Tag: letters

A significant number of people are growing weary of the double standards in the county government. The Fayette Humane Society and other animal advocates gave...

So it begins. MacDuff Parkway landscaping to be devastated in the name of progress. So what if the trees will be transplanted to Peachtree...

Concerning the letter from Kim Carroll (“The left tells lies about immigration issue,” Sept. 20): What an ironic (and to me, sad) opening line, referencing...

Raising the fees for adoption from $20 to $60 for cats and quadrupling it from $30 to $120 for dogs is outrageous. You will not...

There is a lot of conversation about the cost of our excellent Fayette County schools. Some suggest that money is “misspent,” although the cost...

Terry Garlock’s piece on the PBS series about the Vietnam War was spot on. And I do extend my deepest sympathies to him and...

I see in yesterday’s Citizen that the Fayette County Commission has voted to triple pet adoption fees. Adoption fees for dogs will increase from...

I learned today that the Fayette County Commission on Sept. 15 voted unanimously to install a sewer gravity line at the Animal Shelter. The beneficiary...

I’m committed to maintaining the quality of life that brought me, my family, and others to our beautiful Peachtree City. My three sons were...

We erect monuments to remind posterity of what we believe to be important. We normally (but not always) place these monuments on public lands,...

The mural located behind the dais in Tyrone’s Town Hall has recently been the topic of much debate as to whether or not the...

As Americans, we should all take the opportunity to listen before immediately responding from a typical perspective, regardless of topic. This is NOT about history...

Reference The Citizen for Wednesday and Thursday September 13-14, 2017: Bonnie Willis, to me, has that rare and very special ability to put common sense...

After a hurricane, many people lose everything, but many get a smile put on their faces by other people like you and me. After a...

Race relations, the Confederacy, and the Old South are in the headlines again. I am old enough to have lived through a part of...

I have had it up to the cross hanging around my neck with the political left and the media trying to shame Christian conservatives...

I would like to comment on the front-page article titled, “Teacher resigns after emails call him a pro-Nazi.” Unfortunately for Mr. Hitson, the Board...

I read the article dated 8/24/17 titled “Lowering Lake Peachtree begins Aug. 28” and felt that the article could have been more complete had...

This year City Council could have lowered property taxes by about one mill. That would put $130 back in the pocket of the average...

When our founding fathers delivered on their dream that is now Peachtree City, their plan was bold, the results amazing, and our future was...

A recent article reported that our excellent Fayette County Public Schools have the “fewest students in 16 years.” Given the headline, one would reasonably expect...

It is clear from the recent letter written by Marilyn Watts that she does not care about the truth or is in total denial...

The events in Charlottesville were despicable. How is such hate generated? However, even more telling to me is the general response from the political establishment...

What keeps you from being a slave, right here, right now? Law, U.S. law, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that says in...

$64,335.32 and counting. That is the amount of taxpayer funds that the Fayette County Republican Party and its chairman, Tyrone Jones, have burned through...

Across the nation, September is Kinship Caregivers Month, a time we recognize those who provide care to a relative’s child when their parents are...

I attended Thursday’s night Council meeting just for item #6, the TAD application for Hearthside Lafayette Project. I was disappointed that it was tabled to...

Citizens of Peachtree City, thank you for letting me serve on City Council. It is an honor and a privilege. While there are always...

After the Charlottesville riots we learned that we have many options to sanitize history other than toppling statues, sandblasting Stone Mountain, jackhammering Mount Rushmore,...

Members of the Fayette County Republican Party (FCRP) believe very strongly that trust and confidence in our voting process is paramount to a free...

I read the Murchison column (The Citizen, 7-26) about health reform. I disagree with many of his points. Specifically, I do not believe that the...

Local minds have been engrossed in thought over the dogs and cats of Fayette County. We all know dogs and cats without owners become...

Pleas to sign a petition to make Fayette County Animal Shelter a no-kill shelter flood Facebook feeds. It is not citizens’ signatures, but citizens...

I wish to express my dismay at the recent unkind expression of our city flag. I have lived in Fayetteville for 51 years and...