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2 Rutland Daily Herald "Tuesday Morning, September 1, 1992 Letters to the Editor Rutland Daily Herald li rHOMAHriCLCXVIflOF rMEVfcHMONrBILLOFHIGHTSlAdoploaJul, 1WI "equani recurrence lo fundamental principles and a firm adherence to juafice moo ration lemperance industry and frugalily are aosoluiely necessary lo preserve Ihe Mown ol loony and keep oovcmmenl Iim ROBERT W. MITCHELL Senior Editor mid Publisher KENDALL WILD Editor JOHN W. VAN IIOESEN Managing Editor TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 Making a Choice Newest Candidate Response to Candidate would like to introduce to the voters of Hartland and West Vermonts response to candidate Bushs bashing of Congress-Windsor the newest candidate for state representative, Matt should be a heavy vote and endorsement of Sen. Pat Leahy and Dunne. Matt is the Democratic candidate for the newly formed jim Jeffords, and Congressman Bemie Sanders.

Hartland-West Windsor voting district and I will support him while Sen. Jeffords is not up for re-election this year, a in the primary and November elections. strong vote for Pat Leahy and Bemie Sanders will reflect as an 1 Matt since his youth and have always been endorsement of Jeffords distancing himself from Preside confident that he would make a difference when he was ready Bush, and so amount to solid backing of Vermonts congred-to nm for office. sional delegation. Sens.

Leahy and Jeffords and Rep. Sander most outstanding thing about Matt, though, is his skill have demonstrated solid allegiance to Vermont and its at listening to the ideas of everyone, and then coming to a ests. as well as, to those of the nation, regardless of the wished compromise that is acceptable to all. of Bush, and they are worthy of our strong support. urge all residents and voters in Hartland and West JOHN G.

ROBERTS Windsor to attend a debate between Matt and his primary Woodstock opponent oh Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Damon Hall in Hartland Three Comers. Bring your problems and' concerns with you, and Matt will be happy to answer any of your questions. I am confident you will be impressed with your new candidate.

TAMMIEL. FILES Hartland Burlington Gets a Taste Burlington city government gets a taste of redistribution ofa wealth many of their leaders have been promoting when state aid to education reduced funding disproportionately to'. Ready to Adopt? 4 To Priscilla Galameau, author of a letter to the editor entitled Abortion Opposed. I hope and have to assume your name is on the top of the list to take and adopt one of these unwanteds. JOANN CHAMPION Belmont Up In The Sky Back in the days when winning the Republican primary election in Vermont was tantamount to winding the November election, most of the states daily -Newspapers flexed their endorsement tactics in the primary contests.

When Democrats in Vermont actually began to win November elections again, the Indorsement emphasis shifted to the General Election irpmpaigns. 1 But theres no law that says that has to continue, and 2in supporting Mayor Jeff Wennberg in the Republican primary contest for Congress, this particular daily is -conscious that all three of the GOP contestants are ifrom Rutland County. So it is a unique position from i iwhich to have examined all three candidates at close Irange, and make judgments accordingly. Clearly, from the standpoint of activity in the public sector, Mayor Wennberg has far more experience than either of the other two Republican candidates. Despite nay-saying and bellyaching that is endemic in a community of this size, the mayor has been an ener-igetic leader at City Hall.

He helped give impetus to the downtown improvements which are the first step -toward the major betterment of Rutland Citys down-Itown. On the regional and state level, Jeff Wennberg has jhad much more of a career in public matters than his opposition. He has been an officer of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, and spent a fair amount of jjlime in Montpelier during legislative sessions. It is true Ithat the League seeks to look out for the interests of cities and towns, but its logical that the mayor of a city should be part of that effort. I He has taken criticism from both the left and the right, which brings up the point that theres nothing 3 wrong with being in the center.

Because what Mayor 5 Wennberg espouses is based on his first-hand experi Faster than rising inflation, more powerful than a Democratic tax plan, able to leap over the Democratic Congress in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! Its Quayle! Its Air Force One! No, its President Bush! Yes, President Bush, strange visitor from the Republican National Convention, who came to the White House with powers and abilities far beyond those of liberal Democrats. President Bush! Who can change the course of the Democratic agenda, bend taxes with his bare hands and who, disguised as George Bush, mild-mannered Republican from the great state of Texas, a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the Republican way. 1 RUSS HYJEK Rutland this wealthy city, and they cry unfair and unconstitutional. Well socialist liberals whoops, I apologize, I mean moderate progressives you dont like your own ideas when they effept.

you, ha? Just maybe, this will teach you something. STEPHEN CABLE Rutland I Stridence and Diligence For many years law-abiding Vermont gun-owners have been' waiting for the Herald to defend the constitutional right to owq! firearms with the stridence and diligence with which it defends; its own First Amendment rights. In the Aug. 12 editorial it came close. All one has to do ifi; change two words and delete one to have the Herald speak out against erosion of Second Amendment rights.

