Letters to the Editor 04-19-2002
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Vroman Murder - Primary Choices - Fishing Is Murder - Missing Signs - Thanks To Waggoner
Vroman Murder
Editor, Times-Union:I totally agree with Gary Gerard's column this past Saturday.
The outrageous column in the Times-Union April 16 2002 titled Jason's Innocense is completely an outrage. The way I see it, the murder that was committed was a cowardly act!
How can Jason or his lawyer Michael Miner sleep at knowing the facts. The person that did it walked free as a bird but what about Kathy Vroman & her family she will never walk again except for the eyes of the Lord. The Vroman family suffered needlessly.
When their time comes to meet the Lord they will pay the pennence. I'm afraid that since they botched this murder trial that they may do the same thing with the Heather Endicott case God bless her soul and her poor suffering family.
Steve Wright
Warsaw
Primary Choices
Editor, Times-UnionPlease inform David Slone, your staff writer, that no one is forcing him to do anything this primary season.
The purpose for the spring primaries is for each party to choose their best candidate for the general election. The purpose for the primaries is not for uncommitted voters to try to spoil the outcome.
If Mr. Slone does not like the choices before him at the polling place, then I suggest that he exercise his first ammendment rights and start his own party.
If enough people sign his petitions, then he can run his candidates in 2004. For example, the state of Minnesota has a Governor who is neither Republican or Democrat. Maybe Mr. Slone could get some pointers from Jesse himself. Mr. Slone warns us that if Congressman Souder is re-elected, then our first ammendment rights are doomed.
As it is, Mark Souder has been in Congress for nearly 8 years, and Mr. Slone's First Amendment rights are well intact. Otherwise he would not be able to whine about being forced to do terrible things on primary day. If Mr. Slone wants to see what it is really like when people are forced in a political manner, I suggest that he vacation in Iraq, Iran or North Korea this summer. Then he can come back and tell us all about his First Ammendment Rights.
Brad Green
Warsaw
Fishing Is Murder
Editor, Times-Union:Readers may be wondering why PETA wants to sink fishing in state parks ("Outdoor Scene," March 16). Many parks have already sent gun-toting hunters packing, and PETA thinks that anglers should be cast out next. After all, fishing is simply hunting in the water.
Fish cannot always express their suffering in ways that humans can easily recognize, but common sense - and marine scientists - tell us that fish feel pain, just as all animals do.
Famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau once stated, "To reassure one's conscience, it is said that fish do not feel pain. ... Of course, such claims are completely without foundation."
According to Dr. Donald Broom, professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, "The scientific literature is quite clear. Anatomically, physiologically and biologically, the pain system in fish is virtually the same as in birds and mammals." Adds Dr. Austin Williams, a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service zoologist, fish "are sentient organisms, so of course they feel pain."
Fishing has other victims, too: the countless birds and aquatic animals who suffer - or die - from injuries caused by discarded fishing hooks, monofilament line, lead weights and floats. Many wildlife rehabilitators say that lost and discarded fishing tackle is the No. 1 danger to aquatic animals today.
Fishing is a violent pastime that does not complement the peace and tranquility of a state park. For more information, please visit PETA's Web site FishingHurts.com
Paula Moore
Staff Writer
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Norfolk, Va.
Missing Signs
Editor, Times-Union:After spending two days putting up election signs, I came home from work Monday night to find that every sign that was posted, and I did make sure that the signs were in public easements and not in private individuals' yards, had been removed. I went to every location (there were over 15) and each sign was removed as well as signs for my husband, who is running for another political office.
As a "rookie" to the political market, I must really be scaring some individuals for them to resort to such childish behavior. I do hope that they realize that they can be fined and even jailed for removing such signs from any political candidate. It would be interesting to be sent to jail with murderers, thieves and the like for removing political signs!
To the person or persons that did this, I hope you enjoyed yourselves and you were careful enough not to let anyone see you do this. Oh, before I forget, I will be placing an ad in the paper offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible.
All I can say is, get out and vote. Vote to put your candidate in office, but do it by voting, not by taking street signs.
Janice D Williams
Pierceton
via e-mail
Thanks To Waggoner
Editor, Times-Union:I am writing to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone at the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Mr. Waggoner pressed charges against the driver of the semi that killed my sister. He and his staff were there every step of the way to assist my family in any way they could. Kosciusko County is lucky to have such a dedicated Victim's Assistance staff. My family did receive the justice we deserved, and one criminal did not go free. He will spend three years in prison thinking about how his inattention to the road killed a young mother and destroyed many lives. I again, would like to express my thanks to Mr. Waggoner. Without him this man could still be driving on US 30, and could hurt you or one of your loved ones.
