposed Peters

Road power plant should come under new scrutiny.

United

Way is working to help those in need

We have all heard

the stories and seen the evidence of the generosity of the people of

our great country. The tragic events of Sept. 11 have shown that the

giving hearts of friends and neighbors know no bounds. On behalf of

all of those United Way-supported organizations that were able to carry

their difficult but critical missions during an especially stressful

time of need, let me say, "Thank you!"

Democrats

hold hostage Bush court nominees

Now that the Democrats

have taken over the Senate Judiciary Committee, they are insisting that

they have always treated fairly the Republican nominees to the federal

bench while their nominees were pigeonholed or unfairly attacked.

Thanks

for P.O. stories

On Monday morning,

Oct. 15, while I waited in the car, my daughter went into the Peachtree

City Post Office. Fifteen minutes later the post office was temporarily

closed because of the discovery of unidentified dust. Four days later

I contacted the post office that offered no information, and a local

physician who knew nothing about the white powder, who suggested I phone

the CDC if I were anxious about the lab results. I was becoming nervous

because I felt I had a right to know the lab results.

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