Letters to the Editor 08-20-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Newspapers In Education - Public Employees - Inmate Rehabilitation - WRSW Music - Contestant Says Thanks
Newspapers In Education
Editor, Times-Union:For 13 days each summer, local school children have the opportunity to sharpen their skills in language and math in anticipation of the upcoming school year. It is a form of summer school in Warsaw called "Jump Start." A successful Jump Start program concluded just recently. The children and teachers have a small break before the regular school year begins.
Each year teachers of Jump Start are encouraged and even challenged to find innovative strategies that will enable students to grasp concepts that they perhaps were not able to grasp well during the regular school year. This can be perceived as a daunting task considering parents and students must relinquish a portion of their summer break to attend. However, Jump Start is a great opportunity for many students.
The Times-Union made my job of teaching sixth grade Jump Start much easier this year. Through the efforts of Jeremy Westerfield and the Times-Union circulation department, fifth and sixth grade Jump Start students were treated to current Times-Union newspapers for each of their 13 days as a result of the Newspapers in Education program. Many students received their own personal copy daily. The Times-Union provided many and diverse opportunities for extended language and math activities each day. Students enjoyed receiving a new, relevant and stimulating "textbook" each morning.
By tracking various aspects of the Times-Union each day, students noticed trends:
¥ The average number of pages in the Times-Union for the 13 weekdays was 22.
¥ Three tends to be the most frequent and average number of photographs on the front page.
¥ Just about 70 percent of the front page news is written locally.
¥ And yes, Gary Nieter takes cool pictures.
I wish to thank the Times-Union and Jeremy Westerfield for their dedication to our children and their commitment to provide a Newspapers in Education program locally.
I wish you much success.
Ed Jarrett
Warsaw
Public Employees
Editor, Times-Union:After reading about the higher wages suggested for some public employees and the hiring of new public employees, I thought, as a taxpayer, I would do my part and try to come up with a way to make this agreeable to everyone.
After much deep thought it came to me. Have you ever mentioned to a public employee that you were tired of high taxes? I have and they always say the same thing, "I pay taxes too."
Therein lies the key to my plan. Here it is. Since public employees pay taxes too, we should all become public employees.
We can raise our wages to outrageous amounts, give ourselves retirement plans that would make the South Bend Police Department envious, establish health plans that President Bush would envy and take enough vacation time that we wouldn't have to have so many paid sick days.
The beauty of this plan is we would no longer have to complain about how much better they have it in the private sector. If we needed bigger paychecks to cover our irresponsible spending habits we could just raise our wages and then increase our taxes to cover it.
If that plan doesn't work, then why not give this one a chance? Join the Libertarian Party!
Charles Carnes
Warsaw
Inmate Rehabilitation
Editor, Times-Union:Re Rehabilitation, Letters, Aug. 15:
Inmate Charles Robinson evidently feels that imprisonment is a suitable fate for those who ingest certain drugs. Hogwash. We have a right to ingest any drug we've a mind to. There is no more reason to punish drug users and dealers today than there was in the past to hang witches, lynch blacks or gas Jews.
His embarrassingly ingratiating letter reads like one that might have been written by an inmate of a Nazi death camp who is gratefully looking forward to obtaining his release after converting from Judaism to Christianity.
Alan and Eleanor Randell
Victoria, BC, Canada
via e-mail
WRSW Music
Editor, Times-Union:I thought for a long time before I decided to write this letter. I am not a negative person and don't want to lump everyone in my complaint. I do appreciate all of the good things WRSW does - the morning guys, Rita Price and many of the new things that are on the air. I have learned to turn off the all request show when it is too much for me and that is much of the time. But I realize that is just one and one-half hours of their programming a day. But I must protest some of the things I hear at night. Last Friday night I heard some words on songs that were not just rude, but far beyond anything that our community should be subjected to. I have heard some questionable things before, but this was too much. I know the guy who is on is a part-time person, but doesn't management have anything to say about what is played or can he just throw out any garbage and expect everyone to love it. He calls it jammin' ... I call it trash! I am sure it is not something WRSW has in their library or we would hear it at some other time.
I understand the company who owns WRSW, GBC Media, is a Christian-based company. Do they condone this kind of music? It may please some, but I'm sure not the many people who listen on an every day basis. You have a great thing going, don't ruin it trying to be something you're not.
Mrs. Ned Konica
Leesburg
Contestant Says Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:Recently I was selected as a delegate-at-large to the 2001 Miss Teen All American Pageant that was staged Aug. 2-5 at the Hilton Miami Airport and Towers in sunny Miami, Fla.
I was chosen from hundreds of applicants to compete with young women from all over the continent for the prestigious Miss Teen All American National Title. I attend Warsaw Community High School.
Miss Teen All American 2001 received a $5,000 cash award, a personal appearance contract, a fur coat, a gold and diamond crown ring, a watch, luggage, $500 shoe wardrobe, travel opportunities and numerous other prizes. All contestants in the pageant were interviewed by representatives from the TV, film and modeling industries.
I would like to thank all my sponsors for the 23rd Annual Miss Teen All American Pageant.
Although I didn't win the pageant, I had a great time. I got the chance to meet a lot of new people and it was an experience that I will never forget. I couldn't have made it there without the help of my sponsors.
Thank you.
