Editor, As a student in the University System of Georgia at Armstrong Atlantic State University, I am incredibly distraught over the proposed budget cuts for the fiscal year 2011. It is not only appalling to think that cutting the educational funding of this state is a possibility but is also an absolute embarrassment to those who value education in the Peach State. It is illogical to implement cuts which will discourage students from attending classes ...

Editor's Note: Due to a glitch in an email program, the following letters to the editor were not received in a timely fashion, through no fault of the letter writers themselves. We publish them here in full because these issues are still very relevant.

Editor, On Feb. 8, Interim Police Chief Willie Lovett met with me, the director of the Savannah chapter of Georgia Equality, and other members of the GLBT community.  The members attending had been present at the leafletting incident on Oct. 22 2009 at The Trustees Theater. We are elated that there were many positive and very encouraging outcomes and the path to the future looks bright and promising.  We were delighted by the gracious manner ...

Clarification on 'lying weasel' Editor, Regarding last week’s Editor’s Note, “We the Corporations”: In the Santa Clara case in 1886, the court specifically did not address the corporate personhood question, because it was not necessary to adjudicate the case. The decision states this explicitly. What DID happen, was the court reporter who wrote the summary of the case, who was a former president of a railroad company, claimed in the summary (the “head notes”) that ...

More coverage of server ordinance Editor, I'm concerned about how little media coverage there is on a very important subject: a recent city ordinance that is a blatant civil rights violation, and in conflict with our state constitution. The addition of section 6-1227, to the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance, has an eerie, Orwellian tone to it, when describing the new mandatory training that Savannah's bar employees must endure. Not only are they burdened with paying for ...

Editor, Regarding your recent column on downtown Christmas decorations: My partner and I live up in the Atlanta area (Marietta Square area) and travel frequently to Savannah and stay with friends of ours in the Landmark District. We couldn't agree more with your article. We were down the week before Christmas and were looking forward to seeing the squares (including Forsyth Park) spectacularly lit up for the Christmas season. It was quite a dramatic let ...

Editor, Please excuse this humble email if it offends your sensibilities, but I have no other means to contact you. I cannot talk on the telephone, so I did a search for your email address, which I found on the International Business Directorate Email Data Search. My name is Mrs. M Vandouf, I’m a 52 years old woman. I am a widow who is dying of Esophageal cancer. I was married to Peterz Vandouf, an ...

Editor, Regarding your recent column “Weather or not:” I can honestly say that we at Demand Media are open to criticism and skepticism that accompanies people’s views of our model, especially folks outside the tech world. The reason why I’m writing you today is to point out that, in your criticism of us in your piece contains some inaccuracies. Was there any research done to be able to legitimize a statement like the one below: ...

Editor, Regarding your recent coverage of the health of the local theatre scene: Just wanted to make sure you were aware that theatre is indeed alive and well in the city of Savannah, at least on Tybee Island, and has been, consistently, especially this past year. I have been so busy with one production after the other, that I have done practically nothing but theatre, particularly over the past six weeks. With rehearsals six night ...

Editor, Regarding your recent column on downtown Christmas decorations: If you think Broughton Street is bad, you should come over to Beaufort and see Bay Street. Pathetic. I moved here recently and do appreciate the Southern charm and the history. As you said, Savannah is a gorgeous city with priceless architecture, incredible trees...and of course, the squares.. The historic district decorations, to me, are fairly good. Broughton Street, however, is just awful. Those wreaths that ...

Editor, Thank you for your attention to our local theatre scene in recent issues. I want to briefly mention some facts about the Savannah Children’s Theatre of which I am a board member. Our mission is to “inspire, educate & entertain children & families through the experience of quality theatre both on & off the stage.” With this in mind, our theater, which includes our actors, our staff, our volunteers, our families and our sponsors, ...

Anti-gay attitude keeps domestic partnership ordinance at bay Editor, When I moved to Savannah in 1980 I was told of the gay man murdered by the three Rangers in downtown Savannah the year before. The Rangers received virtually no punishment. I asked gay Savannahians why they let this happen; their reply was that there was nothing they could do, that this is the way things were done in Savannah. I decided that if I was ...

Barrow did the right thing Editor, Regarding your column "John Barrow's vote too far": John Barrow's vote against the Pelosi Health Care bill should come as no surprise to anyone. I believe your interview with Congressman Barrow, a few months ago, indicated just that. Given the fact that Barrow is part of the "Blue Dog" contingency, his fiscal conservativeness was going to override any desires he might have had about healthcare reform. Regardless of ...

Stop with the Hitler comparisons already Editor, I am going to keep this brief. I was recently in a coffee shop in town and overheard an appalling conversation taking place between a man and a woman. The man I make reference to made the following statements: "You wait and see, Obama is going to be just like Hitler. He is getting the masses to follow his word." This guy went on and on about his ...

Let the dogs out on Tybee Editor, Dogs on the beach at Tybee Island is an idea whose time has come. My dog on the beach with me is a quality of life and property rights issues. I am tired of driving off our Island for dog beach time! What convinced me was the Georgia Tech Tybee Island Tourism Study that was just release showing the selected "target demographic" that vacations on Tybee. Quoting the ...