Archive By Section - Letters to the Editor
Understand the importance of the rain
Dear Editor, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world" (Psalm 19:1-4). Do you hear the rains speaking? Do you understand their message? The ...
Exports crucial to business future
Dear Editor, When you realize that 95 percent of the worlds consumers live outside our borders, it is clear that international trade is vital to a vibrant U.S. economy. Trade supports American jobs plain and simple. Agricultural exports alone supported about 1.1 million American jobs last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture farmers, ranchers, truckers, exporters and more. Every $1 billion in agricultural exports supports over 8,400 jobs. The entire U.S. economy depends ...
Judgment is real
Dear Editor, Most people will scoff at the following statements but I firmly believe that everything that has happened in the United States since 9-11-2001 is God's judgment against our nation. God has seen the wickedness of our nation and has decided to slowly turn up the heat of judgment until we cave in and repent of our evil ways. Since our nation will not acknowledge God He has abandoned us to our foolish thinking, ...
Thanks for caring for son
Dear Editor, Eleven years ago we moved to Ellinwood from Dodge City when our son Chase was 1 1/2 years old. We moved because of a job opportunity and we were encouraged to consider Ellinwood for our residence by our neighbors in Dodge. They had grown up in Ellinwood and said that there was a good school system and a friendly community. We are definitely glad that we heeded their advice. Our son Chase was ...
Town can use all the beauty it can get
Dear Editorm I would like to thank the members of the Great Bend Beautification Committee for their hard work and financial contributions to enhance the streets and city property throughout Great Bend. The new statuary and landscaping at the library, the flower pots on the corners of Main Street, the circle garden at the courthouse, the flower gardens at the tennis courts, Veterans Park and the library, all enhance the quality of life here. The ...
Free physicals are a big help
Dear Editor, On August 6, 450 athletes from USD 428 received free athletic physicals. This tradition for more than 30 years has served the community of Great Bend well. More than 13 local physicians, four nurses, and over 25 athletic coaches and personnel volunteered their time for this activity saving the parents of Great Bend thousands of dollars in medical costs. I have visited with many school administrators throughout the State of Kansas about this ...
It's hard not to hear
Dear Editor, How to talk to a hard-of-hearing person: It's not hard to spot them. They are the ones with either an intent look on their face (trying to catch every word that's being said) or an indifferent look (feeling left out). When you know the person cannot hear well, talk to them (not at them) face to face. May eye contact. And for Heaven's sake, if they ask you to repeat, please do, and ...
Now is not the time to stop praying
Dear Editor, We have been praying for a week. We praise God for the encouragement He has given us in the rain showers we have already received. Now is not the time to quit. The drought has not been broken. Along with the obvious desire for physical rain, we are praying for a spiritual rain. We are praying for the presence of God to be more apparent in the churches and in the lives of ...
Cough syrup is not a right
Dear Editor, In his July 26 Public Forum on the Tribune opinion page, Sen. Pat Roberts criticized the health care reform law for not allowing over-the-counter (OTC) medications like cough syrup to be purchased with medical savings accounts. He stated that it "unnecessarily burdens doctors, and directs people to potentially more costly, less convenient and more time-consuming alternatives." He declared that this "takes away our right to spend our money as we see fit." He ...
Keep rural post offices open
Dear Editor, I was saddened to read in the news that the United States Postal Service has put out yet another list of 3,000 additional post offices nationwide being studied for closure. Granted, we are in tough budgetary times, and obviously some belt-tightening may be necessary in a few areas. However, I feel it is a dreadful shame that America can send millions of dollars overseas to foreign countries such as Pakistan in foreign-aid, but ...
Firemen were on fire with repeat win
Dear Editor, What is a hero? Like art, heroism is in the eye of the beholder. As law enforcement officers and firefighters, we are fortunate to work with the American Red Cross and meet heroes every day. Law enforcement officers and firefighters from Barton County have teamed up with the Red Cross to raise awareness about the ongoing need for blood through the Battle of the Badges blood drive competition. The Firemen have proved they ...
Get county definitions right
Dear Editor, Recently the news media has reported, "the University of Kansas will have what it says is the smallest four-year medical education site in the country when eight students begin taking classes on Monday on a satellite campus in Salina. The move is in response to a shortage of rural doctors in the United States." How will this "satellite campus" "effect" rural Kansas? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serivces, Rural ...
Wheatland School reunion was a great event
Dear Editor, The recent Wheatland School Reunion held many wonderful memories, shared by those who attended the school and the parents who shared this experience with them. This was all brought back to life as if it were only yesterday. For the After Harvest Festival Parade, many of the attendees rod on the two floats, all wearing their Wheatland t-shirts. Bill Ahlgrim, a former student, created a replica of the school, which was displayed on ...
How about that heat?
Dear Editor, How about that heat? Could it get any hotter out there? We have all heard the conversation starters about the weather. Of course the weather affects us all. Looking at the whole picture, not just the shimmering waves coming off the asphalt roads. It brings together a whole array of negative situations that are specific to rural areas, and that are amplified by the serious drought we are experiencing. Considering myself well aware ...
Call your legislator
Dear Editor, My apologies to Thumper, or more correctly, his mother, Mrs. Rabbit, and to my mom and dad who tried to teach me the same. You know, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all! President Obama's speech the other day wasn't his first foray into idiocy, but it speaks volumes about him when he actually says very little. He called Washington a Circus! Imagine that. Has it taken him all ...
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Don't support circus with live exotic animal acts
Dear Editor,
Christianity is believing in a person not participating in a religion
Dear Editor,
Myers explains actions at meeting
Yes I walked out of the council meeting. I should not have even sat there to begin with as I had told them I would not play their childish game and then I did. This was a planned rehearsed orchestrated attempt to discredit me with the voters. I wonder how many if not all of the council members discussed this with each other prior to the meeting.
GBHS Volunteer Work Day, May 1st a “Great Success”
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