Letters to the Editor 11-12-2003
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Prescription Drugs - Honest People - Thanksgiving - Akron Parents
Prescription Drugs
Editor, Times-Union:To all my fellow Americans: When are we in this great United States going to wake up and tell our government what is good for this country? We are paying out the nose for prescription drugs, clothes, gas and food, and too many things to write in one letter. It's OK to buy shoes from Taiwan, China, Indonesia, etc.; we are forced to buy things made in foreign countries that used to be made right here in our country, let alone all the jobs we have lost to businesses moving out to others.
Now the government wants to stop our citizens from buying prescription drugs out of Canada. Stop and consider that these drugs are made here in the USA. Where do they think our senior citizens, let along the working class (most have children), will get the money to buy them here? Medical insurance has skyrocketed. Don't forget all the other bills we have, just to maintain a home and life.
Our government can't pass a prescription drug bill for our elderly because it costs too much (over a 10-year period). But we'll spend twice the amount in Iraq (in two years). Don't you see something wrong with this picture? Looks like the drug companies want a bigger piece of the good ol' American apple pie. But then, why not? After all, our politicians get their slice, right off the top!
Cathy Lundgren
Warsaw
Honest People
Editor, Times-Union:I want to take this way of letting people in Warsaw know about the honest young people working at the Kentucky Fried Chicken. On Sunday, Oct. 26, we ate at that establishment, and upon leaving, I left my purse behind. I did not notice my mistake until I got home here in Coldwater, Mich.
I called back to the restaurant, asking if they had found a purse, and was told they had. I asked who had found it, and they told me Nicole Burk had found it and turned it in.
They were so kind to mail it to me, and on Tuesday afternoon, I had my purse back, with ALL of my money and personal effects all there. I shudder to think what might have happened, and want to let your community know about the honest people, especially Nicole, working at KFC. They could never know how relieved I was to learn that it was there, and they kept it for me. And then mailing it to me. I had asked that they send it COD, but someone took the responsibility of packaging it up, and it came with nothing due. I just want you all to know, there are still honest people out there.
Donna Green
Coldwater, Mich.
via e-mail
Thanksgiving
Editor, Times-Union:Beyond a doubt, the event Americans celebrate the fourth Thursday in November recalls the Thanksgiving the Pilgrims celebrated with the Indians at Plymouth in 1621. The custom of holding annual Thanksgivings began with individual Plymouth congregations and like-minded Christians in Connecticut.
But how did Thanksgiving emerge from a local celebration in Plymouth to become the national holiday we know today?
An autumn Thanksgiving took root slowly in all of New England, co-existing with frequent or specially declared fasts and thanksgiving celebrations. By the end of the 17th century, the concept of annual autumn festivals to thank God for all that he had given to them became commonplace.
Later, in 1777, when the British army was driven from Boston, the Continental Congress declared a "day of solemn Thanksgiving and praises for this success" - the first celebration proclaimed by all 13 colonies. In 1778, the Continental Congress held a special thanksgiving to God when France became America's ally. And in 1789, when our federal government was started under the U.S. Constitution, the House and Senate asked President Washington to proclaim a day of thanksgiving for affording them the opportunity to peaceably establish a constitution for their safety and happiness.
In 1817, the governors of New York and Pennsylvania made Thanksgiving an official holiday, followed in 1824 by Michigan, and in 1829 by Ohio and Wisconsin. In 1842 Illinois, then Indiana and Iowa followed. Finally, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the first national Thanksgiving holiday.
Here is a small portion of what President Lincoln said that day, "This year ... has been filled with blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed, that we are prone to forget the source from which they come ... I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States ... to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens ..."
Pat Sells
Warsaw
via e-mail
Akron Parents
Editor, Times-Union:The Akron Parent Support Group would like to thank the many parents and guardians, staff members and area businesses that made this year's Fall Fest at Akron Elementary School a success. Businesses contributing to the raffle portion of this year's event included Akron Family Medicine (Dr. Negreros and Kosciusko Community Hospital), Anne Marie's Pizza, Ball State University, the College Football Hall of Fame, Day Hardware, Eastlake Skate Center, the Fashionette Beauty & Tanning Salon, The Fort Wayne Komets, Franger Gas, Fratzies Hair & Nails, Indiana University, Lake City Bank, Penguin Point, Pizza Hut, Rochester Telephone Co., South Side Video, Viking Foods, Webb's Family Pharmacy, Wells Fargo Bank, Wendy's, Wicks & Wonders and Wise Family Farms. Also to be thanked are the Akron Boy Scouts for hosting the dinner portion of the Fall Fest.
The Akron Parent Support Group is designed to provide positive experiences for the students of Akron Elementary School and to provide opportunities for positive interaction between students and parents. The Fall Fest certainly accomplished these purposes. Thank you very much to our supportive community and everyone who contributed in any way to this most enjoyable evening!
