News Stories for January 2011
Stories for Monday, January 31
<b>‘Allowed county to redirect funds’</b>
On Jan. 14, it was announced in the (newspaper) that county commissioners have decided to reduce annual funding for the county parks. It was also reported that this may force the county parks to renege on their “contract” with voters who passed the parks’ levy last November.This feels uncomfortable to ...
<b>‘More punishment’</b>
Regarding Stacie Mullins, who was sentenced in the alpaca incident: I am so disappointed in the judicial system that they only gave her five years of probation. She was already given an order not to go around those boys and then she got caught with one of them. She broke ...
Stories for Friday, January 28
<b>County ‘central purchasing is nothing new’</b>
Several (weeks) ago, an (editorial) appeared, stating “New purchasing post long overdue.” This is a real laugh. New? I don’t think so.In 1986, Ed Shelton, a county commissioner at the time, proposed this very thing. In the spring of 1987, I was hired as county purchasing director for the salary ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 19
<b>‘Battle still being fought today’</b>
Let us reflect on the man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for a moment in the light of this saying: “What we do for ourselves alone dies with us. What we do for others, and the world, remains and is immortal.”We — of organized labor and especially American Federation of ...
Stories for Friday, January 14
<b>‘The most effective power we can wield’</b>
Once again our country is traumatized by tragedy. And the search to “stop the insanity” takes many turns. Should we enact stricter gun laws, restrict political rhetoric? There must be some power we can yield to prevent a similar tragedy.Current information indicates that the person who pulled the trigger in ...
Stories for Thursday, January 6
<b>‘Justin doesn’t deserve abuse ...’</b>
Michael Short’s mean and unkind letter (“A paid shill of the ultra-liberal left,” Dec. 29), relating and responding to unsuccessful 8th Congressional District candidate Justin Coussoule, calls for a response.Justin doesn’t deserve that kind of abuse and put-down. He has a right to express his disappointment and how he sees ...
Stories for Saturday, January 1
Middletown man fatally shot in head
A 19-year-old Middletown man is dead after being shot in the head at 1:23 a.m. today at the Edward Brothers Hall, 1402 First Avenue. Terron A. Moton was taken to Atrium Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Police said the shooter fled the scene along with several others who ...
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