It's the Christmas season
Saturday, December 6, 2008 12:32 AM PST
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It’s the Christmas season
It is noted that some local stores have told their employees to use “Happy Holidays” as a greeting to customers. This does flaunt the Christmas season for what it stands for. In response to their greeting, I propose the customer replies in a loud voice, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” Others in line or earshot just may pick up on this and repeat it.
I think it is not the thing for stores to have the checker, etc., downgrade Christmas. After all their shelves are full of items pertaining to the season.
Wishing all a merry Christmas.
Don McWain Sr.
Longview
Attacking the messenger
In response to Charles Olson’s (Dec. 3) letter, Sylvia Schumacher (Nov. 17) wrote a letter asking why the birth records and school records of our president elect are frozen and not made public. She never accused anyone of not being a citizen.
Our granddaughter was born in Japan while our son served in the Navy. Her records are not frozen. This is just another example of how the socialist liberals attack the messenger rather than the message — just like Joe the plumber was investigated and many attempts made to discredit him just because he voiced his opinion.
The only thing Hannity, Limbaugh and O’Rielly are spewing is the truth and the left socialist liberals can’t argue with the truth. O’Rielly is an admitted independent.
All the Christians who voted for the socialist liberals can now enjoy the anti-religion message being displayed at our state capitol. Our Democratic governor has allowed this anti-God message to be displayed. This has made national news, however, nothing in our local paper except about some left-wing ornament that Laura Bush said was inappropriate to be hung on the national Christmas tree. Merry Christmas, fellow Christians, some day you may wake up and smell the roses.
William Schumacher
Castle Rock
Just ignore flaky group
When some flaky group comes to our town (or even threatens to) with the obvious goal of seeking publicity, why are you so quick to jump in and cooperate with them?
We should ignore them (except to list arrests in the police blotter). Show them they’ve wasted their time and money by coming to Longview.
When we stir up lots of publicity and controversy, we’re just encouraging other groups to do the same.
Why didn’t they just come to town without demanding all this fanfare ahead of time? You’d think they were some famous group of celebrities.
Sharon Campbell
Longview
Automakers’ solution?
Here’s a thought for the automakers in crisis: Combine efforts and call their new company “Chryfordolet.”
Delores Snider
Longview
Reminder is unnecessary
The Dec. 2 letter titled “Obama the organizer” praised Barack Obama’s organizing skills, or those of his “entourage.” What caught my attention was the statement that Obama is “... reminding the American people that help and hope are on the way.”
Although I do agree that Obama and his people are very adept at organizing, I do not need to be reminded that “help and hope are on the way.” I don’t need help from any government welfare and I have never lost hope. I have all the help I need from my family, friends and faith in the Holy Spirit. Hope is eternally buoyed by the strength and goodness of our nation’s founding principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Not by the promise of unearned handouts for able-bodied citizens.
I believe in helping those who cannot help themselves, but I do not believe that my hard-earned money should be redistributed to those who are physically and mentally capable of earning a living wage on their own. I am reminded of a quote by Abraham Lincoln that outlines my sentiments perfectly: “That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.”
Jeremy Miller
Castle Rock
Someone else’s Columbia Theatre
I am not sure why or how this has slipped by our paper, but one of our local icons is getting re-modeled. Great. It is the Columbia Theatre. Wonderful. Our local tax dollars are paying for it. Even better. Those tax dollars are being given to an out-of-town, non-union contractor. What? How is it that in this terrible economy where our citizens are out of work, we give work to out of towners? If it is going to be done by a rat contractor, at the very least use a local one.
Has our town forgotten where it came from? Has it forgotten what built this town? Is there no sense of community any more? This once was a proud union town and now one of the few historic buildings left is getting a face lift by people who don’t live here, don’t know or care about the building’s history and will more than likely never pay admission to an event there.
What is happening to your town and what’s next? Wal Mart at the Merk Building? Taco Bell at the Mansion? Super 8 at the Monticello? Let’s see what we can do about getting back to the days of old, when people believed in things like conserving heritage, getting things built right and supporting local businesses. There was a time when no one would even think about pumping money out of our local economy.
We need to look after our own before trying to save a buck.
Josh Masters
Longview
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Commentary: Theater renovation deserves a standing O (Nov. 24)
Tumwater firm lands Columbia Theatre renovation contract (Nov. 13)
County to provide loan for Columbia Theatre revamp (Oct. 27)
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