Letters to the Editor 03-28-2002
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Souder Misses MarkEditor, Times-Union: - Home Show Success - Missing Guns - DAR Thanks - Gas Station Lady - Honked Off
Souder Misses MarkEditor, Times-Union:
Mark Souder again is rising to the occasion. The omniscient Mr. Souder knows precisely what to do with Jerusalem, long acknowledged by those able to look over and under and around this whole ball of wax as a sticky wicket. But that doesn't deter Mr. Souder. Recall the trip he took to Colombia, spending roughly 10 days there talking to the powers-that-be, hearing what they wanted him to hear and showing him what they wanted him to see. He returned with the solution in hand - never mind that Americans who had been on the scene for 10 or so years warned that our policy was like pouring money down a rat hole.Mr. Bush has recognized finally that our Israeli policy must change - but not Mr. Souder. Once he has made up his mind, he usually is reluctant to be confused with the facts. What the global community, which includes us, does not need are policy makers with minds of concrete - all mixed up and permanently set. Those who do not understand the concept and art of compromise have no place in public policy.
While it is a fair statement that Israel is the most democratic state in the Mideast, it must be recognized that the other regimes there are varying degrees of despotism. Hoosier friends who now spend half the year in Indiana and half in Israel are saying emphatically that most Israelis deplore Mr. Sharon's tactics and it is a very small but powerful group of religious zealots who intimidate the coalition government into the present policies. Forget dogma; dire circumstances demand pragmatism, i.e., what actually has a chance to work in the real world. Therefore, Jerusalem only can be an open city. On the Christian morals front, in the New Testament I read Christ-followers are neither pompous, all-knowing nor self-righteous.
In my view, this is one Mark who misses the mark. Fortunately for this district and for the country-at-large, there are other voices and other choices.
Tam Vogel
Winona Lake
Home Show Success
Editor, Times-Union:I was really surprised no one bothered to laud the efforts of the Builders' Association. They put on a huge home show that ever so many enjoyed. It took a lot of hard work to put this on. The business people gave away samples and many good pieces of advice. It was a wonderful experience to be able to get out and see something different.
I thought the lawn and garden displays were exceptional! A lot of planning and expertise went into these displays.
Thanks for a great show for 2002.
John Schanbacher
Warsaw
Missing Guns
Editor, Times-Union:I am seeking help from a person who the police and others would call a thief. You are the one who took my grocery bag that had three of my WWII pistols.
I would like to change the term thief, to that of a new friend. What I will say and do is that I will happily give you the one non-German pistol with its red gun case, if you would only give me back the two original German wartime pistols that are in a blue or purple individual cases.
Deliver them all to the police department and I will assure that your award will be the third pistol, which was given to me by a wartime friend. My life was in extreme combat danger with the capture of these weapons, having been wounded twice by German artillery explosions that also destroyed the hearing capacity of my right ear down to zero.
Please sir, I want to change your life to a positive one and I also want to welcome you as my newly found friend, with a hug and handshake.
Please give me back the two most important items of my entire life.
Please.
Al Smith
Warsaw
DAR Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:The Daughters of the American Revolution want to express our thanks for the recent publication of the DAR student essay winners, good citizens and photos. We hope it will inspire other students to enter next year.
Members of DAR
Gas Station Lady
Editor, Times-Union:This letter is for all of the people, big, small, young and old, who I have grown to know and met again over the years. So few di I get to say goodbye to and so many that I did not. I worked at a convenience store on Center Street for seven and one-half years.
I've been through many births, deaths, marriages and divorces and was a listening ear for some who just needed someone to talk to.
I will miss everyone dearly.
Just to explain a little. I lost (due to sudden death) my mother six years ago. Two years ago I was diagnosed with depression. The company that I worked for saw to it that when our insurance changed (once again) last September, that nervous, emotional and mental health were not a part of the policy, directly affecting me.
I decided to leave the stress of the job, which will probably relieve me of the meds I am on. I figure if I were going to get depressed, nervous or emotionally unstable, it would have been closer to my mother's death.
This was a hard decision, until the insurance changed, which is a main goal of employment, when the owner dropped the only part of the policy that covered me. There you have the "why" to my sudden departure.
The customers who come into that store every day, every other day or once a week were "my people." I know most of you by your first name. You will all be missed a lot.
And for "my girls," I love you guys and I'm going to miss all the fun and laughter.
Every end is a new beginning. I wish I could have said "see ya around," but one week wasn't enough time. God bless and peace.
Jamie Pearson
"The Gas Station Lady"
Warsaw
Honked Off
Editor, Times-Union:I'm so honked off at the Times-Union for not spelling people's names correctly. True, in my case it's usually as a bridge winner and how important can that be? When I die, by reading my obit, no one will know that it was I who passed on to the Great Beyond. And yet when I receive my bill for the paper, wonder of wonders, my name is correctly spelled.
