Planners made right call
Saturday, November 8, 2008 9:21 AM PST
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Planners made right call
In a recent online version of The Daily News, there was a story (Oct. 29) about a developer up in Olympia who wanted to build a grocery store and the city planners turned down his request. There are two different ways to look at this:
1) The Olympia city planners turned down the developer’s request to build a store where WinCo Foods would occupy the building as a grocery store, where the shoppers who might have to bring their children along while they shop, would expose the children to unwanted adult sex store and the type of people who frequent them, but the planners said no.
2) The developer wanted the Olympia city planners to change current land use code to reduce the wetlands either on or near the proposed site, but the planners said no.
Personally, I think the Olympia city planners made the right choice in denying the developer to build a store big enough to accommodate WinCo Foods next to an adult sex store. No parent (in their right mind) would ever want to expose their children to that type of environment.
It would be interesting to know what WinCo Foods thinks about having an adult sex store right next to them, if they did indeed move into this proposed store front or build next to any adult store, for that matter.
Richard Roth
Castle Rock
Bragging again
Well, Halloween is over and all the kids are stuffed with candy.
I want to brag about the kids here in Kelso again. We had about 80 show up at our house and they all were polite and respectful. They all liked the house and decorations we did for them and they made such that in their coming and going they didn’t break anything or take things, either.
So I put all the stuff away until next year when I will hang them out again with more for them to look at and to be scared. Well, not really, just the real little ones. I want to say I’m sorry for scaring the little gal that had a death grip on her daddy’s neck while he got her candy from me. The young people had on great costumes to show us as well.
Again I want to say thanks, kids, see ya next year.
Carl Woodward
Kelso
The Music Man
Lucky are we to have a generous “Music Man” living in our community (Oct. 25 TDN article). Thank you, Rich Kirkpatrick, for taking an active interest in our children’s music opportunities.
As a band member in Longview many years ago, I know firsthand how enriching it is to be part of a musical group. I vote for Dr. Rich Kirkpatrick for man of the year for 2008.
Darlene Jackson
Longview
LCC volleyball overlooked
I’m surprised and disappointed with the poor sports coverage the LCC volleyball program has been receiving in this paper. On Oct. 24 LCC defeated, in the NWAACC West Region, the No. 1 ranked (at the time) Tacoma Community College. Nothing in Saturday’s paper but a lot about the local high school sports results. On Oct. 26, LCC received a small paragraph buried in the sports section.
Hey, wake up. This is a great program coached by three of the top local volleyball coaches and made up of area players who all carry numerous volleyball accolades. The defeat of the No. 1 ranked team should have played front page sports. We’ve had two players NWAACC Region West Offensive Players of the Week.
Maybe if Rick Alvord stopped defending a poorly coached, one dimensional, unimaginative high school football program, he’d write about some other really newsworthy sports here in the Longview-Kelso area. The season is almost over, but this was a great season over last and next season will be even better. Come over to the gym and enjoy some great volleyball and, if the baseball team is in town, they provide some very entertaining support. Go Devils.
Glenn Tsuda
Longview
Thanks to Rescued Paws
Thank you, Amy Fischer, for the informative (Nov. 3) article you wrote for The Daily News. Personally, knowing the love and concern Georgia Butterfield and Laurie Davis have put into the rescue of the poor, beautiful animals from Carla Matilla I am so thankful all of this is not being ignored. I truly hope I am not the only one who feels that woman needs help.
My next question is, where was Rick Johnson through all of this abuse to these defenseless animals? Why was the local Humane Society’s kennels used by Carla to have the ability to store these abused animals for such a long time?
Why was she keeping animals from the Local Humane Society in her so-called care?
I personally saw the 20 kennels that Rescued Paws received from Mattila to transport the dogs from the Mattila property. They were thick with urine and feces. I smelled it and also the dogs who were covered with their own excrement. Where was Rick Johnson? Why did he allow this to happen? Does he really think 100 dogs in one person’s possession is too many? Anyone with any sense would know to do something, if only for the reason of humane treatment for these animals.
Thank God for the people at Rescued Paws who have dedicated 24-hour care to these animals.
Judy Southard
Longview
Eight was enough
Whe-e-ew! Thank goodness. Eight years was a long time to hold my breath.
Alison McClelland
Longview
Headline is divisive
On page two of the Nov. 5 paper you have a headline that says, “Cheers erupt from Obama’s homeland.”
I think it is great that Kenya is excited that the United States has a new president. I am also. But I strongly object to Africa being called his “homeland.” Barack Obama was born in the USA and is a citizen of the United States of America.
That is one of the reasons why he could be elected to the presidency. I think the headline is potentially very divisive. The people of this country need to support the president-elect, not find more remarks that add fuel to the fire of suspicion that he does not have this country’s best interest at heart.
Kathleen Rollins
Longview
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