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Middle East: Time to answer Lebanon's cries As an Atlantan living in Beirut, I am saddened by the many hasty conclusions I have heard some make regarding Lebanon's people and [...]

Nonissue on Woods What was the point of Michelle Hiskey's article ('Tiger should pay it forward, Elder says,' Page One, Nov. 5)? Did she go out looking for a racial [...]

Iraq hostage: Responses to 'Sobbing hostage begs for her life,' Page One, Oct. 23 Metro Muslims should speak out The picture of Margaret Hassan crying for help should be a [...]

GOOD NEIGHBORS: On Memorial Day, a memorable meal Dining with my wife on Memorial Day in Marietta, I was wearing a blazer (my uniform no longer fits) with my service [...]

Blacks, gays and AIDS: Responses to Cynthia Tucker's column 'Blacks flee gays, can't flee AIDS,' @issue, March 14 Homophobia isn't the problem Cynthia Tucker misconstrued my position on two important [...]

Atlanta sewers: Eliminate tunnel plan Gov. Sonny Perdue's sewer money can save Atlanta's ratepayers $100 million to $200 million in borrowing costs over 30 years, according to your editorial ('With [...]

Lung cancer: Responses to 'The outcast disease,' @issue, Nov. 30 Needed: Money, compassion Writer Virginia Anderson managed to strike just the right tone as she explored the complexities of why [...]

Elderly drivers: Few options for transit Now that everyone's had time to suggest blame for the recent, tragic motorist accident in Santa Monica, I would like to draw attention to [...]

'Old-time religion' fading away? Good riddance! A recent letter writer seems disgruntled with the Faith & Values section, calling it devoid of faith and a 'forum for those who seem [...]

Environmental stance of columnist correct I seldom agree with Martha Ezzard, but I hail her column on preservation of our natural mountain environment and the headwaters of our precious river [...]

Catholics: Abuse is matter for police, not cardinals Now let me get this straight: The Catholic cardinals have decided to propose a special process for the dismissal of notorious or [...]

Water ban: Target carwash businesses Regarding the proposed water ban ('DNR to get proposals to manage water use,' Metro, March 28): How can the state restrict individual water use but [...]

Catholics: Sexual abusers given the go-ahead The Vatican's recent announcement to keep unholy, perverted acts by its own clergymen in the closet makes it even more enticing for opportunistic, preying [...]

Let's have less faith, better values Editor: There is only one reason why I read Faith & Values, and it's not faith. I don't care about explaining our world or [...]

Validity of enneagram Editor: In regard to your story on the enneagram (Faith & Values, July 28), the question the enneagram industry wants asked is, 'What's your number?' The questions [...]

Adopt stricter emission rules There is no magic bullet to eliminate smog in Atlanta, but there are reasonable steps to take to improve the air quality. A strategy that has [...]

Chavez's path to achievement shatters Democrats' myth Linda Chavez never had a chance, and George W. Bush must have known it when he nominated her for his Cabinet. She is [...]

Winning by mistake We will need to support President George W. Bush with much prayer. Weighing heavily on his psyche will be the fact that more citizens voted for Al [...]

Students could wear state flag I am profoundly amused by McEachern High School Principal Tommy Farr's decision to ban the Confederate flag from his school ('Rebel flag not suitable attire [...]

Tax to affect more A recent letter states that few people have to pay the federal estate tax ('Few have to pay the estate tax,' Aug. 8). The number of [...]

My 85-year-old Aunt Val came from Texas in December to live with us in Goose Valley in the North Georgia mountains. Her life spans six generations of our family. She [...]

Council seems short-sighted I am disappointed by our City Council's shortsighted vote against closing drive-through windows during the summer ('Atlanta City Council votes down drive-through ban,' May 16). Combating Atlanta's [...]

We should not be surprised that President Clinton, who once left a clandestine meeting with Monica Lewinsky to shamelessly attend Easter Sunday services, profaned the holy weekend of Passover and [...]

LINDA WILLIAMS CATTANACH A recent letter asserted that Pope John Paul II's courageous call to the Catholic Church to examine its 2,000-year history and repent of its sins and omissions [...]

LINDA WILLIAMS CATTANACH Like the writer of 'Immoral priests can't lead others' (Letters, Feb . 4), I was disappointed to read about Catholic priests dying of AIDS-related illnesses. But I [...]

Linda Williams Cattanach The genie is out of the bottle, and free speech has become a license to speak the unspeakable. Before mobilizing the speech police, however, in the age-old [...]

LINDA WILLIAMS CATTANACH Reading the sad saga of the Gingriches' divorce proceedings, I cannot help but wonder if President Bill Clinton and former Speaker Newt Gingrich are twins separated at [...]

Linda Williams Cattanach The news of the birth of the world's 6 billionth baby in Sarajevo was literally flashed all over the world. The picture of the little boy, in [...]

Linda Williams Cattanach Our cultural milieu allows for the termination of pregnancies based on what the parents prefer --- sex (China's bias for boy babies) and health (the ending of [...]

A. BRYAN JAMES, LINDA WILLIAMS CATTANACH Funding of the arts is inherently elitist. So-called experts grant monies to art they deem to have value. In other words, art they like. [...]

Linda Williams Cattanach Spring returned early this year in Goose Valley in the mountains of north Georgia. Its arrival was heralded by a pair of Canada geese we call George [...]

LISA SMITH, CHARLENE WALSH, LINDA WILLIAMS FLEMING My family has resided in Gwinnett County for more than 20 years. We have seen what 'progress' has done for us. Our schools [...]