Letters to the Editor

Special treatment for law officers

Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager wouldn’t release the name of his deputy who tasered a 16-year-old boy streaking in boxer shorts at a high school football game, and pushed another kid while yelling at people at a concession stand.

The streaker is suspended from school and is charged with obstruction. The deputy is getting “remedial training.”

I’m guessing he won’t miss a dollar of his paycheck. Anyone want to guess what would have happened had I pushed the deputy at the football game? Even if it were my son he just assaulted? Read More»

Leftists are not yet a protected class ... yet

Today I opened the paper and found out that Mr. David Aycock has accused me of planning to put left-wingers in concentration camps like the Nazis. I don’t understand how he reached that conclusion.

I said that I thought the people on the right who still treasure freedom, personal responsibility, capitalism, and individualism should band together and use our economic power to fight back against the leftist moochers and looters who want to plunder our earnings and assets. Read More»

For Scouting, issue is conduct vs. Oath

Last Wednesday, a friend gave me a call, telling me I needed to read an article written in the Nov. 7 edition of The Citizen. The article was entitled, “Can’t support Boy Scouts’ gay ban.”

I sat down with the paper, and read how the author laments many of the “reprehensible and inexcusable” examples of discrimination against gays in the past few years. The author noted the recent actions removing Jen Tyrrell of Ohio as a den mother, on the basis that she is a lesbian, as well as denying Ryan Andresen of California his Eagle award, based on his sexual orientation. Read More»

Boy Scouts have right to set requirements

This is in response to Kenneth Hamner’s letter in the Nov. 7, 2012, issue of The Citizen:



“On my honor I will do my best

To do my duty to God and my country

and to obey the Scout Law;

To help other people at all times;

To keep myself physically strong,

mentally awake, and morally straight”.


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Let’s take that ‘taker’ scenario out to its logical conclusion

In response to Briggs Arrington’s “An open letter to President Obama,” I would like to paint you a picture of life as a “taker” as you described.

(Mr. Briggs is planning to “arrange to be laid off” from his job so he can live off of government assistance.)

OK, so I’m imagining that you are a white male over the age of 60, but for the sake of argument, let’s say you are a married father of two small children.

First of all, you say you would “arrange to be laid off” from your job and would live off of what you already have in addition to government assistance. Read More»

Keep the faith in our tested political system

After spending most of my adult life teaching government to high school seniors (and not all of that time in the so-called “government schools” either), I am appalled and embarrassed by the statements made in reference to our latest Presidential elections.

Our lack of attention paid to civics education is finally coming home to roost.

One of the basic principles of democracy (and, by extension, representative democracy) is compromise. Democracy cannot survive if the participants are not willing to compromise in order to find a workable solution. Read More»

Happy holidays from PTC Mayor Haddix

Cathy and I send our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to those who encouraged and supported us through the difficult times of personal attacks, illegal actions and grief caused by the actions of the council members regarding my salary.

Sadly, this has been a pattern from them for three years.

I would also like to reflect on the Veterans Day events of Nov. 3, where I had the honor of addressing the attendees. Read More»

Commissioner Brown looking forward to ’13

I have to admit that I am looking forward to 2013.

It has been a difficult two years on the Board of Commissioners, standing on the playing field but forced to be a spectator, powerless, as 3-to-2 votes blow by on issues of great concern.

Over time, though, my despair has turned into optimism and hopefulness. I owe my outlook to the Fayette County voters.

We have all witnessed an unprecedented shift change in our political theater. We have a multitude of new citizens taking over established political posts and the outlook is positive. Read More»

Readers identify the mystery fish

I believe that is a fish referred to by many as a bowfin.

[It’s] a prehistoric throwback with very sharp teeth. I once caught one in the spillway below Lake Peachtree.

Bruce Lehner

Peachtree City, Ga. Read More»

Fayetteville Mayor Clifton: Thanks to voters for passing TAD

Thank you to the large number of voters (over 5,000) who took the trouble to vote on the Redevelopment Powers Referendum.

For a city of just short of 16,000 residents with less than 8,000 registered voters, I think that is a fantastic turnout, especially in light of the fact that the referendum was on a separate ballot at a different polling place for many of you.

In case you haven’t heard, your votes carried the referendum with almost a 70/30 margin. I would also like to thank the various civic groups and the school board for allowing Brian Wismer and I to present “the facts on Tads.” Read More»