Category: Sowell

Dear citizens of Fayette County,

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”

This quote is often attributed to George Washington. Unfortunately, he didn’t actually say it, and further research has not divulged the name of the wise person who did. But no matter, it does ring true.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/it%E2%80%99s-holiday-season-time-embrace-military-families

I have two words for the 4,763 people who voted in the Nov. 5 municipal election in Peachtree City: Thank you.

I have one word for the 17,622 registered voters in Peachtree City (about 80 percent of the electorate) who did not vote: Shame, shame, shame!

That same word applies to the 85 percent of registered voters in Fayette County who didn’t vote: Shame!

Even without hearing your excuses, I would bet that not a dozen of them are worth the powder to blow them to hell.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/voter-turnout-shows-fayette-full-%E2%80%98worthless-citizens%E2%80%99

I would like to disagree with Mr. Neil Monroe on Lynn Westmoreland and the Tea Party.

I too have been a long-standing Republican. I was an “I like Ike” kid when I was 10 years old.

To begin with, Lynn Westmoreland showed a lot of backbone when he stood up and questioned the judgment of putting Muslims of questionable background in sensitive areas of our government. The last person to do this was Joe McCarthy.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/rebuttal-defense-congressman-lynn-westmoreland

In a day and age where most candidates only provide lip service and their actions show far less there has been one candidate from Tyrone who gained so many people’s respect because we saw her actions way before we heard her speak.

Pota Coston, thank you for being a candidate we can be proud of. You gained my attention and respect when you were the only politician to work a food drive and worked it with a humble servants heart and attitude for over three hours.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/pota-coston-you-are-good-candidate

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Corporal Hughes of the Peachtree City Police Department for coming to the aid of our son after he recently had a golf cart accident.

Corporal Hughes was kind and compassionate to our son, who also suffered injuries in the crash.

We would further like to extend our thanks to the paramedics on duty from Station 83 in Peachtree City who came to the aid of our son, as well.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/thanks-ptc-cops-emts

November

November 13

What’s New in Healthcare Today? is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Piedmont Fayette Hospital, 1279 Building, Third Floor, Conference Room C. Light refreshments ptovided
 Presenters:  James Sams, M.D., Piedmont Clinic chief medical officer and co-medical director of Piedmont WellStar HealthPlans; Davette Taylor-Harris, Georgia Cares Expert

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/things-do-nov13-dec10

The red carpet was rolled out for local veterans at Bennett’s Mill Middle as students and staff honored them for their service during a special celebration with tributes from the school’s fine arts department.

The band, orchestra and chorus gave combined and individual performances featuring patriotic music and songs. A joint performance of the “Star Spangled Banner” started the concerts followed by separate presentations of “A Soldier’s Hymn” by the orchestra, “From Where I Stand” by the chorus, and “For Our Heroes” by the band.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/veterans-honored-bennetts-mill

That’s right. What if the authors of the 27 books of the New Testament of the Bible had been limited to only one “tweet” on “Twitter” in order to get their main point across? That’s kind of a strange question and scenario, but in our “tweet-happy” world, maybe not so far-fetched.

I would actually have two answers to that question. First, I would say that we would be without so many of our favorite and beloved passages. But second, I would celebrate the rich Truth so easily brought into our minds and hearts in such a short and simple way.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/justin-kollmeyer/11-12-2013/bible-tweets

The children’s department from Lisbon Baptist Church participated in Seed Sprout at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta in October. The children packed vegetable seed packets to send to Liberia and Malawi in Africa. The needy recipients in those African countries will be able to plant vegetable gardens to feed their families and sell the surplus vegetables to earn money to purchase other items that the family needs. Seed Sprout is sponsored by G.A.I.N., Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. Photo/Special.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/seeds-needy-countries

High School and Middle School youth at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold their annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the church.

Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.

Proceeds help defray costs of three week-long summer events: Mission Trip, Lutherock Camp, and Affirm Leadership Camp.

Besides preparing and serving dinner, the group also will offer gift items in a silent auction. All are welcome.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/cos-youth-plan-spaghetti-dinner-auction