Tag: letters

I am not a friend or relative of Pastor David Epps. Nor am I a member of his congregation, or denomination. But when I...

Your editorial “Thankful for Trump?” appeared in the November 29-30, 2017 of our local paper, The Citizen. Although I could address several issues with...

So David Epps is now upset about the way Christians vilified President Obama on social media and elsewhere. He didn’t mention the racist attacks....

In Communist countries, it was understood that to get certain jobs, especially ones in the government or academia, you had to be a member...

Just before 8 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on a base, where they destroyed the lives of more...

Pope Francis was quick to condemn President Trump for relocating the Israel American Embassy and recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Pope...

I recall in Command General Staff College learning the importance of conducting mission analysis. In war, a strong understanding of unit capabilities, enemy capabilities,...

Reading David Browning’s letter to The Citizen prompted me to dig into the specifics on the Tax Reform Bill circulating now in Congress. I want...

Is it any surprise that we’re hearing so much about sexual abuse and harassment in Hollywood and Washington, D.C., when 25 years ago many...

I cannot imagine how or why any right-minded American could support the Republican-proposed tax reform bill. It is nothing more than a thinly veiled...

The TSA failed a recent Homeland Security audit by not detecting 80 percent of “test weapons” smuggled through Airport Security checkpoints. They beat their...

A couple of weeks ago, after the intergovernmental meeting, Fayette County Commissioner Eric Maxwell hinted at a possible new development that he said would...

Kudos to the Senoia City Council for their recent unanimous approval of progressive animal ordinance changes, including restricting the use of tethering and the...

the Georgia Court of Appeals presided over three cases in front of over 500 high school students in Fayette County. It was an...

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and honors the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Services. It is a federal...

RE: “Attorney: Girl, 16, reports sexual assault at FCHS, but she gets expelled,” Thursday news story. The decision to expel a girl who was sexually...

Trump and congressional Republicans are about to unveil their much ballyhooed tax reform (cuts) bill. They have been telling us for some time now...

I was surprised to read that the Peachtree City Post Office had come under negative scrutiny recently. Since I rarely do business at the...

Victimsofcommunism.org reports that 44 percent of Millennials prefer socialism. The guileless mommy’s basement dwellers should do some “Social Justice” humanitarian work in a socialist utopia...

I would like to address the criticism of Delta Airlines and their policy of requesting others not sing the National Anthem during the arrival...

I watch the local news on TV every morning and I can not ever remember a story about a Georgia senator or congressman doing...

Where to begin with the good Doctor Dial (Letters, Oct. 18-19)? First, at a time when the Catholic and Lutheran churches are working hard to...

Re: “Doctor claims attempt to sing National Anthem on Delta to honor soldier was shut down. It’s OK to sing “Happy Birthday” and “99 Bottles...

Six thousand miles east of Fayette County, Georgia, in the town of Madaba, Jordan, resides one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. This...

I thought the purpose of pet adoption was to find homes for homeless dogs and cats. Why would the commission triple the fees? You still...

The Fayette County County Commission raises the dog and cat adoption fee from $30 to $120. Cats $20 to $60. To fund a $130,000...

We would not want to make the decision to put a cat or dog to sleep or a politician. But if we had to...

The massacre in Las Vegas trumps all of the foolishness of the athletic and media celebrities related to professional sports. It is so very...

Corbett Dishman dressed for royal role as Whitewater High School Homecoming king. Photo provided by Steve Henderson. Just when we old cynical people think that...

It is heartbreaking to see the devastation and the lives impacted so powerfully by the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida, but it is...

Once upon a time, election season brought outpourings of letters from candidates, supporters and opponents. And once upon a time (late 1990s to mid-2000s),...

The city of Fayetteville has gone berserk over rapidly moving development plans. The City Council and the Development Authority are going all out to...

By his own admission, Terry Garlock expected to see an unfair history of the Vietnam War told by Academy Award winner Ken Burns, and...

For the second week in a row I am compelled to express an opinion as to what I view as absurdities of decisions and...