Sound Off for Feb. 21

True Americans needed

At one time unions were needed to help the working people against the companies taking advantage of the American worker, however not so much now.

Within a union you have the hard and busy worker doing the best they can for the company, and then you have the worker who is lazy and works as little as they can,however they make the same amount of money with the same benifits.

The private sector funds their retirement with 401k's and help pay for their health care and still make a life worth living.

The public sector gets as much out of the states as they can through the help of the unions.

Most pensions for the public sector are set up so the worker retires with double the pay than when they were actualy working and paid health benifits and the states are responsible to pay this fee, but the money comes from the tax payer and this is why the states are broke.

Unions do not benifit America and these people just continue to drain the American people out of all the cash they are trying to live on,through increased taxes.

The private sector workers show their employer that they are willing to work and show merit to get increased wages.

The public sector ,with the union, are willing to shut down America and stop services because they do not get what they want,just like a child with a tantrum, not realizing the damage they are doing to the country and to the private sector workers, who actualy pay their salaries and work hard to scratch out a living.

Public sector workers need to understand that through their unions they are killing the United States of America.

It's time for the public sector to do their part to help the states and the country and stop letting the private sector pull all the weight for the country and pay all your excess benifits.

Its time to be true Americans and help your country, all pulling together.

Asleep at the switch

Last week a friend of mine began to have breathing problems at night. He walked a short distance to the closest fire house on Water Street. He pushed the door buzzer and banged on the window for several minutes but he could not wake the firemen. As he went to leave he slipped and fell in their icy driveway. He lay their in the cold until he was able to retrieve his cell phone and dial 911. The police department, paramedic truck, and ambulance responded within minutes. The paramedics put him on oxygen and a heart monitor and gave him a needle. He was then brought to the hospital. I would like to thank Torrington police and Campion ambulance for their fast response. I know there was not a lot the firemen could do but they could have covered him with a blanket and held his hand during this difficult time in my friends life. I think that the citizens of Torrington deserve a lot more for the 5 million dollars in taxes we pay for the fire department budget.

Rule of Law

Why is Mr. Obama interfering in the budget matter in Wisconsin in what is clearly a state matter? Why is Mr. Obama encouraging and condoning state and local employees to skip work in violation of work rules and contract obligations in what may be illegal activity? Why has Mr. Obama summoned the political organizing arm of the Democrat National Committee to try and intimidate duly elected officials by mob rule? Why have Democrat legislators fled to Illinois in violation of their sworn duty to conduct business for the citizens of Wisconsin? We were led to believe that the president was spending every waking minute trying to create jobs. If so, where are the three million new jobs that were promised?

Another Gilbert secret exposed

On Feb. 24 at 11:15 a.m. in the Torrington Probate Court Room. Questions will be posed by the State. Some may elicit answers which could help resolve concerns about the Winchester Bd. of Education moving its elementary school pupils to the private Gilbert school and being mixed with older, more mature high school students.

Did Winchester Bd. of Education know of this meeting? No.

Did the Gilbert leadership inform the Board? No.

Did the parents know of this meeting? No.

Did the townspeople know of this meeting? No.

Gilbert wanted to keep the hearing quiet, but what does it matter as the Winchester school board just bows to Gilbert's every wish.

Our new governor has sold out the middle class worker

We did not cause the global financial meltdown. We did not cause Connecticut's budget deficit. And, we cannot allow the state budget to be balanced on our backs. How many people have been put behind bars for getting us into this situation? None. You can ask, what else did we expect from the Gold Coast Mayor Dan Malloy? For too long, public employees and retirees have been every politician's favorite punching bag. The rich get the tax breaks while they add taxes to gas, cigarettes and alcohol. People it is time to take our government back.

Wisconsin State Patrol

I cannot believe this is happening in the USA. Is this Iran, China or Libya?


Penguin Plunge

The only health risk I can see, is frostbite or hypothermia. I didn't hear anything about either. Disease isn't caused by cold, but by germs. The germs have more sense than to go out in weather like that.

Republians now have the power

What I see from our Republican leaders is far from being good religious people. They might be pro life but that is all I can see from them. I do agree prayers should be in the schools and at events. To me that is only to look religious. They have affairs with both sexes are for the wealthy, lie, racist, like being in wars and killing innocent people for their wealth. How can they condemn the Democrats when they do the same? From what I read about the liberals they are the people that care for the people. Reading Sound Off it is the Republican followers that are the bitter ones. I think the Republicans are the wolves in sheep's clothing. No need to answer this comment. Said what I had to. Done and over.

Obama's got some cleaning to do



The public demands filet mignon quality education of public school children, but only offer ground chuck salaries to it's public school teachers.