Nancy McNoldy
Warsaw
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- Souder Misses MarkEditor, Times-Union: - Home Show Success - Missing Guns - DAR Thanks - Gas Station Lady - Honked Off
Souder Misses MarkEditor, Times-Union:
Mark Souder again is rising to the occasion. The omniscient Mr. Souder knows precisely what to do with Jerusalem, long acknowledged by those able to look over and under and around this whole ball of wax as a sticky wicket. But that doesn't deter Mr. Souder. Recall the trip he took to Colombia, spending roughly 10 days there talking to the powers-that-be, hearing what they wanted him to hear and showing him what they wanted him to see. He returned with the solution in hand - never mind that Americans who had been on the scene for 10 or so years warned that our policy was like pouring money down a rat hole.Mr. Bush has recognized finally that our Israeli policy must change - but not Mr. Souder. Once he has made up his mind, he usually is reluctant to be confused with the facts. What the global community, which includes us, does not need are policy makers with minds of concrete - all mixed up and permanently set. Those who do not understand the concept and art of compromise have no place in public policy.
While it is a fair statement that Israel is the most democratic state in the Mideast, it must be recognized that the other regimes there are varying degrees of despotism. Hoosier friends who now spend half the year in Indiana and half in Israel are saying emphatically that most Israelis deplore Mr. Sharon's tactics and it is a very small but powerful group of religious zealots who intimidate the coalition government into the present policies. Forget dogma; dire circumstances demand pragmatism, i.e., what actually has a chance to work in the real world. Therefore, Jerusalem only can be an open city. On the Christian morals front, in the New Testament I read Christ-followers are neither pompous, all-knowing nor self-righteous.
In my view, this is one Mark who misses the mark. Fortunately for this district and for the country-at-large, there are other voices and other choices.
Tam Vogel
Winona Lake
Home Show Success
Editor, Times-Union:I was really surprised no one bothered to laud the efforts of the Builders' Association. They put on a huge home show that ever so many enjoyed. It took a lot of hard work to put this on. The business people gave away samples and many good pieces of advice. It was a wonderful experience to be able to get out and see something different.
I thought the lawn and garden displays were exceptional! A lot of planning and expertise went into these displays.
Thanks for a great show for 2002.
John Schanbacher
Warsaw
Missing Guns
Editor, Times-Union:I am seeking help from a person who the police and others would call a thief. You are the one who took my grocery bag that had three of my WWII pistols.
I would like to change the term thief, to that of a new friend. What I will say and do is that I will happily give you the one non-German pistol with its red gun case, if you would only give me back the two original German wartime pistols that are in a blue or purple individual cases.
Deliver them all to the police department and I will assure that your award will be the third pistol, which was given to me by a wartime friend. My life was in extreme combat danger with the capture of these weapons, having been wounded twice by German artillery explosions that also destroyed the hearing capacity of my right ear down to zero.
Please sir, I want to change your life to a positive one and I also want to welcome you as my newly found friend, with a hug and handshake.
Please give me back the two most important items of my entire life.
Please.
Al Smith
Warsaw
DAR Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:The Daughters of the American Revolution want to express our thanks for the recent publication of the DAR student essay winners, good citizens and photos. We hope it will inspire other students to enter next year.
Members of DAR
Gas Station Lady
Editor, Times-Union:This letter is for all of the people, big, small, young and old, who I have grown to know and met again over the years. So few di I get to say goodbye to and so many that I did not. I worked at a convenience store on Center Street for seven and one-half years.
I've been through many births, deaths, marriages and divorces and was a listening ear for some who just needed someone to talk to.
I will miss everyone dearly.
Just to explain a little. I lost (due to sudden death) my mother six years ago. Two years ago I was diagnosed with depression. The company that I worked for saw to it that when our insurance changed (once again) last September, that nervous, emotional and mental health were not a part of the policy, directly affecting me.
I decided to leave the stress of the job, which will probably relieve me of the meds I am on. I figure if I were going to get depressed, nervous or emotionally unstable, it would have been closer to my mother's death.
This was a hard decision, until the insurance changed, which is a main goal of employment, when the owner dropped the only part of the policy that covered me. There you have the "why" to my sudden departure.
The customers who come into that store every day, every other day or once a week were "my people." I know most of you by your first name. You will all be missed a lot.
And for "my girls," I love you guys and I'm going to miss all the fun and laughter.
Every end is a new beginning. I wish I could have said "see ya around," but one week wasn't enough time. God bless and peace.
Jamie Pearson
"The Gas Station Lady"
Warsaw
Honked Off
Editor, Times-Union:I'm so honked off at the Times-Union for not spelling people's names correctly. True, in my case it's usually as a bridge winner and how important can that be? When I die, by reading my obit, no one will know that it was I who passed on to the Great Beyond. And yet when I receive my bill for the paper, wonder of wonders, my name is correctly spelled.
Nancy McNoldy
Warsaw
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