Letters to the Editor

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HERO - FINAL He was raised here; he is a “hometown hero.” He served as helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war, and was actually one of the very few instruments trained pilots for the Huey helicopter. This helicopter was specifically created for rapid troop movement.

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Dear Editor, Hero - Part 3 When I think of a hero, the first name to come to mind is Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa. She was not a warrior in the traditional sense, but certainly one who waged war against the suffering of her fellow creatures. She worked with the poor and downtrodden, primarily of India. Her entire life was spent in service to Jesus Christ and humanity. One of my favorite stories stems from her work with lepers. Leprosy is not only a disease of the flesh, but also of the soul. You are cut off from all other people. Imagine the revulsion of seeing someone covered in ulcerous sores and lesions, not to mention the odors emitted by this malady. Yet, these are the people that Mother Teresa chose to work among, the suffering, the rejected. In this particular story she was changing the dressings on a leper’s wounds. As she was removing the old bandages, the man began weeping uncontrollably. Thinking she might have been causing him pain, she abruptly stopped and asked why he was crying. The man slowly raised his head and looked into her eyes as the tears ran down his face. He replied, “It has been many years since someone has touched me.” Mother Teresa was a hero.

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TO THE EDITOR, - PART 2 There are those within this profession that have done heroic things, as there are people in any other occupation that have performed acts of heroism. Those that have been called heroes would be the first to display modesty, as well as disavow the title. The man that tells you he is a hero or puts on airs that he may be one is certainly not a hero, and those people exist in all professions.

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I must admit, I bristled upon hearing the paper was doing a feature on local first responders titles, “Hometown Heroes.” While I found it thoughtful that the community was interested in getting to know their local emergency personnel, I still found that the use of the word, “hero” troubled me.

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Dear Editor, Just when some of us thought that Texas Central Railways (TCR) was gone, somebody plugged their life support machine in again. Why, I don’t know. There are over 100 similar projects around the World and, while “high speed rail” may sound appealing to some, NONE of those systems operate at a profit if you consider the cost of the infrastructure in the equation. They ALL LOSE MONEY! Period! End of Debate!

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Dear Sir, Our First Amendment rights are safe…for now. There is a small, but very vocal and aggressive movement that would dictate what others in our community can and cannot read. Books are being searched for, challenged, and removed in schools and libraries across the nation due to individuals deeming them offensive because of (insert your personal beliefs, biases, and opinions here).
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Hi friends and neighbors! The subject matter for this article would probably fit better under the title of ‘Round Town, but Gala has dibs on that name. As many of you know, TxDOT is planning a new road in our little community. I’m not talking about the Hwy. 21 Widening project but instead, State Loop 1853!