Archive By Section - Letters to the Editor
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Dear Editor, Please help the Red Cross by giving blood at a blood drive or blood donor center near you. Volunteering to donate blood benefits everyone. Just one donation has the potential to save up to three lives. Your blood donation boosts the blood supply in your community. Plus, you can feel good knowing you donated blood to help save lives. It's a great time of year to donate blood for the first time or ...
Brungardt ripened into something more
Dear Editor, Abraham Lincoln once described a good turn-out of a given situation thus: "It ripened into something more." To my mind that aptly describes the stewardship of Assistant Superintendent Dan Brungardt. It has been Great Bend public school's good fortune to have had Mr. Brungardt as a teacher who rose through the ranks to be Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations. He has attended to school business-whatever the situation called for, and done the ...
Use Kansas wind power
Dear Editor, Tell them in Topeka to use our Kansas wind power! Kansas wind power and other energy industries have meant good-paying jobs for Kansas workers, millions of dollars in private investments in our state, and substantial savings on our electric bills. So why are our elected officials fast-tracking bills to take away these benefits? Kansas House bill (HB) 2241 and Kansas Senate Bill (SB) 82 are aimed at weakening our states policy that has ...
Have those mammograms done ladies
Dear Editor, For those of you who may not know, Hays is hosting a Susan G. Komen run on May 11, 2013. This is the first time the Susan G. Komen has been in this area. My sister and I have been lucky enough to participate in the Susan G. Komen at Omaha, Neb. and Oklahoma City, Okla. When raising money for these runs I have always said, "You never know when it may hit ...
Pictures of old women offends
Dear Editor, As an older person who values the worth and experience of all older persons and the many services they provide from caring for grand and great grandchildren to providing transportation to others for medical appointments to name a few. I was offended by the pictures of the teachers who dressed as "old women" aside from the sweat suit which I might wear, I wouldn't be seen wearing any of the costumes. I am ...
Story includes inaccuracies
Dear Editor, We take exception to your Feb. 19 story, "Several Great Bend dentists speak out - Dental shortage fact or myth?" Your story includes some inaccuracies that deserve correction. Mid-level dental providers have been proven to deliver effective, competent care; in fact, the most comprehensive review ever conducted of dental therapists found that they provide safe, effective care to children worldwide. The review assessed more than 1,000 studies and reports of care provided by ...
Most difficult person to reach with gospel message
Dear Editor, I have found that the most difficult person to reach with the Gospel message is not the sinner. The most difficult person to reach is the self-righteous, legalistic, religionist that clings to everything except Christ and His work at the cross for their salvation. When you offer such a person the simple message of the cross they quickly reply, Yes, but or Well, what about. See the religionist has prerequisites before a person ...
Support all fighting cancer
Dear Editor, I know in our area we have supported Cancer Awareness with Relay for Life and Kans For Kids, and even the "Pink Outs" at ballgames. But our community has been impacted by more than just Breast Cancer that is supported by the color pink. My mom was just recently diagnosed with Colon Cancer which is the color Blue. We made shirts for her to help support Colon Cancer Awarness, many people in our ...
Works are not enough
Dear Editor, I have found that the most difficult person to reach with the Gospel message is not the sinner. The most difficult person to reach is the self-righteous, legalistic, religionist that clings to everything except Christ and His work at the cross for their salvation. When you offer such a person the simple message of the cross they quickly reply, "Yes, but" or "Well, what about". See the religionist has prerequisites before a person ...
Adopt, don't shop
Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have helped support my Adopt/Rescue program through Golden Belt Humane Society. We have had so many generously donate their hard earned money to help get these animals vaccinated for our Adopt-A-Pet Day. It has also helped get them ready to go to rescues by vaccinating them and by doing a spay/neuter, along with providing money for the dogs that I ...
Thank you to fellow Kansan
Dear Editor, While recently traveling my husband received a call from a total stranger, named Toni Rice of Great Bend. We had flown from Wichita to Houston, and at some point during the flight, my wallet fell out of my bag. Toni was advising that she found my wallet which contained my drivers license, credit cards and contact information I was delighted to find it in the mail when I returned home. Thank you Toni! ...
Sensible gun control
Dear Editor, Tough times for America's gun owners, huh? Everywhere there are calls for "sensible" gun control. Seems like the one thing that they all have in common is that they don't actually have an answer to what "sensible" gun control is. The main thrust right now is to ban what the media calls assault weapons and high capacity magazines. So, in typical Washington political fashion, our politicians up there are immersed in their typical ...
There are misconceptions about ‘fair tax’
Dear Editor, The Fair Tax Act proposes a tax on all new merchandise and services in place of all income taxes, payroll taxes, corporation taxes, and taxes on dividends, interest, and capital gains. Critics of the Act, which proposes a 23% inclusive tax, have confused the issue by saying that this law is in reality a 30% tax. To clear up this misinformation, consider the following explanation. The 23% tax is included in the stated ...
High-capacity magazines should be banned
Dear Editor, The man who shot Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others was tackled while reloading his gun, having spent 33 rounds. Giffords' husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, who has reviewed the criminal records, said a 9-year-old girl was shot sometime after bullet No. 12 and added, "If Jared Loughner didn't have access to a high-capacity magazine, there would be less people dead." This is why we should ban high-capacity magazines. In a Jan. 30 ...
Thank an engineer
Dear Editor, National Engineers Week if Feb. 17th-23rd. If you know of someone who is an engineer, please thank them for the great impacts they have on our society. As President of the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, I am proud to represent a profession that is all too often taken for granted. Please keep the following in mind as you go about your daily routines. A Mechanical Engineer was responsible for the clean drinking ...
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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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