The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA Editorials

Trade center needs vision

2012-02-10T02:34:18-05:00

The Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center should not have been built.
We feel confident the majority of Whitfield County residents agree with that statement, and we are pretty sure that most of its elected officials would agree, too.

Ethics bill is a good first step

2012-02-06T04:18:21-05:00

Two years ago, Georgia lawmakers stripped away many of the powers of the state ethics commission. Now, under pressure from both the left and the right on the issue of ethics, they may give the commission back some of its ability to police them.

Greater openness by school boards is good news

2012-02-05T05:40:47-05:00

Two years ago, many people felt, with some justification, that the Whitfield County and Murray County school boards weren’t being open with the public and weren’t listening to the concerns of parents.

Citizen of the Week: Dilbert Bryson

2012-02-04T05:18:05-05:00

Imagine you’ve discovered you have what is believed to an 8,000-year-old relic.
Do you hop on eBay and sell it to the highest bidder?
Do you keep it in the family for future generations to admire?

Continuing pool deal makes sense

2012-02-03T04:36:52-05:00

Since the current school year began two rival high schools have found a middle ground of collaboration and cooperation — and it’s all wet.

HOPE scholarship needs a long-term fix

2012-01-29T04:27:54-05:00

Less than a year ago, Gov. Nathan Deal and members of the General Assembly assured us that they had fixed the finances of the HOPE scholarship program. Now, they warn us that the program is once again facing red ink as lottery revenues are failing to keep up with growing demand.

Citizens of the Week: Kelly and Flora Caldwell

2012-01-28T05:27:22-05:00

NIMBY.
Not in my back yard.
That’s a phrase we hear all the time whenever someone proposes anything new. Too many people want all the benefits of progress, but they don’t want it to impinge on them.

Letter: ‘Attack the messenger’ used in nonpartisan debate

2012-01-27T04:29:44-05:00

Misdirection, misinformation and the “straw man” tactic were on full display via the letter to the editor Jan. 19. The level of contempt for the reader matched the level of contempt that proponents for nonpartisan elections have for the voter.

ESPLOST should be limited

2012-01-27T03:28:10-05:00

The Whitfield County Board of Education and the Dalton Board of Education have made it clear they plan to ask for a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) later this year or early next year.

Sadly, little faith in state leaders

2012-01-26T04:00:49-05:00

How foolish do our state leaders think we are?
Gov. Nathan Deal is proposing a $900 million increase in state spending for the next fiscal year while asking citizens to vote for the biggest tax increase in Georgia history.