Opinion

Fayette’s soon-to-be inner city school

Some parents of Fayette County believe there is a future inner city school right near Tyrone, Ga. Although Sandy Creek High School has had many academic and athletic successes, lately student behavior at Sandy Creek has led us to believe that the successes of the past are overshadowing the future of this once great high school. Read More»

Haddix: 4 council members flip-flopping on Hwy. 54

My thanks to the members of the Needs Assessment Committee for their work. They did an excellent job putting together a statistically significant survey. The results conform to the results of One Peachtree City and both will be components of the comprehensive strategic plan I hope to move forward on next year. Read More»

Dienhart: ‘I’m against signal, for residents’

During last week’s council meeting, I stated my disappointment that we were still discussing the curb cut into Planterra Ridge and traffic light at the Line Creek Drive intersection.

Over two years ago, City Council promised to protect these residents from the danger and increased travel times represented by this development. It seems that a majority of council members are ready to break that promise. Read More»

Fleisch’s call for yet another traffic study is waste of money

Building a connector road from the proposed large grocery store retail space at “The Overlook” to Planterra Way and/or installing a new traffic light at the intersection of Line Creek Drive and Ga. Highway 54 is a no-starter for me.

Traffic study outcomes can vary based on using different variables and interpreting the data in different ways. Just because a proposed traffic study might say a light is needed, shouldn’t we also try to do the right thing by our citizens and neighborhoods? Read More»

The man of Steele

David Epps's picture

I had been on my first summer job after high school graduation for about seven weeks when my dad announced a change. He had arranged, against my will and without my permission, for me to work at a general construction company inside the giant Tennessee Eastman Chemical Products Corporation. I was paid $1.65 an hour to work myself to the point of exhaustion each day.

“Next week,” he said, “you will start as an electrician’s helper for King Electric Company.” I would still be working inside the Eastman plant and I would make $1.85 an hour. A small improvement, I reasoned. Read More»

Mom by the numbers

Rick Ryckeley's picture

Five was the number of children Mom had. Just how she took care of all of us will forever remain a mystery.

During my 18 years at home, she cooked over 19,656 meals, cleaned and folded over 13,000 loads of laundry and still had time to be a loving wife for over 33 years. What an amazing feat.

But we all know that moms are more than just numbers.

Countless are the times Mom was there with hugs when things went wrong. And with five kids, things were always going wrong. Read More»

When the chickens come home to roost in PTC

Scott Bradshaw's picture

Open letter to Peachtree City Manager Jim Pennington

Jim, Jim, Jim ... I feel sorry for you! You must be worried and exasperated because you are expected to allocate a portion of your busy staff’s time to research the pros and cons of permitting back yard hens and chicken coops in Peachtree City.

City Council members could have hired a chicken consultant but they threw it in your lap. Although hen house research is a really “chicken” assignment, I am confident you will scratch up enough relevant information for the council to consider as it deliberates this highly critical issue. Read More»

Is thinking obsolete?

Thomas Sowell's picture

While it is not possible to answer all the emails and letters from readers, many are thought-provoking, whether those thoughts are positive or negative.

An email from one young man simply asked for the sources of some facts about gun control that were mentioned in a recent column. It is good to check out the facts — especially if you check out the facts on both sides of an issue. Read More»

An honest examination of race

Walter Williams's picture

One definition given for insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results; it might also be a definition of stupidity. Let’s look at some cities where large percentages of black Americans live under poor conditions.

Experiencing a violent crime rate of 2,137 per 100,000 of the population, Detroit is the nation’s most dangerous city. Rounding out Forbes magazine’s 2012 list of the 10 most dangerous cities are St. Louis; Oakland, Calif.; Memphis, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta; Baltimore; Stockton, Calif.; Cleveland; and Buffalo, N.Y. Read More»

America’s tradition of service: Richard A. ‘Dick’ Dodds

Terry Garlock's picture

Early one rainy morning in 1945, on a runway 90 miles north of London near Peterborough, England, 20-year-old Tech Sgt. Dick Dodds discovered that courage is doing your job while your life is on the line.

He was the radio operator in the second aircraft in a 457th Bomb Group flight of 36 B-17s, waiting for tower clearance to roll and take off on another high-risk mission over Nazi Germany when the bomb-laden lead aircraft just ahead suddenly detonated into a huge ball of fire, shrapnel, wreckage and scattered remains of young men who had played volleyball with Dick the day before. Read More»

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