Georgia wages war against vulnerable citizens
Now in Georgia you can’t get food stamps if you don’t have a job and you can’t get health-care coverage if your income is below $15,000 annually. I’d say the state of Georgia, which professes to be so Christian, is in an all-out war on its most vulnerable citizens. Most of the people who don’t have jobs are either too old, too young or disabled. This is anything but Christian.
CHRISTINA LEE, ATLANTA
Athletes should restart winning ways
After announcing sweeping renovations to Phillips Arena, the Hawks were swept by Cleveland once again. As soon as Mercedes Benz Stadium was announced, the Falcons game plan shifted into reverse. And, when the Braves announced SunTrust Park, their offense and defense was locked into a safe deposit box without a key. Are the athletes and coaches being forced to work on their new homes when they are not playing? Mr. Blank, Mr. Malone, Mr. Ressler — please let your athletes rest so that they can wake up and restart their winning ways.
SCOTT BUTLER, ALPHARETTA
GOP have heads in sand about Trump
Do these so-called established Republicans not realize the voters have spoken and chosen Donald Trump as the candidate for president? I am particularly upset that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell will not give him their support at this time. He may not be the perfect candidate as none of the others are either, but these party leaders should support him. What is their answer, withdraw their support and allow the Democratic nominee be elected to office and continue Obama’s policies? They state he should work to unify the party as they see it. These folks have their head in the sand and realize that the Republican voters are sick and tired of their same old ways that gets nothing accomplished that represent a conservative agenda. Instead of him giving into their way of getting things accomplished they should gravitate towards his agenda and support him since that is what the Republican voters have stated in the primaries. As we have seen previously, the typical Republican candidates McCain and Romney were not successful in gaining the presidency.
KEVIN COYLE, BETHLEHEM
Take Trump to task over McCain comments
I’m very disappointed that Sen. John McCain did not respond more forcefully to Donald Trump’s statement that he was only a hero because he was captured. McCain is a man who graduated from the U.S. Naval Military academy, fought for his country and bailed out of a damaged aircraft over North Vietnam. His father was an Admiral in the Navy. On the other hand, Trump avoided the draft and refused to defend his country in military combat. I am further disappointed at the limited objections to Trump’s comments by his fellow senators, his party and the U.S. Navy.
McCain spent five and a half years in North Vietnam captivity and turned down an offer to be released because of his father’s position. To be downgraded by a “draft-dodger” is an insult of enormous proportion. Trump needs to apologize.
JERRY HULSHULT, CANTON
Let’s put power back in consumers’ hands
On May 9, the story “Ga. cities won”t cash in with LED street lights” is just another example on how little Georgia Power is concerned about treating their customers fairly and ethically.
Georgia Power always seems to get their way with the state regulators. I guess they are not called Georgia Power for nothing. And what power it is. The power to pass on their losses and keep profits that come about through technological advances, such as LED lighting. Hopefully, some day the regulators will “pull the plug” and give some of the power to the consumers who have put up with this long enough.
RALPH P. HEIM, FAYETTEVILLE
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