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Letters to the editor: July 3

5:50 PM, Jul. 2, 2013  |  Comments
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Students shouldn't be left with so much debt

It is a travesty of epic proportion that U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita is telling students that he has "good news for them" in regard to student loans, when in fact the news is horrendous.

Not only are they going to begin paying twice the interest rate of the current student loan rate (from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent), you also will be allowing the rates to go up to 8.5 percent on Stafford loans and 10.5 percent on PLUS loans, all based on "market" rates. It will not be long before those rates reach those limits, as we know how "markets" get into "bubbles" and such.

It is simply not fair to the new students this year when for the past six years (under Democratic-initiated legislation) other students were given a substantially reduced rate. Do you know that these children are facing payments of $250 and more a month soon after finishing college? We should be charging far less, only enough to cover the cost of the subsidy. The government or anyone should not be making money off giving American children a leg up for college. A bad bill regardless of bipartisanship is still a bad bill.

Why does the 4th District of Indiana have such incompetent buffoons as representatives to Congress? We have suffered through Eli Lilly's lap dog, Steve Buyer, and now the tea party's prince, Todd Rokita - neither of whom can reason themselves out of a corner. How long is it going to take to learn this?

Jeff Reed


Just look for the tall weeds, you'll see it

I called the mayor's office trying to get a lot mowed in the 500 block of South Third Street. My wife has called twice about this situation, but she is being ignored. When I called, the mayor's office said: What is the address? We have to notify the owner and give them 10 days to respond. I told them that my wife called about two weeks ago and was told that the owner had 10 working days. I didn't know that weeds don't grow on Saturday and Sunday.

In the past when my wife has called, the city has mowed this lot within one week. If this lot isn't part of the mayor's beautification program, please include it and mow this lot. If the city can't find a lot with 4-foot weeds in it without an address, they can give me a call and I will come down and lead them to it.

Clarence W. Jenkins Jr.


Can we find a word besides marriage?

Is there another word that we can use to define a same-sex relationship? A legal word that will allow them to receive state and federal benefits due each one in this lifelong bond?

Marriage is not that word.

No matter how we try to convince ourselves, as a nation, that this is the fair and equal way to describe a same-sex couple, it's a falsehood.

Do I have to say it again? Sacred marriage can only take place between one man and one woman. Refuse to feel guilty for continuing to believe this.

Joan Messing


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