Letters to the Editor 03-31-2003

- NRA Banquet - Fire Thanks - Vietnam Display - Friends Of The NRA - 'Extreme' Carnival - Fribley Tribute - Commendable Article - Moving Article - Great American NRA Banquet Editor, Times-Union: This past Saturday I was in attendance at the Friends of the NRA Banquet held at 2517 in Warsaw.It was a great event, with the climax being a special flag that was auctioned off with a winning bid of $250.The money is dedicated to the families of our troops who are in a very tough fight in Iraq.

Letters to the Editor 02-13-2002

Letters to the Editor 02-12-2002

- True Friends - State Budget - Colds, Flu True Friends Editor, Times-Union: On Jan.27, 2002, our grandson Ryan Utter was in a serious accident on Beaver Dam Road.He was airlifted to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.Upon our arrival to the hospital, we found our wonderful grandson in a near death condition.The doctors could not give us a lot of hope; he was in gods hands.

Letters to the Editor 05-21-2004

Letters to the Editor 04-21-2003

Letters to the Editor 04-07-2003

- Mob Rule - Defending Freedom - Rallies For America - Fallen Hero Mob Rule Editor, Times-Union: I pushed the TV button early to check on the Iraq War.The screen showed a mob of American people screaming,yelling and carrying placards demanding that we Americans pull our troops out of Iraq.Some of the placards had obscene remarks about President George W.Bush, too.

Letters to the Editor 03-31-2005

- Schiavo's Condition - FCCLA Success - Prescription Law - Comcast Issues - Interesting World Schiavo's Condition Editor, Times-Union: Media reports would lead us to believe that a majority of Americans agree that it was right to withdraw Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.The problem is that the question, in a widely reported poll, was incorrectly asked and led to a biased result. The question posed by ABC news portrayed Terri as having "no consciousness" and being on "life support," rather than an awake, responsive patient with a feeding tube.

Letters to the Editor 05-24-2004

Hospice Workers Are The Definition Of Compassionate

Most people who know me know I'm not easily impressed. It's not that I'm a cynic.It's just that I've seen so many people who have some ulterior motive - usually publicity - for doing "good" things that I tend to be a little skeptical. So my friends were a bit surprised to hear me praise a group of people I met a couple of months ago.These people, who work for Parkview Home Health and Hospice in Fort Wayne, personify the word good - also compassionate, wonderful, patient and heaven-sent. Hospice as an institutionalized concept has been around only since the 1960s, when Dr.Cicely Saunders, a British physician, began the modern hospice movement by establishing St.Christopher's Hospice near London.St.Christopher's organized a team approach to professional caregiving, and was the first program to use modern pain management techniques to compassionately care for the dying.The first hospice in the United States was established in New Haven, Conn., in 1974.

Letters to the Editor 04-15-2003

Sometimes Love Is Simply The Best Gift

Mother's Day is May 9 and I have no idea what to buy for my mother. In the past, I've bought her cards, knickknacks, clothes and jewelry.I've even given her cash and taken her out to dinner.I may have even bought her a book a time or two. And every year I have to try to figure out something new to buy her. It's not like I'm complaining about it.My mother made more sacrifices for me and my three siblings than most people will ever know. From the time my father died in December 1981 until she remarried in 1997, she was a single parent who managed to feed and clothe her four children.

Letters to the Editor 01-02-2004

- Gun Lawsuit - Thanks To Firefighters Gun Lawsuit Editor, Times-Union: Good write-up on the Gary gun lawsuit the other evening.The writer is quite correct that it will not end the argument one way or the other. This started about four years ago with more than three dozen of these suits.Most have been dismissed first time in court.A couple have made it through the first court but been overturned on appeal.Several states have stopped the whole process with legislation.But none of that matters to the anti-gunners.They simply will keep taking it back to whatever court they can in the hope of bankrupting a few manufacturers.

Letters to the Editor 12-23-2003

- Unimpressed With Coulter - Food Drive - Founders' Intent - Expressing Opinions - Stolen Vehicle - Snowman Shooting - Community Support - Bush The Villain Unimpressed With Coulter Editor, Times-Union: You certainly publish a very interesting selection of editorial opinions in your paper and for this you are to be commended.However, I was surprised when a column by Ann Coulter appeared.While she represents a certain type of writing, I hesitate to include her with journalists such as Clarence Page and Cal Thomas.

Letters to the Editor 04-22-2003

- Superintendent - Leesburg Parade - Fribley Thanks - Liberals Superintendent Editor, Times-Union: I just wanted to let everyone know how disappointed I am with our school superintendent.Most of you may not be aware of the fact that Warsaw Community High School students are not allowed to participate in events held in "metropolitan areas" due to the terror alert orange status.

Letters to the Editor 01-05-2004

- Alone At Christmas - Thanks To Students - Enjoyed Film Festival Alone At Christmas Editor, Times-Union: Once more, Christmas has come and gone, but for those who are alone on that special holy day, it hardly seems like Christmas.It is particularly difficult for the elderly to be alone on Christmas and, to them, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are often just another evening and another day.Now when you're alone on Christmas and up in years, you have two choices.You can either sit around and feel sorry for yourself, or you can reminisce - that is, you can transport your mind back to the good old days when you were young and had your family around you.

Letters to the Editor 02-19-2002

- Gas Tax - CR 450E - Theft From Roving Chef - Thanks To Warsaw Fire Dept. - Religious Debate - Flag Etiquette Gas Tax Editor, Times-Union: You recently ran a letter from watchdog Aaron of Lebanon who indicates that Representatives Wolkins and Friend have explaining to do for voting in support of a 2-cent gas tax increase.He attempted to connect the passage of HB1004, the governor's $2 billion tax increase/tax restructuring bill, to our support for the gas tax increase.First, the governor's bill passed by only one vote and has virtually no chance of becoming law.Representative Friend and I voted against it because it raises in excess of $2 billion more than it gives for property tax relief.

Letters to the Editor 05-20-2004

- Not Representative - Great Sacrifices - Abortion Inaccuracies - REMC Program - Enjoys Veterans Series Not Representative Editor, Times-Union: This is in response to Deanna Newton's letter which appeared in your paper May 17, 2004.

Letters to the Editor 08-01-2005

- Time Zones - Center Of Hope - Respect For Property - Questions Central Time - 'Singing In The Rain' - Questions Sentence Time Zones Editor, Times-Union: As we proceed to observing daylight savings time in 2006, consideration is being given to whether north central Indiana should observe Central time, as opposed to Eastern time.Although this may seem trivial, we should carefully consider the ramifications of such a decision.

Letters to the Editor 04-05-2005

Letters to the Editor 09-06-2001

- Ripped Off - Join The Service - Train Accident - Joints In Motion - Sewer Plant Ripped Off Editor, Times-Union: To all leagues who have banquets for the end of their season, treat your teams fairly. If you have a first place team, they should receive a trophy or plaque to show they won something.My dad got ripped off in golf as only part of the team got something and without the rest of that team, they wouldn't have won anything. I know you won't print this letter, but at least I feel better knowing I said my piece. Donita Raypholtz Pierceton Join The Service Editor, Times-Union: Read this article over and over again, all you high school graduates.