Letters to the Editor 01-16-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- CR 350W Project - NIPSCO Bill - Bad Rap - Crowded Restaurant - EdCom - Facts About Palestine
CR 350W Project
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to put my two cents in about the proposed CR 350W project. We've been hearing plenty from CR 350W residents saying they don't want this project to happen on "their road" and are quick to suggest to instead use CR 500W and CR 520W. Well, my family lives on CR 520W and we don't want it on our road any more than CR 350W residents. What's ironic is CR 350W residents keep on stating their road used to be such a nice, quiet country road and they wish it would have remained that way. Our road is a nice, quiet country road, so why ruin it for us? Sure, there aren't as many residents on these roads, but this project would "eat up" plenty of farm ground in this area. And this isn't Creighton Bros. ground we're talking about, it affects three different area farmers. The posted sign (across from the CCAC) on Old Rd. 30 says to use CR 350W or CR 650W (notice it doesn't say CR 500W and CR 520W) to get to new U.S. 30; clearly because these roads are "straight shots" to new U.S. 30. Nobody wants this project to end up in their front yard and that's the simple truth of it. But I wanted the community to hear from a CR 520W resident who doesn't want this on our road any more than CR 350W residents do.
Lori Shepherd
Warsaw
NIPSCO Bill
Editor, Times-Union:Why does NIPSCO charge so much for heat? We that are disabled or seniors are finding it hard to pay for our heat. Don't they care? It is bad when you get your bill and it's almost $300 just for one month and you have already received help from REAL Services that does not last very long, and NIPSCO expects you to pay your bill in full. Do you choose between paying your rent or paying for your heat, or do you have to sell your only vehicle that gets you to the doctor just so you can have heat, or what? What are people like us, disabled or seniors, supposed to do? I believe that we should all band together and write or call our politicians in Washington, D.C., to stop this highway robbery of the poor, disabled and seniors. It's just not right that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Deborah Clark
Warsaw
Bad Rap
Editor, Times-Union:Thank you, Gary Gerard, for the well-written story on the truly terrifying state of rap music in America today. In my opinion, it's really a problem of almost all of the mainstream rock music that is available. Millions of very impressionable young people are being fed a lie through this music and most of the parents of these kids don't even know or care.
I do have an explanation for you, Gary, as to why such blatantly vulgar and destructive music is so wildly popular. All of us are born with evil in our hearts and thus we actually crave that which is contrary to God and His will. There is nothing new about this, it's been this way since the fall in the Garden of Eden, but evil has a way of always wanting more. We saw the music of the '70s push the door open a little wider than the music of the '60s. Every year we have gone a little further and by today, we are experiencing an uncontrollable desire among our people for music that embraces and encourages their desire to rebel against God.
This whole situation is really a powerful lesson in the absolute truth that is presented in the Bible, there is no logical earthly explanation for this music, but there is a spiritual explanation. An interesting point here is that you actually have to read the Bible to know what it says; I have found most people think they know what it says but they won't actually read it to know the truth. The Bible explains issues like this and most important it shows how we can resist and conquer evil, through the power of Jesus Christ. When we believe in our heart (the same heart that entered this world full of sin) that He is the Son of God, that He died on the cross to cleanse us of our sin nature and we pursue His truth for our lives, we will be made more than conquerors over the evil of this world.
Concerning today's music, the problem is not the beat or the volume, but like you stated, Gary, it's the message. Fortunately, there is a fast growing alternative, Christian rock music. I encourage parents to take a close look at what your kids are listening to and then compare it to what the Christian rock world has to offer. Plus, there are also several places in Warsaw to get this kind of music, including my own little store in downtown Warsaw.
Lastly, I would like to say that my last letter to the paper a few months back asked for others to join me in trying to make a difference in our society by sending me an e-mail showing their desire to do something positive. I got no response. None. I'm not pointing a finger here, what I am trying to do is reach out and work together with others to find eternal solutions to these kinds of temporary problems. I pray that we will in fact work together for the good of our people and for the glory of Jesus.
Martt Clupper
Listen Up!
