I was raised as a Muslim in a country where 96 percent of the population was Muslim. I witnessed the same kind of killing and terror between two or more groups of Muslims.

Traveling far from home to meet with our Georgia representatives in Washington, D.C., is a daunting task, but it’s worth it when there’s so much on the line.

On Thursday night, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m., Homeowners For Better Government will hold a meeting for the citizens of Rockdale to learn the right way to spend our tax dollars on a new improved judicial complex.

I’ve just gotten home from the Bond Referendum Committee meeting on Feb. 12. Let me just say this: I’m tired of all the whining and back-and-forth backbiting.

On Feb. 5 and Feb. 7, the bond committee will be presenting their “options” to the public for judicial improvements. Remember that the committee was started because the county said we need more space for our courts.

The past economic recession has made it difficult to spend the funds when needed and has pushed us to a point where we need to address our courthouse. There is no blame; however, it is time to address the issue.

It is amazing the lengths that our county leadership will go to convince citizens of the need to build a new courthouse for their personal glory.

I attended the Rockdale County Courthouse Committee meeting on Tuesday Dec. 11 and was ashamed of the attitude most of the members took toward the general public and how the committee wants to restrict the public’s right to speak at the upcoming town hall meetings.

I want to recognize Dr. Beeber as such an important part of the community.

I think that many of us have been upset and amazed at our Rockdale Board of Commissioners’ idea of serving our community.

Join ALA Unit 77 in remembering our men and women in the military. For years, The American Legion supported a National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is now recognized annually on the third Friday of September.

As we approach our 30th year of service in our community, we are excited to announce that we have a new name: Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale/Newton!

I wouild like to submit this statement to address the article published in the Rockdale Citizen on Wednesday.

As summer winds down and families are preparing for their students to return to school, I am reminded of the difficulties that many face with back-to-school expenses.

After reading about Newton County’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget in the local newspapers and studying the actual budget documents on the county’s web site, a few observations are in order.

As a citizen of Rockdale County I was very disappointed with the May 15 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Citizens must vote to protect their future.

Merely knowing you need a new or updated facility is not enough to ask for approval of a bond referendum.

In response to Alex McDonald’s letter to the editor appearing in the Saturday/Sunday May 5/6 edition, I would like to respectfully state some facts.

Early voting has already begun or citizens can vote on May 22 on bond referendums being sought by our two local governments: the city of Conyers and Rockdale County. Frustration has been experienced with both because of confusion or anger over the audacity of the request.

I find it interesting that Mr. Fred Straub penned a letter to the editor in support of the $140 million bond without disclosing his vested interest in the issue.

We have kicked the building of our courthouse down the road for 20 years and the cost has only risen and the need has not gone away.

As Rockdale braces itself for a vote that will determine its economic future, many who call themselves leaders remain in hiding

I have never seen so much lipstick on a pig as this Rockdale County Board of Commissioners is trying to put on this $140 million courthouse/government complex since I was at a county fair in Alabama.

The growth of any community is based mainly on two factors: vision and use of resources.

As a resident of Rockdale County and owner of buildings in Olde Town Conyers, I am also a supporter of Chairman Oz Nesbit. I will be voting “no” on the courthouse complex. It simply is not thought out well.

For decades, members of the National Association of Realtors have supported a free, open market that embraces fairness and equal opportunity for all buyers and sellers.

On Tuesday, March 20, the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners held a public forum regarding the $140 million bond measure.

The proposed bond issue for a new $140 million court house is outrageous and overblown.

As past chairman of the Democratic Party of Rockdale County from the late 1990s to mid 2000s, I would like to put it on the record that I have worked to elect the best people to move our county forward, even when we did not have a candidate on the ballot.

The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners met in a public meeting on Feb. 6 to hear citizen comments on possible changes to garbage pickup services and the awarding of a contract for waste management services given to Greenhood Industries and Charles “Champ” Walker Jr.

The last time Commissioner Oz Nesbitt proposed county garbage pickup, the citizens blasted the idea and he quickly divorced himself from the issue. He was shocked by the response.