Haslam has much to lose in water war with Georgia
[Gov. Bill] Haslam has little to win, but a lot to lose with his high stakes bet against Georgia prevailing in the water wars.
If he wins, then we don’t have to share a little bit of the huge Tennessee River, but if he loses, potentially 30,000 Tennesseans become Georgians overnight.
Thanks, Bill, but I’d much rather give Georgia a TVA-managed sip through a long straw than risk the Supreme Court deciding that the original state line, clearly designated as the 35th Parallel, should be upheld.
ARTHUR DOUCETTE, East Ridge
Alcohol makers need to stand up
Let’s have a drink. Oh, this is fun. Let’s have another. Mom and Dad say you have fun when you drink. Is this the message we want to leave our kids? Think of all the fun things drinking has given us. Thousands killed or brutally twisted by drunk drivers, broken homes, fights, people in jail and all the money spent to repair ruined lives.