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Letter to the Editor: The little old lady

Well, it’s official I’m the little old lady now. A year and a half ago I wrote about how I realized I looked old all of a sudden. I’ve mostly accepted that fact because to be happy with myself there is nothing I can do about it. I’ve told you about my love of family and friends, gave ...

Letter to the Editor: Not hate, but disagreement

Zealot. A person devoted to a particular cause or belief and not afraid to express an opinion about the same. While often used as a negative, it allows for persons who devotedly believe in something to express themselves, perhaps even be outspoken. It is noticed that when someone speaks about ...

Letter to the Editor: Clear and present danger

The words “clear and present danger” can be found also under the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution, under the First Amendment regarding the prohibiting of “free speech,” or the “press” in cases of “clear and present danger” to the state. So, all our United ...

Letter to the Editor: Careful planning on multi-use building

When I was a member of the City Council, we started working on improvements to our parks. It started with a splash pad idea and grew into a plan to renovate the adjacent pool area. That plan also had its critics, but the City and the Council persevered. In the end, the community got a ...

Letter to the Editor: Where are morals based?

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The author asserts some of the details in this letter are based on the response to Freedom of Information Act requests made to Brian Raitz; and emails from Pat Lefebure regarding the legal definition of obscene matter as it pertains to this material, which has been upheld in ...

Letter to the Editor: Fight the cancer of ‘cool’ culture

It was so heartwarming to read a letter decrying the early sexualization and sexual exploitation of our children. So many of us feel the same way but don’t know how or where to start erasing it. It is difficult to imagine it is happening here. The library has always been a safe and ...