April 2008 Archives
The article by Eugene Paik, Thursday, April 24, on the county Library Tax contained a statement by President Commissioner Steve Chronister "property owners who don't use the library system shouldn't be forced to pay the tax" in reference to the library tax.
By extension, seniors who do not use the school systems shouldn't be forced to pay the school property taxes. Our children now have grown children of their own who are properly paying for the school systems as users. My wife and I don't mind paying our way, but it would be more fair for a family with 5 children to pay more than a two member senior family is paying, living in a comparable abode.
A slight increase in income taxes and sales taxes, to cover additional items, would, if implemented together, garner enough additional income to provide a tax break for senior home owners.
Carl L. Smith
Stewartstown
With the recent focus on environmental sustainability, college campuses are joining the movement to become carbon neutral. As institutions of higher learning, it is a college’s job to set the example for students who will go on to become contributing members of society. Through initiatives such as green architecture, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and implementing “going green” into the curricula, colleges are setting the example for both young people and other organizations.
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Our thanks to the homeowners in the City of York who let us invade their privacy to see what can be done with homes in the city (The York Young Professionals’ 9th annual York City Home Tour, April 25).
It was a joy and pleasure to see what were mostly young people could do to the houses that would have probably have been torn down at sometime. Not only were they beautiful to look at but they have added to the tax base. I hope others will take the initiative these people have and give it a try. We had a very enjoyable evening and it was free.
Rae Thomson
York
Isn't it amazing how all of a sudden our politicians are now going to change the way we Americans have been ripped off by corporations, provide us with health care, reduce taxes, etc, etc, etc. What have they been doing since they were in office? Have these problems just come out of thin air? No, they have been here for many years. Now all of a sudden they have the answers to fix these problems.
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Recently I took the Citizens Police Academy class. We were the 13th class to have graduated. I was truly enlightened after taking the class and understand the conditions in which they must work. There is a shortage of officers, the basement of the station is in need of desperate repair/remodeling. They truly are doing the best they can with limited means and terrible working conditions.
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Monday I received a parking ticket, while dropping my 4-year-old son off at his babysitter. This was absurd and I’ll tell you why. It takes 30 seconds to ring the door bell and drop him off. The meter maid was sitting in her car just waiting for me to get out. I rang the door bell and looked back at my car to find her writing a parking ticket. I began to explain I’m only dropping my son off and I will be leaving, she said "not my problem."
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People are bemoaning the price of gasoline. The rising cost of gasoline is a very normal market reaction to increases in demand. It is therefore perplexing that a nation which embraces free market capitalism and is suspicious of government intervention should be clamoring for government action regarding rising fuel prices. The global rise in demand for oil is a testimony to our victory in the Cold War. Americans should be celebrating the rise in oil consumption worldwide because it more than any other indicator demonstrates the world’s adoption of our economic model: mass consumption. Throughout the twentieth century, we broadcast to the world the superiority of our life-style. We fought the Korean and Vietnam wars to ensure our economic system would spread. Now that it has spread; to Eastern Europe, to China, to Southeast Asia, we find ourselves in competition with the rest of the free-market global economy. Five dollar a gallon gasoline ought to be seen as a trophy for this victory of the American-made lifestyle. It’s un-American to think otherwise.
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I left work today excited about casting my vote in the PA Primary. While driving to my polling place I made the mistake of tuning in to Rush Limbaugh. Why I did this I don't know but I quickly became both sickened and saddened by the conversation taking place.
A listener and "member" of Operation Chaos had called in to tell Rush about his excitement to vote as a Democrat to mess up the election and quickly change his affiliation back to Republican so he would stop craving Tofu and shopping for a Prius. He laughed about the people his wife encountered at the polls who were doing the same thing. And why had he not voted himself yet? Because he is a true Republican and was hard at work.
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The big green monsters used no electricity
The electronic ones use electricity - pray for no power outages
The monster is heavy , bulky, hard to store
The electronic is light, slim, easy to store
The monster - one could see other party candidates - check who is CROSS-PARTIED - too chicken to stand for one particular party, or become a shoo-in. Where does that candidate allegiance lie ?