Jennifer E. Yoder
Sister of Jill Carpenter
Warsaw
via e-mail
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Vroman Murder
Editor, Times-Union:I totally agree with Gary Gerard's column this past Saturday.
The outrageous column in the Times-Union April 16 2002 titled Jason's Innocense is completely an outrage. The way I see it, the murder that was committed was a cowardly act!
How can Jason or his lawyer Michael Miner sleep at knowing the facts. The person that did it walked free as a bird but what about Kathy Vroman & her family she will never walk again except for the eyes of the Lord. The Vroman family suffered needlessly.
When their time comes to meet the Lord they will pay the pennence. I'm afraid that since they botched this murder trial that they may do the same thing with the Heather Endicott case God bless her soul and her poor suffering family.
Steve Wright
Warsaw
Primary Choices
Editor, Times-UnionPlease inform David Slone, your staff writer, that no one is forcing him to do anything this primary season.
The purpose for the spring primaries is for each party to choose their best candidate for the general election. The purpose for the primaries is not for uncommitted voters to try to spoil the outcome.
If Mr. Slone does not like the choices before him at the polling place, then I suggest that he exercise his first ammendment rights and start his own party.
If enough people sign his petitions, then he can run his candidates in 2004. For example, the state of Minnesota has a Governor who is neither Republican or Democrat. Maybe Mr. Slone could get some pointers from Jesse himself. Mr. Slone warns us that if Congressman Souder is re-elected, then our first ammendment rights are doomed.
As it is, Mark Souder has been in Congress for nearly 8 years, and Mr. Slone's First Amendment rights are well intact. Otherwise he would not be able to whine about being forced to do terrible things on primary day. If Mr. Slone wants to see what it is really like when people are forced in a political manner, I suggest that he vacation in Iraq, Iran or North Korea this summer. Then he can come back and tell us all about his First Ammendment Rights.
Brad Green
Warsaw
Fishing Is Murder
Editor, Times-Union:Readers may be wondering why PETA wants to sink fishing in state parks ("Outdoor Scene," March 16). Many parks have already sent gun-toting hunters packing, and PETA thinks that anglers should be cast out next. After all, fishing is simply hunting in the water.
Fish cannot always express their suffering in ways that humans can easily recognize, but common sense - and marine scientists - tell us that fish feel pain, just as all animals do.
Famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau once stated, "To reassure one's conscience, it is said that fish do not feel pain. ... Of course, such claims are completely without foundation."
According to Dr. Donald Broom, professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, "The scientific literature is quite clear. Anatomically, physiologically and biologically, the pain system in fish is virtually the same as in birds and mammals." Adds Dr. Austin Williams, a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service zoologist, fish "are sentient organisms, so of course they feel pain."
Fishing has other victims, too: the countless birds and aquatic animals who suffer - or die - from injuries caused by discarded fishing hooks, monofilament line, lead weights and floats. Many wildlife rehabilitators say that lost and discarded fishing tackle is the No. 1 danger to aquatic animals today.
Fishing is a violent pastime that does not complement the peace and tranquility of a state park. For more information, please visit PETA's Web site FishingHurts.com
Paula Moore
Staff Writer
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Norfolk, Va.
Missing Signs
Editor, Times-Union:After spending two days putting up election signs, I came home from work Monday night to find that every sign that was posted, and I did make sure that the signs were in public easements and not in private individuals' yards, had been removed. I went to every location (there were over 15) and each sign was removed as well as signs for my husband, who is running for another political office.
As a "rookie" to the political market, I must really be scaring some individuals for them to resort to such childish behavior. I do hope that they realize that they can be fined and even jailed for removing such signs from any political candidate. It would be interesting to be sent to jail with murderers, thieves and the like for removing political signs!
To the person or persons that did this, I hope you enjoyed yourselves and you were careful enough not to let anyone see you do this. Oh, before I forget, I will be placing an ad in the paper offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible.
All I can say is, get out and vote. Vote to put your candidate in office, but do it by voting, not by taking street signs.
Janice D Williams
Pierceton
via e-mail
Thanks To Waggoner
Editor, Times-Union:I am writing to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone at the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Mr. Waggoner pressed charges against the driver of the semi that killed my sister. He and his staff were there every step of the way to assist my family in any way they could. Kosciusko County is lucky to have such a dedicated Victim's Assistance staff. My family did receive the justice we deserved, and one criminal did not go free. He will spend three years in prison thinking about how his inattention to the road killed a young mother and destroyed many lives. I again, would like to express my thanks to Mr. Waggoner. Without him this man could still be driving on US 30, and could hurt you or one of your loved ones.
Jennifer E. Yoder
Sister of Jill Carpenter
Warsaw
via e-mail
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