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How would life be without nonprofits? Do you use the library, a childcare center or educational programs? How about the peace of mind we get from hospitals, mental and physical health agencies, emergency services, visiting nurses and hospice? More ... This letter is in response to a recent letter written by Newton D. Holbrook regarding the Coe Memorial Park [Coe vs. Veterans, December 21]. I am currently the Senior Vice Commander of the Torrington V.F.W. Post 9086, and I was previously Commander for nine years. During my time as Commander or Sr. Vice Commander, I never heard Coe Memorial Park referred to as the "Veterans Memorial Park." More ... I have to agree with the fine article [Bin Laden Advertising] by Ben Davidson that appeared in The Voice on December 7. He is correct in what he says about the news media and how they are terrorizing the American people, and about the problems we have with our polluted food and the increase in breast and prostate cancer in Connecticut. More ... What, no holiday article from me? I'll tell you why. I slipped and fell on a downward slope on wet grass on December 1. There were x-rays, hospital, the works—then home to make the best of it. I have a broken shoulder and very sore ribs, all of which are doing well because of the prayers of numerous churches and individuals. What a wonderful God! I know He did not cause this to happen to me, but He let it happen probably for some kind of lesson for me. Was I being smug about my wonderful good health up to this point, maybe? I thought only that my health was a great blessing, but maybe I have sounded as if I were bragging? More ... I agree with one of Charlene LaVoie's major points in her December 21 article, "America's Bill of Rights— An Unfinished Story," that we must constantly be working to enforce the rights protected by law. But her statement that the Constitution as originally written "was a deeply flawed document despite the inclusion of the Bill of Rights" is a serious misreading of history and of the purpose of the Constitution. It was this "flawed" Constitution that provided the mechanisms to achieve the reforms that Attorney LaVoie says were so badly needed. It was also this same "flawed" Constitution that set up a federal system of government so that states could free slaves and grant women the right to vote long before the Constitution was amended to do those things. Charlene LaVoie makes the same mistake that most liberals and progressives make: they look at the Constitution not as a basic structure of government but as the source of rights and freedoms. In a democratic republic our freedom is best served by having people in office who believe in freedom and will not allow, or at least who will work against, encroachments by the government. More ... Possibly it is because I'm of the older generation, or among those whom youngsters call dinosaurs, that I enjoyed the film The Majestic. It was a movie that did more than revive memories, however. The film spoke powerfully of many of the fears, heartaches, and problems that all generations are grappling with today. The movie was delightful, but more importantly, it provided a sharp reminder and warning to Americans of their need to cherish their liberties and rights and to be vigilant in their defense. More ... Rumor has it that the bankruptcy laws are changing on January 1. Not so! Although Congress has had legislation pending in one form or another for about three years, it has not yet been finalized. Consumers who are thinking about bankruptcy still have time to get in under the old and more generous rules. More ... There is an old saying that still has a powerful message for us all today: "One hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." More ... |
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