Letters to the Editor 11-16-2005
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Leave It Eastern - White Sox Super - School Budget - Outstanding Citizen
Leave It Eastern
Editor, Times-Union:What a mess. What an issue that would separate friends and neighbors and divide the state county by county. I think that the only logical thing to do is to stop and realize that we were all in the Eastern time zone - except 10 counties - for nearly 40 years.
The counties have prospered and progressed in the Eastern zone and the only right thing to do is leave everyone together that have been together and not let any county switch time zones. The Central counties would continue to function in the time zone that they have been used to and the rest of us would all remain together and be in the Eastern Zone.
I hope that the DOT does not grant a move of any current Eastern counties to switch to Central. The criteria that the DOT requires just is not present really with any of the Eastern counties. The lack of concern that St. Joseph counties has, just so they can get their way, is ridiculous. They are the ones defecting and they want to take the rest of us with them, they seem to be the bully on the block in this.
The one statement that I have heard said over again is the children getting on the bus in the dark. Well, if you really look at that statement it is really foolish, they either get on in the dark or off in the dark at night. People don't think anything about the kids riding the bus to after-dark games, etc. Besides, I think that it is a good lesson for kids to realize that when they grow up they will more than likely have to get up and go to work in the dark.
So Eastern time is the best and is supported by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, who have the business facts on their Web site, and the recommendations of our government leaders mostly back Eastern, so give it up and keep us all together in the Eastern zone. People 40 years ago chose to go this way, and schools and businesses have intermingled between the counties and to separate any of them will only create problems. Keep us all together.
Brett L Berlin
Pierceton, via e-mail
White Sox Super
Editor, Times-Union:Having just recently been blessed with my beloved White Sox winning their first World Baseball Championship in 88 years, I just have to get this off my chest. I am unbelievably happy.
I was lucky enough to be in old Comiskey Park to see them win their only victory in the 1959 World Series, and now this. I, of course, had a press ticket to the 1959 games in Chicago. And I stayed up for every game, every minute of the 2005 World Series just recently concluded, thanks to TV coverage.
Now I have only two more sports events that mean a lot to me in my 80-plus years of age.
One is following the Tennessee Lady Vols and Shanna Zolman in her senior year. Surely, she deserves All-American recognition. I'll be watching her games when they are on TV and otherwise listening to them on radio - 1510 A.M. which comes in good at night after about 6:30 p.m.
The other sports event is WCHS basketball, which I followed as a sport editor, then editor, and finally just as a fan for more than 50 consecutive years until I gave it up six years ago due to ill health and an inability to walk very far or to go up steps.
But now, this year, due to a newly-found personal reason, I am again going back to the home games. I was fortunate enough to see the Tiger boys and girls win state championships. I was fortunate enough, also, to present the game basketball to Jeff Grose in 1985, the night he broke Whitey Bell's career scoring record, and some 12 years later to present the game basketball to Kevin Ault the night he broke Grose's career-scoring record.
Who knows what the next few years might bring?
Go White Sox, Go Zolman and Go Tigers!
Curtis "Gabby" Garber
Retired Times-Union Editor
Warsaw
School Budget
Editor, Times-Union:On Sept. 7, 2005, there was a hearing about Warsaw Community Schools concerning their budget for 2006.
In this meeting the topic of closing schools because of lack of money was discussed. What was also discussed was whether to increase the salary of administrators. There were reasons in the article of the Times-Union concerning the 2006 budget and the explanations that would justify the actions taken in the past and those that will take place in the future.
However, there is one thing that has been disturbing me for quite a while. See, I graduated last year from Warsaw Community High School and I know that this budget problem has been present for quite awhile.
During my sophomore year some teachers were laid off and were forced to find another job elsewhere for the reason that there was not enough budget to keep those teachers.
With this in mind I just have one thing to ask: Why, if we did not have enough budget to keep those teachers, did we decide to add millions of dollars worth of new and truly unnecessary construction? I mean, if we did not have the sufficient funds, why build something that could ultimately wait a few more years until we had the sufficient means to build it?
Yes, I know that the football players needed a football field sometime, but why now? Why, when we claim to have a low budget and remove important educational beings, do we decide to build something so costly? There would have been no problem with going to Lakeview Middle School and watching the games there. I thought that school was to emphasize and give importance to education but it seems that everything is done just so that sports keep thriving.
I believe that the school board should begin to be more concerned with our education and our teachers before they make decisions in adding extra luxuries and closing down schools as a result of it.
Alejandra Gil
Upland, IN
Outstanding Citizen
Editor, Times-Union:Milford has lost one of its highly contributing citizens in the death of Levi Beer.
For more than 20 years he picked up, raked, trimmed and mowed the 11 acres comprising the 150-year-old Milford Cemetery on CR 60W.
He was there to get the work done, no matter the weather. Late cold Springs made the work more difficult. That, combined with the fact that no or few volunteers appeared to assist on the Spring clean-up day, made his work discouraging. As someone aptly remarked, the best helpers were already there - 6 feet under.
Most of us are glad to know that our loved ones are resting in an attractive, well-kept cemetery. And it is a certainty that we shall, ourselves, need his services at some future time.
