GOSHEN —
I’ve been following the stories in The Goshen News on the proposed community center and some of the resistance to it. I also happened across an article about the 1896 water tower being demolished. That reminded me of several stories from the book, “Goshen — The First 150 Years.”
There was much resistance to the building of the water tower in 1896 and neighbors ranted that it was a “menace to their property.” They were sure it would either blow down or spring a leak. The city fathers purchased other lots in town and moved the homes of the complainers to the new lots. Of course we now know that in 116 years there were never any major leaks, and it never blew over.
Earlier in 1892 there was a dispute over paving the streets in Goshen. Some thought it was a waste of money. Some insisted they be paved in brick. Some insisted on stone. The council chamber had to be forcibly cleared at one meeting because council members were “fearful that men might take each other’s throats.” Now, those on South Sixth wouldn’t consider paving over those same historic bricks.
In 1930 the Goshen City Council was fed up with escalating electric rates and decided to build a new electric generating plant to control rates. A group of industrialists formed an association to fight the city on this. The group took out ads in The Goshen News-Times and threatened to cancel their power contracts with the city. The city went ahead with the plant and saved these same industrialists money on their electric bills.
Sometimes resistance to anything new is a reflex action. Let’s look toward the future. Will those in future generations look back and find our objections worthy, or wonder what all the fuss was about?
— Rex Hooley
Goshen
Letters to the Editor
Resistance to change has history
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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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