Tag: The Citizen

Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., including its two operating air lines World Airways and North American Airlines, all headquartered in Peachtree City, has announced it has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

It’s the second time this year the company has been under a Chapter 11 umbrella. It emerged from the earlier filing this past February.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-13-2013/bankruptcy-again-ptc%E2%80%99s-world-airways

The recent changes in Fayetteville involve much more than the annexation of 1,200 acres on the city’s west side and the upcoming opening of Pinewood Atlanta Studios. The city appears to have come out of the Great Recession, evidenced by significant decreases in business vacancies, large jumps in the single-family residential permits and falling numbers of foreclosures.

A check of current commercial and industrial vacancies in Fayetteville showed continued improvement through the year and a dramatic difference in those rates in 2009.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-13-2013/fayetteville%E2%80%99s-economy-upswing

Getting ready to perform their Reindeer Dance are (L-R) Bailey Atkinson, Mallory Booth, Sidney Brown, Brooke Hughes, Emily Shride, Molly Waddell, Lilly Waddell and Macy-Kate Waddell of the Sharpsburg Dance Academy. The girls performed Saturday at the Fayette County Board of Realtors’ 19th Annual Noel November at Flat Creek Country Club in Peachtree City.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-13-2013/can-reindeer-really-fly-or-be-any-cuter

Monday was Veterans Day. By temperament I am not well suited to anything ceremonial so I usually avoid parades and formalities, but I did attend the Saturday events at the Commemorative Air Force: Dixie Wing at Falcon Field. It was nicely done.

I was reminded of something by the speakers, Maj. Gen. George Harrison, USAF, Ret., my buddy and fellow Vietnam helicopter pilot Lt. Col. Cliff Stern, U.S. Army, Ret., and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Patterson, USAF, Ret. Here’s some background.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/terry-garlock/11-12-2013/veterans-day-and-itch

By Trey Ragsdale and Robert Ross

“Planning for the future … Growth will happen whether we are prepared or not; we decide our future; we believe in collaboration; we understand greatness takes time and we want future generations to benefit.”

Sounds good doesn’t it? That statement comes from Newton County, a metro Atlanta community that is actively planning for their future growth.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/robert-ross/11-12-2013/visioning-initiative-visits-newton-county

In Geneva, Switzerland, The United States and other major powers appeared close to a deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting some economic sanctions against the terrorist-sponsoring state.

Negotiations, however, fell apart at the last minute when France and Iran balked at the final wording on the interim draft. Talks are expected to resume within a few weeks, but it is worth pausing to consider what was nearly agreed to and what the outcome could likely be.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/cal-thomas/11-12-2013/coming-betrayal-israel

She said it, of course, with smirk. Those women who really don’t understand the ways of the women of the South seem to always speak about us in words that are vividly cloaked in disdain.

“The thing about you Southern women,” she began as I shifted from one foot to another and instinctively crossed my arms defensively. Whenever someone says, “you Southern women,” it is not going to be a hymn of praise. “You think you can say anything you want about anyone then excuse it all with ‘bless her heart.’”

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/ronda-rich/11-12-2013/oh-dear-bless-her-heart

As are most Americans, I am saddened when we listen to our political leaders argue to the point of brinkmanship. Our country was founded upon strong Judeo-Christian values such as our sense of right and wrong, truth is sacred, human life is a gift of God, human liberty, justice, love your neighbor, self discipline, self respect, individual responsibility, courage, compassion, servant leadership, helping the poor, and others. Many of these same values are found in other cultures.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-12-2013/ptc-business-owner-%E2%80%98why-i-love-obamacare%E2%80%99

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