Flagpole.com: Letters http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters Handmade in Athens, GA for over 20 years. en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:19 -0700 Hand Coding Rules! web@flagpole.com (Ian Rickert) Letters: Thanks, Brandy Tiller http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThanksBrandyTiller-10Mar10 The homeless and jobless have lost a good friend. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThanksBrandyTiller-10Mar10 Letters: This Is Bad, Real Bad http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThisIsBadRealBad-10Mar10 Our State Representative says there are ways to raise revenues to offset cuts. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThisIsBadRealBad-10Mar10 Letters: $Unday $Ales http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SundaySales-10Mar10 Sunday sales of alcohol would go a long way toward closing the revenue gap. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SundaySales-10Mar10 Letters: Friend Of Vic http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FriendOfVic-3Mar10 A friend who knew him in high school, writes about Vic. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FriendOfVic-3Mar10 Letters: Helping Cats http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/HelpingCats-3Mar10 What is the solution for feral cats, other than killing them? Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/HelpingCats-3Mar10 Letters: In Re: Ciné http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/InReCine-3Mar10 Ciné’s founder assesses its mission. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/InReCine-3Mar10 Letters: More Dark Meat http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/MoreDarkMeat-24Feb10 A Dark Meat veteran remembers the experience fondly. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/MoreDarkMeat-24Feb10 Letters: Don't Trap Neuter Release http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DontTrapNeuterRelease-24Feb10 A veterinarian says Trap Neuter Release is the wrong program for Athens-Clarke County to adopt. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DontTrapNeuterRelease-24Feb10 Letters: Ort! Beer! http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/OrtBeer-17Feb10 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/OrtBeer-17Feb10 Letters: Help Our School http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/HelpOurSchool-17Feb10 You can help the Early Learning Center get some computers. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/HelpOurSchool-17Feb10 Letters: Unequal In Athens http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/UnequalInAthens-17Feb10 Why is inequality so great in Athens? Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/UnequalInAthens-17Feb10 Letters: The Moms Are Alright http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TheMomsAreAlright-17Feb10 Moms don't need plastic surgery to "recover" from pregnancy. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TheMomsAreAlright-17Feb10 Letters: Unfair To Conservatives http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/UnfairToConservatives-10Feb10 The editor would do well to pay attention to real conservatives. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/UnfairToConservatives-10Feb10 Letters: Why Not Go Vegan? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WhyNotGoVegan-10Feb10 The real way to stop the killing of animals is to stop eating meat. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WhyNotGoVegan-10Feb10 Letters: Farmers Market http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FarmersMarket-20Jan10 The Athens Farmers' Market thanks everybody and looks ahead. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FarmersMarket-20Jan10 Letters: Secret Garden http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SecretGarden-20Jan10 Will they really uproot the old tree for a restaurant? Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SecretGarden-20Jan10 Letters: Elbert Dump http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ElbertDump-20Jan10 A big, toxic dump is coming to a county near you. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ElbertDump-20Jan10 Letters: That Ort! http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThatOrt-23Dec09 Praise for Ort. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ThatOrt-23Dec09 Letters: Farm Thanks http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FarmThanks-23Dec09 Praise for the Athens Farmers' Market. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/FarmThanks-23Dec09 Letters: Liar's Promises http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/LiarsPromises-23Dec09 Name one thing President Obama has done that he promised to do. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/LiarsPromises-23Dec09 Letters: What Would We Do? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WhatWouldWeDo-23Dec09 Suppose an Arab man claimed to be the Messiah today… Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WhatWouldWeDo-23Dec09 Letters: Economic Gluttony http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/EconomicGluttony-9Dec09 Our health care system is structured to enrich corporations at the expense of ill individuals. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/EconomicGluttony-9Dec09 Letters: Not a Consumer Product http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/NotAConsumerProduct-9Dec09 Corporations should not profit from sickness and death. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/NotAConsumerProduct-9Dec09 Letters: Good Urban Design? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/GoodUrbanDesign-9Dec09 City Hall is not a retail business. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/GoodUrbanDesign-9Dec09 Letters: Dark Meat Redux http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DarkMeatRedux-2Dec09 Here’s another side to the Dark Meat saga. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DarkMeatRedux-2Dec09 Letters: Church of Nuçi? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ChurchOfNucI-2Dec09 Why is there a double standard in regard to Nuçi’s Space and churches? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ChurchOfNucI-2Dec09 Letters: No Butts http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/NoButts-2Dec09 We've all got our favorite places to get barbecue, if we eat it. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/NoButts-2Dec09 Letters: Perplexed and Disappointed http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/PerplexedAndDisappointed-1Dec09 Why wasn’t Jackson Street Books given credit for its longtime presence in downtown Athens? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/PerplexedAndDisappointed-1Dec09 Letters: Buy Local! http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/BuyLocal-25Nov09 Living and buying local takes a commitment, but it has a real payoff. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/BuyLocal-25Nov09 Letters: Earlier Farmers' Market http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/EarlierFarmersMarket-25Nov09 Who knew we had a farmers' market back in the day? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/EarlierFarmersMarket-25Nov09 Letters: Speaker Can Help http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SpeakerCanHelp-25Nov09 Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson is in a position to do a lot more than just talk about the need for services to help fight mental illnesses. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SpeakerCanHelp-25Nov09 Letters: Try Cash http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TryCash-11Nov09 There's a reason for those credit card minimums. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TryCash-11Nov09 Letters: A No for a No http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ANoForANo-11Nov09 How can Congressman Broun ignore the needs of his constituents for affordable healthcare? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ANoForANo-11Nov09 Letters: Disgusting http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/Disgusting-11Nov09 High-fiving Hitler for Halloween. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/Disgusting-11Nov09 Letters: Diversity Downtown http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DiversityDowntown-11Nov09 Here's hoping downtown can appeal to lots of different people. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/DiversityDowntown-11Nov09 Letters: Want Books? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WantBooks-11Nov09 Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about local bookselling. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/WantBooks-11Nov09 Letters: Toss 'Em http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TossEm-11Nov09 At last, some more attention to recycling downtown. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TossEm-11Nov09 Letters: Another Garden http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/AnotherGarden-11Nov09 There's another community garden in west Athens. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/AnotherGarden-11Nov09 Letters: Libertarian (n.) http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/Libertarian-28Oct09 “I’ve quit giving Tom Crawford the benefit of the doubt…” Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/Libertarian-28Oct09 Letters: Ready to Recycle http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ReadyToRecycle-28Oct09 Mandatory recycling in Athens? Totally worth it. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/ReadyToRecycle-28Oct09 Letters: Credit Cards at Bars http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/CreditCardsAtBars-28Oct09 A scam? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/CreditCardsAtBars-28Oct09 Letters: Transpo Input http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TranspoInput-21Oct09 Hurry, comment on the area Transportation Improvement Plan by Oct. 21! Also, let’s look at the whole transpo planning system, eh? Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/TranspoInput-21Oct09 Letters: Raw Milk, Raw Data? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RawMilkRawData-21Oct09 Claims of pasteurization advocate look like swiss cheese. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RawMilkRawData-21Oct09 Letters: More Milk http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/MoreMilk-21Oct09 Drop dairy for “healthy, yummy” alternatives. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/MoreMilk-21Oct09 Letters: Roads for Malls or Sidewalks for Kids? http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RoadsForMallsOrSidewalksForKids-19Oct09 Comment on the MACORTS Transportation Improvement Plan by Oct. 21! Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:20:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RoadsForMallsOrSidewalksForKids-19Oct09 Letters: Life's Not Fair http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/LifesNotFair-14Oct09 Even non-rampant socialism is bad. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/LifesNotFair-14Oct09 Letters: Raw Over Raw Milk http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RawOverRawMilk-14Oct09 A “natural” dairy diet has its risks. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RawOverRawMilk-14Oct09 Letters: Soy Sorry http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SoySorry-7Oct09 Here we go again? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/SoySorry-7Oct09 Letters: Blue Dogs Bad News http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/BlueDogsBadNews-7Oct09 Dear John Barrow… Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/BlueDogsBadNews-7Oct09 Letters: River Tour http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RiverTour-6Oct09 Notes from a morning on the North Oconee River. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:55:00 -0700 http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Letters/RiverTour-6Oct09