Letters to the Editor 12-14-2006
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Trails - Souder's Priorities - Souder's Priorities - Deer Anguish - Don't Kill Deer - Ethanol Vs. Biodiesel
Trails
Editor, Times-Union:I live in a condo on the south end of Pike Lake. Phase I of the Warsaw/Winona Lake Greenway opened new running options three seasons ago when the Beyer Farm Trail was completed. This trail provides easy access to the entire east end of Pike Lake via an awesome boardwalk through the marshlands. This provides access to the medical complex as well as Spring Hill Acres on the east side, Pike Lake Park, and even Lucerne Park on the west end of Pike Lake. Now all easily enjoyed by runners, bikers, and walkers of all ages.
Again, Dec. 5, I enjoyed an evening run, which took me across the boardwalk and back again, following my jaunt through Spring Hill Acres.
Then Dec. 6, a longer route took me south and then around the east end of Winona Lake. Running through Southtown Estates, I eventually entered the Chicago Boys Club Trail. Thirty years ago, when I first began running, this beautiful trail was a regular route to and from the town of Winona Lake. I could never envision the day occurring when a paved road, so wide and beckoning, would exist to lure even more runners, bikers, and hikers to enjoy this most beautiful wooded trail. A special thanks belong to Dane and Mary Louise Miller, who previously had opened these woods to new and improved running, biking and hiking enjoyment.
Now today, Dec. 9, I completed the local triple crown, you might say. Saturday has traditionally been reserved for long-distance running. This has allowed exploring areas of our county most of us only enjoy in our cars. But today for the first time I ran the new paved trail from the west side of Zimmer's Boggs Park site out to the newly restored Chinworth Bridge and the new Chinworth Bridge Trailhead.
What a great trifecta. And all thanks to the foresightedness of a community which is not afraid to invest in the lives and safety of its residents.
As a dedicated road runner, I will always enjoy my many runs along our roads and highways, but thanks to our Greenway Trails, I also will run many miles in the safety and beauty these new trails provide. I hope to see an ever-growing number of residents enjoying the great outdoors where families and individuals alike can recreate together in safety.
Finally, in the finest tradition of the current Christmas season, with the promise of enjoyable outdoor activities, may I wish you all a wonderful celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Lane Anderson
Warsaw, via e-mail
Souder's Priorities
Editor, Times-Union:I read in the Dec. 9 issue of the Times-Union that our U.S. Rep. Mark Souder is agonizing over the defeat of some bill affecting amateur athletics leagues. This bill apparently was meant to prohibit insurance companies from charging high premiums to leagues hit by a "questionable" lawsuit. Huh?
Gee, Mark, how many people does that affect? Are there that many "questionable" lawsuits?" What criteria is used to define "questionable"?
Is Mark's world such a utopian place that the only area of concern is amateur athletics? No, wait, there is something else. We must have Reagan's face stamped on the dime to achieve a total state of nirvana.
Janet Collins
Etna Green
Souder's Priorities
Editor, Times-Union:I read in the Dec. 9 issue of the Times-Union that our U.S. Rep. Mark Souder is agonizing over the defeat of some bill affecting amateur athletics leagues. This bill apparently was meant to prohibit insurance companies from charging high premiums to leagues hit by a "questionable" lawsuit. Huh?
Gee, Mark, how many people does that affect? Are there that many "questionable" lawsuits?" What criteria is used to define "questionable"?
Is Mark's world such a utopian place that the only area of concern is amateur athletics? No, wait, there is something else. We must have Reagan's face stamped on the dime to achieve a total state of nirvana.
Janet Collins
Etna Green
Deer Anguish
Editor, Times-Union:I am amazed that the Warsaw City Council has chosen to allow hunting within the city limits in the area of homes, children, pets, churches, hospital, medical and dental offices, etc.
Have they thought about the ramifications of someone forced to witness the agony of a deer after it is shot with an arrow? A child in his or her back yard? A cancer patient receiving chemotherapy in the room overlooking the woods along Provident Drive? People arriving for church services?
