Big Ben's punishment

It is about time. Big bad Ben Roethlisberger has finally faced some punishment for inappropriate behavior in the NFL. You've got players being paid millions of dollars in multi-year contracts. They go out, get drunk, beat up women, (with) possible rape charges. ... They think they are above the law. Well, the great big Mr. Ben has been suspended by the NFL commissioner for six games and has to attend behavior counseling. Message to some of our wild and crazy Bengal players: Grow up, boys. This is long overdue. I think this is what we used to call — when I was growing up — personal responsibility. We need more of this, not less.

I want to commend a young man who works at Meijer on Main Street. He found my wallet in the basket after I left the lot. When I frantically returned after missing it, there it was — at the service desk. My sincere thanks for his honesty, to the friendly greeter and the kind person at the service desk.

Why is it that all these local groups around Hamilton and the United States in general have to go outside the country to help somebody? There are plenty of people right here in Hamilton and Butler County who could use the help. I think it is just to swell their heads up and make themselves look better. You need to help the people here and quit worrying about the rest of the world.

As a teacher, I use the library weekly as a resource for my instruction. I borrow sets of books, media and book collections to enhance the education of my students. I also check out a bag of books for myself every two weeks. Our community needs the library. We would be diminished without it.

To those of you who keep complaining about the traffic camera: I have a suggestion. Drive like you have half an ounce of sense. If you obey the traffic laws, you won't have a problem.