Letters

I was hoping to get some response from my disparaging words about tax abatements for the rich, and I did get a response from The Roane Alliance President/CEO Wade Creswell himself.

First, let me say that I don’t think it’s the job or right of the government to take money out of the pockets of taxpayers, many of whom can’t afford to feed and house their families, to aid or prop up rich businesses.
As a matter of fact, I think it’s downright immoral.

The claim by the brash North Korean dictator that they have detonated a hydrogen bomb is not the stickiest issue facing America and her allies today. Not even close!

After hours of searching the Net and interviewing experts in the field I have discovered a worrisome and previously ignored threat. Forget the bomb; look at his fat Cabbage-Patch-Doll face and the plastic hairdo!

What if that style is suddenly adopted by our pop stars and rock bands across the country? Imagine it on Broadway? Or even worse — on Rush Limbaugh!

The Thomas Kinkade Christmas Light Show was on my “to do” list for the Christmas season.

I was delighted to find that the Roane County News offered an opportunity by the weekly drawing.

When the call came on Dec. 31, I was elated to learn that my name was drawn as a winner.

Needless to say, the Saturday matinee on Jan. 2, the last day of the show, became a very special event on my calendar.

Must we really resolve to improve our diets or exercise routines in the New Year, in order to increase longevity or improve quality of life?

Unfortunately, gun violence and traffic accidents are still the leading causes of death among young people.

Fortunately, however, our fork – yet another deadly weapon — is within our own control.

Well over a million of us are killed each year by high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other chronic diseases linked to our meat-based diet.