Columns & Opinions

Reader stunned over treatment of candidate

Dear editor, I am 89 years old and in a recent article in The Reporter I was stunned beyond words when I realized that citizens of my dearly beloved Rockdale had been so rude to a candidate for office. The fact that the city had to pass an ordinance because of the rudeness was beyond my comprehension. I said to myself, “not my Rockdale.” I grew up in a Rockdale that was filled with kindness, love and understanding.

Report for jury duty or face contempt, fi ne

Dear editor, Disappointingly, I must address the community regarding jury duty. We have had a rash of low turnout to our jury calls of late, and last week I had to declare a mistrial due to a lack of qualified panelists from which to seat a jury. Not only was it ultimately a lost workday for the court staff and all involved in putting on the trial, but also for the responsible panelists who did show up to do their duty.

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