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Note to GOP: Fear-mongering is so 2008 The right-wing disinformation Wurlitzer is slowly cranking up to speed about how the only place President Obama wants to cut spending is the [...]

SATs in sports Responses to 'College athletes: Academic performance: Behind the lines on grades,' A1 and Sports, Dec. 28 Leagues should get involved The AJC story was a reminder that [...]

'Uppity' debate Responses to ' 'Uppity' term sparks memories of racism,' @issue, Sept. 10 Snooty, maybe, but definitely not racial. Time to get a grip The article by J.W. Wood [...]

John Edwards He was not a victim Elizabeth Edwards' reaction to her husband's infidelity spoke volumes to me. The first line of her statement said that her husband was a [...]

Fulton jail Facility safe, constantly improving I am sure some Fulton County voters may appreciate your efforts to help them make informed choices at the polls on July 15. However, [...]

General Assembly The costly concept of 'tax breaks' In a front-page article concerning tax legislation of the General Assembly ('Plenty of tax breaks endure,' Page One, April 14) reporter James [...]

NAFTA and trade: Responses to Cynthia Tucker's column 'Losing a dream to outsourcing and empire,' @issue, March 9 'Sucking sound' very real indeed Cynthia Tucker's column ranks in my mind [...]

Tobacco settlement: Responses to 'Low Funding, More Smokers,' Page One, Feb. 8 It's all about generating tax revenue The fact that state governments are devoting only a small percentage of [...]

We need to support Gwinnett County Commissioner Lorraine Green in her proposal to keep illegals from doing contract work for the county. There is a major reason for this. In [...]

The recently passed Gwinnett garbage collection plan has a serious flaw --- only one collection company will be allowed to operate in each of the eight collection zones, with any [...]

Too much government intervention In your Monday editorial you suggest that President Bush and government are not doing enough to help subprime borrowers ('Mortgage help is way too narrow,' @issue, [...]

Wal-Mart's track record in Duluth not all that great I am not against business, but I am against Wal-Mart putting an unnecessary second store in Duluth. Consider WalMart's past in [...]

Lifers could be organ donors to repay society 'They'll never print it,' my husband said. 'It's too controversial; you're wasting your time, they'll never print it.' Those were the last [...]

Responses to: 'Citizen input might curtail haphazard development,' AJC Gwinnett News, Sept. 18 Proposals should stick to the plan Here is a simple solution for Gwinnett's unrestrained growth --- the [...]

Responses to Cynthia Tucker's column 'High-speed rail, not 2nd airport, could drive economy,' @issue, Sept. 5 Let's get on track with high-speed rail Agreeing with Cynthia Tucker is a scary [...]

Here's how to save Gwinnett The solution for Gwinnett is relatively simple. Make the schools superior. This is the best method to create a positive ripple effect throughout the associated [...]

Immigration debate: Responses to 'Last stop for immigrants,' Metro, July 30 On deportation, follow Cobb's lead Good for Cobb County. At last, a local jurisdiction has taken meaningful steps to [...]

Rick Badie is too intelligent to be taken in by Michael Moore's 'Sicko.' Moore is a master propagandist, a fact of which I'm sure Rick is aware. And he seems [...]

Angry Republicans are manipulated When you talk about people who are exploited by the immigration crisis, you should talk about Republicans, too. Those folks who write angry letters to the [...]

Iraq war Bush, not thy will, but the people's The Founding Fathers' elegantly simple system of checks and balances seems to be a civics lesson President Bush missed. Their primary [...]

Global warming Expert predictions miss mark British billionaire Richard Branson announced recently a $25 million reward for some device or procedure that would suck greenhouse gases out of the air [...]

'Taking a stroll helps to bind partners,' (AJC Gwinnett Weekend, Jan. 12) spoke of the many benefits of walking. Who could disagree about the value of walking? However, the column [...]

Robert Nardelli Actions taint good works of capitalism I'm probably the biggest booster of capitalism and free markets around because I know capitalism creates more wealth for more people of [...]

Carter's critique of Israel accurate Melvin Konner's column attacking Jimmy Carter's book, 'Palestine: Peace not Apartheid' is full of the same tired excuses one has come to expect from supporters [...]

UGA athletics Dooley oblivious to obvious The column by former UGA football coach and athletic director Vince Dooley ('Adams' spin on UGA graduation rate unfair,' @issue, Oct. 13) only demonstrated [...]

