To the Editor:

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to everyone that came out to support Bubba’s Benefit on Oct. 13. Prayers were answered, the weather was great, and the turnout was heartwarming.
This benefit would not have been possible without the help of the following people and businesses:
The Spa at James Madison Inn
Harris Furniture
Stone Mountain Park
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q
Sister Sister Beauty Salon
Studio Main: Christine Lockard and Kristie Hendley
Uptown Art Uncorked–Athens
Gussie’s Flower Shop
Lilywind Kids
Uptown Athletic Club
Southern Belle Shirts
Outback Steakhouse–Athens
Simply Southern
DataDay Tax
Badcock
Passagio Salon–Wendy Moss
Quality Lube
Olive Garden–Athens
West Construction
Ann Broach
Mamie Peppers
Heather Jackson
Dunkin Donuts (Watkinsville)
Ingles (Madison)
Farmers Hardware
Leona Morrow
McDonald’s (Madison)
The Chowder House
Freshway
Debbie Sutton
Irene Ruark
Mary Mitchell
Missy Moncreif
Cracker Barrel (Madison)
Benson’s Bakery
KFC (Monroe and Madison)
TipTop Poultry
The Knight Agency
JLW Trucking
Q92.3
Dock 103.9
Anonymous
Enough cannot be said for everyone involved, including Ed Stone, DW Stone, Phyllis Poole and their team for preparing the food and helping to make this a successful event. With the love and support of this community, we were able to surpass our goal. We’ve always known that we live in a community of wonderful, selfless, giving individuals and now we know this to be true.
Our family extends our sincerest and deepest heartfelt THANK YOU!
Sincerely,

Family of Bubba Peek

To the Editor:

Prices soaring, no money in the bank, no job, bills to pay, facing foreclosure, sin rampant, drug and alcohol addiction, prostitution, immorality, robbing and killing.
Where do we go for help?   
God’s word has the answer. Second Chronicles 7:14: "If my people shall humble themselves, pray, turn from their wicked ways I will hear from heaven, forgive sin, heal their land." We need healing. Christians unite in prayer. We need healing, Christians united in prayer. We need God-fearing leaders in our nation that will pray to a Higher Power for guidance. Our President disregarding God’s word endorsed same sex marriage an abomination to God. Bible reading and prayer has been removed from schools, the Ten Commandments removed from public buildings, legalize abortions, passing laws to sell alcohol even on the Sabbath. Alcohol addiction causing broken homes, those who drink and drive killing innocent people. Not a pretty picture.
If you sanction such you will appear guilty before God. The blood is on your hands. What kind of example do we display to our children and grandchildren?
Christians you have the right to vote. Vote for Godly men and women for position in our nation and remove from office any who would oppose  God’s word. Return righteousness to our nation. Righteousness exalts a nation, sin is a reproach.
Take a stand for Jesus. You may suffer persecution but blessed are they that are persecuted for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Dartha Shelton
Madison
Via U.S. Mail

Printed in the November 1, 2012 edition.

To the Editor:

While it is certainly not unusual to pick up the newspaper and find Mrs. Murray hurling insults at Congressman Broun, I must say that I was surprised at the tone of Mrs. Murray’s latest article.  I guess coming from the political party that will “boo” God on a national stage, nothing from the Democrats should really surprise me.
When Jesus performed his first miracle and turned water into wine, what Mrs. Murray apparently fails to recognize, is that the world’s finest sommelier would not have been able to ascertain that the wine was only minutes old.  If God were to “miracle” a fully mature oak tree in my front yard, the world’s best arborist would be willing to testify under oath that the tree was a hundred or more years old.  To deny that God could have created the world in six (literal) days, yet make the world appear much older to all types of scientist, is to literally deny God’s omnipotence. Or perhaps it is to deny His very existence.
To ridicule Dr. Broun for his beliefs is shameful.  To claim that Congressman Broun (an accomplished physician) is someone that would “deny basic science” is ignorant.  To then attempt to make some correlation (if one can even call Mrs. Murray’s “leap” a correlation) between Dr. Broun’s beliefs/statements and the U.S. student rankings in math and science is so ridiculous and without any basis, that it is not worth a retort.

Aubie Knight
Madison
Via e-mail

Printed in the November 1 2012 edition.

To The Editor:

Once again, we have the champion of average, Dave Belton, in an expanded column lecturing the taxpayers on everything from SAT test scores to denigrating those who listen to talk radio.
It is sad words like excellence or exceptional cannot legitimately be used in any description of our county public schools. I suppose average is a much easier place to hide.
Amazing Dave suggests those who maintain higher expectations than his reside in “ivory towers,” a term more likely to describe union workers like him and insulated public employees to whom average is good enough.
If this nation’s future depends on the sort of expectations Mr. Belton promulgates locally, that future is grim. I for one do not accept Belton as the arbiter of expectations and am confident I am not alone in my “ivory tower.”
For more go to http://ruoutragedyet.wordpress.com/.

Mark Grubaugh
Buckhead
Via e-mail

Printed in the November 1 2012 edition.

To the Editor:

Ann Coulter is the most nasty, ugly-acting and insulting political party representative that I recall hearing during this presidential campaign.
In television interviews and Tweets, Coulter has called the President and his campaign workers RETARDS, and she has refused to apologize for using the "R" word; instead SHE SAID "SCREW THEM."
John Stephens, a 30-year-old Special Olympics athlete with DOWN SYNDROME was recorded  on radio saying how much Coulter hurt his feelings.  Romney refuses to apologize for her nasty comments that INSULT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
Romney's top surrogate, Gov. Sununu,commented about Obama being black when Colin Powell, President Bush's Secretary of State, endorsed Obama.  Col. Lawrence Winkerson, Powell's assistant during his work for Bush, and a white member of Romney's party, said during a television interview, how wrong Sununu was to make his racial comments, and he too was endorsing Obama.
All of this was recorded during television interviews.
 
Barry Lurey
Madison
Via e-mail

Printed in the November 1 2012 edition.

To the Editor:

II Chronicles 7: 14 says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land.” We need a God-fearing president who believes in the one true God. I challenge all Christians to follow this scripture and pray for our country.  We are at a turning point in our history. If we want freedom to survive we must vote to protect the working masses in this country. The government cannot be a dictator and democracy and survive. We pray God’s blessings on America but we must use our heads if we expect God to bless us!

Faye Carter
Madison
Hand-delivered

Printed in the November 1 2012 edition.