View Mobile Site

Home › Viewpoint › Letters to the editor


	Weather Forecast \| Weather Maps \| Weather Radar

Letters to the editor

	Your Views: City schools get input from community on GHS award As most of you likely know, GHS is experiencing a difficult issue in the selection of awards for the graduation ceremony. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Your Views: Use logic, action to fight problems that plague nation As budget talks continue in Washington and across the U.S. for many of its states, I have to wonder if anything will ever be resolved. Will all of this talking and analysis, all of the in-fighting and bickering actually pay off? Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Your Views: Church always has stood for sanctity of life I very much would like to correct a gross error which was written in Joan King's last article Feb. 7. The Roman Catholic Church has never permitted abortion. St. John, Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Great, indeed all the church fathers of the ancient undivided Catholic and Apostolic Church are unanimous in their condemnations of killing the human fetus. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Your Views: Late Gainesville attorney was an inspiration, will be missed On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I offer condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of longtime Gainesville attorney W. Woodrow Stewart on his recent passing. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Your Views: Education should come first All youngsters deserve to attend school- K-4 through college. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Turn away from distorted views of faith Concerning Alan Shope's latest political-religious rant "Being good for good's sake is its own reward:" I am in no way, shape or form in agreement with any of his radical, distorted and possibly blasphemous religious views. However, in this latest article, I perceive he has failed to take advantage of an opportunity to point out the real truth of the matter. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Reliance on government can become a habit How many times have you heard someone say "the government should do something about that?" Read More Letter to the editor \|
	School board needs to disclose reasons for valedictorian pick This comment is in relation to the recent controversy surrounding Gainesville High School's selection of co-valedictorians for the May 2012 graduation. Historically valedictorians have been chosen based on highest GPAs. When deviations to this norm are taken, people pay attention and ask "why?" Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Valedictorian should be proud, even if he is sharing the honor I want to start by saying congratulations to Gainesville High School student Cody Stephens for being named valedictorian. His work and persistence are to be commended. The fact that he was named co-valedictorian takes nothing away from my respect for him. Read More Letter to the editor \|
	Is the Golden Rule too simple? It is difficult for me to disagree with some of Alan Shope's observations, but I wonder why he submitted all of this Billy Graham stuff. When did he have his meeting with God? Is he a frustrated preacher wishing to share his fear and confusion? Is practicing the Golden Rule too simple? Read More Letter to the editor \|
	True heroes wear real helmets, not the football kind I love watching football, but I often have considered professional athletes overgrown, overpaid, egomaniacal children who were completely out of touch with reality. A story I read today on the ESPN website brought my awareness of this problem to a new level. Read More Letter to the editor \|
View Archives

Contents of this site are © Copyright 2010 The Times, Gainesville, GA. All rights reserved. Privacy policy and Terms of service

Powered by

Please wait ...