Letters to the Editor

To the editor: A comment from the mayor in today’s paper said that the new storm sewer system did its job. Not at my house it didn’t. I had at least 4 feet of water in my basement, which pretty much ruined by furnace and water heater. Since then, I have no heat or hot water and have no means to replace them...

To raise money to help fight cancer my Relay Team (Northview Key Club and Friends) and I organized a friendly basketball game between the Fire Fighters and Crime Fighters. The Fire Fighters were from both Brazil City Fire Department and Clay County Volunteer Departments and the Crime Fighters were from both Brazil City Police and Clay County Sheriff’s Departments. We all had so much fun and raised $2500. to donate to Relay For Life of the Wabash Valley...

To the editor: I had the honor to process a “volunteer” for the regular Army in 1963, the day after he graduated. Sgt. Dennis E. Church, then a recruit for a short time, going into the the Army’s Special Forces, which was the most physically challenging field for everyone but not to him as he had excelled in baseball, basketball and played center for the football team...

Once again, it’s time for students to return to waiting for school buses in the early morning darkness, as Indiana ‘springs forward’ to Daylight Saving Time. The sun was starting to rise around 7:00 a.m., and children were safer and more visible as they waited to be picked up for school. ...

I have a question that I hope someone can answer. Why, since it is a government law, isn’t our local Post Office handicap accessible? I have seen people in wheelchairs, using walkers and elderly people struggle with all four doors having trouble trying to enter and leave the building. ...

Bullying is a big factor in school shootings. Reports show that all school shootings had to do with bullying of someone. This drives many children to do things they wouldn’t normally do. When I went to high school in Clay County there wasn’t much bullying going on, but their were two occasions when it happened. ...

To the Editor: A precious commodity, we all seem to take for granted, until bam, Mom, there’s no water. This happened Friday afternoon, Feb. 2 on U.S. 40 northeast side, when a main line erupted. Think about it folks, we don’t realize just how “water” plays such an important role in our everyday lives...

When I was having a picnic with my friends at Harmony Park, my friend, Evelyn, had to use the restrooms. Unfortunately, the bathrooms are terrible so she just ended up having to wait till she got home. If my friends and I don’t want to use the restrooms, I’m sure don’t either. For example, they had bad sewage, no privacy, moldy toilets, no sing and they smell terrible...

It’s about time for our Legislature to take time and start thinking about the children in our state. It seems like our representative (both Democrats and Republicans) both say that they will make a difference, but they haven’t accomplished anything so far. ...