The electronic - no such option during PA's CLOSED PRIMARY system
Personally I will not vote for ANY candidate who runs unopposed or CROSS-PARTIED either in an inner party contest or cross political party lines.
The monster is hard to "write in."
The electronic as the same problem. If one misspells or does not "write in" the full prime and proper legal candidate's name.
The green monster in some instances was hard to read.
The electronic one is easier to read.
The monster vs. electronic is equal in cases of voter machine breakdowns,
voter fraud, or tampering - hacking. We still do not get a receipt, hard copy for our records.
The monster vs electronic are unequal. Changes - upgrades are easier with the electronic
not with the monster. Yet one must be "computer literate," whereas anybody could make
the changes to the monster.
So have we really IMPROVED the process.
So have we really ADVANCED from pencil and paper ballots.
Robert Parker
York
It seems to me that the cars of today, are not manufactured with turn signals. They must not be. They are not being used. Or, they are being turned on right at the intersection. The idea, (I know, most people don't know this), is to turn them on 500 FEET before they are ready to turn, to warn other drivers that they are slowing down to turn. Too many people either don't care or do not know this. Then, they cry when they get rear-ended.
Mike Benedick
York
In reply to Ms. Ann Miller's letter of April 17. Ms. Miller, your prejudice is showing. Being the son of a combat veteran (WW2, PTO), a combat veteran myself (SWA/Desert Shield, Storm and Farewell) and the proud father of a currently serving NCO with 1 tour in Afganistan and 2 tours in Iraq, I feel somewhat qualified to speak on the issue.
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Isn't it true that most people look forward to the end of the work day? Those who work in the City of York can not cut the stress when they walk out the door. They are dealt another round just by trying to cross the street to get to their vehicles. An accident is waiting to happen on West Philadelphia Street during the AM or PM rush or on Tuesdays and Thursdays when Central Market is open.
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I think it's about time to remove crude oil from Wall Street. I also believe it to be time that our current legislators quit lying in bed with "Big Oil." Our pockets are being drained each and everyday by these outrageous prices we pay for a gallon of gasoline so some fat slob can lay claim to who has the biggest yacht.
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The April 13 edition of the York Sunday News listed the key legislation associated with our ten representatives in the General Assembly. The sorry news seemed to be that of the fifty pieces of legislation only ten had been passed and become law. The other forty were pending somewhere. That's a batting average of .200. That's not necessarily a reflection on our individual legislators but it certainly seems to indicate that the process is badly flawed.
Jack Dunn
Manchester Township
When are the citizens of Pennsylvania going to elect a governor and state legislative congress that will pass laws to protect its citizens from over-taxation i.e., real estate, the totally unnecessary, over-burdening school tax and laws that only benefit the community developers and big corporations?
Wake up, fellow Pennsylvanians -- smell the coffee and demand a change in the laws to protect you -- the citizens, who work and make these developers and big corporations richer every passing day.
Macie I. Puckett
Hanover
I see we have another opinion on fluoride in the drinking water. I sure don't need forced medication of my water although the water at my home has fluoride and I do not drink it.
Fluoride is one of the most toxic substances on earth along with lead and mercury. It is a cumulative poison and only about one half of what is consumed is eliminated. There is no proven use of fluoride in the human body including the teeth.
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Since spring is finally here there is cause to use numerous pesticides on our gardens. Spring is also a time when children start to throw themselves into the great outdoors and absorb nature. We’re students at the University of Delaware taking a Child psych class and we have learned a lot about teratogens and their harmful effects on children. The majority of them are everyday pesticides that we use on our gardens and our lawns. Since children spend so much time rolling around in the grass and picking flowers they are more likely to absorb these harmful agents. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that approximately 100,000 children directly ingest pesticides each year.
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If I had $28 million to throw around, I’d throw it at improving the quality of life for the citizens of Pennsylvania, not at an untested, fear-driven, discriminatory measure for a problem whose validity is yet to be proven. Senate Bill 9 has distracted the senate from its mandate long enough. Now it goes to the House. Let’s hope the House has enough sense to make quick work of striking out this legislation which hopes to prevent illegal aliens from benefiting from public funds by measures that are already in place.
