An expert testifying

in Fayette County's lawsuit against Tyrone and Fairburn the county's

attempt to stop the two cities from contracting for sewer service said

something interesting.

Christmas

carols ­ American style

Laugh Lines

It's that time of

year again, so as you gather your dysfunctional family together, as

we all do, here are a few Christmas carols you might be singing.

Cloning,

affordable insurance on agenda

By

MAC COLLINS

Congressman

The Terrorism

Risk Protection Act (H.R. 3210)

On Nov. 29, with

my support, the House of Representatives passed the Terrorism Risk Protection

Act (H.R. 3210). This legislation will make it possible for American

business of all sizes to purchase affordable insurance in the post-Sept.

11 environment. The bill enables businesses to operate with the assurance

that they will have the necessary coverage against future terrorist

attacks. It does so by providing a mechanism for the insurance companies

to pay claims from a large-scale attack, like those on Sept. 11.

LETTERS TO THE

Cities

should pay jail fees for city prisoners

A few weeks ago

I told you of my concern about a presentation on the municipal prisoner

issue, made to the Association of Fayette County Governments. Now, we

see more attempts to manipulate public opinion by negotiating a municipal

prisoner agreement via the media.

Columnist

should admit to Columbine's Bernall 'myth'

I think columnist

John W. Whitehead was wrong about the wisdom of allowing parents to

post religious icons and messages in Columbine High School, but I'll

defer to his expertise on that one. He's the one with a law degree.

But I'm not going to let him keep telling the Cassie Bernall "myth"

as if it were a reality. Clearly Whitehead's not a professional journalist

(and perhaps Mr. Beverly is not a professional editor), because the

fact-checking for Mr. Whitehead's column stinks.

Rutherford

Institute defends Columbine column

Being out of the

office at present, Mr. Whitehead has asked me to respond to Brandon

Butler's comments and assure you of his commitment to providing clear

and credible commentary to the newspapers that publish his column. Please

feel free to publish the following in response to Mr. Butler's letter

to the editor:

After

realizing life's value, why do we permit abortion?

In the book "Tuesdays

with Morrie," the author is taking a class on dying. The professor

is suffering with a terminal illness. As he speaks about himself, you

come to realize that it is not so much about death but rather life.

With every turn of the page the question arises, Can we understand life

if we do not understand death?

Wynnmeade

is making a comeback; help us continue

Concerning Wynnmeade

subdivision, where I live, we are striving daily to change the image

of our neighborhood and we have accomplished quite a lot in a short

amount of time. We are very anxious in getting the word out that we

have gone too long as the "stepchild" of Peachtree City and

recognized only as that.

After

Sept. 11, skin color seems number one issue

The beautiful city

of New York where I had first landed in this country is no longer the

same.

Rolland

was here!

Rolland was here!

Parents'

second-hand smoke is really a form of child abuse

Some (including

me) say exposing children to secondhand smoke is child abuse.

Animal

rights activists show true colors in shark protection program

People for the Ethical

Treatment of Animals (PETA), came very near to making one of the most

outrageous public relations gaffes in history, according to the New

American magazine. In so doing, however, the animal rights group has

revealed that it stands for animal over human rights.

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