TEAM SPIRIT
Loyal fan doesn’t get
new Falcons stadium
The recent Mike Luckovich cartoon showing a good use of a retractable roof came very close to reflecting my feelings (Opinion, Oct. 9).
I have been a longtime fan of our local teams, suffered through the no-show years, had hopes raised, and then said to myself, “Next year.”
It used to be a joke that if you got a traffic ticket, the fine was go to a Braves or Falcons game. I wish someone would explain the reason for spending a billion dollars, tearing down beautiful historic churches, causing neighborhood disruption and building a playground for a group of overpaid athletes.
With this being said, I will still be a Falcons fan, but it is hard to stay loyal to the (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta) Braves.
GLENN A. MIXON, COVINGTON
TRAVEL
Pedestrian bridges can
cut airport congestion
I loudly echo Mr. Leonard’s comments published in the Oct. 6 Opinion section (“Response to ‘Challenges to green airport’” Business, Sept. 29).
Why can’t the airport powers that be (or the various airlines) see that the traffic woes, and police officers’ time spent blowing their whistles, could be alleviated with maybe two or three pedestrian bridges across traffic lanes?
Just imagine: Cars could move along. Atlanta police officers could help with actual crime prevention — whether at the airport or elsewhere — and we travelers could get from car to terminal without making everything on wheels come to a halt every five seconds!
VICKI DAVIS, PEACHTREE CITY
GOVERNANCE
Remember GOP in
next House elections
Elections will be held in November 2014 for 435 seats in the House of Representatives.
Do you want to end the nonsense in Washington? Vote the Republicans out.
BOB CUDNIK, CUMMING
Citizens suffering as
politicians enjoy perks
The recent conduct of the president and the Congress has been disgusting, to say the least. We’d all be better off if they would just take their marbles and go home for a while; but since they all seem to be enjoying their games, I have some suggestions for them.
First, quit lying. A lot of the rhetoric both sides has spewed out as truth cannot be verified.
If both parties truly care for their constituents, they should take some of the punches they are inflicting on us. For instance, the president could order a barricade placed around his golf course. Congress could put a barricade around the gym and other facilities in the Capitol that house their amenities. They could bring a sack lunch to work, like so many Americans are forced to do in these trying times.
The president could announce that he and his family will forgo their Thanksgiving and/or Christmas vacations. Congress could take a 10-percent pay cut.
To put it succinctly, the president and all members of Congress should get off their yachts and into the rowboats, like they’ve forced the rest of us to do.
SUE SHEALY, LOGANVILLE
