Crowell Brothers Funeral Home has applied to the City of Peachtree Corners for a Special Use Permit for the installation of a state-of-the-art crematory retort within the existing funeral home.  This request came as a result of the wishes and desires of the families we serve within the area.  Funerals are local by their very nature—from death to visitation, mourning, and the final ceremony.  No one who has lost a loved one wishes the deceased to be moved to various locations or different cities during final disposition.  Families are now selecting cremations at a rate of almost 40% in our …

  Editor's note: The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the writers and do not necessary reflect those of Peachtree Corners Patch. If you have an opposing view to the one expressed here, email your opinion to the Patch editor or use the comment box below. By Jason Pfeifle Congress, without the help of U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, finally came together to protect the middle class. On Tuesday, Congress passed a bipartisan compromise that extends much needed tax cuts for middle class Georgians and local small businesses. Unfortunately, Rep. Woodall, who represents a large number of local …

 Our 2012 deficit is $1.1 trillion.  While the federal government took in just as much tax revenue ($2.4 trillion) this year as it did in 2006, the annual deficit has grown 340%.   Why?   Higher spending.   Notwithstanding what is being reported in the popular press, I can tell you with certainty that Washington doesn't have a revenue problem—it has a spending problem!   This Administration's higher spending has made it the first in history to run an annual deficit exceeding one trillion dollars. This Administration has continued this same record deficit spending for the past four years now…