Warsaw
Crowded Restaurant
Editor, Times-Union:Like most Times-Union readers, I read the letters to the editor. Like a lot people in Warsaw, I make the best of my Friday evenings by going out for dinner. With all the choices, it's still almost impossible to get into a good restaurant on Friday night. I took a chance after reading the great review "Marco Polo" had gotten in the letters to the editor and gave it a try. Unfortunately so did a lot of other people that night. Not that this restaurant didn't have the capacity for a good sized crowd, but I don't think they expected the rush that they got. With only one waitress I think they did a pretty fair job of trying to give everyone the service they needed. At one point one of the other customers got up and helped serve coffee. I did see people come in, wait a while and leave. Unfortunate as it was, I can't blame them. It would be tough to predict something like this if business on previous Fridays hadn't been that good.
The food was very good, and a little different from some of the other Chinese resturants. I had Moo Goo Gai Pan and My wife had Chicken Chow Mein.
It's nice to have one more good place to go on a Friday night, so I would like to recommend for the folks who left or anyone else to come back sometime and give "Marco Polo" another try.
Ted Carter
Leesburg
via e-mail
EdCom
Editor, Times-Union:Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of seven Warsaw Community School teachers on a Friday night to help plan a special celebration of learning and education scheduled for Feb. 3rd. As we sat by the fire talking about how to organize the event, I thought about how fortunate I was to be part of a group of educators willing to give of themselves to fulfill a dream for a learning celebration that has taken shape and form over the last several years.
The evening came to an end after several hours of brainstorming, delegating and debating, and well before all the topics on the agenda had been discussed. While many hours of organization remain for the committee, it is time to make sure that you are aware of the event so that you can plan to be there.
EdCom Expo will be the first of many (we hope) annual education celebrations. Students from all WCS schools have used technology to prepare long-term projects in a variety of curricular areas. The committee responsible for planning EdCom set a modest student participation goal of 300--a final tally of registrations shows the number of participants to be well over 500--we are very pleased and excited. The projects will be evaluated by panels of trained evaluators and students will be recognized for the quality of their work. In keeping with the goals of the event, the individuals and teams will not be competing against one another, but their work will be compared to a standard having first, second and third divisions.
I would like to extend an invitation to everyone interested in education and learning. It is time to recognize the learning, excitement, growth and sacrifice of students and sponsors. I hope that you will join the many school faculty, parents and students in attendance. Although I live in Bloomington, I plan to come to the event. I'll also be bringing some of my friends from the country of Turkey who want to taste the flavor of American education. I look forward to seeing you at 9 a.m. for the opening ceremonies of EdCom Expo at Edgewood Middle School on Feb. 3rd--that is, if you come in time to get a seat.
John Keller
Bloomington
Facts About Palestine
Editor, Times-Union:Instead of disinformation, how about some: Amazing Facts about "Palestine?"
First, Palestine comes from the word "Philistine," whom Ramses III designated the "sea people" who invaded Israel about 1200 B.C., long after Moses and the Patriarchs.
Second, there has never been an independent country called Palestine. The Romans forced the name on the land after destroying the Temple in 70 A.D. Their purpose was the same as from Haman to Hitler - to insult, scatter and destroy the Jews to make sure they did not return or have a nation. Israel/"Palestine" has been under foreign rule ever since, until 1948!
Third, actual Philistines were non-semitic people of uncertain origin and fate. The current Palestinians are Arabs, and Arab peoples control 99.9 percent of the land mass of the Middle East. "Land for peace" has been tried before - by Neville Chamberlin. The result? WW II.
Arafat's uncle, in fact, was grand mufti of Jerusalem during WW II and conspired with Hitler to keep the Jews out. (They surely refused asylum to the thousands of Jewish "boat people," most of whom were returned to the Nazis. Canada recently nationally asked forgiveness for this part in the Holocaust, but the USA has failed to do so - guess why.) It was only in the 1930s that this mufti decided that the Dome of the Rock was the "third holiest site in Islam" Conveniently, it just happens to be the most holy site in Judaism, long before Islam existed.
Much more could be said, but I suggest two resources:on the Internet, WorldNetDaily.com, which is edited by Joseph Farah who happens to be Arabic himself but broke ranks with the propaganda of his fellows, and received the usual death threats for his trouble. (Will I? Stay tuned)
Second, read "Our Hands are Stained with Blood" by Michael Brown, all about the shame of Christian antisemitism, something far from unknown in the Midwest!
The PLO has never abandoned its first priority, to drive the Jews into the sea. Ironic for a "sea people!" This goal is emblazoned, always in Arabic, on the PLO flag and on banners at headquarters showing Israel - all of it - as the future Palestine. Photos shown on request.
