Letters
Scared of other drivers, not motorcycle
In response to Dave Mathena’s letter regarding motorcycles and safety (“If safety is the objective, outlaw motorcycles,” Thursday, April 6), as a rider myself I am terrified in some situations when riding — not because I am riding a motorcycle but because the other drivers on the road have no respect for motorcyclists.
The thought of outlawing motorcycles is what is ludicrous. That is saying that drinking and driving kills, so let’s outlaw any and all alcohol products nationwide. Let’s see how far that goes. Falls from heights kill people as well. Are we going to outlaw ladders? I think not.
The way to make it safer for motorcyclists is for the other drivers on the road to give us the respect we need and deserve. I am happy to say that I am a motorcyclist and proud to be a member of the Southern Cruisers, a riding club that has done and will continue to do a lot for our communities.
So let’s get our priorities in order — not outlawing motorcycles but paying attention when we drive.
John Bishop
Booneville
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March is IDD Month
In celebration of March as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Month, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all Mississippians to learn more about individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. -
How many nations are we?
I'm a student at Northwest Middle School and I was ecstatic when entering the auditorium for the black history program and they announced that we would be singing the national anthem. -
Appalled at recent column
I am appalled that Mr. Ziemba presumes to “air what the rest of us are thinking” about the US figure skaters at the Olympics, and to use that athletic event to promulgate inaccuracies and distortions.
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Real men wear purses
I went to high school in New York with a friend who spent time in the United States Marines infantry during the Vietnam war. He now wears a "man purse" with a 38 special hand gun in it for protection. He needs this because he worked in law enforcement after Vietnam and developed some serious enemies. He likes to call it a "man bag." After he read Lieutenant Colonel Ziemba's February 21 article entitled "The Man Purse," he recalled that Lieutenant Colonel Ziemba said that he had spent his entire life around "real men." My friend responded that while Lieutenant Colonel Ziemba had spent his entire life around "real men," my friend had spent his entire life around "real women!" Don't you just love it! -
I saw something quite different
This letter is in response to Craig Ziemba's column ("The man purse," Feb. 21, 2010). Mr. Ziemba, I'm so sorry that while watching the men's figure skating at the Olympic games, you saw only pink tassels, feathered gloves and suggestive movements. I saw beautiful COSTUMED performances. You also seemed to miss the strength, stamina, grace, artistry and hard work for years that went into those performances. As to men crying after a performance, I've seen football players cry after a game.
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Not what founders intended
Party politics: Business as usual in Washington, and the capitals of all 50 states, but it was not how the Founding Fathers envisioned the government being run. In fact, the premier Founding Father, George Washington, railed against the spirit of party that has so polarized the country. Party politics is dividing America against itself, convinces Americans to follow their party leaders like sheep, and marginalize any dissenters who would draw ideas from both sides. -
Community programs promote youth development
I was recently asked to serve as a facilitator with the Mississippi State Southern Rural Development Center to discuss how to Turn the Tide on Poverty; Creating Vibrant Communities Together.
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Say 'no' to parole
In March of 1991, Harold Hayes brutally murdered, here in Meridian, my Mother-In-Law, Vivian Powell, who was 83 at the time and barely weighed 100lbs.
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 31, 2010
A year ago President-elect Obama asked us to envision a better world. And, he asked us to envision a better tomorrow. The, he asked for grassroot campaigns to better this nation and this world.
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March is IDD Month