Once a (nation) allows its constitutional rights and responsi; bilities to be even slightly violated by agencies of government! it might as well lower the bards entirely and invite government employees to enter the premises and search for be there. Under such circumstances this country could no longer claim to have a free and independent (population). Thank you. Perhaps you are beginning to realize that our rights are no less precious than yours. CARLE.

BRAUN Charlotte Working Man Mocked Bush started behind the eight-ball when he mocked the working man, he took away his family leave, then offered no health plan. The Democrats wanted to help the poor and pushed for national health insurance but Bush said no, the status quos what my rich friends cry with urgence. Why start another program now said Bush to upper income donors, instead lets take away that welfare from them unwed single mothers. But first you must re-elect me to the highest office in the land, to do that Ill offer a 10 percent tax cut now, then take it back when I can. A tax cuts irresponsible when the deficits hundreds of billions a year, but I have to say it anyway or I win the election I fear.

Ill insinuate that the other side is against the family and is bad, praise God, pledge allegiance and family values, then blame for crime just a tad. Ill send my pit bulls to the other side to blame and cross the line, make some vindictive, personal, low-life crack, then rebuke them all in time. The unemployed wanted extended benefits and I vetoed that liberal cause. Get a job, dont you get it, the recession gone, a year ago I said to applause. Madeleine Kunin like to say that I just dont-get it.

Well, let me put your mind to rest, Ive seen store checkouts scan it. Working mothers have the right to do so if they choose, but let me tell you they are wrong. Hey did you see Bill Clintons fiooze. Lets take Hillary out of context and accuse her of advocating slavery. Then promote my dear Barbaras cookies.

Hey boy In Support About Career Ended. I write in support of Donna Mills. I have watched her work in both nursing homes referred to in Sence with the interaction of public need with political economic reality. It does not spring from mere herieterandi dont think anyone could ask for a more i Ti m. 8 dedicated, kind-hearted person.

My friends and I think she has PerS0P eory- Of the Republican candidates always done a great job and wiil be sadly missed by volunteers for Congress, he is far and away the best choice. I And supporting Mayor Wennberg here for next Iweeks voting does not make any commitment for the General Election down the road. He will have two months of hard work to show what he deserves at that jftime, and he ought to be given the chance to try it. Among the losses to Hurricane Andrew were not one but two F-16s. At a cost of $12 million each or $24 million a pair, I would have thought that the Air Force might have considered flying them out of the path of Andrew to a safer location.

Or have we reached a point where the Air Force feels a $24 million loss is of little or no consequence? MR. and MRS. NELSON TIFT Wallingford Candidate Supported Bob Helm is seeking re-election as a state representative and I enthusiastically support him as a candidate. Bob is a man who consistently votes according to what he states are his views. Since many of our current problems are due to wild Is He a Candidate? He talks like a candidate and he acts like a candidate but is Ross Perot really a candidate? I am not the centerpiece of this effort, he says.

My role as a -candidate is incidental. This effort is focused on rebuilding our country. Only the owners the people can do it. He names only one individual as an example. That person is the late Sam Walton, Americas richest man.

He got that way, according to Perot, by standing KENNETH D. COOK Bennington LXTM LVI'TT the aisles, listening to his customers and taking government spending, Bobs moderate fiscal views are what we arent th savory naaii Hn HAnon'r hatro rhn ann.huoinaeo ermrimonr (uhinn noo swift action to meet their needs and desires. As a man of great wealth himself, it was not wholly Unexpected that Perot would call attention to the accomplishments of another man whose accumulation of worldly goods was even greater than his. Nevertheless this country has never measured a candidates qualifications for president in terms of billions or millions of dollars. 1 If Ross Perot actually is a candidate for president, i theres no doubt that he is by far the wealthiest -candidate ever to seek the office.

This is not intended to minimize the importance of financial success but money has never been regarded as a way of gauging a persons eligibility for the presidency. If wealth had 2 been a factor, Harry Truman never would have won the i election in 1948. And Truman enjoys a relatively high 1 rating among post-World War II presidents, Writing in the Sunday New York Times, Perot says he has named the organization that supports him and his platform United We Stand America. Only he claims that the organization has been formed by others he supports them. Perot is not identified as a presidential candidate.