William Schuler
Pierceton
via e-mail
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- CR 350W Project - NIPSCO Bill - Bad Rap - Crowded Restaurant - EdCom - Facts About Palestine
CR 350W Project
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to put my two cents in about the proposed CR 350W project. We've been hearing plenty from CR 350W residents saying they don't want this project to happen on "their road" and are quick to suggest to instead use CR 500W and CR 520W. Well, my family lives on CR 520W and we don't want it on our road any more than CR 350W residents. What's ironic is CR 350W residents keep on stating their road used to be such a nice, quiet country road and they wish it would have remained that way. Our road is a nice, quiet country road, so why ruin it for us? Sure, there aren't as many residents on these roads, but this project would "eat up" plenty of farm ground in this area. And this isn't Creighton Bros. ground we're talking about, it affects three different area farmers. The posted sign (across from the CCAC) on Old Rd. 30 says to use CR 350W or CR 650W (notice it doesn't say CR 500W and CR 520W) to get to new U.S. 30; clearly because these roads are "straight shots" to new U.S. 30. Nobody wants this project to end up in their front yard and that's the simple truth of it. But I wanted the community to hear from a CR 520W resident who doesn't want this on our road any more than CR 350W residents do.
Lori Shepherd
Warsaw
NIPSCO Bill
Editor, Times-Union:Why does NIPSCO charge so much for heat? We that are disabled or seniors are finding it hard to pay for our heat. Don't they care? It is bad when you get your bill and it's almost $300 just for one month and you have already received help from REAL Services that does not last very long, and NIPSCO expects you to pay your bill in full. Do you choose between paying your rent or paying for your heat, or do you have to sell your only vehicle that gets you to the doctor just so you can have heat, or what? What are people like us, disabled or seniors, supposed to do? I believe that we should all band together and write or call our politicians in Washington, D.C., to stop this highway robbery of the poor, disabled and seniors. It's just not right that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Deborah Clark
Warsaw
Bad Rap
Editor, Times-Union:Thank you, Gary Gerard, for the well-written story on the truly terrifying state of rap music in America today. In my opinion, it's really a problem of almost all of the mainstream rock music that is available. Millions of very impressionable young people are being fed a lie through this music and most of the parents of these kids don't even know or care.
I do have an explanation for you, Gary, as to why such blatantly vulgar and destructive music is so wildly popular. All of us are born with evil in our hearts and thus we actually crave that which is contrary to God and His will. There is nothing new about this, it's been this way since the fall in the Garden of Eden, but evil has a way of always wanting more. We saw the music of the '70s push the door open a little wider than the music of the '60s. Every year we have gone a little further and by today, we are experiencing an uncontrollable desire among our people for music that embraces and encourages their desire to rebel against God.
This whole situation is really a powerful lesson in the absolute truth that is presented in the Bible, there is no logical earthly explanation for this music, but there is a spiritual explanation. An interesting point here is that you actually have to read the Bible to know what it says; I have found most people think they know what it says but they won't actually read it to know the truth. The Bible explains issues like this and most important it shows how we can resist and conquer evil, through the power of Jesus Christ. When we believe in our heart (the same heart that entered this world full of sin) that He is the Son of God, that He died on the cross to cleanse us of our sin nature and we pursue His truth for our lives, we will be made more than conquerors over the evil of this world.
Concerning today's music, the problem is not the beat or the volume, but like you stated, Gary, it's the message. Fortunately, there is a fast growing alternative, Christian rock music. I encourage parents to take a close look at what your kids are listening to and then compare it to what the Christian rock world has to offer. Plus, there are also several places in Warsaw to get this kind of music, including my own little store in downtown Warsaw.
Lastly, I would like to say that my last letter to the paper a few months back asked for others to join me in trying to make a difference in our society by sending me an e-mail showing their desire to do something positive. I got no response. None. I'm not pointing a finger here, what I am trying to do is reach out and work together with others to find eternal solutions to these kinds of temporary problems. I pray that we will in fact work together for the good of our people and for the glory of Jesus.
Martt Clupper
Listen Up!