The real problems before our state legislature are health care and education. This bill risks to further burden both of those systems as it diminishes the funds available for public welfare. It’s time to let our representatives know: Enough battling. Play ball.
Paula Stecker
York
As an avid longtime hunter and fisherman in central Pennsylvania, I urge Sen. Arlen Specter to support climate change legislation that includes dedicated funding for fish and wildlife conservation and restoration through a 'cap and trade' system and achieves a 2% per year reduction in pollution from carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
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I have been doing a lot of thinking about the upcoming election. One of the hotbed topics seems to be the same as it was in the last Presidential election, the Iraq war. Why doesn't anyone seem to understand that the men and women in our Armed Forces are volunteers. They are not victims of the draft or an evil tyrant. These brave heroes have made a decision to put their lives on the line instead of selfishly relying on others to protect this great nation and all of the freedoms we have.
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Do you mind if I pee in your coffee pot?
It is a matter of choice – my choice; It is a matter of individual rights.
I will even pee in the far side of the pot. The coffee goes through a filter so it will not do any harm to anyone. People can always choose to use another pot.
Ridiculous? Why can’t I contaminate your coffee?
These are the same arguments used by those who oppose a rigid smoking ban in Pennsylvania. Contamination is contamination whether it is contamination of coffee, water or air.
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Anyone who watched the CBS broadcast of 60 Minutes this past Sunday will have seen the full spectrum of human potential from its most base to its most noble. Viewers were treated to stories about government corruption in the new Iraqi, about a humble man who may have invented a breakthrough treatment for cancer, and about a classical music program that brings hope to thousands of poor children in Venezuela. Unrestricted greed, heroics of ingenuity and triumph of the human spirit, all in one hour.
Another tragic event involving a young child brought to mind thoughts that
just have to be put on paper. My advice is simple and maybe old fashioned. Some might
not think it politically correct, but I don't care.
To young women everywhere, stop having babies in uncommitted relationships.
Trust me, the next man in your life does not want to baby-sit the product of your previous
relationship. They are not prepared to be fathers, and most likely don't have any
emotional connection to this child who is not his own.
No wonder our children are confused today. Not too many years ago they were told just to "Say no to drugs". It sounded so easy.
Fast forward to today. We are getting bombarded with advertizing to "Ask your doctor if this and that drug is right for you"!
One of the fastest growing drug problems for our children today is legally obtained drugs and their misuse.
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Traffic was horrific. Barriers and extra police were required to maintain order in the streets. Young people filled the sidewalks. Not a parking space was empty for blocks around. A hot dog vendor paid the City’s high fee and was parked in the square. The old Hardware Bar was packed on every level and music sounded forth that only the young people understood. Other bars across the street were full of patrons having a great time drinking and socializing. The patio area in Cherry Lane was full of people. Downtown high rise residents were going to City Council and complaining of noise, public urination and trash left behind after a night’s revelries
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Edmund Burke, the father of modern conservatism, once said: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.”
As I recently walked the aisles of Wal-Mart in search of a new toaster, I realized that these stores might be some of the least beautiful places on earth. It also occurred to me that they may end up dominating the world’s retail market in our lifetime.
On the way home, I listened to the news and heard alarming reports about Tibet. Tibetan culture, it seems, is one of the most beautiful on earth but it is in very real danger of being systematically and intentionally wiped out during our lifetime.
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Has it ever occurred to you that we, as Americans, are not so different from the various Iraqi factions who seem to prefer tribalism over nationalism? We shake our heads in dismay and sadness as we hear of one group slaughtering another group by the busload. The historical animosity between Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis is staggering leading many Americans to believe that this centuries old hate runs so deep as to be impossible to reverse.
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I think it's unfortunate that the Dallastown Prom is in MD when I pay close to $6,500 a year in school taxes. I also own a business in Dallastown School District. They should keep their money here unless MD wants to pay to educate them, it's a kick in the teeth.
Brandon Jones
Loganville
As a person who studied history in college, a former resident of Gettysburg and a current resident of York, I must say I was quite disappointed that the newspapers of York did not feature an article about the unveiling of the first ever statue of Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens was hugely influential in creating the public education system in the US and as a representative in Washington, was directly related to the passing of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment.
