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On the article Pioneer Park May Be Renamed for Longtime Leader
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On the article Gun Appreciation Day: What’s Dunedin Saying?
Maureen
12:53 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
ReplyGuns do not get up an kill. People use them, as well as knives, cars, beating, bludgeoning, drugs, etc. to kill people. Gun laws do nothing to keep them out of the hands of those who do not respect or obey the law. The only thing laws do is make the people who hate guns and what they can do feel better, but nothing to make them safer.
Drunk drivers kill far more people than guns. We have laws against drunk driving, and tried to ban alcohol during prohibition.
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On the article Achieva May Receive $127,000 in City Incentives
Maureen
9:18 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
ReplyI can't see a good reason to rename Virginia to Achieva Way. It's bad enough that all our stadiums have become a commodity, with name sold to the highest bidder.
I am happy that the company is moving here, but am not in favor of "selling out" the name that has been on the street for years.
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On the article Legalized Pot: Should the Feds Shut it Down?
Maureen
5:11 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
ReplyWow, lots of heat in this discussion. Interesting.
I have known alcoholics who posed far more danger to themselves and others than pot smokers. If alcohol is legal, marijuana should be as well. Whatever the concerns for pot use are, they apply to a legal drug of choice, booze. But the government tried to outlaw alcohol. When that failed, made it a good source of tax income.
The constitution of the USA allows for states to have power not specifically given to the federal government. I have visited Utah, where alcohol is forbidden for sale except at private clubs, and have heard of "dry" counties in some states.
The people of Washington and Colorado have the right to laws pertaining to intoxicating substances, as far as I know. What happens, though, when someone under the influence of pot travels to a nearby state and gets arrested there? I suppose DUI is DUI, and that state's penalties would prevail.
There are much bigger fish to fry than to grind the wheels of the federal government over this issue. (Could it be that the feds may not like the states getting tax revenue here?)
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On the article Commissioners Plan to Put Fluoride Back in Drinking Water
Maureen
9:02 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
How is forcing the population to accept fluoride the right thing? Clean water, yes, but adding fluoride, no. I have no choice concerning my acceptance of its use when it is in city water. People need to take responsibility for their own health, such as oral hygiene, which would make this addition not only superfluous, but potentially harmful.
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On the article Commissioners Plan to Put Fluoride Back in Drinking Water
Maureen
1:25 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
ReplyI am against putting fluoride in our drinking water. Fluoride is already in toothpaste. We do not need to add it to water. There are several health concerns that should be looked at.
Questions are now increasing in regards to the safety of such a program. Fluoride may actually weaken the bones [Source: Limeback, Phipps]. Fluoride is also known to cause a cosmetically damaging effect called fluorosis, a staining of the teeth that experts say does not attribute to any physical problems. Fluoride may affect dietary allergies and protein digestion and intolerance. Fluoride has also been linked to symptoms of stomach pain and indigestion. This leads to further medication and doctor visits to treat symptoms while the underlying problem persists. Fluoride may also damage joints, connective tissue, the brain and the testicles.
Fluoride treatments in male rats are associated with bone cancer. Concerns have also been raised for increased risks to the thyroid and liver.(Read more at http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/oral-care/procedures/fluoride1.htm)
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On the article Teens Sell Hair Bows to Build Third World Water Pumps
Maureen
10:38 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
ReplyWe are working with Episcopal Relief & Development. This website will take you to more information about our recipients.
http://www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife/4/131/
This site even has a short video that I believe you will find helps further your resolve to continue with your project.
It is always heartwarming to find young people like yourselves who are aware of the people who have so little, and are doing something to help them.
When we do not reach out to others, we are, in effect, building walls.
I wish you and everyone, enough... -
On the article Teens Sell Hair Bows to Build Third World Water Pumps
Maureen
12:32 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
ReplyYou are doing a great thing! Poor sanitation and lack of clean water is a major source of illness in many countries.
At my church, the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, we are also working toward helping people in Central America get a well and access to clean water. It is one of the items to alleviate human suffering in the Gifts for Life Catalog from Episcopal Relief & Development. Largely with a Low Country Shrimp Boil Dinner, we have raised over $3,000 toward a $5,000 project.
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On the article Best Haircut: Vote For Your Favorite!
Maureen
2:58 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
ReplyMaureen B.
If I ever had to move away, I'd really miss Darleen at BANGZ on Main St. Finding a hair stylist is one of the first things women do when they move; it took me over a year to find Darleen, and I've followed her to several salons in the area. -
On the article Lifetime of Neglect Leaves Dog in Hopeless Health
Maureen
2:30 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012
ReplyMy church, Good Shepherd Episcopal, has a pet cemetery. If you wish to have that sweet dog interred in a loving place, contact the parish administrator, Jan, via the church's website, http://www.churchgoodshepherd.org/
Animals do not know cruelty. It sometimes amazes me that we call doing what is right the "humane" thing. Perhaps it should be the "canine" thing.
Maureen
1:05 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I mean no disrespect for Mr. Lawrence or his dedicated service, but find the concept of naming public places for people opens the door to debate about who should be honored and who gets left out. Please keep Pioneer Park, a nice generic name honoring so many who came before us, alone. The exception to my point of view would be if someone donated land for a public use or was key to getting the location.