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Letter: Jesus’ love is it
More than 2,000 years ago, God's precious son Jesus Christ was sent to our world for the salvation of all races and nations. Our holy and heavenly God gave everyone the chance to make the ultimate decision: to select Jesus as the Lord and Savior of our souls. It is our decision to choose Jesus. His love is it.
Letter: Don’t take our guns
To the editor: Our great nation has made many enemies over the past several years. Since the world's largest Army is comprised of U.S. citizens, who stand ready to fight and defend our homeland, there is no reasonable excuse for anyone to want to disarm our homegrown militia, except our enemies who wish to destroy our free nation. As far as Congress is concerned, as well as state and local governments, there are ...
Letter: Civil marriage vs. religious marriage
To the editor: There are two parts of the marriage process - the civil license that you get from your local government and the religious ceremony. As far as the law and the economy are concerned, possessing a marriage license is the crucial part. It causes a couple to be treated as a joint partnership for legal purposes in terms of contracts and liabilities. The loan holder doesn't care if you were married ...
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Archive By Section - Letters
Gutter politics
Dear Editor: We are all aware that our nation is experiencing a severe economic downturn. State and county governments struggle with budget shortfalls along with the general population and attempt to continue services while they wait for better times. The mantra of the Great Depression spoke of better days being around the corner, but it took almost a decade for the economy to turn that corner. Thankfully, it doesn't look as if our corner is ...
Keeping services
Dear Editor: The reports and comments about the Newton County Board of Commissioners as well as robo-calls and Libertarian-leaning letters are missing the whole point of what it means to be a community. The persistent calls for no tax increases no matter what defies logic: if public funds are not available, then our county budget must shrink to stay in the black. There is only one reliable source of county government funds: you and me, ...
Letters to the Editor
Opposing trails Dear Editor: I strongly support the views of Guy McGiboney and Freddie Neely in opposition to the county and city of Covington's purchasing railroad-track property for use as walking trails. The trails would not prove to be safe for walkers. It would require many additional law enforcement officers and more jail cells for the criminals who commit added crimes and injuries to citizens. In the same issue of The Covington News, the city ...
Letter to the editor... CTAE important for our future
Dear Editor: I was pleased to see in The Covington News of Sunday, May 10, the supplement on Career, Technical and Agricultural Education in the Newton County School System.
Letter to the editor... School session proposal
Dear Editor: With our budgets stretched beyond the limits I would like to request the School Board at least discuss the possibility of a new schedule for education in Newton. This trend will be sweeping the nation very soon and we could be first, not last in line for tens of millions in property tax savings.
Letter to the editor... No handout from me
Dear Editor: I don't buy or do any business with any company that is such a failure that it must take federal tax payers' money. Chrysler is the latest example. Consumer Reports magazine rates Chrysler with the worst quality of all car manufacturers in the USA. Italian Fiat is the worst auto company to ever come to the USA, worse than Yugo. They make small cars, but they get good fuel ...
Letter to the editor... Supporting the NCSS public relations director
Dear Editor: Teachers are inundated daily with work to do. That's a fact. We're so fortunate because getting the word out about news occurring in the system doesn't fall on our shoulders. We can choose to let the public relations director inform the media of events or we can call ourselves. When I've chosen to call, the media chooses not to cover the event. When I've asked our public relations director ...
Letter to the editor... An insult to the BOE
Dear Editor: I am a parent of a child at Alcovy High School. I read the article where Amber Pittman crime/education Reporter made the statement, "Newton County school system officials deny the school was ever in lockdown and that a Coke bottle that contained a liquid was thrown in the commons area of the school and the bottle cap did blow off."
Fairy houses at Chimney Park
Dear Editor: For a few brief hours last Saturday, Chimney Park was transformed into an enchanting, wondrous place. From the moment visitors entered the park, they too were transformed - into playful, imaginative children. Sights and sounds of sheer delight filled the air. What happened at Chimney Park on that day, for those hours? Fairy houses. Built by families, individuals, community groups and schools, representing a broad cross-section of our beloved ...
Letter to the editor... Rail supporter
We need everyone's help to make sure our Newton County Board of Commissioners knows we have many citizens in Newton County who support the development of a county-wide trail and greenway system. And, that we believe the County should investigate the potential purchase of the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way from Porterdale to Mansfield and the possible development of a multi-use trail along that corridor.
Not the delusional one
Dear Editor: In response to Patrick Durusau's Friday column "Delusional CIA operatives who tortured people" - seriously? This is what you say about people who risked their lives to protect your life and my life and all of the many other millions of American lives. I can understand if you suffer from the BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome - people who blame everything in the world on Bush), nothing new there, but to insult members of ...
Letter to the editor... Best kept secret
 Dear Editor: With teacher appreciation week coming up, I'm moved to thank the Montessori School of Covington for its amazing curriculum and philosophy. I hope to share this fantastic secret we have in our community. I have not one, but three kids thriving beautifully at this school. We have been there for 8 years. Our oldest started, in their Early Childhood program, at age four.  The ...
Letter to the editor... The meaning in life
Dear Editor: Maybe it's coincidental timing, but we seem to be losing many of our community's longest-standing pillars in 2009. With the recent passing of Jack Morgan, Lamar Hays and Otis Spillers, we are witnessing a generational passing of the torch. Through their business interests, public service and private charity, these men laid the foundation for much of what we know as Newton County today. The losses sadden us, but we ...
Letter to the editor... Keep running Nat
 Dear Editor: In response to Barbara Morgan's critique of Nat Harwell's many columns, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Harwell's columns appear on what is known as the "opinion" page, i.e. these are his opinions. If Ms. Morgan wants to write articles for your opinion page, I'm sure many would be open to hearing her opposing point of view.  Like Mr. Harwell, I am a middle-aged, middle class, white, ...
Porterdale's 911 dilemma
Dear Editor: Unfortunately more and more smaller cities such as Porterdale will not be able to afford to be a functioning city. I agree with them that it seems like double taxation, but it would cost them more than the fees at hand to set up 24-hour dispatch and staff it, I'm sure. I think the city of Porterdale should look closely at paying the sheriff's department to patrol their city. Sure they could disband ...
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