AG officials ripped
Letters to the Editor This is in response to the letter to the editor dated Sunday, Nov. 1, from Adolph Cook concerning the suspension of his daughter from the Albert Gallatin High School. For quite a while now we have seen the no-tolerance doctrine taking place in schools all over our still great nation. This involved children from first grade to seniors. All of the noted suspensions have involved a total lack of common sense in people in charge of our children’s education.
These so-called responsible adults who have shown this appalling lack of common sense at the same time expect children to have more of a responsibility in life that they themselves do not have or show towards others.
A no-tolerance doctrine can work in two ways, and educators should keep this in mind.
For the tiniest infraction of rules should they be permanently suspended from their jobs?
Do we ever see that happening?
Once upon a time, long, long ago, even children were held responsible for their actions as adults for any crime no matter how small, and this involved children as young as five.
Many were hung by the neck for stealing food because they were starving.
This is an extreme example, but it had lack of common sense and total lack of compassion.
I believe these so-called educators need to step back and take a long hard look at what they are doing and think about the really terrible harm they have done and are doing to the innocent.
AG believes that this is teaching the good students a lesson.
I won’t bad mouth any poor animal by letting these people know what it tells responsible parents just what kind of people their children have to deal with, let alone that this is also what it tells the good students what kind of people are in charge of them.
The lesson it also tells is, as a responsible adult, these are not the kind of people you or your children want to emulate.
Rules are a guideline not a document set in stone.
Suzanna Daniels
Perryopolis
City needs your help
I am a resident of South Union Township, but I see Uniontown, North Union and South Union, all being Uniontown.
I do not believe any mayor of the city should have to worry about what employees he has to furlough, unless you have some that honestly aren’t needed, and I feel certain there are a few.
It is important to have firefighters and city employees on the job.
The city should be run as a business. Many of us are suffering in this economic downturn.
But until the economy levels, and it will, I believe that each resident of Uniontown, North Union and South Union over age 18 and working should volunteer to send $5 a month until city gets back on its feet.
I have no idea how much revenue this would generate but it could be adjusted up or down as needed or until taxes come in and the city becomes solvent.
For those in business in Uniontown $10 or $20 would not hurt them.
Mr. Fike, the mayor, should go to Herald-Standard and have them print a request.
All will not contribute, but the ones who want to see Uniontown come back alive will.
I have no idea if this is legal, but I think it would work.
If the above is not legal then let someone in Herald-Standard print it.
Also radio stations could promote it.
They make there living from the surrounding area and Uniontown.
Frank Rhodes
South Union Twp.