Letters to the Editor, June 28 (06/28/09)
To the editor: I read an article written by Dan Balz of the Washington Post about the downfall and total demise of the entire Republican Party as a result of the infidelity and illicit affair of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford after he made public the sordid details of his indiscretion and stood before America shedding crocodile tears...

Letters to the Editor, June 25 (06/25/09)
To the editor: Traveling from Shelbyville to Tullahoma I've been stopped several times for a sobriety check. All I can say is thank you to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol officers for a job well done...

Silent heroes are a guiding light for life (06/19/09)
In the course of a lifetime we make hundreds of acquaintances, find some good friends, and if we are very fortunate, we encounter a person or two who make profound impressions on us which last a lifetime. I have been very blessed in that respect as a result of the friendship I enjoyed with Professor James Scott. I was born and raised on a small dairy farm near Belfast in rural Marshall County...

Swim free and learn water safety (06/19/09)
Last week, a young mother who had lost her son in an accidental drowning death last year allowed herself to be interviewed by our intern, Micky Pietkiewicz. I sat in on the interview, and I was touched by Tiffany Young's selflessness, and her willingness to speak to us about the circumstances surrounding the death of her son, Matthew G. Woods...

Letters to the Editor, June 14 (06/14/09)
To the editor: I wrote a letter about 40 years ago on this same subject. It's about contractors, gas companies and the power company cutting city streets and not fixing them properly. They generally just let them settle a few days after they have filled them with gravel then pave them. Of course over a period of time they settle more and leave a rough valley...

Letters to the Editor, June 11 (06/11/09)
To the editor: The question is not what the Bible says about abortion. The question is: Who decides if a given woman should have a baby or an abortion? Helga Y. Eaddy, Shelbyville --- To the editor:...

Letters to the Editor, June 7 (06/07/09)
To the editor: God's word says life begins in the womb. In 2nd Timothy 2:15 we are told to study God's word, not just casually read it. In a letter to the editor of May 31 a writer evidently failed to follow these instructions. He ridiculed a previous writer as being uneducated or able to read when he himself seems to be guilty of these things...

Letters to the Editor, June 4 (06/04/09)
To the editor: I agree with John Owens [Letter to the editor, May 31]. People do need to educate themselves and read the Bible. They definitely should not depend on preachers. He also raised a very appropriate question: "Is an unborn fetus considered by God as a bona fide human being?"...

Letters to the Editor, May 31 (05/31/09)
To the editor: Thank you for allowing us to use this public medium to convey our express gratitude to the many "partnerships" that have contributed to the success of our Head Start and Early Head Start program year. We have been enriched by the many community volunteers who spoke at our parent meetings as well as contributed time and materials to the success of our program. Parent volunteers have been active and have ensured the success of our program as well...

Letters to the Editor, May 24 (05/24/09)
To the editor: My son wanted to send a message, but he is in jail. Therefore, I am sending it for him. With graduation here, the message is DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. Two years ago, two beautiful young people's lives were destroyed by alcohol. The teenage young woman tragically lost her life. The teenage young man turned 21 behind bars, and he lives with the pain daily of her death. Her death will be forever on his conscience, whether he is in jail or out...

Letters to the Editor, May 21 (05/21/09)
To the editor: Something is needs to be done about graduations for Shelbyville Central High School. I personally thought going to the arena was a good idea because of the seating arrangement, but boy, was I wrong. There was a mother and father there who were trying to reserve two rows of seats...

Letters to the Editor, May 17 (05/17/09)
To the editor: If there ever was a person in existence that has an opinion, it would be me. There have been times that voicing that was good and there have been times that it was not so good to say the least. Everyone has their right to one, however, promoting the sharing of it is not always beneficial or even helpful at all...

Letters to the Editor, May 14 (05/14/09)
To the editor: One of the greatest dangers facing our society nowadays is the True Believers. Those who are so convinced of their infallibility, of their righteousness, that they will not waver in their beliefs even in the face of documented facts and statistics. ...

Letters to the Editor, May 10 (05/10/09)
Every time I read these letters, all I see is "trash the Republican/Conservative side." There are other opinions. To Mr. Owens ... I'm glad you see an increase in your paycheck because I sure haven't. To Mr. Davis ... There is no way that you can say these are 'non-existent' issues. It sounds like you have something personal against Mrs. Eyman...

Letters to the Editor, May 3 (05/03/09)
To the editor: How safe are our kids in local day care? As I was reading the April 29 paper, I see where a large meth lab was busted by cops. (So first, congrats to SD and DTF.) But my concern is the female who was recently arrested for promotion of methamphetamines manufacturing and possession of drug paraphernalia. That's not even the worst of it. She works at a local day care...

Letters to the Editor, April 26 (04/26/09)
To the editor: So, Donna Eyman and her friends had a tea party. Good for them. I'm glad the right-wingers have found something to get themselves roused up again; after their November trouncing I've felt lacking in entertainment. While they're out there with their signs, trumpeting non-existent issues, I sure wish one of them would tell me where they were for the last eight years, while Bush and his rubber-stamp congress were shoveling billions in tax-breaks to millionaires and big oil companies. ...

Letters to the Editor, April 23 (04/23/09)
To the editor: Recently the Argie Cooper Public Library placed a call to the Shelbyville Fire Department when an employee found smoke in the lobby. Commander Robert Wessner and firefighters arrived within seconds to do a thorough search of the entire building...

Letters to the Editor, April 19 (04/19/09)
To the editor: I was a participant in Wednesday's Tea Party demonstration to bring attention to what many Americans believe is unwarranted and very excessive spending and a conscientious desire to destroy capitalism. I am a Capitalist and am proud of it, as I believe, and history has shown, that capitalistic freedom has produced more good and progress than any other economic system; the merits of which speak for themselves...

Letters to the Editor, April 16 (04/16/09)
To the Editor: I just read today about the issues with some of the Hispanic businesses in town and the appearance of their buildings. I agree we are not Mexico, and those buildings can be kind of ugly. Oddly enough, though, I have seen some ugly businesses owned by Americans, too. ...