Letters
Letter to the editor: Thanks for to those who responded to fire
Dear editor, On a day when many folks were celebrating the Fourth with family, a group of dedicated public servants was working to prevent a tragedy. We want to begin by thanking Deputy Herbert wh...
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter: Proposed walking trail in Chickamauga unnecessary
Dear editor, The taxpayers of Walker County should be outraged about the walking trail they are building from downtown Chickamauga to the Chickamauga Military Battlefield Park. They are going to s...
1 month ago | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter to the editor: Mullis doesn’t deliver
Dear editor, You’re right on target with your analysis of Sen. Mullis. Mr. Mullis has yet to deliver for the people of the 53rd District. He is more concerned with his own personal agenda than rep...
1 month ago | 1 1 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter to the editor: Ben Brandon is wrong
Dear editor, There’s an old saying that you can tell a lot about the quality of a leader by his friends and his enemies. Senator Jeff Mullis has been a tireless worker for Dade County and northwes...
1 month ago | 3 3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter to the editor: Who does Mullis represent?
Dear editor, Have you ever had occasion to wonder whether the person elected to represent you in Atlanta is representing you or someone else? A lot of people in northwest Georgia have been wonderi...
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter to the editor: How good a job has Mullis done?
Dear editor, I believe the measure of an elected official is how good a job he or she does at protecting your God-given natural right to life, liberty and property. The problem is that we elect pe...
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter: Ringgold flag crew appreciates Memorial Day help
Dear editor, On behalf of the flag crew in Ringgold, we would like to express our sincere thanks to all the volunteers who helped raise the flags and take them down for Memorial Day 2010. This yea...
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
The Cottage appreciates food donations
Dear editor, On behalf of The Cottage, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Ringgold Post Office for selecting us as recipients for the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Once again, they provided...
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Letter: Veterans appreciate BBQ support
3 months ago | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, A special thank you to the Walker County Messenger for their coverage of the Annual Armed Forces Day BBQ honoring veterans, and a special thank you to all the sponsors and unnamed per...
Letter: Americans give up freedom for safety
3 months ago | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, All threats of terrorism against America yield the same response from our government, and that is to restrict and ban our freedoms for the promise of false security, while transform...
Letter: Concerns raised by precinct changes
4 months ago | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, The recent consolidation of several of our voting precincts in Walker County by the election board has suddenly caused many people to realize that the public input into such decisio...
Letter: Annoyed with the Census Bureau
4 months ago | 2 2 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, A message from a taxpayer: I am honored and proud to have been a citizen of the United States of America in northwest Georgia for 80 years. I understand the function of the Census Bu...
Letter: Help Boynton students fund trip to Disney World
5 months ago | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, Boynton Elementary School had a great opportunity to travel with 11 special-needs students to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. All of the students have autism and/or a moderate intellect...
Disgusted and disappointed about Tonya Craft trial coverage
5 months ago | 15 15 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, I was very disappointed, even angry, that the Catoosa County News published such a biased article written by Josh O'Bryant about the Tonya Craft case. The entire article was filled wi...
Trashing Villanow
by LaFayette Underground
5 months ago | 3 3 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
In early March residents of Villanow received a letter from the office of Walker commissioner Bebe Heiskell. In the letter, Heiskell details how Villanow will no longer have it’s already minimal tr...
Medicare beneficiaries already nearing 2010 limit on outpatient rehab services
6 months ago | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear editor, Just weeks into the new year, a growing number of Medicare beneficiaries — especially those in LaFayette, Georgia — are nearing their yearly financial limit (also known as therapy cap...
Solutions for Ward 8 and elsewhere
ONE DISPIRITING aspect of the spirited contest between Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray is what it reveals about the District's deep and enduring racial divisions. Neither Mr. Fenty nor Mr. Gray seemed particularly eager to discuss those during a debate last week ...
Sat Sep 04 23:00:00 -0500 2010
Montgomery schools
SCHOOL BOARD elections tend not to attract a lot of attention; other contests are seen as more exciting or significant. But this year in Montgomery County, the impending retirement of Schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast underscores the importance of choosing carefully a board that -- by selecting...
Sat Sep 04 23:00:00 -0500 2010
Do you know where your children are?
DEPENDING ON where you live, your children have already started or will soon start school. Much to your relief, no doubt. What should make you uneasy is that the child-care center or school you send them to might not be prepared for an emergency. According to a report from Save the Children, far too...
Sat Sep 04 23:00:00 -0500 2010