Editor, Times-Union: Did any of the rest of you get an urgent letter from Oliver North recently? I see Col. North using words that sound a bit unusual for him. The brave, fearless, patriotic, practical marine we’ve known for years seems really “shook up.” Where went our confidence, hopeful “hero”?

Editor, Times-Union:As a member of the board of directors for Combined Community Services, I am privileged to work with a staff that is dedicated to helping neighbors in need.

Editor, Times-Union:Before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah He wanted Abraham to perform a little errand for him.

Editor, Times-Union:In six years of frequent bicycle trips on area roads, my family and I have learned to wear bright colors and to ride side by side, rather than single file, for our own safety.

Writing about religion and spiritual matters is fraught with danger because of the intense emotions people have about the subject. It’s about as risky as offering political and social opinions. However, among my many character flaws is a desire to go out on the thin ice, so here we go again.

- Perhaps... - Traffic Problem - Fire Plan - Defends Bush - Lakeland Says Thanks Perhaps... Editor, Times-Union: Perhaps the Meijer folks ought to consider a location outside of the city of Warsaw zoning.Perhaps they would then have the space to develop the project in an orderly manner.Perhaps they would attract other businesses to the area.Perhaps we could have a real mall right here instead of having to visit other communities to purchase what is unavailable and/or more reasonably priced.Perhaps we should think back about why the Scott's store decided to locate somewhere else. Perhaps they would find county officials more open to considering the real needs of the people of Kosciusko County.

Editor, Times-Union:The Alternative Minimum Tax is going to affect, for the first time, 23 million new taxpayers when filing their 2007 returns. If their wages are more than $50,000, they will be significantly affected.

Editor, Times-Union:With all due respect, Mr. Editor, there are those who have submitted letters to your paper that were not printed and were not in poor taste as I’m getting phone calls verifying that since my letter appeared. Of course, opinions vary from one person to another.

Editor, Times-Union:The following is my conclusion to the background information on secession. Previous letters included a book list for those wanting to study further on this subject, a basic definition and brief historical examples of secession.

- Welcome To Warsaw - Something Evil - Observatory - Thanks From Silver Lake Welcome To Warsaw Editor, Times-Union: Welcome to Warsaw! No growth! No competition! Run by a select few.Chase anyone away who dares try to enter.Everything's just dandy the way it is! Welcome to Warsaw! Rosalee Bridge Warsaw Something Evil Editor, Times-Union: First came the Pow Wow, then a psychic touch healing class at the library, psychic fair, and now classes being offered at a local business on past lives, soul trouble, dreams, etc.Past lives? The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27, "It is appointed unto men once to die and after this the judgment."Not many lives and deaths, one life.

Editor, Times-Union:This morning at about 4:30, my fiance and I were driving down County Farm Road coming out of Warsaw.

- Church Arson - Class Basketball - Church Arson - Gun Law Church Arson Editor, Times Union: In late July 1997, our church building was burned to the ground in an act of arson. The events and the …

Editor, Times-Union: Mr Kolbe and Mr Bell: I lost a 47-year-old nephew because he smoked marijuana. It became not strong enough so he switched to cocaine and choked to death on his own vomit.

Editor, Times-Union:In the ’60s when I thought about the 21st century, I imagined an incredible time of vacations in space, a lot of problems we faced during the 20th century being solved, living to 100 is becoming common, and this planet is becoming a global neighborhood. Desiring Christ to return to establish his millennial kingdom by now gave me hope.

Ordinarily I love letters to the editor.But lately there has been a rash of letters, and comments in other places, on how "all we see in the newspaper are stories about the bad kids.We never hear about the good kids." OK.As education editor for the Times-Union, I have a few things to say about that. Just to see how many page one stories we print about "bad" kids, I looked at our Internet archives, which chronicle all the local stories we do on page one of each day's edition.

Editor, Times-Union:Warsaw is a fairly peaceful place, but recently I downloaded felonspy.com It shows the names and crimes of those that live around you.

Editor, Times-Union:This was written by Mr. Coons, a missionary to Central America, stated that of the three religions that believe in God; Islam, Jewish and Christianity is only 36 percent in the world.

- Punishment - Red Lights - Memorial Dinner Success Punishment Editor, Times-Union: On February 21, 2000, a letter to the editor appeared from a WCHS junior, Maha Ibrahim.Maha wrote an eloquent apology for some inappropriate comments she made to a group of eighth-grade students during the freshman orientation which was held on February 10.

Editor, Times-Union:This is in response to the Mentone reader's comments concerning deer population and the loss of landscaping and crops.

Editor, Times-Union:A recent editorial in the Times-Union discussed the Global Poverty Act sponsored by Senator Barack Obama.

- News Views Incomplete - Go Figure - Good Opportunity - NIMBYs Took Notice - Two Cents Worth - Gun Locks - Alcohol Permit - Lots Of Cops - Senior Center Problems News Views Incomplete Editor, Times-Union: Your News Views in Saturday's edition was interesting, however, incomplete.For clarification purposes please be advised of the following list of information and facts regarding a Meijer development in Warsaw.It is proposed to be located adjacent to a residential neighborhood of well over 300 plus families you creatively labeled NIMBY's (not in my backyard).

- Deciding To Vote - Who Will Judge? - Issues Of The Soul - Remember The Military - Alone For Christmas - Outraged - Christmas Vandals - Tolerance Deciding To Vote Editor, Times-Union: We are …

Editor, Times-Union:It seems some people around 600 North (Clunette Road) refuse to keep their dogs on their own property.

- Reese Column Is Bunk - Religion And Inhumanity - Burket Says Thanks - Special Mother Reese Column Is Bunk Editor, Times-Union: To put it plainly, Charley Reese's column on Darwin's theory (Times-Union/Oct.11) is bunk.Reese attempts to make a theological argument using scientific evidence that he claims disproves evolution.He cites only one astronomer and one biochemist and would have the public believe that the entire scientific community disputes the validity of evolutionary theory, which simply is not true.

Editor, Times-Union:The big banks are really pulling fast ones on the little people.