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| | Issue #18.28 :: 02/08/2007 - 02/14/2007 | Letters to the Editor
What's on the minds of Metro Spirit readers
| BY SUBMITTED TO THE METRO SPIRIT
| Keep Brown’s legacy alive
To the editor:
Last year’s James Brown Music Festival was indeed overshadowed by unprecedented “bad press.” Inordinate attention was paid to Champ Walker, the event’s organizer, instead of focusing on international music legend James Brown himself. Why?
Following so closely upon the federal court proceedings against other Walker family members, it seemed Champ Walker was being presumed guilty by association or kinship. The unusual negativity leading up to the event certainly compounded the festival’s other organizational and logistic problems.
In spite of the controversy surrounding the James Brown Music Festival, I chose to support the event specifically, based on its own merits. The show had to go on, and James Brown, live and in person, saved the day with his performance. He was true to form: hard working.
Needless to say, James Brown will never, ever be back for an encore. Yet, Augusta, Ga., James Brown’s “hometown,” now has a tremendous opportunity to, dare I say, “capitalize” on this world-renowned entertainer’s legacy. These are the merits of the project.
The James Brown Music Festival is an opportunity for Augusta, uniquely. I remain committed to the festival as a tremendously fun and potentially lucrative piece of Augusta’s very colorful puzzle. The second annual event must, however, be much better planned and executed than last year’s. We’ll never get a third chance.
As to Champ Walker: I like him. He’s friendly, articulate, smart and seems quite sincere. His family is beautiful. He’s used to being a “lightning rod.” These are some of my first impressions of him.
Peter Knox
Augusta
Is Planned Parenthood right?
To the editor:
In response to Mary Beth Pierucci’s “Roe plus 34,” it appears this article seem to focus on prevention. At first reading, one might reply, “Right on. That’s where the focus should be!”
Most of us would agree that “Americans must work hard together on prevention initiatives like health care and sex education.” The writer further states that this is a “novel” idea to “change the focus from restricting abortion to promoting prevention.”
This is not a novel idea. Most people in this country absolutely agree that this is the way to go. All pro-life groups have professed this for years, by asking that abstinence be the main focus on teaching about prevention.
Of course, Planned Parenthood is sounding like they now believe in prevention. They do, as long as they can continue to get millions for their federally funded organization. They are afraid of losing this lifeline and will use any ploy to convince you that they actually care.
Sharon Allison
Counselor, Christian Women In Action
Future doctors view abortion
To the editor:
As future physicians, it is our obligation to discuss the full range of reproductive health options, including abortion, with our patients. We, along with our patients, do not want politicians who have no medical knowledge imposing legislation that not only interferes with private, family health care decisions, but also requires physicians to provide patients with medically inaccurate information. Ideology should never trump science when it comes to a woman’s health and safety.
Medical Students for Choice, like Planned Parenthood, supports the need for prevention — not intervention. Widespread access to contraception and science-based sex education are prevention initiatives that are proven to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion.
Rev. Michael Lubinsky (Letters, Jan. 25) offers no solutions to prevent unintended pregnancies. His condemnation of contraception is counterproductive towards what should be a common goal: reducing the rate of abortions. Instead of continuing to polarize the issue, he and other pro-lifers should work to decrease the number of abortions by supporting the education of our youth and the prevention initiatives endorsed by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Carolyn Weaver and Juliana Melo
Medical Students for Choice, MCG | |
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