School busing: Responses to 'Get on the bus,' Metro, Aug, 13 A healthy route to school works I was pleased to see 'Get on the bus' bring focus to how [...]

Emory gets plenty of good deals The story 'Emory left out of loop in King deal' (Page One, June 28) is amazing. How often has Emory University been in on [...]

Privacy: Responses to Jay Bookman's column 'Sacrifice liberty for security? Not without a fight,'' @issue, May 15 Bush tries to protect wrong thing Jay Bookman's Monday column regarding the Bush [...]

North Cliff owners not angry at Sen. Balfour I do not agree with some of the comments in the column ('Gwinnett Insider: Regarding annexation anger, any legislator will do in [...]

Forest lands Sales endanger the environment Thanks for reporter Stacy Shelton's excellent article ('Feds plan to sell forest land in Ga.,' Metro, March 28). The parcels for sale contain tributaries [...]

Patriot Act Responses to ''Patriot Act hits wall in Senate,'' Page One, Dec. 17 U.S. can't afford to allow expiration There can be no doubt that the story about President [...]

Responses to: 'MARTA's problems hinge on service,' AJC Gwinnett News, Nov. 15. MARTA fails the test for college-bound student I read Rick Badie's column, and at first I thought 'what [...]

Responses to 'What if we aborted every white baby?' AJC Gwinnett News, Oct. 6. Hope Badie's digression was temporary I am so disappointed in Rick Badie. His viewpoints have largely [...]

Gas prices: Flimsy excuse for anti-tax Perdue When Gov. Sonny Perdue says it is 'absolutely wrong for the state to reap a tax windfall in this time of urgency and [...]

Smoking ban lacks essential support I am concerned after reading comments in the newspaper from one of our Gwinnett County commissioners about the smoke-free ordinance ('Decision on patio smoking delayed,' [...]

The federal No Child Left Behind assessments were released this month by the state school board. How did your neighborhood school do? Did it make 'adequate yearly progress'? Or did [...]

London bombings Revise strategies to fight terrorism As a Georgian who lived in London until just two weeks ago, I am deeply saddened by the terrorist bombings there. While I [...]

Health care: Freedom can't be sacrificed Like many other pundits, Richard Schwartz laments the lack of a nationalized health care service ('Health care treated as frill in United States,' @issue, [...]

GOOD NEIGBHORS: Kroger parking lot a good place to start After I left the new Kroger on Mansell Road in Roswell on a recent Saturday, my borrowed car (mine was [...]

Gay, lesbian lifestyle not in tune with community Some time ago, I wrote a column at the request of the Gwinnett Opinions page, describing the connection between members of the [...]

Responses to Rick Badie's column concerning the treatment of noncustodial parents, especially men, by the courts and many former spouses missed the larger point. ['Noncustodial dad faces bottom line,' Jan. [...]

Atlanta kids care about hockey On Monday, you wrote an article about how nobody appreciates hockey in Atlanta. You are wrong! I am a 10-year-old boy who absolutely lives for [...]

Disaster aid: Responses to 'Do we give enough?' Page One, Jan. 2 Ignoring facts only way to condemn U.S. as stingy Giving by this country includes not only taxpayer funds [...]

Corbin persecuted for exercising his rights Frustrated and under pressure, Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter is persecuting an innocent man. Porter, an elected politician, has bent to the pressure of [...]

NBA brawl: Responses to 'Detroit brawl shames the NBA,' Page One, Nov. 21 Fans are out of control and deserve to be punished Sports and music fans, etc., have been [...]

Old-fashioned trimmings, church services needed I guess I'm just old-fashioned. I like the Nativity scene under a real tree decorated with colorful lights and hand-strung cranberries and/or popcorn, crafted by [...]

First presidential debate: Responses to 'Who won the first round? That's a matter of debate,' Page One, Oct. 2 How could editors miss clear winner? I was stunned by the [...]

Dany Heatley: No special treatment I could not disagree more with the position taken by Steve Hummer ('How much punishment is enough?' Sports, July 17) concerning Dany Heatley, that this [...]

Apple for teacher distasteful After reading Mark Bradley's column in Tuesday's edition about Arthur Blank's purchase of the Georgia Force, I am embarrassed for both Bradley and the Journal-Constitution. It [...]

English is second to survival for many I think the Sunday letter writer ['This is America: Learn English,' May 23] needs another perspective. Pretend that you had to get out [...]