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Where Do I Buy My Ticket To Camelot?
 

Please Return Student's Stolen Computer
 

Cigarette Butt Litter Is Disgusting

When is it all right to litter? I have never seen or heard of a single person fined or even stopped for throwing down a cigarette butt.

Its even to be accepted to flip cigarette butts out car windows.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not totally against smokers, but where they discard their butts does bother me. Not only are these cigarette butts unsightly but here are cases where birds have taken these butts back to their nests only to have the nicotine poison their babies, but the largest portion of these butts make their way into streams and rivers to pollute the environment.

I don't understand why the government hasn't stopped this ever-growing problem. If enough people stepped up and took and interest, something could be done. I urge people to express their concerns over this mounting problem.

Robert W. Drain
Parkersburg

Bad Politicians Are Everywhere

From The White House, to local county courthouses, politics are crooked as they can be. We take the freedom to vote for these officials, and then usually gain no respect from them. the campaign trail is full of photo opportunities, kissing babies, and being oh so friendly. But then, it seems the title comes with pride and arrogance. Politicians hanging up on you while they are being paid with your tax-dollars??

You (PutnamLIVE.com) have been posting copies of criminal complaints for some time now, why does there seem to be a problem all the sudden? Oh, that's right, the election is over--no need to be polite to citizens and the media anymore.

Chief Magistrate Kylene Brown is top notch and I'm sure she will handle the problem.

As for Steve Andes and Joe Haynes, I guess you can't say much for a politician hanging up on you while at their "other job," I just hope the incidents at "other jobs" don't cause time to be taken away from the courthouse and meetings they are paid to attend.

I think it's clear, citizens need to save their trust for someone else, instead of continuing to put it in the hands of politicians.

Oh also, dear Eagloski, I know you are getting a recount, but election is over PLEASE COME GET YOUR SIGNS OUT OF BUFFALO AND CROSS CREEK ROAD.
 
Nathan Cobb
Buffalo


DNR, Wake Up And Smell The Deer Carcasses

This is a plea to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to raise the limits on deer hunting to reduce the herds to a safer size. Currently, there are so many deer that we have to dodge them every time we drive. There are lime piles everywhere.

When I was younger and healthier, I hunted deer. Deer hunting brings a large yearly income to our state, and I am not against the DNR. I just wish they would realize that the current size of the deer population makes our highways unsafe, and is costing millions in injuries and vehicle property damage.

There are plenty of food pantries that could distribute the meat to needy families, instead of it being scattered all over the highways. West Virginia DNR, please wake up and smell the carcasses.

Sam Sullivan
Lavalette


NBC, Today, Please Leave Sarah Palin Alone

I am so tired of NBC speaking ill of Sarah Palin. I will no longer start my morning with the Today Show. The remark made that she was a "hillbilly" was insulting to all women. Most of the attacks on Palin are just plain "sexist"... and, in my opinion, unreliable journalism.

Sarah Palin invigorated us all in this 2008 election and ignited a movement, attracting tremendous crowds and support. So many of us were hungry for sincerity and authenticity in our officeholders and we have found it in her. She connects with real human beings. She provides a new model of women in politics.

The crowds that came to see Sarah reveal the enthusiasm, talent, ingenuity and intellectual prowess of this new movement.

Sarah Palin's candidacy provides a foundation on which we can build politically for campaigns to come. There is no doubt, she is a bright political beacon for the future.

Alice Click
Mount Alto

Automotive Industry Needs Government Help

Much is being said and done on behalf of automobile manufacturers. We agree that this industry is vital to America and American businesses. The automotive industry touches everyone - employees, local government, community and charity organizations, but most importantly, every citizen.

Providing transportation to the everyday person is the mission of the automotive industry.

West Virginia is particularly impacted by the industry. We do not have the mass transit system to enable our citizens and employees alternative methods of transportation. West Virginians must have private transportation to meet their daily needs - employment, transportation to doctor's appointments, shopping, etc.

Having said that, some important points must be considered.

What about the local automobile and truck dealer? Franchised dealers currently provide almost 7,000 good-paying jobs with annual payrolls of $233 million that goes into the economy.

What about consumers and purchasers of vehicles? Where are the considerations for the small business persons, the automobile and truck dealers, in regard to a business stabilization program in the form of a dealer loan guarantee program through the Small Business Administration?

Freeing up dealer credit for business operations would help keep employees on the payroll. Areas for consideration could be: Work with Congress and West Virginia governments to enact a broad economic stimulus for automotive retailing this year:

• Providing refundable tax credits for vehicle buyers.
   
• Restoring the deductibility for interest on consumer loans
   
• Funding "cash for clunkers" programs that encourage consumers to upgrade to newer vehicles. Newer vehicles are more economical to operate and much more environmentally friendly.

Now is the time to give families the extra incentive to buy new vehicles, and to provide dealers access to the capital they need to keep their businesses running and their work forces employed.

We urge swift action by both our federal and state officials to assist in the time of emergency.

Ruth Lemmon
Charleston
President
West Virginia Automotive and Truck Dealers Association

Obama's Election Proves There Is Hope

As I lie down to sleep this morning (Wednesday), I thank God that there really is a place called "Hope." It is the United States of America.

Rebecca White
Ceredo

The Red States Fire Back

Dear Blue States,

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya...

Bless your hearts,

Red States

 

And, Now, A Word From The Blue States...

Dear Red States:

If you manage to steal this election too, we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii,  Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the
nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly:

You get Texas, Oklahoma, and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches.

We get the Statue of Liberty and Disneyland.
You get Dollywood and bankrupt Hard Rock Park.

We get Intel and Microsoft.
You get WorldCom.

We get Harvard.
You get Ole' Miss.

We get the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
You get the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers.

We get 85% of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs.
You get Alabama.

We get two-thirds of the tax revenue.
You get to make the Red States pay their fair share.

We get Hawaiian sunsets.
You get industrial pollution.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families.
You get a bunch of single moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your fright-wingers. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care  if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's high-quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks, Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias, and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech, and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson, and the University of Georgia.

We get Hollywood, the Channel Islands, and Yosemite, thank you.

Additionally, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty, or gun laws, 53% believe that Saddam was involved in 9/11, and 61% of you crazy idiots believe you are people with higher
morals than we lefties.

Peace out,
Blue States
 

Quit Attacking Palin's Wardrobe
 

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