Atlanta VA is first-class facility
I’m getting quite irritated reading and listening to negative comments regarding the Atlanta VA. I have been a patient at this facility for 24 years and have been in almost all of the various clinics within the hospital. It has transformed into a first-class medical facility. My care has been excellent and yes, I have waited for treatment at times for non-emergency problems.
Every time I visit the VA and wait to see a doctor, I’m exposed to older veterans who sit and complain about the wait, which is ridiculous! Veterans should appreciate all they have been given. The only cost is co-pay on medicines at the average cost of $8 per ‘script. If these folks are so unhappy, why don’t they buy their own medical insurance policy for health care and use another facility? In a short time time, they would finally appreciate the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
FORREST RYAN, ATLANTA
Rules ignored if no repercussions
It is only when those in charge know their jobs are in real jeopardy that we will see actual oversight. How many AJC investigations must be done before we hold those in power accountable for employees they are supposedly supervising? I’m not even sure how many county employees who abuse their county-issued credit cards actually lose their jobs. Where is the motivation to follow rules when there are no real repercussions?
When department heads begin losing jobs, there will be a paradigm shift in how expense reports are scrutinized. We may not be able to fire elected officials who abuse the system, but we should expect those who can be fired will be when they blatantly ignore the law. When we can trust our county officials to get the job done, then, and only then, should we allow a tax hike in Fulton County.
JOAN PIEDMONTE, MILTON
Truth of D-Day not initially known
Scanning newspaper headlines of 1944, one would conclude all was going swimmingly on the beaches of Normandy as the largest land invasion in human history unfolded. We now know otherwise. The truth was that a desperate battle was under way. Drop zones were missed, landing sites misidentified and thousands lay dead and dying. Confusion and chaos ruled the day. All’s well that ends well. I’m struck by the juxtaposition of time and place, then and now, of what we know and what we think we know.
JIM MILLER, HOSCHTON
