3/30: Yearns sausage fro Blakely and needs and address

Editor, the Forum:

I suppose you could say my peeve is not being able to get a fix for my craving for Stripling's sausage except when I go home to visit at Christmas. I've never seen Stripling's but my mom in Blakely, Ga. serves the sausage along with her cornbread dressing.

My son and I, in Homestead, Florida, decided to see if perhaps they were online so that we could make an order. The only reference however, that my Google search pulled up was a brief mention in an old column of the Gwinnett Forum.

Is there anyone on staff who could possibly send me an email address, phone number, or snail mail address for Stripling's? We've searched for years and there is just no substitute for their sausage! Thanks for any help,

-- Anne Marshall, Homestead, Fla.

3/30: Some ruminations concerning use of the letter "S"

Editor, the Forum:

Are others interested in the time change of Sunday, April 4? I've wondered for some years what to call it. Is it "saving" or "savings" time? I've maintained that it is not "savings," as though it were something you put in the bank.

Some years ago I took the counsel of the UPS style guide which named it "daylight-saving time" (daylight-saving being an adjectival phrase modifying "time"). My Webster Dictionary, Unabridged, 1979 edition, supports the designation of "daylight-saving time."

What thinkest thou? The public press does not seem to be sure since it appears differently in many publications. Perhaps no one really cares, but it bugs me. I'd like to call it correctly.

In some circles, it appears that "saving" and "savings" have both been dropped so that we have only "Daylight Time" and "Standard Time." That doesn't seem quite right since we have daylight on Standard Time most places in the world.

Help me, if you can, or care to. Here are some links to interesting articles on time.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.htm and http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html.

--Bill Crosland, Sandy Springs

3/26: Weather spotters provide early warning for Gwinnett

Editor, the Forum:

Severe Weather Season 2004 has arrived.

Gwinnett County residents have an early warning alerting system available to them. Gwinnett County Skywarn is a group of about 65 Storm Spotters from all over the county who report to County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service, in Peachtree City. They are carefully trained to evaluate severe weather conditions, and take it very seriously.

There is a free service available to Gwinnett County residents. They can receive a Phone-Alert and/or Mail-Alert from Skywarn's automated alerting system. County residents and businesses can go to www.gwinnettskywarn.com and click to sign up for the alerts. Up to three phone numbers and three E-Mail addresses can be placed on each account.

This is an early warning alerting system. The faster we can get the public alerted, reduces deaths and injuries considerably. And also remember, it is a good time of the year to change batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors.

-- A.J. Harrison, Emergency Coordinator, Snellville

3/26: A stretch to refer to Hannity hear as political posturing

Editor, the Forum:

I understand your point about Sean Hannity, but think it is a stretch to refer to that as political posturing. The Chamber was just taking advantage of the presence in town of a well-known once local celebrity who is very popular. I don't know how the event turned out, but suspect it was well attended. If, in fact, an equally famous person of a different political ideology was in town, I assume the Chamber Would take equal advantage of their popularity and willingness to appears. As to the Cox/Hannity point, I assume the answer is one of simple economics---Hannity sells! And even Democrats understand that.

-- Chris Fluehr, Snellville

3/26: Session was about bringing money into Gwinnett County

Ediitor, the Forum:

I think you missed the point of the Gwinnett Chamber's hosting of Sean Hannity at Wild Bill's. I am not a fan of Hannity in particular but even I can see his mass appeal.

Hannity's presence in the county is not unlike the Cox family including him on the radio - it's all about the money. Besides, it's not like they invited Andrew Dice Clay to speak. Hannity is a commercial success and it makes sense to exploit that for some free publicity for the county.

They had a tremendous crowd for the appearance. I'm sure a lot of people stopped by other local businesses and shopped or ate. Others who had never been to Wild Bill's may come back. People who heard him on the radio may have learned about the existence of Gwinnett County (the best county in Georgia).

Isn't it the job of the Chamber to bring money into the County? Having an equal-time speaker isn't necessarily going to bring money into the County. If the speaker doesn't have mass appeal, what would be the point?

Just a few thoughts. Thank you for your articles. I enjoy reading them.

-- John Karnowski, Duluth

3/23: Getting out of Iraq is a problem as regarding timing

Editor, the Forum:

This is in response to the commentary in the Forum on March 19.

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