While the statue was unveiled at Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster, Stevens was still a resident of York during his lifetime. A man of this influence and historical significance should have been recognized by every newspaper in the United States when the statue was unveiled or at least the newspapers of the towns and cities he called home during his lifetime.
We are quick to recognize what we want to in history and apt to forget other aspects. Stevens was considered one of the most powerful men in Washington and helped to shape how are children are educated today. To ignore his legacy, to ignore the tribute to his life is to ignore what he did for us still today.
Chad Baker
Manchester Township
Your “thorns” to the community for a poor showing of the forum on the presidential candidates held by the York branch of the NAACP was a bit presumptuous. I am certain many members of the community have heard at least one of the many debates, received the “unwanted” political phone calls and more recently been bombarded by the TV commercials, so what in your mind is left to be said that wasn’t already said (over and over…)?
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The Small Games of Chance House Bill 169. Don’t let the name fool you. The Small Games bill has been drawn into the Big Game, played in Harrisburg and practiced from Philly to Pittsburgh and even in the little towns of York and Lancaster Counties. The gamesmen are your State Senators. Versions of this bill have been on the table in Harrisburg for years, being nudged around the game board by the who’s who of Capital politicking. Since November of 2007, it’s been our own Senator Armstrong’s turn to play. Unfortunately, the good Senator of Lancaster and York Counties has used his chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee to call an indefinite time-out.
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There was a recent article stating about york city students not being able to read. This to me is not surprising. My daughter was having trouble in one of the schools and I confronted the school and was told they have over 1,000 students to deal with everyday. If I would not have gone to the school she would have just slipped through the cracks, as she did for several months.
Come on people let's get this together. Our children need an education and they deserve it. Stop wasting so much time on that problem student and give the students that want the education the chance. I am a proud alumni of William Penn Senior High School. I don't want to move my children from the city schools but it sounds like a good option if not the only option.
Laurie Haines
York City
York Daily Record April 10th 2008
One page of help wanted ads, 20 pages of Sheriff's sales. I thought the economy was supposed to improve in time of war? The only thing that has improved are the obscene profits reaped by the oil companies.
Wake up people. In spite of the propaganda we're being force fed by Fox News (fair and balanced my behind) this is not working.
It's time for a change.
Eric Lowe
York
Not a week goes by that a telemarketer calls offering me a great deal on a subscription to the Daily Record. I canceled my subscription several moths ago because I found little value in the paper and in fact it often made me angry. If you want my business, if you want me to read your paper, please make it worth my while.
Believe it or not there is a large segment of the population that would like to be informed and enlightened, not frightened and made angry.
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I noticed the recent Baltimorean's op-ed piece asking why the Brooks Robinson statue was at York's new stadium and not in Baltimore. This is a "softball" question for those of us who love and promote York. Brooks started a growing fan base more than 50 years ago when fresh out of Little Rock High School he started his hall of fame career with the York White Roses. Because he became one of our Hall of Fame immortals with the Orioles, Brooks also deserves a statue at Camden Yards.
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April 9 at 1:00 PM I had a very disturbing phone call. The person said she was calling about my VISA and MASTER CARDs which each have over $4,000 balance. She started saying things about new payment arrangements. I interrupted telling her I haven't had those cards for over fifteen years and she immediately hung up.
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As a society, we usually attack our problems from the wrong end. We tend to frantically mop the floor, rather than fixing the roof leak.
We are well aware of rampant vandalism, smashed car windows, theft, drug crimes, over-crowded jails, children aimlessly wandering the streets, shoplifting and a host of other problems.
What is the outlook for the dollar? Of course, we all know that the dollar has been sinking to new lows on the currency markets. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article the dollar has lost 25% of its value since the start of 2002, as measured against a trade-weighted basket of 26 currencies. It has lost 10% in the last year. Perhaps the title should be,”The withering dollar?”
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Recently a member of Planned Parenthood wrote a letter telling us of the high number of teens in schools carrying STDs. The proposed solution was more sex education. I would like to take a closer look at this solution. Contraception in the form of the pill or an injection does not prevent STDs, only pregnancy. I must ask, how is this a solution?
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I’d like to correct the misconception that York NOW handed out political items in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our theme was “The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow”, and what we actually distributed were applications for our annual York NOW scholarship.