He is referred to as the author of United We Stand. How We Can Take Back Our 2 Country but not as a candidate for president, i The people who have signed his petitions in all 50 states, Perot says, are people who love their country, work hard, rear good children, play by the are disgusted with gridlock government, finger-pointing, check-bouncing and neglect of domestic and economic need. He doesnt have the anti-business sentiment (which has smothered the Vermont economy) of many of our politicians and I feel that his views on social issues are reflective of most of the voters. Make sure to mark Sept. 8 on your calendars and get out and vote for Bob Helm.

BETH CORNWELL Castleton 2That Damned Cowboy A small correction in your editorial in the Aug. 24 paper. When informed of the assassination of President McKinley, Mark Hanna was heard to exclaim: Oh my God! That damned cowboy is president. JOHNW. DREW Wallingford Administrator Praised David MacDonald, you have performed a miracle for our community during your six years as the superintendent of our schools.

Before your arrival, Springfield has many budget defeats and frequently there was discord between school administrators and teachers. Your arrival brought harmony. Your frequent presence in classrooms and your sincerity for students, faculty and the process to achieve quality education has been appreciated. During very difficult economic times, your proposed budgets have been accepted by our voters because you earned the communitys trust. David, we are sorry to have you leave.

Thank you for being a terrific educator and superintendent of our schools. JOHN and NANCY SINCLAIR Springfield Relay a Great Success The wonders mystifies me even themselves American, because of entitlement love to give away Gov. Clinton categories of poor story. People like Surely, they didnt brains, grabbing others to help operate Once upon a Those who used became rich. They them get rich.

Case in point: millionaires because to buy tickets at a The guy started made his fortune away. Henry Ford: and parlayed it into All this happened Gov. Clinton, through taxation of employment. The rich and They need each FRANCIS Poultney Gluttonous Americans of politics never cease to amaze me. What more are the gluttonous people who call and who are getting a check every week programs created by politicians who somebody elses money.

says tax the rich and give to the poor. The are so widespread that its good for another to knock the rich, how did they get that way? get that way by using their savings, thei at every opportunity to create, and hiring it. time there were no rich only cave dwellers! their heads and had a gumption to work; became rich because the poor people helped We have baseball players who becamq people like you and I were stupid enough price we couldnt afford. Walton chain stores! with a pushcart and is now worth billions. before U.S.

Congress found a way to take it Started making cars in a two bay garage one of the biggest industries in the country! before the income tax confiscation. in Sherwood Forest, would punish the rich and in so doing penalize the poor through lack the poor cant get along without each other. other in order to survive RUDNICKI Obvious Error Jack Hoffman of the Vermont Press Bureau made an obvious error in his campaign coverage story entitled GOP Delegates See Hope in Houston dated Aug. 16, in the Sunday Rutland Herald. On page two of Section Hoffman states that Rep.

Betty Ferraro, R-Rutland City, is pro-choice and Hoffman goes on to state that Sen. John Carroll, R-Windsor, now appears to share her view on abortion rights. Conversely, Rep. Betty Ferraro, presently a candidate for Rutland County state senator, is a pro-life candidate not pro-choice as reported. Keeping this in mind, the article then begins to make sense.

Betty is strong in her convictions on this issue. Regardless of your position, you should respect her for that. I support Betty Ferraro for Senate and invite you to do the same. THOMAS L. DONAHUE Rutland issues.

2 He presented a list of 24 points which he offers as a wake-up call. The list includes one calling for elimi- and participants from the Rutland community who madethe nation of the deficit and balancing the budget also a first annual 24-hour Relay Against Cancer a great success. The Rutland Unit of the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division, would like, to extend thanks to the many volunteers off' the national debt. Like other program to pay candidates, he doesnt explain exactly how this can be done. However, since those who are participating in the United We Stand movement are "intelligent, thinking, responsible people according to Perot, undoubtedly they will have no difficulty figuring out how a balanced budget and elimination of the national debt can be achieved.

When they have determined how to do it, we can be sure they will tell Perot. The event, held at the Stafford Technical Center athletic field on June 26 and 27, drew about 90 runners, walkers and strollers who raised approximately for the' American Cancer Society. All of these funds will be used to support American Cancer Society programs of research, education and rehabilitation services. Special thanks go to our generous division sponsors and local sponsors. Many other businesses and individuals contributed time, materials and funds to the event.

Were looking forward to our next relay to be held next June. ROBERTS. PRATT (Chairman, 24-Hour Relay Against Cancer) jRutland.