Too many people can't afford to go shopping after paying for these and are just keeping their heads above water. It's hard enough without taking more of their take-home pay away from them.
Look at all the half-million-dollar homes going up all around us. These people can afford to go shopping for the luxuries they need to complete them. The second, third and fourth car, a new boat, a vacation home or even taking vacations year after year. This money is what should be taxed.
The money shouldn't be taken off the person who needs a new pair of shoes but can't afford them, but the people who could afford to go out and buy a pair to match every new outfit they are buying because they can.
The rich keep getting richer the poor keep getting poorer. Take more personal income tax out of the people's take home pay and the middle class soon will be added to the poor.
Marsha Harter
Prosperity
Front-page story
just isn't enough
On June 6, Clarksville celebrated its 100 years as a borough. In addition, the borough dedicated a monument honoring veterans of the 15322 zip code area for their service to our country.
At a time when there should have been media exposure, we found no one from this newspaper in attendance. A story was done earlier and received front-page exposure, for which we are appreciative. However, the beautiful monument was not uncovered until June 6 and your readers did not get an opportunity to see it. There should have been someone from the press in attendance to photograph the monument and observe the number of persons in attendance.
At a time when this nation is engaged in two wars, there cannot be too much exposure given to thanking the American veteran for his/her service to our nation.
There are over 850 names of Clarksville area veterans on this monument, including veterans of the Civil War. More veterans' names will be added in the near future.
We only wish the media would give the deserving exposure to events such as this on the date when the event is scheduled.
Tom Shumaker, Chairman
Clarksville
The writer is area Veterans' Monument Committee chairman.
Questions about laws
of man and nature
A couple of issues are very perplexing to me. First, I caught the end of a newscast the other day, and one man was saying that another man had killed a pregnant woman, so therefore he would be held accountable for two deaths, for the life of the mother and for the life of her unborn child. But, if this self-same woman had taken this self-same unborn child, of her own free will, to an abortionist, and asked him to murder the living child inside of her, would not both of them be called murderers, and be held accountable?
Second, all these gay parades, protests and marches are so unnecessary. All the colors in the rainbow cannot hide, or alter, one basic, unchangeable, permanent fact: Homosexuality, by any other name, goes against the natural law, the law of nature. Yes, scientists are now able to alter these laws, but at what cost? "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," and, dare I say it, without fear of being arrested, "It's not nice to fool with Father God."
Tenny Maley
Fredericktown
Are we enabling
animal abusers?
I'm writing about your article on the woman who kept dozens of malnourished and dead horses on a farm in South Franklin Township. I'm appalled that the Humane Society would be in favor of letting this woman have any contact or supervision to care for any animal. She should not be around any type of animal, period.
We are guilty of enabling these people to continue to have contact with and own other animals; one time is too many.
Nancy Kennel
Finleyville