Letters to the Editor 06-25-1999
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Education - Organ Donors - Good Samaritan - Drink Responsibly
Education
Editor, Times-Union:Front page headline news. "New Basketball Coach at Whitko." Was this really worth front page coverage? What about the ISTEP testing article? It landed on the back page of the Times-Union, week of June 14. This article was telling us as parents and grandparents that we won't get to see our loved ones receive a diploma.
Starting the year 2000 these kids will only receive a certificate. These students are allowed five times to pass this test. No guarantee that they will pass it, even if they stay in school. Words from one of the superintendents of our schools. These people are representing our children and grandchildren. God Help Us: These same people are wondering why the drop-out rate is so high. These schools are full of children that need help, whether it be grade school or high school. We have second generation parents, that are running their kids to special learning centers. These centers are 50 miles one way. People pay a considerable amount in property taxes for these expensive schools. All glitz and no highly teaching responsibilities, and no glory for 55 percent of the kids attending these over-rated stone castles. We have lost the right for our children to pray in school and at their own graduations. Now they have taken away their right to receive a diploma. If this educational system can't bring all the students to graduation exercises to receive a diploma, then we should not have for just a few of the elite. How degrading, as to think a student went through twelve grades of school, to find out he is only receiving a certificate. No wonder the GED looks good to them, at least that is a legitimate piece of paper to be proud of. It is a right-out shame our educational system has come to be known for WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE BIG GAME, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHTS. It is all one big joke, and the joke is on all the taxpayers.
Sharon Galloway, Leesburg
Organ Donors
Editor, Times-Union:At the conclusion of the May 16 "Touched by an Angel" television show, Walter Payton made a plea for people to donate their heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and eyes when they no longer have need for them. This in an effort to publicize his own need for a liver.
Payton told that although there are now 60,000 Americans waiting for a donor, only half of them will receive that needed organ. There is a shortage of donors because Americans are not taking time to discuss with family their wishes on the matter, and physicians are reluctant to remove organs without consent of next of kin.
It is true that one can give sight and an improved life to another, but informing your family of your wish to donate will make it more likely to happen.
Berniece Dwyer, Milford
Good Samaritan
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to thank a young boy named Jeffery who found my checkbook. While visiting my father on Saturday June 19th we stopped for ice cream.ÊWhile sitting on a bench in the courthouse square my checkbook fell out of my pocket, it contained all of my ID, credit cards and also cash. I did not realize I had lost it until the next day. I was very upset thinking I would never see it again. As a last resort I called the Warsaw Police Department who said that they had been trying to locate me. Jeffery had found my checkbook by the bench we had been sitting on and turned it in. I cannot thank him enough. What would have been a tremendous loss to me was not because of his honesty and kindness. Thank you Jeffery! God bless you and your family!
Angie Groniger, Schoolcraft, Mich.
Drink Responsibly
Editor, Times-Union:The Fourth of July weekend is a great time to get together with family and friends and celebrate America's birthday. But when it comes to drinking, Independence Day does not mean independence from responsibility.
Millions of adults enjoy a cold beer at family barbecues. It is part of the July 4th tradition. Nelson Beverage and Anheuser-Busch encourage adults who choose to drink to also choose a designated driver for the ride home.
We all want this holiday weekend to be a fun and safe one, and part of good times means remembering to "Know When to Say When."
Jeff May, sales manager, Nelson Beverage
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- Education - Organ Donors - Good Samaritan - Drink Responsibly
Education
Editor, Times-Union:Front page headline news. "New Basketball Coach at Whitko." Was this really worth front page coverage? What about the ISTEP testing article? It landed on the back page of the Times-Union, week of June 14. This article was telling us as parents and grandparents that we won't get to see our loved ones receive a diploma.
Starting the year 2000 these kids will only receive a certificate. These students are allowed five times to pass this test. No guarantee that they will pass it, even if they stay in school. Words from one of the superintendents of our schools. These people are representing our children and grandchildren. God Help Us: These same people are wondering why the drop-out rate is so high. These schools are full of children that need help, whether it be grade school or high school. We have second generation parents, that are running their kids to special learning centers. These centers are 50 miles one way. People pay a considerable amount in property taxes for these expensive schools. All glitz and no highly teaching responsibilities, and no glory for 55 percent of the kids attending these over-rated stone castles. We have lost the right for our children to pray in school and at their own graduations. Now they have taken away their right to receive a diploma. If this educational system can't bring all the students to graduation exercises to receive a diploma, then we should not have for just a few of the elite. How degrading, as to think a student went through twelve grades of school, to find out he is only receiving a certificate. No wonder the GED looks good to them, at least that is a legitimate piece of paper to be proud of. It is a right-out shame our educational system has come to be known for WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE BIG GAME, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHTS. It is all one big joke, and the joke is on all the taxpayers.
Sharon Galloway, Leesburg
Organ Donors
Editor, Times-Union:At the conclusion of the May 16 "Touched by an Angel" television show, Walter Payton made a plea for people to donate their heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and eyes when they no longer have need for them. This in an effort to publicize his own need for a liver.
Payton told that although there are now 60,000 Americans waiting for a donor, only half of them will receive that needed organ. There is a shortage of donors because Americans are not taking time to discuss with family their wishes on the matter, and physicians are reluctant to remove organs without consent of next of kin.
It is true that one can give sight and an improved life to another, but informing your family of your wish to donate will make it more likely to happen.
Berniece Dwyer, Milford
Good Samaritan
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to thank a young boy named Jeffery who found my checkbook. While visiting my father on Saturday June 19th we stopped for ice cream.ÊWhile sitting on a bench in the courthouse square my checkbook fell out of my pocket, it contained all of my ID, credit cards and also cash. I did not realize I had lost it until the next day. I was very upset thinking I would never see it again. As a last resort I called the Warsaw Police Department who said that they had been trying to locate me. Jeffery had found my checkbook by the bench we had been sitting on and turned it in. I cannot thank him enough. What would have been a tremendous loss to me was not because of his honesty and kindness. Thank you Jeffery! God bless you and your family!
Angie Groniger, Schoolcraft, Mich.
Drink Responsibly
Editor, Times-Union:The Fourth of July weekend is a great time to get together with family and friends and celebrate America's birthday. But when it comes to drinking, Independence Day does not mean independence from responsibility.
Millions of adults enjoy a cold beer at family barbecues. It is part of the July 4th tradition. Nelson Beverage and Anheuser-Busch encourage adults who choose to drink to also choose a designated driver for the ride home.
We all want this holiday weekend to be a fun and safe one, and part of good times means remembering to "Know When to Say When."
Jeff May, sales manager, Nelson Beverage
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