Letters to the Editor 12-11-1998
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Accident Prevention - Country Living - Thanks To Volunteers - Acts Of Kindness - Heart Wrenching - Bad Newspaper
Accident Prevention
Editor, Times-Union:All goodhearted persons are appalled at the pain and sorrow, destruction, injuries and deaths that occur due to automobile accidents.
Can anything be done to prevent accidents? The National Safety Council teaches that most "accidents" can be prevented. However, they have a training course in accident prevention too extensive to discuss herein.
Most, if not all, organizations interested in accident prevention recognize that alcohol is involved in many automotive accidents, but it is not the only cause. It is probable that alcohol will continue to be a detriment to good driving, as will sleepiness, distraction, emotions, hectic time schedules, weather conditions, speeding emergency vehicles, etc.
So what can a safety-minded driver do? One example is that: Every driver should drive defensively and never drive out into an intersection until they are sure that all approaching vehicles can and will yield the right of way. Stopping at the stop sign or waiting for a red traffic signal to turn green, doesn't mean "proceed without looking" to the defensive driver, but rather "proceed with caution."
Perhaps the Times-Union would be interested in contacting the National Safety Council and occasionally publishing a defensive driving tip.
Am I missing something from recent Times-Union news? For, although I am opposed to alcohol use, something I fail to understand about "the law," is how a driver can be "legally" convicted of "Driving While Intoxicated," if scientific testing is unable to prove through a blood sampling that the driver met the legal definition of DWI. It is as logical to presume that a delay in extracting a blood sample would allow the blood to absorb more of the alcohol from the stomach, intestines, etc., as to presume that the passage of time dissipated alcohol from the blood, wouldn't it? In making decisions about serious matters I would not want to rely on presumptions but on the hard facts of the specific case.
And, the law on DWI is the law, or is it?
Emanuel Young Jr., Warsaw
Country Living
Editor, Times-Union:When you wake up every morning and there's a good ol' country breeze blowing, sometimes it doesn't smell so good, but what do you expect, it's COUNTRY LIVING.
At night when you go to bed, you can raise your windows. Just listen, there's an owl hooting or a coyote howling. Listen close, there's my neighbor's dog barking in the distance.
Maybe there's a prowler around or maybe there's a coon or cat passing through, or maybe he just feels like letting off some steam, that's COUNTRY LIVING.
If you don't like to hear this, why not move to the city where you can hear traffic all night or sirens going off all night long. What's wrong with people these days is they haven't got anything else to do but gripe about dogs barking.
Come on, get a life! Sounds like they have a pretty miserable one. If you want a list of names that enjoy hearing their dogs bark, I can get you one.
Roger Webb, Silver Lake
Thanks To Volunteers
Editor, Times-Union:On behalf of the many non-profit agencies in our community who rely on the support of volunteers, I would like to thank those wonderful people who give of their time and talents throughout the year to help others. With the many government "cut backs" that all agencies are facing, we are forced to rely more and more on volunteers to help us minister to others.
"Thank You" for all that you do! Your unselfish giving is very much appreciated!
Merry Christmas and May God Bless You,
Kathy Hamman, Volunteer Coordinator, Combined Community Services
Acts Of Kindness
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the many people in the area for their acts of kindness during my recent transplant surgery.
The prayers, cards, visits and flowers made this venture a whole lot easier.
One can't have too many friends and I feel I have my share. Thanks so much and may God bless each of you.
Gerald Weirick, Warsaw
Heart Wrenching
Editor, Times-Union:I sat down in my easy chair to read the 12-04-98 Times-Union, relaxed and happy as can be ... then ... I turned to the Letters To The Editor page and I read two of the most heart wrenching letters. To you, Pam Hiers, my heart breaks to even try to imagine your daily struggle to live without your Heather ... it's just unimaginable and I honor your faith. To you, the Robinson family, my heart breaks to even think of what this has done to your lives. It's such a sadness that Brandon's one mistake in such poor judgment could cause so much heartache for so many people and I honor your holding your heads up with love and respect for your family name. I know your daily struggles are unimaginable too. To you, John Johnson, my heart breaks that you have lost a very wonderful son. Your letter proved the love, respect and proudness you have for him. What a lucky young man he was to spend his life growing up with such a loving father as you. I do understand the love of a parent and a son, I was a single mother of such a wonderful young man who is 28 years old now and ... right now ... I think of my life without him and I just can't imagine. But ... I do not understand the love of a father and son and I can only imagine that every day you have such an empty feeling in your heart and I honor your braveness. I just want you all to know that I pray for you and your daily struggles that life has given you ... all so unimaginable to me.
Sally Goon, Leesburg
Bad Newspaper
Editor, Times-Union:Once again, the Times-Union has chosen to make the plight of a local businessman front page news. I was appalled at the bad press Tom Clemens and the Time Out Inn received in your December 4th headlines.
The Clemens family has been serving the small business community for over 40 years. Their parents, through hard work and determination, were able to raise 10 children as owner-operators of the local bowling alley.
The Clemens children have chosen to keep the dream alive and currently maintain six local businesses and several more in the surrounding communities.
The better story would have been why they put in all the long hours and hard work in such a patronless community.
