Letters to the Editor 05-09-2003
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Mother's Day - Prosecutor Inaction
Mother's Day
Editor, Times-Union:I read David Slone's article of April 29 concerning mothers and their worth. Whenever I gaze at Mr. Slone's photo, I find a sort of jaded, cynical look of defiance written in his expression, which is misleading, for it is a very touching piece that he writes as regards his friend and the loss of his mother, and David Slone also offers us readers a truly poignant composition honoring his own mother and the everlasting love and devotion that he bestows upon her.
I am 83 years old, but I can still remember that sad day nearly 40 years ago when I received word that my mother had passed away. I was in Hollywood at the time and had to fly home. On the trip home I kept saying to myself, "Now I love my mother, but when it comes time to view her, I am going to be brave and stalwart and not break down and shed tears." Well, that wasn't the way it turned out. I took one look at my mother lying there in her coffin, and I choked up and ran to my aunt. We held each other and shed buckets of tears together. You know, there are some people, especially men, who think that when they cry they are being weak and effeminate - that they are not strong. But, why feel that way? The Holy Scriptures state that Jesus wept, and who is stronger and more lacking in weakness and effeminacy than the son of God?
After Mom's demise, it was difficult for me to enter her apartment. It was a very trying and poignant situation for me to find her knitting lying on the davenport where she had last worked on it, or approach the coffee table and pick up a glass that she had drunk from with still a bit of water in it.
My mother wasn't always sweet and amiable. She had a temper and whenever my sister, my brother or I got out of hand, she let us have it. But I realize that whatever rigid discipline she sometimes dealt us, it was for our own benefit. Mothers can make you feel mighty good, too, in a way that will boost your self-esteem. I shall never forget how elevated my mother made me feel one Mother's Day when I was young. I had only 50 cents to buy Mom a little remembrance. So I spent the 50 cents on a small bottle of cologne. When I presented my cheap, "insignificant" gift to Mom, her eyes lit up and she acted as though I had just presented her with a million dollars. Little incidents such as that are what make life worth living.
In closing, I just want to say that it's a sad thing indeed when anyone in the immediate family departs from this world, but as the old saying goes, you have only one mother, and when she passes you feel as though you have lost part of yourself. But you go on and try to live in the manner that your mother would want you to live. To quote an old adage, "Time heals the wounds," and sometimes it takes quite a while.
Don Kaiser
Warsaw
Prosecutor Inaction
Editor, Times-Union:I am writing in response to Launda Ewell's letter about an 11-year-old boy's shooting her dog right at her house. As I understand it, someone witnessed the boy being driven by his parent to the place where the dastardly deed was done. I thank God that the dog has recovered, though now has a permanent limp. This dear four-legged Ewell family member suffered a great deal, and this deed must not go unpunished.
I, too, would like for the prosecutor to explain why his office is dragging its feet in not seeing that justice is served five months after the deed. It is time that swift action be taken. Could it be that the person who did this will "get away with murder" just like the previous prosecutor's ineptitude allowed someone to literally get away with murder? Could it be that because of who this person is, the prosecutor doesn't plan to do anything about it? Or could it be that the mentality of the prosecutor's office is that our dear four-legged family member residents of this county are of little value? I personally find far nobler qualities and infinitely more love in the four-legged residents of this county than in many two-legged residents who tend to be so money-hungry and self-centered. If the reason for inactivity by the prosecutor in this case is neither of the above, then the only explanation for such unprofessionalism must be ineptitude.
I trust Mrs. Ewell will keep us all posted through letters to the editor what progress is being made, so that eventually the appropriate consequences for this senseless deed will be experienced by the hard-hearted perpetrators. It would be good for elected officials to remember at all times that voters have put them in office and also can replace them for unprofessionalism. There are a good number of people in this county who find our four-legged family members dear and precious.
Chuck Orlando
Warsaw
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Mother's Day
Editor, Times-Union:I read David Slone's article of April 29 concerning mothers and their worth. Whenever I gaze at Mr. Slone's photo, I find a sort of jaded, cynical look of defiance written in his expression, which is misleading, for it is a very touching piece that he writes as regards his friend and the loss of his mother, and David Slone also offers us readers a truly poignant composition honoring his own mother and the everlasting love and devotion that he bestows upon her.
I am 83 years old, but I can still remember that sad day nearly 40 years ago when I received word that my mother had passed away. I was in Hollywood at the time and had to fly home. On the trip home I kept saying to myself, "Now I love my mother, but when it comes time to view her, I am going to be brave and stalwart and not break down and shed tears." Well, that wasn't the way it turned out. I took one look at my mother lying there in her coffin, and I choked up and ran to my aunt. We held each other and shed buckets of tears together. You know, there are some people, especially men, who think that when they cry they are being weak and effeminate - that they are not strong. But, why feel that way? The Holy Scriptures state that Jesus wept, and who is stronger and more lacking in weakness and effeminacy than the son of God?
After Mom's demise, it was difficult for me to enter her apartment. It was a very trying and poignant situation for me to find her knitting lying on the davenport where she had last worked on it, or approach the coffee table and pick up a glass that she had drunk from with still a bit of water in it.
My mother wasn't always sweet and amiable. She had a temper and whenever my sister, my brother or I got out of hand, she let us have it. But I realize that whatever rigid discipline she sometimes dealt us, it was for our own benefit. Mothers can make you feel mighty good, too, in a way that will boost your self-esteem. I shall never forget how elevated my mother made me feel one Mother's Day when I was young. I had only 50 cents to buy Mom a little remembrance. So I spent the 50 cents on a small bottle of cologne. When I presented my cheap, "insignificant" gift to Mom, her eyes lit up and she acted as though I had just presented her with a million dollars. Little incidents such as that are what make life worth living.
In closing, I just want to say that it's a sad thing indeed when anyone in the immediate family departs from this world, but as the old saying goes, you have only one mother, and when she passes you feel as though you have lost part of yourself. But you go on and try to live in the manner that your mother would want you to live. To quote an old adage, "Time heals the wounds," and sometimes it takes quite a while.
Don Kaiser
Warsaw
Prosecutor Inaction
Editor, Times-Union:I am writing in response to Launda Ewell's letter about an 11-year-old boy's shooting her dog right at her house. As I understand it, someone witnessed the boy being driven by his parent to the place where the dastardly deed was done. I thank God that the dog has recovered, though now has a permanent limp. This dear four-legged Ewell family member suffered a great deal, and this deed must not go unpunished.
I, too, would like for the prosecutor to explain why his office is dragging its feet in not seeing that justice is served five months after the deed. It is time that swift action be taken. Could it be that the person who did this will "get away with murder" just like the previous prosecutor's ineptitude allowed someone to literally get away with murder? Could it be that because of who this person is, the prosecutor doesn't plan to do anything about it? Or could it be that the mentality of the prosecutor's office is that our dear four-legged family member residents of this county are of little value? I personally find far nobler qualities and infinitely more love in the four-legged residents of this county than in many two-legged residents who tend to be so money-hungry and self-centered. If the reason for inactivity by the prosecutor in this case is neither of the above, then the only explanation for such unprofessionalism must be ineptitude.
I trust Mrs. Ewell will keep us all posted through letters to the editor what progress is being made, so that eventually the appropriate consequences for this senseless deed will be experienced by the hard-hearted perpetrators. It would be good for elected officials to remember at all times that voters have put them in office and also can replace them for unprofessionalism. There are a good number of people in this county who find our four-legged family members dear and precious.
Chuck Orlando
Warsaw
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