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I’m glad to see that some of the local municipalities are outlawing skateboarding, roller blading, and roller skating. We all know that skateboarders grow up to use performance enhancing drugs and gamble! Wait, that’s some baseball players. Oh, skateboarders are the ones that grow up to use drugs, physically abuse, or even murder people. No, wait, that’s some football players. Hmm, oh skateboarders must be the ones who cause riots at their competitions. No, that’s soccer. This must be the sport then that they beat people with sticks or shoot them 41 times! Nope, I’m mistaken again, that’s some police officers. Oh! Now I have it! The parents of skateboarders live their dreams through their kids so they can be famous. So they push them until they hate the sport. Darn, I’m wrong again, those are some parents of football and baseball players. Maybe the Baltimore City police officer figured it out, many skaters say “dude” that must be the problem!
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In response to the letter titled “Comprehensive sex education needed” I would like to ask why Planned Parenthood and others who depend on abortion money to keep the doors open can get away with this idea that “Kids will do it anyway so we need to show them how to do it safely”?
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Gee, I don't feel sorry for Steve Miller ["Refuse, sewer rates too high" April 4] because he pays $128 each quarter for sewer and thinks it is the highest around. Get real! We pay $243 a quarter in York New Salem. That is after having the priviledge of putting out over $5,000 to get the system installed -- like it or not. Oh, and did I mention that we still have to have the yard landscaped to repair the damage?
I do agree that sewer rates should be based on useage but I have no idea how that can be done. There is a big usage difference with a house having 7 people including kids, and a house with one working adult.
Arline Jennings
New Salem
Could someone please explain the Democratic Party's nominating system to me. I understand that, in an election, one candidate must get one more than half of the total votes, in order to win. In the current Democratic nominating process, there were 4046 eligible votes, meaning the winner would have to get 2024 (one more than half). However, two states (Michigan with 128 votes and Florida with 185 votes) chose to disobey the rules, making their votes ineligible. That means that there are only 3733 eligible votes, and one more than half of that number would be 1868, not 2024. Why is this not the case?
Thanks for your attention to this question.
Robert L. Anderson
York
I recently wrote an op-ed piece disagreeing with Mr. Phil Bloch. Mr. Bloch labeled it as “hate mail.” He took my suggestion to emigrate from the USA personally, but this comment was quite specifically addressed to “Mr. Bush and his administrative team,” not to Mr. Bloch.
He also cites the example of John McCain, an Air Force pilot in the Vietnam War. His bombardments led unintentionally to the deaths of civilians; yet we do not consider him as a war criminal. This is a “straw man” argument. My letter was about torture only, not military combat. Combat is killing, maiming, and destruction on a large scale in which many innocents are killed and maimed. Torture concerns human beings who have been taken into custody -- out of the heat of combat or of the clandestine activities of terror. Thus, they are completely subject to their captors.
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The summer of 2006, my children and I spent everyday outside. Beautiful sunny days with going swimming with the neighbor and her children at her parents home. Everyday, our yard was filled with children, laughing, running, playing and doing what children do. But nothing would have prepared us for what was going to happen on that beautiful Aug. day. Sun shining so bright with the heat beating down on the ground that when you stepped on the pavement, your feet felt like they were on fire. A child lay on the road slowly dieing at the hands of a female teenage driver not paying attention and speeding at approx. 40-45 mph on a 25 mph road and on top of that, she never hit her brakes or even stopped to help this child. It wouldn't be but sometime later down the road after a few cell phone calls to other people, she then would contact 911 to tell of what had happened.
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I read the article about the farm in Biglerville, and I failed to find any mention of pay for the work to be done. I have to believe that the work would be done by Americans, if they are paid a living wage.
Don Myers
East Berlin
Recently, I have noticed the horrors animals are put through and I ask you to hear me out. Puppy mills, animal testing, circuses, overpopulation, and many other things we ignore so we don't have to make a difference. Lancaster is one of the main sources for puppy mills. For some of us, that's around 30 miles away!
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We need to have a debate in this country, and why not start it here in York. We need to debate whether government social programs such as Social Security and Medicare are good for America, or whether they provide a disincentive for citizens to take personal responsibility for their lives.