Thomas C. Lowe, Warsaw
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- Accident Prevention - Country Living - Thanks To Volunteers - Acts Of Kindness - Heart Wrenching - Bad Newspaper
Accident Prevention
Editor, Times-Union:All goodhearted persons are appalled at the pain and sorrow, destruction, injuries and deaths that occur due to automobile accidents.
Can anything be done to prevent accidents? The National Safety Council teaches that most "accidents" can be prevented. However, they have a training course in accident prevention too extensive to discuss herein.
Most, if not all, organizations interested in accident prevention recognize that alcohol is involved in many automotive accidents, but it is not the only cause. It is probable that alcohol will continue to be a detriment to good driving, as will sleepiness, distraction, emotions, hectic time schedules, weather conditions, speeding emergency vehicles, etc.
So what can a safety-minded driver do? One example is that: Every driver should drive defensively and never drive out into an intersection until they are sure that all approaching vehicles can and will yield the right of way. Stopping at the stop sign or waiting for a red traffic signal to turn green, doesn't mean "proceed without looking" to the defensive driver, but rather "proceed with caution."
Perhaps the Times-Union would be interested in contacting the National Safety Council and occasionally publishing a defensive driving tip.
Am I missing something from recent Times-Union news? For, although I am opposed to alcohol use, something I fail to understand about "the law," is how a driver can be "legally" convicted of "Driving While Intoxicated," if scientific testing is unable to prove through a blood sampling that the driver met the legal definition of DWI. It is as logical to presume that a delay in extracting a blood sample would allow the blood to absorb more of the alcohol from the stomach, intestines, etc., as to presume that the passage of time dissipated alcohol from the blood, wouldn't it? In making decisions about serious matters I would not want to rely on presumptions but on the hard facts of the specific case.
And, the law on DWI is the law, or is it?
Emanuel Young Jr., Warsaw
Country Living
Editor, Times-Union:When you wake up every morning and there's a good ol' country breeze blowing, sometimes it doesn't smell so good, but what do you expect, it's COUNTRY LIVING.
At night when you go to bed, you can raise your windows. Just listen, there's an owl hooting or a coyote howling. Listen close, there's my neighbor's dog barking in the distance.
Maybe there's a prowler around or maybe there's a coon or cat passing through, or maybe he just feels like letting off some steam, that's COUNTRY LIVING.
If you don't like to hear this, why not move to the city where you can hear traffic all night or sirens going off all night long. What's wrong with people these days is they haven't got anything else to do but gripe about dogs barking.
Come on, get a life! Sounds like they have a pretty miserable one. If you want a list of names that enjoy hearing their dogs bark, I can get you one.
Roger Webb, Silver Lake
Thanks To Volunteers
Editor, Times-Union:On behalf of the many non-profit agencies in our community who rely on the support of volunteers, I would like to thank those wonderful people who give of their time and talents throughout the year to help others. With the many government "cut backs" that all agencies are facing, we are forced to rely more and more on volunteers to help us minister to others.
"Thank You" for all that you do! Your unselfish giving is very much appreciated!
Merry Christmas and May God Bless You,
Kathy Hamman, Volunteer Coordinator, Combined Community Services
Acts Of Kindness
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the many people in the area for their acts of kindness during my recent transplant surgery.
The prayers, cards, visits and flowers made this venture a whole lot easier.
One can't have too many friends and I feel I have my share. Thanks so much and may God bless each of you.
Gerald Weirick, Warsaw
Heart Wrenching
Editor, Times-Union:I sat down in my easy chair to read the 12-04-98 Times-Union, relaxed and happy as can be ... then ... I turned to the Letters To The Editor page and I read two of the most heart wrenching letters. To you, Pam Hiers, my heart breaks to even try to imagine your daily struggle to live without your Heather ... it's just unimaginable and I honor your faith. To you, the Robinson family, my heart breaks to even think of what this has done to your lives. It's such a sadness that Brandon's one mistake in such poor judgment could cause so much heartache for so many people and I honor your holding your heads up with love and respect for your family name. I know your daily struggles are unimaginable too. To you, John Johnson, my heart breaks that you have lost a very wonderful son. Your letter proved the love, respect and proudness you have for him. What a lucky young man he was to spend his life growing up with such a loving father as you. I do understand the love of a parent and a son, I was a single mother of such a wonderful young man who is 28 years old now and ... right now ... I think of my life without him and I just can't imagine. But ... I do not understand the love of a father and son and I can only imagine that every day you have such an empty feeling in your heart and I honor your braveness. I just want you all to know that I pray for you and your daily struggles that life has given you ... all so unimaginable to me.
Sally Goon, Leesburg
Bad Newspaper
Editor, Times-Union:Once again, the Times-Union has chosen to make the plight of a local businessman front page news. I was appalled at the bad press Tom Clemens and the Time Out Inn received in your December 4th headlines.
The Clemens family has been serving the small business community for over 40 years. Their parents, through hard work and determination, were able to raise 10 children as owner-operators of the local bowling alley.
The Clemens children have chosen to keep the dream alive and currently maintain six local businesses and several more in the surrounding communities.
The better story would have been why they put in all the long hours and hard work in such a patronless community.
Thomas C. Lowe, Warsaw
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