I assume both the city of Warsaw and the individual hunter fully expects to pay for all medical and psychological treatment related to the individual's post-traumatic stress disorder along with any attendant loss of income of the individual or the parent. I would certainly encourage any victim of such a heartrending, disgusting experience to pursue such action. I know I would.
Marilyn Whitney
Warsaw
Don't Kill Deer
Editor, Times-Union:I, Felicia Yates, think those who are killing deer should stop. Why, you ask? Well, my personal opinion is that people should let deer live. But the actual hunters that have been assigned to kill the dear deer, I think, have an exception.
So what if the deer go into peoples' yards? They just want/need something to eat. If you were a deer, wouldn't you want something to eat so bad that you had to go to the nearest place that had food - someone's yard?
Here's something to think about ... if the deer switched lives with us, would you want them to kill us, or would you want to live? Deer are graceful creatures. Young children enjoy the sight of a deer. It's not everyday that people see four, five or six deer eating grass in the fields! I bet even adults like to watch/see deer. Deer can't talk to speak their opinion, protest, tell you, beg you not to kill them. I know if we never kill deer they will probably overpopulate the world, but this is different, really different. So, please, if you chose to kill the deer or if you are responsible to kill the deer, please stop and think about this letter and start to have second thoughts.
Felicia Yates
Age 11
Pierceton
Ethanol Vs. Biodiesel
Editor, Times-Union:Mr. Albert, I hope you can explain to me and the rest of the county how you get ethanol out of soybeans.
I don't know much about chemistry and so I have to rely on what I hear, but I was told the Claypool plant was to be "biodiesel" not "ethanol."
I was under the impression the Milford plant was to produce "ethanol" and not "biodiesel."
I believe you get ethanol from the fermentation of corn mash? How do you get biodiesel from soy beans?
Could you please point us to some literature that could explain the two different processes, please?
You said you have the facts?
Darin Tudor
Pierceton, via e-mail
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- Trails - Souder's Priorities - Souder's Priorities - Deer Anguish - Don't Kill Deer - Ethanol Vs. Biodiesel
Trails
Editor, Times-Union:I live in a condo on the south end of Pike Lake. Phase I of the Warsaw/Winona Lake Greenway opened new running options three seasons ago when the Beyer Farm Trail was completed. This trail provides easy access to the entire east end of Pike Lake via an awesome boardwalk through the marshlands. This provides access to the medical complex as well as Spring Hill Acres on the east side, Pike Lake Park, and even Lucerne Park on the west end of Pike Lake. Now all easily enjoyed by runners, bikers, and walkers of all ages.
Again, Dec. 5, I enjoyed an evening run, which took me across the boardwalk and back again, following my jaunt through Spring Hill Acres.
Then Dec. 6, a longer route took me south and then around the east end of Winona Lake. Running through Southtown Estates, I eventually entered the Chicago Boys Club Trail. Thirty years ago, when I first began running, this beautiful trail was a regular route to and from the town of Winona Lake. I could never envision the day occurring when a paved road, so wide and beckoning, would exist to lure even more runners, bikers, and hikers to enjoy this most beautiful wooded trail. A special thanks belong to Dane and Mary Louise Miller, who previously had opened these woods to new and improved running, biking and hiking enjoyment.
Now today, Dec. 9, I completed the local triple crown, you might say. Saturday has traditionally been reserved for long-distance running. This has allowed exploring areas of our county most of us only enjoy in our cars. But today for the first time I ran the new paved trail from the west side of Zimmer's Boggs Park site out to the newly restored Chinworth Bridge and the new Chinworth Bridge Trailhead.
What a great trifecta. And all thanks to the foresightedness of a community which is not afraid to invest in the lives and safety of its residents.
As a dedicated road runner, I will always enjoy my many runs along our roads and highways, but thanks to our Greenway Trails, I also will run many miles in the safety and beauty these new trails provide. I hope to see an ever-growing number of residents enjoying the great outdoors where families and individuals alike can recreate together in safety.
