LETTER TO THE EDITOR<\/p>\n
Dear Editor,<\/i><\/p>\n
Last week in his letter about the Women\u2019s March, Ken Barnes characterized the movement as a radical, violent group. Obviously he was under the influence of \u201calternative facts\u201d.\u00a0 There was passion, to be sure, but the world-wide march was well-planned, orderly and peaceful and the speakers for the most part made constructive criticism of the current Trump policies.\u00a0 The marchers were made up of families of all types, including the children. There was an air of tolerance and love. The violence and property destruction Mr. Barnes cites were the day before the march and were not associated with the marches (those alternative facts, again). If we value our democracy, we must not be afraid to use it.\u00a0 No political party is above the law of the constitution and must be held accountable by the people. Speak out or lose your freedom!<\/p>\n
\u00ad\u2014Judi Snook<\/p>\n
Antwerp, Ohio<\/p>\n
Letter to the Editor<\/p>\n
Rewarding Bad Behavior<\/p>\n
Actually this is an open letter to all the recipients of Christmas gifts (any gifts) that you have not bothered to acknowledge or thank the presenter for. It\u2019s now one month past Christmas 2016, so you could send the presenter a Valentine (and a box of candy?) and apologize for being such a rude lugghead and \u201cforgetting\u201d or \u201coverlooking\u201d letting them know you got something from them.<\/p>\n
Did you get this person anything in return? Probably not. Was it a relative that is on a fixed income that probably is struggling anyway and PROBABLY really wanted to make your gift \u201cjust right\u201d and went to a lot of trouble to do so? And you just acted like it never happened. You piece of crap.<\/p>\n
Things will be different in my household next year. I just read a very good book that said when you continue to buy gifts and give money to children, relatives, and people that never acknowledge it, you are merely \u201crewarding their bad behavior\u201d. Do I make my point? At least 6 of my friends have told me similar sad stories of being treated similarly by their family (children, grandchildren \u2014 old enough to know better). They barely look up from their \u201ccell-phones\u201d long enough to reach out for the present and then they don\u2019t want to try it on, look at it, say \u201cThank you\u201d, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t fit\u201d, \u201cI really don\u2019t care for it\u201d, \u201cKiss my butt and don\u2019t bother me!\u201d or whatever. I\u2019m assuming that you didn\u2019t like my attempt to \u201cgift\u201d you and your family. Therefore, I won\u2019t bother with it in the future.<\/p>\n
Would it hurt them to pick up the phone (that they are glued to anyway) and call and say \u201cThank you for the time and trouble (and $$), that was very nice of you to think of me.\u201d Post cards don\u2019t cost that much either. Just write my name on the front, write \u201cThanks\u201d on the back and your name. Drop it in the mail. Is that so hard? That would even be good practice for preschoolers that don\u2019t know where these gifts are coming from.<\/p>\n
One lady (Senior Citizen) said she spent on her credit cards for her kids and grandchildren for Christmas and will be months paying it off. Did they gift her a card or gift? Did you think they even took her out to eat or thanked her? What do you think?<\/p>\n
The next shirt that I buy is going to have printed on it: I AM NOT THE BANK DO NOT BULLY ME FOR MONEY GET A JOB & PAY CASH!<\/p>\n
\u2014Caroline Zimmerman<\/p>\n
Paulding County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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