{"content":[{"text":"THE SANDYLAND CHRONICLE \n Vol. 8 – No. 8 August, 2008 \n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \n Editor: Jerry McKelvy \n Mailing Address: 2680 Warren Ave., Camden, AR 71701 \n E-Mail Address: sandman43@att.net \n Web Site: http://sandyland.nevada.ar.us/ \n ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \n READERS SPEAK OUT","bbox":{"left":0.117646,"top":0.050206,"width":0.763687,"height":0.16794800000000001}},{"text":"Below are some more responses I received to my questions in the May issue. \n voiced their opinions.","bbox":{"left":0.117646,"top":0.237596,"width":0.6033229999999999,"height":0.03256200000000001}},{"text":"Thanks to all who","bbox":{"left":0.730783,"top":0.237596,"width":0.14096100000000011,"height":0.015136999999999984}},{"text":"1. If you could choose a time period in which to live, when would it be and why?","bbox":{"left":0.117646,"top":0.290002,"width":0.6664519999999999,"height":0.015137000000000012}},{"text":"---Having read a lot about the past, I don't think I could find a time that equals today. I think of \n the marvelous inventions and developments that have come about during my lifetime and I can't \n think of anything that I would rather have been alive to see in times past. We enjoy more \n freedom and more luxuries than anyone from other generations ever did. B. T. -- Texas","bbox":{"left":0.117646,"top":0.313657,"width":0.764752,"height":0.06740999999999997}},{"text":"---Probably 1850 – 1900. I love the clothes during this time period. Also things were much \n slower than now. Probably wouldn't like not having the conveniences we have now. J. S. -- \n Arkansas","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.389566,"width":0.764751,"height":0.049863999999999964}},{"text":"---Around 1900. I think it was a much slower pace. Families were as a rule closer. Morals overall \n were better. People in general were far more concerned about spiritual matters. But I am sure \n those days \"talk\" a lot better than they lived, especially in the area of health and medicine. D. B.- \n Texas","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.448202,"width":0.7647659999999998,"height":0.06728800000000001}},{"text":"---I think I've already lived in the best of times, with my heyday being in the 'Fabulous Fifties. \n Although I am enamored with the era of the pre-Civil War, I'm too much of a 'Modern Millie' to \n do without all of our modern conveniences. E. L.--Alabama","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.524263,"width":0.7646950000000001,"height":0.049984999999999946}},{"text":"---The years following World War II when, it seems to me, the majority of Americans were more \n moral, more self sufficient (and took pride in being so), family values were important, and \n people respected their fellow man. C. W.--Arkansas","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.582747,"width":0.7648820000000001,"height":0.049985999999999975}},{"text":"---Between 1900 and 2000 because that’s when so much happened from the invention of the \n automobile, airplane, space exploration, advances in medicine, air conditioning, electric lights \n and so much more. My parents saw it all in their lifetime. C. F.--Arkansas","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.641262,"width":0.764962,"height":0.05010700000000001}},{"text":"---There is something good in every time period. It seems that there is always a trade-off. I like \n so many of the conveniences of today, and I especially appreciate the medical advancements. \n However, the 50's seemed like a very pleasant time period in which neighbors always seemed to \n visit and be friendly, children could ride their bikes freely around the neighborhood without their \n parents worrying about them, homes and cars were left unlocked, there were a variety of stores \n around \"the square\" even in small towns, etc. J. H.—Arkansas","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.699869,"width":0.764571,"height":0.10225799999999996}},{"text":"---I would like to re-live my childhood in the 50’s and 60’s.","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.810778,"width":0.46822600000000003,"height":0.015136999999999956}},{"text":"J. F—Arkansas","bbox":{"left":0.595688,"top":0.810656,"width":0.120946,"height":0.015136999999999956}},{"text":"2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.834699,"width":0.5917460000000001,"height":0.015136999999999956}},{"text":"---Since I'm retired I suppose I could live just about anywhere I want to and guess what?! It \n would be right where I live. Thanks to air conditioning and central heat, I can be comfortable \n with just a touch to the thermostat and I like what I see out my windows. B. T. -- Texas","bbox":{"left":0.117648,"top":0.858202,"width":0.764571,"height":0.049984999999999946}},{"text":"1","bbox":{"left":0.495097,"top":0.939263,"width":0.009785000000000044,"height":0.015136999999999956}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}