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Vouchers are lose-lose plan I don't agree with Jim Wooten's win-win analysis regarding state school vouchers ('Choice would stop state school micromanagement,' @issue, Feb. 3). When a child leaves a [...]

Drilling fervor shows ignorance Four years ago, the AJC published an opinion column in which I pointed out that the general public was a 'beast' as Alexander Hamilton called the [...]

Imbalance of powers Responses to 'Overwriting the Constitution,' @issue, April 9 Bush, Congress to blame, but we've played our part, too How is it possible that Americans have meekly accepted [...]

Abortion: Responses to 'Peaceable protection of the unborn,' @issue, Feb. 7 Planned Parenthood pursues life, health As the chair of the board of Planned Parenthood of Georgia, I feel compelled [...]

Mayor's salary: Responses to 'Is Atlanta's chief exec underpaid?' Page One, Dec. 30 She's the mayor, not the CEO Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin is not underpaid. Salaries should be designed [...]

We must defend our freedom and rights Today is the 66th anniversary (I was two weeks old) of the attack on Pearl Harbor. We went to war over that attack. [...]

Responses to 'Glenn Richardson wants to eliminate your property tax. But many local leaders fear his plan,' Page One, Sept. 2 Forcing the poor to help the rich State Rep. [...]

Michael Vick Black athletes unfairly singled out once again The indictment of Michael Vick is a clarion call for all black professional athletes to stand up in support of Vick [...]

State Sen. Chip Rogers and immigration: Responses to 'Federal bill would rob our poor for benefit of corporate America,' @issue, June 26. Senator exploits poor citizens for political gain It [...]

'Partial-birth' ban an overreach As a Catholic, I find this letter somewhat difficult to write. Yet as an advocate of judicial restraint, I feel I have no choice. The Supreme [...]

Posturing on war is not my style I would like to offer a few words in response to the Feb. 22 editorial 'Interesting how war words waver.' The editorial highlighted [...]

Bicycle commuting: Responses to 'Bikes primed for comeback,' @issue, Jan. 16 Fitness tops the benefits I read Karl Terrell's column with keen interest. I've been a bicycle commuter since 1994, [...]

GOP didn't get job done I hope not to offend my fellow Republicans, but we basically got what we deserved. Our leaders failed to follow through with our agenda. I [...]

Flag burning: Responses to ''Flag burning amendment on Senate agenda,' Page One, June 26 Symbol associated with wrongful acts As I look around my neighborhood, watch TV, examine ads and [...]

Immigration: Responses to Jay Bookman's column, 'Guest worker idea threatens U.S. heritage,' @issue, April 3 Columnist's ideas worth looking into Jay Bookman has captured the historical significance of the American [...]

Feeling derailed It appears we are about to see another train to nowhere ('Southsiders see ticket to prosperity,' Metro, Nov. 27). While the MARTA train system has spawned development in [...]

***** CORRECTION: 10/21/05, page A/2: A photo caption in Wednesday's @issue incorrectly stated the views of those who rallied at the state Capitol against illegal immigration. The group is not [...]

Invest in goal to fight poverty Professor David Brady's article addresses perhaps the most important moral issue of our time, greater than who can marry whom or who controls women's [...]

Political contributions: Responses to 'Marcus' generosity flows like mighty river to GOP,' Page One, June 6 Democrats better on jobs The Atlanta area is fortunate to have a generous, civic-minded [...]

Gas prices: Responses to 'While you're paying . . . oil barons are playing at lavish new hot spots,' Page One, March 27 Oil barons aren't to blame; we are [...]

Bush betrayed by a rat with a recorder I did not vote for President Bush, but I think that in the tape incident, he got a raw deal ('Secret tapes [...]

Social Security: Responses to Jay Bookman's column 'Social Security 'crisis': Is it real or fabricated?' @issue, Jan. 10 An easy way to repair system The way to 'fix' Social Security [...]

Tax reform: Responses to 'Baby steps taken on tax reform chafe GOP,' Page One, Nov. 29 Numbers misleading Rep. John Linder's national sales tax proposal is actually a 30 percent [...]

***** CORRECTION: 09/19/04, Page A/02: The first name of the letter writer who wrote about the hiring of a new DeKalb County police chief was wrong in the Sept. 12 [...]

President Bush: Responses to Cynthia Tucker's column 'Bush speaks of truth, but doesn't tell it,' @issue, April 11 Bush wise to attack where terror breeds Only a confirmed idiot could [...]

Marriage and family: Responses to Jim Wooten's column 'Make marriage matter more,' @issue, Aug. 31 A lousy track record Jim Wooten's recommendation to 'change the non-marriage culture' is interesting, considering [...]

Parenthood: Responses to 'Married without children,' Living, Aug. 24 Children represent hope Everyone can relate to this article. The social pressure, the anxiety, the sacrifices, the fear, the not being [...]

Majority has wrong ideas Regarding The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's recent poll concerning civil unions for gays and lesbians, I suggest that an historical perspective might help. I doubt that AJC polls [...]

Playing race card will keep Al-Amin free Whew! I am glad to see that the Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin trial is, for all practical purposes, finally over with and another killer [...]

GOOD NEIGHBORS: Angel touches life outside comfort zone An experience I had with a kind-hearted person five years ago was so powerful that the lesson still stays with me, convincing [...]

In last week's Conversation Starter, we asked readers about investing a portion of Social Security funds in the stock market. Here are some responses. You can have your say online [...]