After working in urban forestry for the state of Indiana for 23 years, and after visiting hundreds of municipalities in our state, you could say I have a multide of varying experiences in care, maintenance, and needs of the urban forest.
A city the size of Goshen requires the services of an urban forester to maintain a heathy urban forest for public safety, economic vitality, and environmental health. The trees in the urban forest are the only part of urban natural resources that touches all aspects of citizens lives and the lifeblood of the city. This vital resource cleans the air we breathe and the water we drink.
It takes the full-time professional services of an urban forester to maintain the health of the urban forest and to make sure it keeps growing and thriving. Without a professional to work daily with the urban forest, the city will have more risk trees, which will pose a hazard to structures, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic. This could be anything from a hanging limb, to a pest and disease infestation, to trees blocking traffic signs. A professional urban forester, such as you have now, knows what to look for to keep the public safe and to ensure the urban forest has species and age diversity.
A professional urban forester knows how to apply for, and write successful grants to expand budget dollars, in order to insure that the city is safe, has a thriving tree canopy that demonstrates economic vitality, and how to select the right tree in the right place and plant it in the right way.
Goshen, what could be more important to the Maple City than clean air, clean water, economic vitality, and public safety? The continuation of the position of the city forester helps ensure a better Goshen.
— Pamela Dunn-Louks
Cicero, Ind.
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Goshen needs its forester
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Why do immigrants come to the U.S. illegally?
With the current increased interest in fixing our broken immigration system both political parties are putting forth legislation.
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
- Emphasis on gun control makes you wonder
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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Millrace projects threaten a Goshen gem
The city of Goshen is in the 11th hour for the five Redevelopment Commission members to hear the voices of its residents concerning the millrace redevelopment proposals at its next meeting at 4 p.m. on May 14.
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We don’t need a community center
We want to keep this short and to the point. We keep reading articles and letters in the papers about the proposed community center in Goshen. Our question is why?
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