Liza Weidenbenner
Warsaw
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- Newspapers In Education - Public Employees - Inmate Rehabilitation - WRSW Music - Contestant Says Thanks
Newspapers In Education
Editor, Times-Union:For 13 days each summer, local school children have the opportunity to sharpen their skills in language and math in anticipation of the upcoming school year. It is a form of summer school in Warsaw called "Jump Start." A successful Jump Start program concluded just recently. The children and teachers have a small break before the regular school year begins.
Each year teachers of Jump Start are encouraged and even challenged to find innovative strategies that will enable students to grasp concepts that they perhaps were not able to grasp well during the regular school year. This can be perceived as a daunting task considering parents and students must relinquish a portion of their summer break to attend. However, Jump Start is a great opportunity for many students.
The Times-Union made my job of teaching sixth grade Jump Start much easier this year. Through the efforts of Jeremy Westerfield and the Times-Union circulation department, fifth and sixth grade Jump Start students were treated to current Times-Union newspapers for each of their 13 days as a result of the Newspapers in Education program. Many students received their own personal copy daily. The Times-Union provided many and diverse opportunities for extended language and math activities each day. Students enjoyed receiving a new, relevant and stimulating "textbook" each morning.
By tracking various aspects of the Times-Union each day, students noticed trends:
¥ The average number of pages in the Times-Union for the 13 weekdays was 22.
¥ Three tends to be the most frequent and average number of photographs on the front page.
¥ Just about 70 percent of the front page news is written locally.
¥ And yes, Gary Nieter takes cool pictures.
I wish to thank the Times-Union and Jeremy Westerfield for their dedication to our children and their commitment to provide a Newspapers in Education program locally.
I wish you much success.
Ed Jarrett
Warsaw
Public Employees
Editor, Times-Union:After reading about the higher wages suggested for some public employees and the hiring of new public employees, I thought, as a taxpayer, I would do my part and try to come up with a way to make this agreeable to everyone.
After much deep thought it came to me. Have you ever mentioned to a public employee that you were tired of high taxes? I have and they always say the same thing, "I pay taxes too."
Therein lies the key to my plan. Here it is. Since public employees pay taxes too, we should all become public employees.
We can raise our wages to outrageous amounts, give ourselves retirement plans that would make the South Bend Police Department envious, establish health plans that President Bush would envy and take enough vacation time that we wouldn't have to have so many paid sick days.
The beauty of this plan is we would no longer have to complain about how much better they have it in the private sector. If we needed bigger paychecks to cover our irresponsible spending habits we could just raise our wages and then increase our taxes to cover it.
If that plan doesn't work, then why not give this one a chance? Join the Libertarian Party!
Charles Carnes
Warsaw
Inmate Rehabilitation
Editor, Times-Union:Re Rehabilitation, Letters, Aug. 15:
Inmate Charles Robinson evidently feels that imprisonment is a suitable fate for those who ingest certain drugs. Hogwash. We have a right to ingest any drug we've a mind to. There is no more reason to punish drug users and dealers today than there was in the past to hang witches, lynch blacks or gas Jews.
His embarrassingly ingratiating letter reads like one that might have been written by an inmate of a Nazi death camp who is gratefully looking forward to obtaining his release after converting from Judaism to Christianity.
Alan and Eleanor Randell
Victoria, BC, Canada
via e-mail
WRSW Music
Editor, Times-Union:I thought for a long time before I decided to write this letter. I am not a negative person and don't want to lump everyone in my complaint. I do appreciate all of the good things WRSW does - the morning guys, Rita Price and many of the new things that are on the air. I have learned to turn off the all request show when it is too much for me and that is much of the time. But I realize that is just one and one-half hours of their programming a day. But I must protest some of the things I hear at night. Last Friday night I heard some words on songs that were not just rude, but far beyond anything that our community should be subjected to. I have heard some questionable things before, but this was too much. I know the guy who is on is a part-time person, but doesn't management have anything to say about what is played or can he just throw out any garbage and expect everyone to love it. He calls it jammin' ... I call it trash! I am sure it is not something WRSW has in their library or we would hear it at some other time.
I understand the company who owns WRSW, GBC Media, is a Christian-based company. Do they condone this kind of music? It may please some, but I'm sure not the many people who listen on an every day basis. You have a great thing going, don't ruin it trying to be something you're not.
Mrs. Ned Konica
Leesburg
Contestant Says Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:Recently I was selected as a delegate-at-large to the 2001 Miss Teen All American Pageant that was staged Aug. 2-5 at the Hilton Miami Airport and Towers in sunny Miami, Fla.
I was chosen from hundreds of applicants to compete with young women from all over the continent for the prestigious Miss Teen All American National Title. I attend Warsaw Community High School.
Miss Teen All American 2001 received a $5,000 cash award, a personal appearance contract, a fur coat, a gold and diamond crown ring, a watch, luggage, $500 shoe wardrobe, travel opportunities and numerous other prizes. All contestants in the pageant were interviewed by representatives from the TV, film and modeling industries.
I would like to thank all my sponsors for the 23rd Annual Miss Teen All American Pageant.
Although I didn't win the pageant, I had a great time. I got the chance to meet a lot of new people and it was an experience that I will never forget. I couldn't have made it there without the help of my sponsors.
Thank you.
Liza Weidenbenner
Warsaw
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