April 10 Letters to the Editor

Columnist is mistaken

In an April 1 column, Gayle Bryant states, “When a baking recipe calls for an egg, I substitute one heaping tablespoon of soy flour and two tablespoons of water. This has the same effect the egg does for a fraction of the price.”

Wrong. Because of limited space, I will deal here only with the baking of bread/yeast rolls. Adding an egg to the recipe adds color, richness, leavening and nutrients. They help make the crumb fine and the crust tender; substituting soy flour and water will not give you the same effect at all. We won’t talk about the trace elements in eggs that soy flour and water do not have, as most people would not understand.

Also, why use a dryer sheet? Do you really want the chemicals they contain on your clothes, etc., to be absorbed by your body? Have you ever given thought as to why we have the health problems we do today? It’s because of our contact to certain chemicals, additives and preservatives.

Leftovers? Don’t cook so much food, then you will not be wasting food and money.

But the best one is why use an automatic dish washer? Because you’re lazy? Doing dishes by hand properly uses less soap, water and electricity, not to mention having a repairman come out to fix the dishwasher or ever purchasing the dishwasher and plumbing it in.

David Fossati

Longview

Tax tribal gambling

As our state of Washington is hurting for extra monies. Let’s start taxing Indian gambling.

All fraternal clubs that have bingo or any kind or gambling have to pay a tax on their gambling revenues; this could raise a lot of revenue for our state.

Robert Schreiner

Longview

Be careful with purses

I learned a big lesson while shopping on April 5. My husband and I were at a local supermarket buying groceries and I had my purse hooked to the cart. We were looking at some meat when my husband turned around and noticed our cart wasn’t next to us. It had been moved. When I went to get it, I noticed my wallet was gone from my purse.

I started walking down the row when I noticed a lady in a baggy shirt trying to hide something from me as I approached her. It was my wallet. I told her she had taken my wallet from my purse and that I wanted it back. She told me she found it sitting on the shelf. But when she handed it to me, all my money was laying on it as if she had been counting it when I caught her.

I was so happy to get it back that I didn’t even think to call security, and by the time I got back to the cart, she was gone. Please be careful with your purse because there are people like her in every store just waiting to get a hold of your money.

Marcia Magnuson

Kelso

Thanks for cleaning up

I live in the Ostrander area. There is an amazing man who grabs a large garbage bag and a “grab-it” tool and heads out to clean up the litter-ridden roadside on Ostrander Road.

I’ve stopped a couple of times to say “thank you” for caring enough to clean up after the uncaring slobs who throw unbelievable amounts of garbage out of their car windows. Isn’t it sad the lack of pride some people have. I’ve never asked his name, but again I’d like to say “thank you,” sir.

Karen J. Rogers

Kelso

A wonderful place to live

Recently, I fell and fractured my hip. While it is difficult to hear that news, it also gave me an opportunity to realize what a wonderful place we live in.

I owe a great deal of thanks to many people: to the caring members of Emanuel Lutheran Church, where the accident happened; to the Longview Fire Department and the EMTs for their fast response; to Julie in the ER who did a good job in calming my fears; to the staff at St. John’s fourth floor surgical wing; to Sue Harris for being my nurse six of the nine days (she is great); to Fred and John, the PTs who helped me to walk again; to Karri and Mandi who monitored my condition for an extended period of time in the recovery room until I was stable; to Gwen and Carlos, two caring individuals who have helped to make my recovery at home a positive experience; and, last but not least, to Dr. William Turner who did a total hip replacement on a Sunday morning, no less.

In addition the best medicine is friends and family. I have been so blessed by visitors stopping by to say “Hi” or to play a game of cribbage. Thanks, too, to the Castle Rock High School students who have given of their time to visit me in the hospital or at home. You are a super group.

No one wants to be injured or spend time in a hospital, but if my accident had to happen, I’m glad it was close to home.

Myron Nelson

Castle Rock