COs
I don't think people should criticize us hard-working correction officers; you should worship the ground we walk on. Don't begrudge us our wages and benefits; we earn every penny and then some! We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep the public safe from people you would not want to see pulling the for-sale sign out of the lawn next door to you. So the next time you see a CO tell him or her thank you and give them a big hug.
Feeding
Why is feeding deer such a big deal? Most people feed birds, chipmunks and squirrels. Who can turn their back on a stray cat or dog? So why discriminate against the deer; they need to eat also! The hunter who saw only eight deer all season should start feeding. It's a lot more exciting to see eight deer a day.
DD
I am speaking out to an article that was in the paper Jan. 6 about a designated driver. I am a bar owner, and when someone comes into my bar and is a DD for someone, I don't care if they are driving for one, two or three people, I don't care if they are driving for themselves. I give free soda, juice, water or coffee, I don't want anybody leaving my bar drunk, that is what Pepsi stresses. Come to my bar, I will give you free whatever, as long as you're a DD.
Income
Correction officers have a difficult job — my husband has worked nearly 30 years on the job. First of all, you people that continue to insult, lie and are downright jealous of their pay should be thankful that COs are taxed to death to provide housing, heat, cell phones, food, cars, beer, cigarettes, TVs for the ones that refuse to work because they are too lazy to find a job. You people know that if you keep your income low enough, you qualify for all the benefits that taxpayers like COs give you. Redistribution of wealth is in full force!
Supplies
I am an elementary school teacher and I end up spending an average of $3,000 a year on school supplies. Let me tell you about them.
When my students come in without the supplies on their supply list because their parents don't buy them — I do.
When kids come in without breakfast and little or no lunch — guess who covers it. How about the kids who aren't supplied with snowclothes, field trip and class projects monies, snack money, shoes that fit? I suppose I could just not care. Is that the kind of teacher you prefer?
Security
After 9„11, the head of Israeli air security said something to the effect that "Americans have no airline security ... what they have is a system of bothering people." I agree, I will no longer travel by air. Our so-called airline security is a pain, and the treatment of passengers once aboard an airline is misery. Cattle in pens are treated better.
Opinion
January 23, 2010
Speakout: Jan. 24, 2010
- Editorial
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Editorial: No raise for state legislators
This is not the year for state lawmakers to look for a raise.
- Editorial: A pair of aces among the Cards
- Editorial: Nurses, aides: a breed apart
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Editorial: No raise for state legislators
- Cheers and Jeers
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Cheers and Jeers: Feb. 13, 2012
CHEERS to Peru High School teacher Kathleen Roach and Cardinal Points.
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Cheers and Jeers: Feb. 13, 2012
- Letters to the Editor
- Speakout
- In My Opinion
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In My Opinion: E'town water, sewer essential
Elizabethtown has a history of economic ups and downs, Town Supervisor Margaret Bartley writes.
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In My Opinion: E'town water, sewer essential
