Letters to the Editor 03-30-2000
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Truckers - Junior Achievement - Blues Band - Giving From The Heart - Hole In One - Special Photo
Truckers
Editor, Times-Union:I am not a regular reader of these pages but I have seen at least one letter that disturbs me and I feel that a word in season might bring some balance to the discussion here. I am referring specifically to the accidents relating to truckers. I have the greatest concern and respect for those who drive commercially. In fact, our family regularly supports a ministry to truckers in Rochelle, Ill., in which Chaplain Jay LeRette is available full-time for the drivers. So though I have never been a trucker myself, I have spent a few nights in the truck stop chapel and have seen, first hand, the struggles that they go through with the many hours they have to spend apart from their families, etc. I have also seen the fatigue and frank burnout truckers have to suffer from by working too many hours, often being pushed by heavy loads of personal debt and of course employers that push them well beyond the legal limits. A regular average U.S. work week according to U.S. News and World Report is 34.6 hours and the legal limit for truckers is 60 hours but the average work week for truckers is 66 hours. The American Trucking Association states that the vast majority of truckers today are conscientious workers but they also acknowledge that "adequate sleep is crucial, which just happens to have been the ATA's long-time lobbying position."
In light of this I would simply make a plea to truckers and their employees not to push a bad situation any further; in fact to back off as far as excessive work hours without sleep. This is an area unfortunately the government will be increasingly involved in unless the industry, both workers and management, make the necessary adjustments. Our highways need more places where truckers can rest (not fewer, which seems to be the trend here). And finally and most importantly, it would be good if we who are not truckers would spend more time praying for the men and women who drive those big rigs, rather than the cursing them as they go by. It's the least, and the most sometimes, that we can do. Thank you very much.
William Schuler, M.D.
Pierceton
Junior Achievement
Editor, Times-Union:Junior Achievement serving Kosciusko County would like to thank the many individuals and companies that have volunteered and contributed to the Junior Achievement programs.
Children are the conscience of a community. The care and attention given to them is a measure of a community's regard for itself. Junior Achievement offers sequential and integrated economics and business programs for students in grades K through 12. Locally, JA is operating programs in Warsaw, Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee school districts. JA is reaching out to over 2,500 students in Kosciukso County in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 12.
Resources invested in JA help inspire area youth to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit and engage the students to excel. Independent studies prove that JA enriches the education experience and impacts the ever-changing needs of students.
Volunteers within the community visit with a classroom once a week from 4 to 8 weeks to share with and educate the students on hands-on activities enforcing the economic principles of the business world. The Junior Achievement program also enhances workforce readiness skills to prepare them for the expectations for obtaining a job.
The energy that brings economic and business concepts to life is the volunteer dimension of Junior Achievement. Its unique delivery system engages executives, owners of small businesses, retirees, parents and college students.
The Board of Directors would like to thank all who have made a difference in the lives of our area youth.
Dave Creighton, president
Junior Achievement/Kosciusko County
Blues Band
Editor, Times-Union:This past Sunday, March 26, the Summertime Blues Band was scheduled to play at a club in Warsaw. At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, the club cancelled the job.
We wish to apologize for the inconvenience to everyone who had planned to see the show. The Summertime Blues Band is alive and well, and will continue to play in the area.
Bill Kolter, Ted Carter, Zeek Bailey
The members of the Summertime Blues Band
Giving From The Heart
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to thank each person who responded to our letter on March 20. We appreciated each gift and card that was received this past week. May God bless each one of you that gave from your heart and to those who haven't given yet, may God touch your heart in a special way that you may give through His bountiful grace.
Arthur and Deborah Clark
Warsaw
Hole In One
Editor, Times-Union:Last Saturday, a special person in my life achieved a life-long goal. I would like to congratulate and honor him with an award and this letter of appreciation for all the things he has accomplished.
Dad, I want to thank you for everything that you've done for me. Through these years you've taught me a lot, from responsibility to being the best that you can be. I'm glad that we can always share this special time together.
I know how it feels when you accomplish something that you work so hard for and means a lot to you and don't get an award for it. So this is your award from me. "I love you, Dad, and I'm very proud of you."
Ashley B. Cooper
Warsaw
Special Photo
Editor, Times-Union:God created a lovely white robin. God created a very special Gary Nieter and blessed him with a talent.
