Everybody knows that this time of year the threat of accidents will increase to the highest level until next June. A king-size yellow transporter will make stops every so often, picking up our future. These same vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings, checking both ways, for the safety of their passengers.

In light of Nelson Chipman’s press conference, I wanted to take a moment to outline the facts as I understand them in the dismissed bribery charges against my father, Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine.

I?don’t normally read News Views in Saturday’s Times-Union, but I had to smile about Gary Gerard’s column about Amazon.

Money talks and criminals walk. This has been true in Chicago since the days of Al Capone. If we want to fight against Chicago gangs, maybe we should use a tactic that brought down Al Capone. Since gang members can shoot and kill people and get out of doing jail time because the gangs have enough money to pay the bail of the killers, maybe we should call in the IRS and accuse the gangs of tax evasion.

In an attempt to respond to Mr. Zolman’s plausible solution to the law enforcement conflict in Kosciusko County (Times-Union, June 26, 2017):

It's not enough to say you're patriotic to prove you're a patriot. You are judged by your actions. Millions of Americans prove to me every day that they are un-American by their actions against America.

I don’t know the background of Ms. Vinkemeier, but I do know that she does not know how a bill becomes a law.

The city of Warsaw has to have the most beautifully decorated alley in the state of Indiana  ...

July 1 marks the 5-year anniversary of Indiana’s state smoke-free air law.  This law was a milestone for the state of Indiana in protecting thousands of Hoosiers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.

The lst couple of months there have been several articles in the Times-Union which I find disturbing concerning our Warsaw schools, Warsaw city and Kosciusko County government.

It seems a recent letter of mine stirred some controversy.

Congratulations to Sheriff Goshert on his selection at the recent caucus. His acknowledgement of the training and guidance he had received from the Rovenstines was very classy. All of the candidates were well-qualified and will have plenty of time to make their case to the public prior to the next election.

I found out I had breast cancer the first time at age 40. I had a radical mastectomy and chemotherapy.

We have competed with the Russians for decades in many ar­eas.

Some people are worried about outliving their money in  retirement. I?may have a solution for single people — prison.

The day of a parent’s death should be a sad one for children. You have to deal with the loss of a parent, the stress of funeral arrangements and then day-to-day life in which you are living with that loss and coping. In some cases, however, those feelings of loss, stress and the feelings are never experienced. In some situations, children are written out of a parent’s will because they do not obey a family’s demands.

It was reported in the Times-Union (Zolman, June 13) “reliable sources” feel that the sheriff was “set up.” I?recall in the Times-Union that Paul Heaton recorded (secretly?) the World War III discussion — so Heaton had physical evidence and had proof (of intimidation).

Word on the street is that 13 GOP lawmakers, all men, have been meeting in secret to craft the Obamacare replacement bill. One presumes that they are working in conjunction with lobbyists who do not have the best interests of Middle America at heart.

This coming Saturday, June 24, is the date of the annual Warsaw Breakfast Optimists Club’s triathlon in Winona Lake. Because there will be several hundred bicyclists on the Pierceton Road between 8-11 a.m. that day, as a participant, I’m asking everyone to please avoid driving on that road during the hours listed above. It’s hazardous enough with only the bike traffic, but it gets very scary when you add cars to the mix.

A group of local educators sound off on President Trump's education plans.

In response to Mr. Kolbe’s letter in the Times-Union June 12:

Most have read the articles about the issues between the sheriff's department and the Warsaw Police Department.

This is to the woman wearing a navy blue sports top, with a white stripe down the sleeve, driving a white car.

Rocky Goshert is a proven leader — the perfect fit for finishing out the sheriff's term.

I write in support of my friend and colleague Aaron Rovenstine.