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Mr. Bradley’s rant about the appearance of “The National Organization For Women” in the York St. Patrick’s Day was very disturbing, and incorrect in places.
First point: In essence, he claims the Catholic Church owns St. Patrick’s Day. Is there holy green beer? Is he actually admitting the Catholic Church is anti-women? Many of us may believe that, already, but I don’t think it’s the official position of the Church.
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This is what I whitnessed on Monday April 7th on E. Prospect St. York.
We have a York City car parked about 50ft. behind a parked pickup truck that they are giving a ticket to as the tow truck is hooking it up to tow away ahead of the sweeper. The sweeper goes around all three vehicles.DUH. The sweeper goes by my house so fast it can't even pick up a cigarette butt let alone trash. It's very plain to see that the towing of the vehicle is for the money and not for the cleaning of the street by a speeding sweeper. Maybe the newspaper could take a few pictures behind the sweeper to prove my point..The front of my house shows no proof that a sweeper was even there.
Larry Fales
York
I don't even want to mention this phrase, but have to for the sake of changing what I believe is harmful to our troops in Iraq. The term green zone needs to be eliminated from the press, military and government officals. It sends a signal to the enemy that you can not penitrate this area and in a sense you are daring them to do just that.
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This letter is in response to the recent article and letter to the editor suggesting that abstinence only education is to blame for the explosion in STDs among our teens.
Honestly, you must be joking. If I didn't know any better, I would believe that Orwell's Ministry of Doublespeak was behind this convoluted logic. The increase in STD's is not a result of abstinence only programs, it's a direct result of rampant premarital sex. The solution is a return to a focus on moral virtue in all areas of our lives.
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It was truly astounding that Dan E. Snook would criticize another writer for being “unfamiliar with our history and Judeo-Christian culture,” and then cite Rev. Jacob Duche as a shining example of religion in government.
Rev. Duche was indeed the first to provide an opening prayer for the Continental Congress on September 7, 1774, and in 1776 he was even appointed to be the first Congressional Chaplain.
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Last Saturday night (March 29) the driver for Lutheran Social Services drove a number of residents from Kelly Manor and Sprenkle Village to the York Symphony concert featuring Joshua Bell. The house was sold out. Parking was difficult under the best circumstances for a large van. Our driver finally found a place on North Street across from Barry Associates. He believed he was in an area that was unrestricted. When he came to pick up the van he found that it had been towed away. The York City police informed him that the owner of the lot had instructed them to tow away any vehicles that were parked there illegally.
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It's amazing that we're stuck in a senseless war in Iraq, losing over 4,000 Americans, and have received little or no support from our so-called allies in the Middle East. Israel, our ally and the initial provider of " intelligence" about Iraq developing weapons of mass destruction, has not provided any of its troops, money, nor materiels to assist us in eliminating what they perceived to be a "direct threat to Israel". These same allies are now trying to convince the U.S. that Iran is developing nuclear weapons and that makes Iran a "direct threat to Israel". I can only hope and pray that our leaders won't make the same mistake.
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My name is Lindsey Shelley and I am 22 years old. On March 23rd, at around lunch time, I was traveling up New Park Road towards Fawn Grove. My car hit a patch of gravel, and went out of control. Before I knew what was happening, my car hit a small bank at the side of the road and flipped onto its roof and slid.
I just came home from Florida and I'm very unhappy to call Pa. home. I would like to know why diesel fuel is almost 50 cents more in Pa. then in Va.
As you should know diesel cost less to make and should, as it used to be, be cheaper than gas. What's wrong with this picture.
I think it's time everyone using diesel should take a month off the road and let you drink what's not used.
The cost of living just keeps going up from the cost of fuel pass on's. I think it's time to change the people in Harrisburg as well as Washington.
Elmer A. Absher
Manchester Township
Kudos to the Federal Reserve Bank for its perfect execution of the current economic meltdown. Install a president it can slip into its back pocket and instruct him to overlook the banking industry's irresponsible lending practices. Then, when those practices lead to a grave financial crisis, have him declare that America's only hope for recovery is to place even more power into the hands of, guess who, the Federal Reserve Bank.
