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October 28, 2009

Letter: On privilege and pools

If (Dothan District 2 Commissioner Amos) Newsome can, in good conscience, vote to spend $40 million for a new park in a more affluent district, surely he can vote to spend a couple of hundred thousand dollars to build a swimming pool for the underprivileged children in his own district.

Letter: Keeping up with Congress

Has anyone else noticed how often Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions split their vote?

Letter: Vet’s daughter remembers Korea, the forgotten war

I am looking for letters written to and from military personnel who served during the Korean War.

Letter: Don’t forget about Gen. Douglas McArthur

There is a need to rewrite the rewritten history books in our country.

October 22, 2009

Letter: ‘Problem solved’

I firmly believe that once the information was extracted from these terrorists and their usefulness to us was over, they should be made to kneel down, pray to Allah or whomever they pray to and tell him to get their virgins ready, then chop their heads off.

Letter: What is patriotism?

Is it possible for a socialist to be patriotic? How can we tell if one is patriotic?

Letter: Urging organ donation

Organ donation is desperately needed in these times. You should try to tell anyone you know about organ donation, which would hopefully affect the amount of organ donors.

October 21, 2009

Letter: Hyperbole in health care debate

Far too often, opinion becomes fact, mostly through repeated voicing from talking heads. Both Democrats and Republicans claim a monopoly on the truth, but, as Einstein said, “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”

Letter: Appalled by Congressional health care plan

I am convinced it is blatant discrimination to exempt themselves of the position they are attempting to foist on the populace, as this action is placing themselves in an elite class above all others under them, which is discriminatory.

October 20, 2009

Letter: Why Helen Keller?

The problem with Helen Keller is that her work to help the disabled was just one aspect of her adult life. Much of her life was devoted to promoting ideals and principles that put her more on par with Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, and Chairman Mao than the typical Alabamian.

October 15, 2009

Letter: Can you do better?

From the scoffing the Republican-based group Americans For Prosperity made regarding Chicago losing the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in hopes to discredit President and First Lady Obama, to Republicans in general fuming over the President becoming the third sitting U.S. President (fourth after former President Jimmy Carter) to become a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

Letter: Free to make my own decision

One of the most fundamental concepts in life is that for every decision there is a cost and a benefit. There are no choices in life that are “cost-free.” Yet when government proposals are sold to the public they are only done so in ways that illustrate the benefits and ignore the cost.

Letter: Can you read?

It is obvious that geography is not very important to the Eagle publishers since the paper is filled with “news” from Decatur, Ala., (Decatur, Ga., is nearer and a much more interesting place, and Decatur County, Ga., is only an hour away).

Letter: Addressing many issues

To the first question about the name change to “Scarlett Letterman” suggested by Thomas James Alford of Dothan, the ratings from this past Tuesday’s show is proof that despite the hole Dave’s dug for himself both personally and legally, his career is salvageable.

Letter: Put it to a vote

I am sick and tired of the U.S. Congress passing bills against the wishes of the overwhelming majority of citizens. They violate the law of representative government.

Letter: A thank you to carrier

I just read your article saluting newspaper carriers and I couldn’t agree more. I wish to salute my newspaper carrier, Steve Penton.

October 14, 2009

Letter: Where’s the coverage

Appearing recently in the Southeast Sun were two stories of great economic impact to the area.

September 25, 2009

Letter: Invest in Henry County schools

Approving the proposed 3-mill tax and renewal of the current 1-mill tax would be an increase of $30 per year in property tax on a $100,000 home, or $2.50 a month. How many other investments offer as large a return for such a small amount?

Letter: Clean house in Washington

Some of the people in Congress are some of the biggest cheats, such as the one heading the committee that is supposed to rewrite the tax laws, Charlie Rangel.

Letter: Local drivers are ‘atrocious’

I have seen more wrecks here than in living 50 years in states far more congested.

September 24, 2009

Letter: It’s Dothan, not ‘Dauthin’

I have listened to the advertisement for Cole Brothers Circus numerous times a day, and my skin crawls every time they say Dothan wrong.

Letter: Mitigating circumstances

This has been a tragedy for the entire community of Headland as both of these families are well respected and loved by everyone. There has been and will be a lot of prayers for both families. I pray that something good will come out of this for everyone, including our young people in the community.

Letter: Pleased by dog’s photographer

Davy is a handful, and they were so patient and kind with him. The pictures are precious and we will hang one with the children’s portraits.

September 23, 2009

Letter: Are Congress members statesmen or politicians?

Our troops can wait but the economy can’t? I wonder if the word “priority” means anything to our esteemed leaders?

Letter: ‘Joe Wilson is a liar’

In 2003, President George W. Bush had a photo op on an aircraft carrier under the now infamous banner that proclaimed, “Mission Accomplished.” What if some Navy officer in that captive audience had shouted out, “You lie!” during the president’s address and then telephoned the White House and “apologized?” Do you think the Navy would have said, “That’s great, and now we can put this matter behind us?”