Editor, Times-Union:In response to Linda Torpy's "Wake Up."Linda you asked me where my sanity is, therefore I want to let you know that I have already been vigilant toward this matter.

Editor, Times-Union:In all of Obama's expensive campaign speeches, he has not explained why his party and himself have done nothing to improve our living the last four years.

Editor, Times-Union:On the 14th, my daughter and I had lunch at Bob Evans.

Editor, Times-Union:I just read the front page of today's Times-Union (Tuesday, August 3), and was appalled ...

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace." - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Summer was good this year.A little too warm, a little too dry, but it was fine. Winter last year was cold.The roads were bad.I enjoyed the snowfall but wished it stayed off the roadways.Winter this year may be worse, depending on who you want to believe.

Editor, Times-Union:Examiner EditorialDec. 23, 2009The Impudent Tyranny of Sen. Harry ReidSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is proving once again the maxim that darkness hates the light.

Editor, Times-Union:I have never written a letter to the editor but here goes:I met Ronnie Weaver, who passed away Feb. 10, 2007, way back in the fall of 1971 in Leesburg while taking my son Jason for a stroller ride one evening.

Editor, Times-Union:In regard to the "Common Sense" letter of the very nice Mrs Torpy:

- Gun Facts - Legislation By Lawsuit - Harsh Discipline - Triton Concert Gun Facts Editor, Times-Union: I don't want to shoot off at the mouth, but here are some gun facts for those that care. Guns save more lives than they take; prevent more injuries than they inflict. 1.Law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year, or about 6,850 times a day.This means that each year, firearms are used more than 60 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives. 2.Of the 2.5 million self-defense cases, as many as 200,000 are by women defending themselves against sexual abuse.

- Public Education - Safe School - Daylight Time - Cable TV - Pearl Harbor - Punishing Vandals Public Education Editor, Times-Union: Calls are needed immediately to ask Gov.Mitch Daniels to veto a bill that would force taxpayers to pay $7,000 for a $2,500 education for thousands of pupils.The bill is SB 598.

Editor, Times-Union:Aw, Gary, you're so cute when you're angry.

Editor, Times-Union:According to C-Span's Aug. 15 Washington Journal and CNN's Situation Room of the same day ...

Editor, Times-Union:According to a recent paper, 1 billion people are going hungry.

Editor, Times-Union;I told myself I would never do this again, but when someone throws up a big softball, and no one hits a home run, well, sometimes you have to step up to the plate.

Editor, Times-Union:I am wondering whether all cats and other animals who were able to get under Long John Silvers restaurant were humanely removed before the work around the foundation was begun.

Editor, Times-Union:I have been hearing radio conversation, including my own, of cars running school bus stop arms on Ind. 13 between Pierceton and Syracuse.

Editor, Times-Union:This is in response to Gary Eppenbaugh commending the commissioners on their lack of compassion and safety for the citizens in Koscuisko County.

Editor, Times-Union:Like many, I have not been politically active.

Editor, Times-Union:Just received my April Legion Magazine and almost fell off my chair when I saw the article on page 59.

- Legion Says Thanks - Supports For Education - Officer Defended - Thankless Job - Defends Police - Cemetery Applauded - Color Guard Questioned Legion Says Thanks Editor, Times-Union: John C.Peterson American Legion Post 49 would like to thank everyone who came out to Oakwood Cemetery on Monday to pay honor and tribute to all our deceased veterans and to take part in our ceremony.This was probably the largest crowd we have seen in a long time and I am sure all the veterans who were there were very gratified.

Editor, Times-Union:I have recently been seeing a lot of letters concerning child support.

This morning it was 19 degrees at our airport … a new record low for April 3.  Last year at this time we started our spring cleanup program in the 70- and 80-degree days of March.

- Religious Freedom - Responds To Wolkins - Questions Religious Freedom Editor, Times-Union: This is the third part of my letter dealing with with the subject of freedom of religion.The previous two parts were printed in the Times-Union Sept.8 and Oct.14 with a list of 27 sources of information that were used to develop a definition or guiding principle, most of those sources of information are available at the Warsaw Community Public Library for those who would be interested in doing their own research.

Editor, Times-Union:The idea of creating all these jobs is wonderful. The problem is in building roads and bridges takes highly skilled trades. I doubt that there are very many people that are laid off from upper management that have the knowledge or skills to run a earth mover, bulldozer or scraper. About the only thing that might be in their skill level is running a hand shovel. I am not making fun of their skills, but there is little or none of those jobs required.

Editor, Times-Union: So according to Terry Bartley, chairman of the Kosciusko County Democrats, he believes in Democrats meeting to discuss public items in closed-door sessions.