Opinion
MAIL CALL: We should all respect the Earth
I am left shaking my head, as the vandalism at the East Texas Arboretum is beyond comprehension. It appears that a reckless mind with a can of spray paint wrecked havoc on an innocent place of tranquil beauty.
The word that comes to mind is respect, or in this case, the lack of respect. Of course there was a lack of respect for property and the rights of others, but more importantly there was unequivocal disregard for natural beauty. There is something sinister about spray painting a flower garden. I just cannot get my head around it.
But society, on a much larger scale will go into pristine woodlands and dig out a large basin for water to be sold and piped into a concrete jungle. We will also drill holes in any place of beauty where another pint of oil might be retrieved. Whether it’s water or oil, we find it very hard to think outside the hole in the ground.
What is the difference between spray paint and an oil spill? Recovery from spray paint cost thousands of dollars; recovery from an oil spill, billions. And trees submerged beneath a reservoir of water, no amount of money can resurrect that beauty. Believe it or not, a monetary debt is not the greatest debt we can leave our children and grandchildren.
As a society, we might look around at all the natural beauty that gives us pleasure, and just ask: do I really want to spray paint what God has provided?
Jerry S. Phillips
Athens
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MAIL CALL: Many thanks to our election workers
Regardless of our different ideas on the outcome of the election, March 2, I would like to thank the many people, aged l6 to 86, who worked the election for 12 hours that Tuesday.
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MAIL CALL: Surcharge on traffic offenders ‘unjustified’
Not many are aware of the surcharge that is placed on traffic offenders of invalid Tx drivers license, expired TDL (you no longer receive a reminder), no insurance or alcohol related offense.
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ART LAWLER: Americans need to work together
My fellow Americans, liberals and conservatives, tea partyers and party poopers — such as Republicans and Democrats.
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LAUREN RICKS: Obama is rehashing old ideas
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MAIL CALL: Get out and vote
Dear District 4 Voters,
You have the opportunity to decide how our county will be represented in Austin for the next two years. -
MAIL CALL: Gooden says he wants to ‘set the record straight’
As a voter, taxpayer and candidate for State Representative, I’ve been wondering, “Where’s Betty Brown?”
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Knowledge of finance not my strength
Understanding finance and how it all works is not something I do very well. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the little bit of money I control.
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GUEST COLUMN: Machines help in preparing for combat
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MAIL CALL: I was ‘appalled’ by mail with ‘outright lies’
To my fellow Kaufman and Henderson County residents, I was appalled to open my mailbox, and find a piece of mail from State Representative Betty Brown filled with outright lies about Lance Gooden and his family.
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MAIL CALL: Regarding ‘Lance Gooden Takes Brown to Task’
With good reason, State Representative Betty Brown’s campaign, as well as others in the audience, took exception to a recent article printed in the Review.
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