Letters to the Editor (Oct. 5, 2013)
by Courier staff
08:44 PM, Saturday, October 05 2013 | 2673 views | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Government shutdown

As a 77-year-old citizen, I would like to take this opportunity to ask a question or two. First of all, Obama says repeatedly that the GOP cannot hold the Federal Government hostage as it should be; however, how does Obama hold the government hostage with his socialistic ideals and mandate “Obanna Care,” just one example.

Next question, would be why our senators and representatives cannot address the problem of our Nation with the good of our Nation at the forefront of what is good for our Nation rather than for the good of very few. It seems to me, if Congress would go to work in the morning, work diligently for 10 to 12 hours a day, as most citizens of our great nation do, the problems of waste and foolish spending might be solved in a few short years and we could overcome this with a government of the people, by the people and for the people as it was intended by our Forefathers and I might add, it might work very well!

If this government shutdown will affect the economy the way the media says, then our government is in too big a business and needs to leave this to free enterprise.

Paul Henderson


How many know what rabies is?

Having recieved a dog bite (or attack) on 9-15-13, I had to become more aware of rabies. I asked everyone I talked to if they knew what it was, what to watch for, how the dogs die that are bitten by a rabid animal. No one knew. Those people were deputies and employees of a pharmacy and friends.

Rabies is passed by the bite of a rabid animal to a dog or cat to a human, with no incubation period on the dog and four to eight days on a person if the bite is above the waist. The dog or cat must be quarantened for 10 days to see if it dies; if so, the person must take some painfu shots that cost $20,000.

What kills animals bitten by a rabid animal; a virus through the saliva attacks the nervous system causing paralysis and spams of hte throut so the animal cannot eat or drink. The animal is so thirsty that the sigh of food or water makes it foam at the mouth and it dies soon after. Hydrophobia the the name of it.

Pets need to be vaccinated yearly and kept confined in pens on the owners property so rabid aimals can’t get to them and so the pets don’t bother neighbors.

The owners of a biting dog is responsible for putting up the animal to watch it. The owner of the dog that bit me would not agree to that for a few days until a deputy insited on it.

So I have had a rough week wondering what would happen. If the dog is rabid and dies; the shots must start rimmediately to prevent death. This is a terminal disease.

Janice King

What matters

most America

Every person is a master or architect of their own life. That’s why we have public education in America. The taxpayers provide an opportunity for each individual child to become a productive citizen. Everyone has a philosophy which drives their life. Statements by various leaders which philosophically declare positions on matters which matter. Some examples are:

n Harry Truman — The buck stops here. That is a significant position when a person states they are responsible. How do current administrative officials of government rank today? (Eric Holder — gun running; President Obama — Benghazi; Hillary Clinton — Benghazi; Lois Lerner — IRS; Susan Ride — Benghazi, etc.)

n President Obama — He said to Joe the Plumber, we need to share the wealth. Sharing the wealth by government is a socialistic idea where someone else should provide for my wants or needs.

n President John F. Kennedy — Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. How do 47 million workers provide 47 million non-workers food stamps, as recipients, plus 9 million SSI disability recipients checks paid by the government. This takes more than 1/2 of their checks in some form of taxes for these entitlements.

n Margaret Thatcher — Socialism is fine until you run out of other people’s money.

n Abraham Lincoln — reportedly said, you cannot provide for others what they should provide for themselves.

Currently America has a tax and spend government which controls by regulating industry to business operations. (coal-powered plants, nuclear energy, fossil fuels, banking, housing, automobile industry, etc.) by contrast, favorable pronouncements for Solyndra or clean energy, the focus of a socialist philosophy is to promote class or wealth differences as a basis to share the wealth. The American dream promotes as a basis to pursue your goals or dreams as Don Tyson, Sam Walton, or Wayne Smith Trucking have done. They had visions or dreams which they have achieved. Don Tyson stated in my presence, about 50 years ago, that chicken would become the number one meat in America. I personally thought he was an idiot for that statement, but evidently he knew how to accomplish his dream. When as many takers are enjoying the free entitlements (food stamps at workers or earners expense, unemployment at workers expense, rental assistance at workers expense, SSI disability checks at workers expense, and the list of potential free rides at workers expense will cover a full page and a half of listings of free rides that takers or loafers enjoy. This permits a taker to rise up by 10 a.m., have a cigarette, and watch tv to plan their day. They seem to have time for a beer as they watch their big-screen tv and check their message on their cell phone, and in some instances, check their computer as they plan their day. It sure is nice to have someone else provide for my needs, as I lost sight somewhere for my responsibilities as a person. It is my perception that liberal focused Democrats want a society where social justice philosophies will guide government entitlements. That means half of America has some claim of injustice where the others owe me and will pay me. The philosophy or ideology of the individual guides their behavior. Therefore, when you are a victim (social justice agenda) someone owes you! In that setting, socialism has arrived.

In closing, what did Martin Luther King Jr. say...People should be judged by the content of their character.

What kind of personality does somone have who feels that someone else should provide for them, or that I am not responsible for my needs. Only a dependent child has that status, while a few others are legitimate dependents of society. In my lifetime, the status of children has changed from being a part of family, in a productive role, to a less functional role of responsiblilities.

John Montgomery

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