Letters to the Editor

Sandy Creek principal: Parents welcome to bring concerns to school administration

Parents, students and community members, as the 2012-13 school year comes to a close and we look forward to the summer, which will bring relaxation and enjoyment with family and friends, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many supporters and community leaders. We appreciate your commitment and involvement in our school. Read More»

Editor, tone down your rhetoric; try equanimity

I have read the letters regarding Sandy Creek High School with interest. May I say that I agree with you that Mr. Presberg responded with passion to a fairly mild negative report by a parent.

And his view that racism was at the heart of the parent’s complaint and your printing of them appears to me to be a far and unfortunate stretch.

However, I ask you to exercise care in responding (as you believe Mr. Presberg did not).

I thought your wording (“raging reaction” and “rabid rebuttal”) to describe Mr. Presberg’s letter were overboard. Read More»

Yes, Sandy Creek H.S. used to be better place

I read Concerned Parent’s letter in the May 15 issue and definitely agree with him or her: Yes, it is very sad how the once great Sandy Creek High School has deteriorated.

I am the parent of a child who attended and graduated from Sandy Creek in the mid to late ’90s. Back then when it was a state of the art school in technology, we really wanted our child to attend it and made special efforts such as a car pool because we felt it offered so many more advantages over the other high schools. Read More»

County ignored complaints

I wrote about a garbage truck picking up a dumpster on Ebenezer Church Road every Tuesday at 3 a.m. for the past several months and being frightened out of a deep sleep by the slam-bang of metal on concrete, and the roar of the truck going back up the road with a flashing light.

I called the marshal’s office and asked for help. I was told that no commercial garbage trucks are allowed until after 7 o’clock. I was told I would get a call back.

After several days with no call, I knew my call was in the trash, so I found where the dumpster was. Read More»

Dienhart: ‘Protect neighborhoods, not grocery stores’

Tuesday, in good faith and a spirit of cooperation, I chaired a meeting on the developer proposal currently called “The Overlook.” This development calls for a large shopping center, anchored by a 66,000 square foot grocery store, to be built at the intersection of Highway 54 and Line Creek Road.

I have to respectfully and adamantly disagree [that] this development requires a direct connection into the Planterra Ridge and Cardiff Park subdivisions and adds yet another traffic light on already crowded Ga. Highway 54 West. Read More»

Good development thwarted by ‘not in my backyard’ mentality

Peachtree City has screwed up the development of the “Line Creek” site, south of Ga. Highway 54, over and over again.

It’s cost us hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of dollars in lost revenue and staff time. It’s given us a great honkin’ gas station and likely yet another fast food place. And we’re about to screw it up, again.

Once again, the developer is offering a cohesive, comprehensive site plan that is in the spirit of Peachtree City, with good aesthetics; high-end architecture, lighting, and landscaping; golf cart paths and connectivity; and minimum negative traffic impact. Read More»

Don’t be fooled by Gang of 8’s plan to reform immigration again

Don’t be fooled by the Gang of 8 plan to reform immigration

It’s 1986 again and we’re about to go down the same road as before and the outcome will be worse than you can imagine.

Just as before, the promise of securing the boarder will not happen and we will end up legalizing millions of illegals again.

By the way, those 11 million here illegally is really more like 20 million. Think about it, 11 million has been the quoted number for at least eight to ten years. Do you really believe that that number has not increased far beyond 11 million in that amount of time? Read More»

BoE’s Presberg slams printing of letter as ‘feeding racist attitudes’

Our family has been quite upset since reading last week’s published attack on Sandy Creek High School.

How can a newspaper be so irresponsible as to publish an anonymous attack based on hearing about one part of one isolated incident? As far as we know, no one tried to do any reporting or fact finding related to Sandy Creek High School. No one checked with any administrators or students. No one called any parents or teachers. Read More»

Teacher defends Sandy Creek H.S.

I am disappointed at the shot the author of the “Fayette’s soon-to-be inner city school” letter took at Sandy Creek High School alleging certain behavior problems at the school.

I am a history teacher at Sandy Creek with 20 years of teaching experience in Georgia. I have also taught at McIntosh High School and at Westlake High School.

While every school I have worked in has different students, different demographics, and different performance, they share common truths. There will always be some students who get in trouble, but the vast majority of our students are good kids. Read More»

Stacy to run for F’ville Council: Pinewood expense concerns

I moved from Jacksonville, Fla., to Fayetteville in 1996 due to a career change. Upon my arrival here, I began a search for the community in the Atlanta area that I felt would best serve my family’s needs and interests.

Among the qualities that I looked for were, first and foremost, good schools and a safe environment, followed by an involved and energetic community.

I believed then and still believe that Fayetteville was the right choice for my family. I am proud to call this place home. Read More»