Warsaw
Crowded Restaurant
Editor, Times-Union:Like most Times-Union readers, I read the letters to the editor. Like a lot people in Warsaw, I make the best of my Friday evenings by going out for dinner. With all the choices, it's still almost impossible to get into a good restaurant on Friday night. I took a chance after reading the great review "Marco Polo" had gotten in the letters to the editor and gave it a try. Unfortunately so did a lot of other people that night. Not that this restaurant didn't have the capacity for a good sized crowd, but I don't think they expected the rush that they got. With only one waitress I think they did a pretty fair job of trying to give everyone the service they needed. At one point one of the other customers got up and helped serve coffee. I did see people come in, wait a while and leave. Unfortunate as it was, I can't blame them. It would be tough to predict something like this if business on previous Fridays hadn't been that good.
The food was very good, and a little different from some of the other Chinese resturants. I had Moo Goo Gai Pan and My wife had Chicken Chow Mein.
It's nice to have one more good place to go on a Friday night, so I would like to recommend for the folks who left or anyone else to come back sometime and give "Marco Polo" another try.
Ted Carter
Leesburg
via e-mail
EdCom
Editor, Times-Union:Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of seven Warsaw Community School teachers on a Friday night to help plan a special celebration of learning and education scheduled for Feb. 3rd. As we sat by the fire talking about how to organize the event, I thought about how fortunate I was to be part of a group of educators willing to give of themselves to fulfill a dream for a learning celebration that has taken shape and form over the last several years.
The evening came to an end after several hours of brainstorming, delegating and debating, and well before all the topics on the agenda had been discussed. While many hours of organization remain for the committee, it is time to make sure that you are aware of the event so that you can plan to be there.
EdCom Expo will be the first of many (we hope) annual education celebrations. Students from all WCS schools have used technology to prepare long-term projects in a variety of curricular areas. The committee responsible for planning EdCom set a modest student participation goal of 300--a final tally of registrations shows the number of participants to be well over 500--we are very pleased and excited. The projects will be evaluated by panels of trained evaluators and students will be recognized for the quality of their work. In keeping with the goals of the event, the individuals and teams will not be competing against one another, but their work will be compared to a standard having first, second and third divisions.
I would like to extend an invitation to everyone interested in education and learning. It is time to recognize the learning, excitement, growth and sacrifice of students and sponsors. I hope that you will join the many school faculty, parents and students in attendance. Although I live in Bloomington, I plan to come to the event. I'll also be bringing some of my friends from the country of Turkey who want to taste the flavor of American education. I look forward to seeing you at 9 a.m. for the opening ceremonies of EdCom Expo at Edgewood Middle School on Feb. 3rd--that is, if you come in time to get a seat.
John Keller
Bloomington
Facts About Palestine
Editor, Times-Union:Instead of disinformation, how about some: Amazing Facts about "Palestine?"
First, Palestine comes from the word "Philistine," whom Ramses III designated the "sea people" who invaded Israel about 1200 B.C., long after Moses and the Patriarchs.
Second, there has never been an independent country called Palestine. The Romans forced the name on the land after destroying the Temple in 70 A.D. Their purpose was the same as from Haman to Hitler - to insult, scatter and destroy the Jews to make sure they did not return or have a nation. Israel/"Palestine" has been under foreign rule ever since, until 1948!
Third, actual Philistines were non-semitic people of uncertain origin and fate. The current Palestinians are Arabs, and Arab peoples control 99.9 percent of the land mass of the Middle East. "Land for peace" has been tried before - by Neville Chamberlin. The result? WW II.
Arafat's uncle, in fact, was grand mufti of Jerusalem during WW II and conspired with Hitler to keep the Jews out. (They surely refused asylum to the thousands of Jewish "boat people," most of whom were returned to the Nazis. Canada recently nationally asked forgiveness for this part in the Holocaust, but the USA has failed to do so - guess why.) It was only in the 1930s that this mufti decided that the Dome of the Rock was the "third holiest site in Islam" Conveniently, it just happens to be the most holy site in Judaism, long before Islam existed.
Much more could be said, but I suggest two resources:on the Internet, WorldNetDaily.com, which is edited by Joseph Farah who happens to be Arabic himself but broke ranks with the propaganda of his fellows, and received the usual death threats for his trouble. (Will I? Stay tuned)
Second, read "Our Hands are Stained with Blood" by Michael Brown, all about the shame of Christian antisemitism, something far from unknown in the Midwest!
The PLO has never abandoned its first priority, to drive the Jews into the sea. Ironic for a "sea people!" This goal is emblazoned, always in Arabic, on the PLO flag and on banners at headquarters showing Israel - all of it - as the future Palestine. Photos shown on request.
William Schuler
Pierceton
via e-mail
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