Letter: 'Let the past speak for itself'
A grave error has occurred involving Greg Yance, principal of Girard Middle School in Dothan. I am a retired teacher – 34 years as a literacy coach and classroom teacher at Girard Middle, Carver Middle and Girard Elementary schools -- who had the privilege of working with Greg Yance as a colleague at Carver Middle School in the early 1990s and later under his leadership as principal from 2005-2010. I totally support this outstanding and dedicated educator who has a passion for teaching, leading and equipping the adolescents at Girard Middle School.
Letter: Money speaks louder
Your May 2 editorial on cockfighting made me wonder what kind of person gets enjoyment from watching two roosters fight to the death. These people are barbaric and are still living in the dark ages.
Letter: The heart of Dothan
I was in a car accident on Tuesday, May 1, here in Dothan. My car collided with another on 84 West. After realizing what had happened and the vehicle coming to a stop, I quickly got out of the car to run around to open the passenger rear door. My granddaughter was strapped in her baby seat and the car's door would not open. I was frantic, trying to get her out. Two men came to my rescue. One got the baby out and the other started comforting me. A nurse came up and started asking about injuries. These people were complete strangers to me but a godsend in the time of need. They were able to calm me down with their comforting support and reassuring words. They were there to make calls and stay with me until family and help came. Then somewhere during the commotion, they slipped away. I did not get to even thank them for their service and help.
Letter: 'A sad situation'
It pains me to pick up pen and paper again about an outlandish situation – upholding the integrity of the U.S. presidency. It is a sad situation that stands before us in the year 2012. Are we sure it’s not 1960 all over again?
Letter: In defense of Colson
Charles Colson proved he was a changed man, a born-again Christian, by spending the rest of his life living out that fact. He lived for God, shared the love of God with others, and he worked for the good of mankind -- specifically the lost and the often less fortunate.
Letter: Cutting the budget
Finally there was a news article in the April 18 Eagle that makes a lot of sense and encourages more restraint on the ever-increasing costs of “entitlement” and other programs that have grown beyond sensibility. Republicans controlling the House are looking at huge cuts to food stamps that would reduce the monthly benefit for a family of four by almost $60. The changes would also tighten eligibility rules that would force up to 3 million people out of the program. The cuts would total $8 billion over the coming year and $34 billion over a decade.
Letter: On the banking mess
The people who are protesting in New York, California and around the U.S. have it right. All the people ought to be protesting big banks like Citibank, Chase Morgan and Wells Fargo. All made bad loans trying to bundle subprime loans to make big bucks. All they wanted were more loans so they could bundle them together, selling houses to people who could not afford them in the first place and people who didn’t know what they were signing. The big bank mortgage people could care less; they just needed more loans.
Letter: Birth of NASCAR
My brother, Charles (Chuck) Connor, was a sportswriter for the Pensacola News Journal in 1957 when Bill France asked him to write an article in the paper about his upcoming dirt track race event somewhere between Pensacola and Mobile. Chuck said he refused because it was not an organized group like a ball team, had no point system or ratings or a recognized name such as the National Association of Stock Car Racers. Well, we all know what happened after that. NASCAR became a big name and well-liked event, especially here in Alabama.
Letter: 'It's wrong'
I really thought I'd reached an age where nothing would surprise me, but I was wrong. The Dothan school board’s refusal to renew Greg Yance's contract as Girard Middle School principal left me speechless. While we live in an age where very little is right or wrong anymore, this act by the school board is just plain wrong. For 11 years I worked at Girard Middle School as a special education teaching assistant, retiring in 2010, so I was there when Mr. Yance came. Firsthand experience in the classroom informs my words here.
Letter: Pondering power and pension
When I was in the military and had my re-enlistment talk, I don’t remember the government showering my mailbox with checks. It seems as though we have turned honorable men into beggars. This is not the first time I have heard this story. It’s sad. These same folks will blame the poor for our problems. Food stamps, they say, are the problem.
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