Overhaul would contain flaws
Technology can be used well
Climate change legislation misguided
By Dan Wilson We gathered in a circle to pray. For me, it was my first time with this group….
By Wally DuChateau This has been an interesting summer in my little corner of the Plateau. There’s been a lot…
By Dan Wilson We gathered in a circle to pray. For me, it was my first time with this group….
Crowds were drawn to music, movies, and more
Crowds were drawn to music, movies, and more
One of the great things about call-in radio is that you get to hear ordinary people connect reality to public policy.
During the past 40 or 50 years, American humor has gotten increasingly crude and base. I don’t think this is necessarily bad. In fact, just the reverse; in many instances it’s beneficial. That being the case, I’m certainly not recommending any kind of censorship. Not by any stretch. Yet, some aspects of this trend are a bit disheartening.
I enjoy my summers as much as the next guy.
I was horrified to read in the Aug. 5, 2009, Courier-Herald the city was planning on raising our sewer rates by 50 percent or more. This is on top of the solid waste rates increasing as I mentioned in my letter to the editor dated July 8, 2009. At the city council meeting on July 27, the public works department stated they wanted to purchase two new cars. If there is such a need to increase our rates, especially so drastically, why is the city contemplating purchasing new cars, remodeling conference rooms and changing logos? (The cost of changing the logo on city vehicles, stationery, etc., is going to be very expensive). The tax/rate payers are being asked to shoulder heavy burdens already in our poor economy, why add to the burden unnecessarily? Determine what is an absolute necessity and shelve all others until our economy turns around. In our own personal budgets, we have to differentiate between needs and wants; why shouldn’t we expect our city to do the same?
If you were one of the 1,100-plus people who followed the annual tradition of ordering an onion burger from the Sumner Downtown Association burger booth at the Arts Festival, you know those burgers were a tasty treat – and should be followed up with a super powerful breath mint. Well, that’s after you had a slice of strawberry-rhubarb pie from the Rotary booth.
