Letters to the Editor 08-18-2005
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Eastern Time - Organ Donation - Fixing Schools - Animal Welfare - Protective Orders
Eastern Time
Editor, Times-Union:I agree with Gary Gerard in his news views on Saturday. If Indiana has to change time, stay with what works. If we have different time zones, what's the purpose of changing at all? Personally we should go with the Eastern Zone and include the whole state. Different counties going with different zones would only be more confusing and idiotic. What's wrong with having an extra hour of light in the summer? If we switch to central it will be dark by 3:30-4 p.m. in the fall.
I also agree with Gary that we would be a laughing stock if we have different zones. No matter what we end up with, keep the entire state in one time zone.
Dianne Rice
Warsaw
Organ Donation
Editor, Times-Union:Thomas Troyer would have done anything to help regain the sight of his younger brother who was legally blind. Because of his brother's blindness, he signed an organ donor card when he was a teenager. Tragically, his foresight to donate his organs came long before he had planned. He was killed in a motorcycle crash at the age of 21.
Although none of Thomas' organs could be used for transplanting, his eyes were okay and his family donated them to the eye bank. And although his younger brother's sight could not be restored, another person's sight was improved.
More and more ways of improving sight are being found, but only donated human eyes are used. Artificial substitutes are not yet satisfactory. Have you donated yours?
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
Fixing Schools
Editor, Times-Union:We must fix our public education system. We do not need to spend more money on our schools; that is not the answer to the problem. In the last 40 years, real spending (adjusted for inflation) on education has tripled per student. With all of this increased spending, the quality of our education has decreased.
We need to bring respect and discipline back to the public schools. We need to allow each school system to expel children who repeatedly disrupt the classroom. If a child is expelled, I think the parent of the child should then have to come to the school and discuss the problems with the school before the child is allowed back in the classroom. Parents need to be involved in the process; it is not fair to "unload" children on the public school system.
If parents become more involved in the schools and if the schools are allowed to discipline and remove problem children from the classroom, the quality of education will improve dramatically, all without spending a dime.
Mike Sylvester
Chairman of The Libertarian Party of Allen County
Fort Wayne, via e-mail
Animal Welfare
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to thank the public for all their support over years. We are continuing to try and improve the lives of our neglected and abandoned animals in the community. But, we need the community's support.
The Animal Welfare League will be holding a yard sale at the Timber Ridge Vet Clinic at 121 Parker St. in Warsaw from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. We are accepting donated items, no clothes please, at the AWL Shelter, off U.S. 30E, behind Tractor Supply Co., during Shelter operating hours which are Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations will be accepted through Thursday. Please pre-price all items. We will have a concession stand available and animals up for adoption will be on-site Saturday.
And as always, our ongoing daily operation needs are for cat litter, canned kitten food, canned puppy food and monetary donations. If you can grab an extra bag or can for us while you are shopping, our feline and canine friends would appreciate it. Volunteers are always needed to come out to the Shelter and walk the dogs or cuddle the cats, groom the animals, or assist with various other needs. Foster homes also are needed and appreciated.
We appreciate the tremendous amount of support we are receiving from the animal lovers all over the county. We couldn't do it without you.
For more information on our organization, our needs, ways you can help, and our animals up for adoption, please visit our Web site at www.awl-warsaw.org
AWL Board of Directors
Richard Brungardt, DVM, Andrew Grossnickle, Pat Hover, Lynn Kleeman, Cindy Cordill, Sandy Courson, Steve Foegley, Tracy Nichols, Mindy Truex
via e-mail
Protective Orders
Editor, Times-Union:In regard to the letter "Cost of Justice" printed in the Times-Union Tuesday Aug. 16, protective orderes do not go through the prosecutor's office. Applications for protective orderes are done through the clerk's office and there is no charge.
R. Steven Hearn
Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney
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- Eastern Time - Organ Donation - Fixing Schools - Animal Welfare - Protective Orders
Eastern Time
Editor, Times-Union:I agree with Gary Gerard in his news views on Saturday. If Indiana has to change time, stay with what works. If we have different time zones, what's the purpose of changing at all? Personally we should go with the Eastern Zone and include the whole state. Different counties going with different zones would only be more confusing and idiotic. What's wrong with having an extra hour of light in the summer? If we switch to central it will be dark by 3:30-4 p.m. in the fall.
I also agree with Gary that we would be a laughing stock if we have different zones. No matter what we end up with, keep the entire state in one time zone.
Dianne Rice
Warsaw
Organ Donation
Editor, Times-Union:Thomas Troyer would have done anything to help regain the sight of his younger brother who was legally blind. Because of his brother's blindness, he signed an organ donor card when he was a teenager. Tragically, his foresight to donate his organs came long before he had planned. He was killed in a motorcycle crash at the age of 21.
Although none of Thomas' organs could be used for transplanting, his eyes were okay and his family donated them to the eye bank. And although his younger brother's sight could not be restored, another person's sight was improved.
More and more ways of improving sight are being found, but only donated human eyes are used. Artificial substitutes are not yet satisfactory. Have you donated yours?
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
Fixing Schools
Editor, Times-Union:We must fix our public education system. We do not need to spend more money on our schools; that is not the answer to the problem. In the last 40 years, real spending (adjusted for inflation) on education has tripled per student. With all of this increased spending, the quality of our education has decreased.
We need to bring respect and discipline back to the public schools. We need to allow each school system to expel children who repeatedly disrupt the classroom. If a child is expelled, I think the parent of the child should then have to come to the school and discuss the problems with the school before the child is allowed back in the classroom. Parents need to be involved in the process; it is not fair to "unload" children on the public school system.
If parents become more involved in the schools and if the schools are allowed to discipline and remove problem children from the classroom, the quality of education will improve dramatically, all without spending a dime.
Mike Sylvester
Chairman of The Libertarian Party of Allen County
Fort Wayne, via e-mail
Animal Welfare
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to thank the public for all their support over years. We are continuing to try and improve the lives of our neglected and abandoned animals in the community. But, we need the community's support.
The Animal Welfare League will be holding a yard sale at the Timber Ridge Vet Clinic at 121 Parker St. in Warsaw from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. We are accepting donated items, no clothes please, at the AWL Shelter, off U.S. 30E, behind Tractor Supply Co., during Shelter operating hours which are Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations will be accepted through Thursday. Please pre-price all items. We will have a concession stand available and animals up for adoption will be on-site Saturday.
And as always, our ongoing daily operation needs are for cat litter, canned kitten food, canned puppy food and monetary donations. If you can grab an extra bag or can for us while you are shopping, our feline and canine friends would appreciate it. Volunteers are always needed to come out to the Shelter and walk the dogs or cuddle the cats, groom the animals, or assist with various other needs. Foster homes also are needed and appreciated.
We appreciate the tremendous amount of support we are receiving from the animal lovers all over the county. We couldn't do it without you.
For more information on our organization, our needs, ways you can help, and our animals up for adoption, please visit our Web site at www.awl-warsaw.org
AWL Board of Directors
Richard Brungardt, DVM, Andrew Grossnickle, Pat Hover, Lynn Kleeman, Cindy Cordill, Sandy Courson, Steve Foegley, Tracy Nichols, Mindy Truex
via e-mail
Protective Orders
Editor, Times-Union:In regard to the letter "Cost of Justice" printed in the Times-Union Tuesday Aug. 16, protective orderes do not go through the prosecutor's office. Applications for protective orderes are done through the clerk's office and there is no charge.
R. Steven Hearn
Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney
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