Yes, Levi Beer will be missed in our community.
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
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Leave It Eastern
Editor, Times-Union:What a mess. What an issue that would separate friends and neighbors and divide the state county by county. I think that the only logical thing to do is to stop and realize that we were all in the Eastern time zone - except 10 counties - for nearly 40 years.
The counties have prospered and progressed in the Eastern zone and the only right thing to do is leave everyone together that have been together and not let any county switch time zones. The Central counties would continue to function in the time zone that they have been used to and the rest of us would all remain together and be in the Eastern Zone.
I hope that the DOT does not grant a move of any current Eastern counties to switch to Central. The criteria that the DOT requires just is not present really with any of the Eastern counties. The lack of concern that St. Joseph counties has, just so they can get their way, is ridiculous. They are the ones defecting and they want to take the rest of us with them, they seem to be the bully on the block in this.
The one statement that I have heard said over again is the children getting on the bus in the dark. Well, if you really look at that statement it is really foolish, they either get on in the dark or off in the dark at night. People don't think anything about the kids riding the bus to after-dark games, etc. Besides, I think that it is a good lesson for kids to realize that when they grow up they will more than likely have to get up and go to work in the dark.
So Eastern time is the best and is supported by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, who have the business facts on their Web site, and the recommendations of our government leaders mostly back Eastern, so give it up and keep us all together in the Eastern zone. People 40 years ago chose to go this way, and schools and businesses have intermingled between the counties and to separate any of them will only create problems. Keep us all together.
Brett L Berlin
Pierceton, via e-mail
White Sox Super
Editor, Times-Union:Having just recently been blessed with my beloved White Sox winning their first World Baseball Championship in 88 years, I just have to get this off my chest. I am unbelievably happy.
I was lucky enough to be in old Comiskey Park to see them win their only victory in the 1959 World Series, and now this. I, of course, had a press ticket to the 1959 games in Chicago. And I stayed up for every game, every minute of the 2005 World Series just recently concluded, thanks to TV coverage.
Now I have only two more sports events that mean a lot to me in my 80-plus years of age.
One is following the Tennessee Lady Vols and Shanna Zolman in her senior year. Surely, she deserves All-American recognition. I'll be watching her games when they are on TV and otherwise listening to them on radio - 1510 A.M. which comes in good at night after about 6:30 p.m.
The other sports event is WCHS basketball, which I followed as a sport editor, then editor, and finally just as a fan for more than 50 consecutive years until I gave it up six years ago due to ill health and an inability to walk very far or to go up steps.
But now, this year, due to a newly-found personal reason, I am again going back to the home games. I was fortunate enough to see the Tiger boys and girls win state championships. I was fortunate enough, also, to present the game basketball to Jeff Grose in 1985, the night he broke Whitey Bell's career scoring record, and some 12 years later to present the game basketball to Kevin Ault the night he broke Grose's career-scoring record.
Who knows what the next few years might bring?
Go White Sox, Go Zolman and Go Tigers!
Curtis "Gabby" Garber
Retired Times-Union Editor
Warsaw
School Budget
Editor, Times-Union:On Sept. 7, 2005, there was a hearing about Warsaw Community Schools concerning their budget for 2006.
In this meeting the topic of closing schools because of lack of money was discussed. What was also discussed was whether to increase the salary of administrators. There were reasons in the article of the Times-Union concerning the 2006 budget and the explanations that would justify the actions taken in the past and those that will take place in the future.
However, there is one thing that has been disturbing me for quite a while. See, I graduated last year from Warsaw Community High School and I know that this budget problem has been present for quite awhile.
During my sophomore year some teachers were laid off and were forced to find another job elsewhere for the reason that there was not enough budget to keep those teachers.
With this in mind I just have one thing to ask: Why, if we did not have enough budget to keep those teachers, did we decide to add millions of dollars worth of new and truly unnecessary construction? I mean, if we did not have the sufficient funds, why build something that could ultimately wait a few more years until we had the sufficient means to build it?
Yes, I know that the football players needed a football field sometime, but why now? Why, when we claim to have a low budget and remove important educational beings, do we decide to build something so costly? There would have been no problem with going to Lakeview Middle School and watching the games there. I thought that school was to emphasize and give importance to education but it seems that everything is done just so that sports keep thriving.
I believe that the school board should begin to be more concerned with our education and our teachers before they make decisions in adding extra luxuries and closing down schools as a result of it.
Alejandra Gil
Upland, IN
Outstanding Citizen
Editor, Times-Union:Milford has lost one of its highly contributing citizens in the death of Levi Beer.
For more than 20 years he picked up, raked, trimmed and mowed the 11 acres comprising the 150-year-old Milford Cemetery on CR 60W.
He was there to get the work done, no matter the weather. Late cold Springs made the work more difficult. That, combined with the fact that no or few volunteers appeared to assist on the Spring clean-up day, made his work discouraging. As someone aptly remarked, the best helpers were already there - 6 feet under.
Most of us are glad to know that our loved ones are resting in an attractive, well-kept cemetery. And it is a certainty that we shall, ourselves, need his services at some future time.
Yes, Levi Beer will be missed in our community.
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
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