Finally, in the finest tradition of the current Christmas season, with the promise of enjoyable outdoor activities, may I wish you all a wonderful celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Lane Anderson
Warsaw, via e-mail
Souder's Priorities
Editor, Times-Union:I read in the Dec. 9 issue of the Times-Union that our U.S. Rep. Mark Souder is agonizing over the defeat of some bill affecting amateur athletics leagues. This bill apparently was meant to prohibit insurance companies from charging high premiums to leagues hit by a "questionable" lawsuit. Huh?
Gee, Mark, how many people does that affect? Are there that many "questionable" lawsuits?" What criteria is used to define "questionable"?
Is Mark's world such a utopian place that the only area of concern is amateur athletics? No, wait, there is something else. We must have Reagan's face stamped on the dime to achieve a total state of nirvana.
Janet Collins
Etna Green
Souder's Priorities
Editor, Times-Union:I read in the Dec. 9 issue of the Times-Union that our U.S. Rep. Mark Souder is agonizing over the defeat of some bill affecting amateur athletics leagues. This bill apparently was meant to prohibit insurance companies from charging high premiums to leagues hit by a "questionable" lawsuit. Huh?
Gee, Mark, how many people does that affect? Are there that many "questionable" lawsuits?" What criteria is used to define "questionable"?
Is Mark's world such a utopian place that the only area of concern is amateur athletics? No, wait, there is something else. We must have Reagan's face stamped on the dime to achieve a total state of nirvana.
Janet Collins
Etna Green
Deer Anguish
Editor, Times-Union:I am amazed that the Warsaw City Council has chosen to allow hunting within the city limits in the area of homes, children, pets, churches, hospital, medical and dental offices, etc.
Have they thought about the ramifications of someone forced to witness the agony of a deer after it is shot with an arrow? A child in his or her back yard? A cancer patient receiving chemotherapy in the room overlooking the woods along Provident Drive? People arriving for church services?
I assume both the city of Warsaw and the individual hunter fully expects to pay for all medical and psychological treatment related to the individual's post-traumatic stress disorder along with any attendant loss of income of the individual or the parent. I would certainly encourage any victim of such a heartrending, disgusting experience to pursue such action. I know I would.
Marilyn Whitney
Warsaw
Don't Kill Deer
Editor, Times-Union:I, Felicia Yates, think those who are killing deer should stop. Why, you ask? Well, my personal opinion is that people should let deer live. But the actual hunters that have been assigned to kill the dear deer, I think, have an exception.
So what if the deer go into peoples' yards? They just want/need something to eat. If you were a deer, wouldn't you want something to eat so bad that you had to go to the nearest place that had food - someone's yard?
Here's something to think about ... if the deer switched lives with us, would you want them to kill us, or would you want to live? Deer are graceful creatures. Young children enjoy the sight of a deer. It's not everyday that people see four, five or six deer eating grass in the fields! I bet even adults like to watch/see deer. Deer can't talk to speak their opinion, protest, tell you, beg you not to kill them. I know if we never kill deer they will probably overpopulate the world, but this is different, really different. So, please, if you chose to kill the deer or if you are responsible to kill the deer, please stop and think about this letter and start to have second thoughts.
Felicia Yates
Age 11
Pierceton
Ethanol Vs. Biodiesel
Editor, Times-Union:Mr. Albert, I hope you can explain to me and the rest of the county how you get ethanol out of soybeans.
I don't know much about chemistry and so I have to rely on what I hear, but I was told the Claypool plant was to be "biodiesel" not "ethanol."
I was under the impression the Milford plant was to produce "ethanol" and not "biodiesel."
I believe you get ethanol from the fermentation of corn mash? How do you get biodiesel from soy beans?
Could you please point us to some literature that could explain the two different processes, please?
You said you have the facts?
Darin Tudor
Pierceton, via e-mail
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