Why do we fight?

Don’t we want a country that’s the best it can be, with everyone educated and those with mental illnesses taken care of and the feeling of being safe so we don’t have to own guns? Why isn’t everyone working toward these goals? Why are we fighting each other?

Substitute teachers

Regarding Superintendent Don Haddad’s not having an increase in his $175,000 annual salary since 2009, neither has there been an increase for substitute teachers. They have not had a salary increase since the 2008-2009 school year.  

Fracking spill

Awesome pictures of the fracking spill. Too bad there’s not a school around there so all the kids could play in it. I’m sure it smells just like money.

If the oil industry is now producing fracking fluid that’s so harmless that our governor can drink it with no ill effects, why isn’t the state requiring that fluid be used in all new wells? That seems like a no-brainer.

I saw the freaking fracking incident up near Windsor. I’m sure, since fracking fluids cause no problem, we could have gone up there and had a big cup of cheer. And I noticed it’s right next to a cornfield. That’s awesome. And now hundreds of gallons of it will get down into the water table.


The Dean Martin songs in (Thursday’s) Opinion page column are absolutely some of the best love songs for sure. But I think the author also should have mentioned Steve Goodman’s rendition of “The Dutchman,” written by Michael Peter Smith. That’s a genuine romance love song.

I’m calling regarding the wonderful, wonderful column on the Opinion page called “When there was romance.” Thank you so much. It was very lifting and warmed my heart and did remind me of better times.

Dorner hostages

I bet the people who were taken hostage by Dorner and had their cabin burned down wished they had answered the door with a Bushmaster AR-15 that was loaded with a high-capacity magazine.

Shooting range

Sure is something how Firestone is going to get its way with that shooting range. That’s ridiculous. We don’t need a shooting range around here.