It continues to amaze me at the lack of common sense that continues to rear its ugly head in Washington. I realize it is not one party only, however, anyone with this aforementioned “common sense” can see the lack of leadership from President Obama is doing nothing to help the spending or deficit problem. He is singularly responsible for leadership but exhibits nothing but sarcastic criticism for anyone disagreeing with him.
I was still in grade school when I worked for a neighbor by planting, hoeing and picking berries in her garden. I literally worked for pennies a day but I had some money of my own. Even at that early age I learned about earning and spending and that you do not and cannot spend what you don’t have. If I wanted something that I didn’t have money for, I waited until I did have enough to buy it. It gave me a true sense of worth and accomplishment that I would not have had if I depended on someone else buying it for me. It is quite clear that President Obama and many other Washington politicians don’t have that knowledge. They spend our money at will, whether to curry favor or possibly even buy votes.
Many of our state and national parks have signs instructing visitors not to feed the wild animals because they will learn to depend on handouts and will not hunt for their food. Clearly, too many of our leaders and other Americans have already learned what we are trying to keep the animals from learning.
Speaking of spending our money, Obama flew to Las Vegas to deliver at 20-minute speech on immigration. The cost to fly Air Force One more than 4,000 miles roundtrip would be at least $1.2 million, meaning that speech cost approximately $60,750 per minute and could have been given in Washington just as easily.
— James Gunn
Goshen
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A lack of common sense in D.C.
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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.
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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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Freedom-loving Americans want our country back
We are living in unprecedented times. The “America” of today is not the America that many of us grew up in.
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