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My name is Khaalid Arshad, and the reason I’m writing this letter is I was wondering why The Telegraph doesn’t write stories about special investigations into the employment labor market.
There are lots of stories that effect your everyday readers that pertain to employment laws and disputes in the workplace.
— Khaalid Arshad
Macon
Is your life so busy?
My heart goes out to the gentleman who was injured when the road gave out and swallowed up his truck. I hope he has a speedy recovery. However, I question the two people who stopped, called for help and left him in the dark even though he was begging (as he said in his own words) for them to stay with him. Was their lives so busy that they didn’t have a few minutes to sit with him and comfort him? I could never have done that. Help didn’t arrive until an hour later. Had they stayed, they could have continued to call and help might have arrived a lot faster. This man was injured and scared. My friends, I promise you if I ever come upon an accident, I will be there until help arrives.
— Debbie Nicoson
Lizella
A first-class nut
In response to the letter from Kelly Sullivan-Joyner regarding Chris Krock’s antics and crass comments about the late Mayor Donald Walker; I agree with her that his comments were indeed out of line.
I do not listen to Krock, nor would I patronize any business he promotes. This guy is a first-class nut.
As for contacting WMAC to get him fired, that is not necessary. Every radio is equipped with an on/off switch. I can assure you that if no one is listening to him, the ratings will drop. When ratings drop, so do the sponsors. As sponsors drop, so does Krock.
Believe me, listeners, you have the power in your hands to get rid of this nut case — try it.
— James W. Spicer
Eatonton
God help us
Should our country actually survive four years of the Obama presidency then the U.S. Constitution should be universally recognized as the greatest governing document ever created. Jimmy Carter should, likewise, be acknowledged as the most senile abomination ever to emerge from the state of Georgia. God help us everyone.
— Tommy Parker
Macon
Put him in prison
The current situation in France surrounding Roman Polanski is an utter disgrace. Woody Allen and his constituents would not be so forgiving if it had been their daughter who had been raped. If he had been black, he would likely have been back in America decades earlier. The rich are afforded double standards all too often. Put him in prison and let him stay there.
— Joe Hubbard
Macon
By the numbers
Kudos to Ed Grisamore for his series “Macon by the numbers.” It’s not only educational and entertaining, it’s also a welcome reprieve from the usual mishmash of murder, mayhem, mischief and missives in the paper. I’m anxiously anticipating his future stories and facts.
— Robert L. Lehane
Fort Valley
Let them do the job
Mr. Branan is correct in his letter “The Truth’s constancy” in Monday’s Viewpoints. It is true that a truck convoy of Battery B of the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion was intercepted southeast of Malmedy by a regiment of the 1st SS Panzer Division of the Leibstandarte-SS, under the command of 29-year-old SS Lt. Col. Jochen Peiper. A total of 81 Americans were killed after they surrendered. When I listed the Malmedy incident in my letter about American atrocities in World War II, it was in reference to Ken Burns’ “The War” series: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_(documentary) where it is alleged in episode six that 25 unarmed SS soldiers were killed in a Belgian village after they surrendered in the aftermath of the Malmedy massacre . These killings were reported by an eye witnessing American soldier who was asked to be a member of the death squad but declined to do so. Some say this was in reprisal for the Malmedy massacre. So could the two incidents be tied together? That is why I used the Malmedy Massacre.
As for Dachau, Brig. Gen. Felix L. Sparks, AUS (Ret.) of the 157th Infantry Division wrote an article about what happened when the Dachau Concentration Camp was liberated April 29, 1945. He stated that about 50 German troops were brought in and were being guarded by a machine gun company.
He said that after he left the area he heard machine gun fire. He ran back and kicked the machine gunner and grabbed him by his collar and asked him what he was doing. The private, who was crying, stated that the prisoners were trying to get away. The number of Germans killed that day varies from 12 to 50.
There has never been a denial on either side that such atrocities happened during World War II. It was a war fought on a scale never seen before and hopefully never will again.
It was fought by what has been called the greatest generation this country has and will ever know. It was a war fought where the ends did justify the means. It was the last time the American military was allowed to wage war with the desire to break the enemies will.
— Greg Stovall
Warner Robins
Subterfuge or naivete?