How wonderful that Gary and the robin are nesting in Kosciusko County.
Marge Gast
Warsaw
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Truckers
Editor, Times-Union:I am not a regular reader of these pages but I have seen at least one letter that disturbs me and I feel that a word in season might bring some balance to the discussion here. I am referring specifically to the accidents relating to truckers. I have the greatest concern and respect for those who drive commercially. In fact, our family regularly supports a ministry to truckers in Rochelle, Ill., in which Chaplain Jay LeRette is available full-time for the drivers. So though I have never been a trucker myself, I have spent a few nights in the truck stop chapel and have seen, first hand, the struggles that they go through with the many hours they have to spend apart from their families, etc. I have also seen the fatigue and frank burnout truckers have to suffer from by working too many hours, often being pushed by heavy loads of personal debt and of course employers that push them well beyond the legal limits. A regular average U.S. work week according to U.S. News and World Report is 34.6 hours and the legal limit for truckers is 60 hours but the average work week for truckers is 66 hours. The American Trucking Association states that the vast majority of truckers today are conscientious workers but they also acknowledge that "adequate sleep is crucial, which just happens to have been the ATA's long-time lobbying position."
In light of this I would simply make a plea to truckers and their employees not to push a bad situation any further; in fact to back off as far as excessive work hours without sleep. This is an area unfortunately the government will be increasingly involved in unless the industry, both workers and management, make the necessary adjustments. Our highways need more places where truckers can rest (not fewer, which seems to be the trend here). And finally and most importantly, it would be good if we who are not truckers would spend more time praying for the men and women who drive those big rigs, rather than the cursing them as they go by. It's the least, and the most sometimes, that we can do. Thank you very much.
William Schuler, M.D.
Pierceton
Junior Achievement
Editor, Times-Union:Junior Achievement serving Kosciusko County would like to thank the many individuals and companies that have volunteered and contributed to the Junior Achievement programs.
Children are the conscience of a community. The care and attention given to them is a measure of a community's regard for itself. Junior Achievement offers sequential and integrated economics and business programs for students in grades K through 12. Locally, JA is operating programs in Warsaw, Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee school districts. JA is reaching out to over 2,500 students in Kosciukso County in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 12.
Resources invested in JA help inspire area youth to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit and engage the students to excel. Independent studies prove that JA enriches the education experience and impacts the ever-changing needs of students.
Volunteers within the community visit with a classroom once a week from 4 to 8 weeks to share with and educate the students on hands-on activities enforcing the economic principles of the business world. The Junior Achievement program also enhances workforce readiness skills to prepare them for the expectations for obtaining a job.
The energy that brings economic and business concepts to life is the volunteer dimension of Junior Achievement. Its unique delivery system engages executives, owners of small businesses, retirees, parents and college students.
The Board of Directors would like to thank all who have made a difference in the lives of our area youth.
Dave Creighton, president
Junior Achievement/Kosciusko County
Blues Band
Editor, Times-Union:This past Sunday, March 26, the Summertime Blues Band was scheduled to play at a club in Warsaw. At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, the club cancelled the job.
We wish to apologize for the inconvenience to everyone who had planned to see the show. The Summertime Blues Band is alive and well, and will continue to play in the area.
Bill Kolter, Ted Carter, Zeek Bailey
The members of the Summertime Blues Band
Giving From The Heart
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to thank each person who responded to our letter on March 20. We appreciated each gift and card that was received this past week. May God bless each one of you that gave from your heart and to those who haven't given yet, may God touch your heart in a special way that you may give through His bountiful grace.
Arthur and Deborah Clark
Warsaw
Hole In One
Editor, Times-Union:Last Saturday, a special person in my life achieved a life-long goal. I would like to congratulate and honor him with an award and this letter of appreciation for all the things he has accomplished.
Dad, I want to thank you for everything that you've done for me. Through these years you've taught me a lot, from responsibility to being the best that you can be. I'm glad that we can always share this special time together.
I know how it feels when you accomplish something that you work so hard for and means a lot to you and don't get an award for it. So this is your award from me. "I love you, Dad, and I'm very proud of you."
Ashley B. Cooper
Warsaw
Special Photo
Editor, Times-Union:God created a lovely white robin. God created a very special Gary Nieter and blessed him with a talent.
How wonderful that Gary and the robin are nesting in Kosciusko County.
Marge Gast
Warsaw
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