Jamie Cumberland
Debbie Jones
Co-presidents of the Akron Parent Support Group
Akron Elementary School
via e-mail
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- Prescription Drugs - Honest People - Thanksgiving - Akron Parents
Prescription Drugs
Editor, Times-Union:To all my fellow Americans: When are we in this great United States going to wake up and tell our government what is good for this country? We are paying out the nose for prescription drugs, clothes, gas and food, and too many things to write in one letter. It's OK to buy shoes from Taiwan, China, Indonesia, etc.; we are forced to buy things made in foreign countries that used to be made right here in our country, let alone all the jobs we have lost to businesses moving out to others.
Now the government wants to stop our citizens from buying prescription drugs out of Canada. Stop and consider that these drugs are made here in the USA. Where do they think our senior citizens, let along the working class (most have children), will get the money to buy them here? Medical insurance has skyrocketed. Don't forget all the other bills we have, just to maintain a home and life.
Our government can't pass a prescription drug bill for our elderly because it costs too much (over a 10-year period). But we'll spend twice the amount in Iraq (in two years). Don't you see something wrong with this picture? Looks like the drug companies want a bigger piece of the good ol' American apple pie. But then, why not? After all, our politicians get their slice, right off the top!
Cathy Lundgren
Warsaw
Honest People
Editor, Times-Union:I want to take this way of letting people in Warsaw know about the honest young people working at the Kentucky Fried Chicken. On Sunday, Oct. 26, we ate at that establishment, and upon leaving, I left my purse behind. I did not notice my mistake until I got home here in Coldwater, Mich.
I called back to the restaurant, asking if they had found a purse, and was told they had. I asked who had found it, and they told me Nicole Burk had found it and turned it in.
They were so kind to mail it to me, and on Tuesday afternoon, I had my purse back, with ALL of my money and personal effects all there. I shudder to think what might have happened, and want to let your community know about the honest people, especially Nicole, working at KFC. They could never know how relieved I was to learn that it was there, and they kept it for me. And then mailing it to me. I had asked that they send it COD, but someone took the responsibility of packaging it up, and it came with nothing due. I just want you all to know, there are still honest people out there.
Donna Green
Coldwater, Mich.
via e-mail
Thanksgiving
Editor, Times-Union:Beyond a doubt, the event Americans celebrate the fourth Thursday in November recalls the Thanksgiving the Pilgrims celebrated with the Indians at Plymouth in 1621. The custom of holding annual Thanksgivings began with individual Plymouth congregations and like-minded Christians in Connecticut.
But how did Thanksgiving emerge from a local celebration in Plymouth to become the national holiday we know today?
An autumn Thanksgiving took root slowly in all of New England, co-existing with frequent or specially declared fasts and thanksgiving celebrations. By the end of the 17th century, the concept of annual autumn festivals to thank God for all that he had given to them became commonplace.
Later, in 1777, when the British army was driven from Boston, the Continental Congress declared a "day of solemn Thanksgiving and praises for this success" - the first celebration proclaimed by all 13 colonies. In 1778, the Continental Congress held a special thanksgiving to God when France became America's ally. And in 1789, when our federal government was started under the U.S. Constitution, the House and Senate asked President Washington to proclaim a day of thanksgiving for affording them the opportunity to peaceably establish a constitution for their safety and happiness.
In 1817, the governors of New York and Pennsylvania made Thanksgiving an official holiday, followed in 1824 by Michigan, and in 1829 by Ohio and Wisconsin. In 1842 Illinois, then Indiana and Iowa followed. Finally, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the first national Thanksgiving holiday.
Here is a small portion of what President Lincoln said that day, "This year ... has been filled with blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed, that we are prone to forget the source from which they come ... I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States ... to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens ..."
Pat Sells
Warsaw
via e-mail
Akron Parents
Editor, Times-Union:The Akron Parent Support Group would like to thank the many parents and guardians, staff members and area businesses that made this year's Fall Fest at Akron Elementary School a success. Businesses contributing to the raffle portion of this year's event included Akron Family Medicine (Dr. Negreros and Kosciusko Community Hospital), Anne Marie's Pizza, Ball State University, the College Football Hall of Fame, Day Hardware, Eastlake Skate Center, the Fashionette Beauty & Tanning Salon, The Fort Wayne Komets, Franger Gas, Fratzies Hair & Nails, Indiana University, Lake City Bank, Penguin Point, Pizza Hut, Rochester Telephone Co., South Side Video, Viking Foods, Webb's Family Pharmacy, Wells Fargo Bank, Wendy's, Wicks & Wonders and Wise Family Farms. Also to be thanked are the Akron Boy Scouts for hosting the dinner portion of the Fall Fest.
The Akron Parent Support Group is designed to provide positive experiences for the students of Akron Elementary School and to provide opportunities for positive interaction between students and parents. The Fall Fest certainly accomplished these purposes. Thank you very much to our supportive community and everyone who contributed in any way to this most enjoyable evening!
Jamie Cumberland
Debbie Jones
Co-presidents of the Akron Parent Support Group
Akron Elementary School
via e-mail
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