On April 5, President Obama made a speech containing the following: “So let me be clear: Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile activity poses a real threat, not to just the United States, but to Iran’s neighbors and our allies. The Czech Republic and Poland have been courageous in agreeing to host a defense against these missiles. As long as the threat from Iran persists, we will go forward with a missile defense system that is cost-effective and proven.
“If the Iranian threat is eliminated, we will have a stronger basis for security, and the driving force for missile defense construction in Europe will be removed.” Today, he says we will not go through with the European missile defense shield on the same day of Ahmadinejad’s speech claiming that the Holocaust was a myth and a lie and that Israel won’t last much longer.
Why the sudden U-turn? Is Obama maneuvering Israel into attacking Iran so we can sideline ourselves on this matter? Israel has a history of acting quickly and militarily against aggressors when they feel alone and threatened. This is either subterfuge or naivete. Whichever one it is, oil prices should start to skyrocket.
— Stan Dominy
Macon
Two peas in a pod
An article and a column on Sept. 16 left me in amazement. The article reported that Jimmy Carter’s response to Rep. Joe Wilson’s, R-S.C., outburst “you lie!” was to call Wilson a racist. Wilson was reacting to President Obama’s assurance that HR 3200 would not cover illegals. However, HR 3200 has no provision to prevent coverage; therefore, it was an untrue statement. This wasn’t the appropriate decorum, but it doesn’t make Wilson a racist.
The column “Dominance wants to live” by Catherine Meeks denounces any white person who does not support Obama and refers to them as racist. She is missing a key point in this argument. I have not voted for a Democrat in more than 30 years. I did not vote for Obama. I have very conservative political beliefs: small government, states’ rights, lower taxes, fiscal responsibility, abundance of free enterprise, personal accountability, limited social programs and the belief that independence and hard work do pay off for individuals. None of my conservative beliefs are on Obama’s agenda; therefore, I hope his agenda is not successful. How can this possibly make me a racist? If I am, then Meeks’ motives need to be examined as she apparently voted her race.
In the presidential election, a black president won and blacks make up only 13-14 percent of the natrion’s population. Whites gave him a chance. The sad note is that it is the Carters and Meeks of the world who are keeping race a very dominant issue!
— Sue Hansen
Wisconsin
(formerly of Macon)
Was that racism?
I must agree with Michael Myrick’s letter to the editor. Catherine Meeks may not be old enough to remember when Jimmy Carter was president. If I recall correctly, President Carter made a lot of farmers across the United States mad with a bill he pushed through Congress. So mad, the farmers (black and white) took their tractors to Washington and rode around the capital in protest. Was that racism? No. Farmers along Interstate 75 south of Macon parked their farm equipment beside the interstate and put large signs up saying we apologize for sending Carter to Washington. Was that racism? No.
— Robert Davidson
Allentown
Get out while we can
General McChrystal wants 40,000 more American troops in Afghanistan because without them we could lose the war. That is not a potent threat because we have already lost it.
Afghanistan will remain a “safe haven” for the people who hate us, but the same is true for every other place on the face of the Earth because we keep making people hate us as we try to kill everybody who disagrees with us. Meanwhile we keep pouring money into the effort to rebuild what we have torn down.
It does not matter whether we send 40,000 troops or 40 million. We have created a global problem for which we don’t have a “strategy for victory.” The only solution to the problem is to be honest: admit that we have lost this war, come home with egg on our faces and try to rebuild our own nation.
If this sounds simplistic, it’s because the solution to our problem is simple. Get out while we still can — alive.
— Henry A. Buchanan
Kentucky
Unions
As Barney Frank would say “Mr. Erickson, what planet have you been living on?” His anti-union tirade shows his total ignorance of the labor unions in the U.S. Naturally I expected him to act like a good right-winger and badmouth the unions that put an end to Republican owned “sweat shops.” I am sure the workers at Warner Robins Air Force Base will be glad to hear that. Erickson thinks union workers are “lazy, undisciplined and selfish.”
— Alfred J. Graham
Macon
Prayer for today
My Lord, there is an abundance of people who are incarcerated. What a golden opportunity to get to know you. Help those who are in jails and prisons to take advantage of this time to examine their lives. Let them get personal with you as they get to know you for themselves. I’ve found that you are in the business of turning a bad situation into a good situation if you are placed first. Lord, you are our refuge and strength — a very present help in a time of trouble. In your precious name, Amen.
— Reginald and Tracy Reeves
Macon
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