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Monday, November 12, 2001
Letters to the editor

   No action
   After reading the letter on Oct. 31 from Mr. Walter Madeley on potholes, I can understand his feelings toward the Department of Public Works.
   I would say that trying to correct a pothole problem by contacting the Road Department foreman is just as bad as trying to get a flight out of Corpus Christi after 10 p.m.
   The office will listen and take notes about your problem but you never hear from them and nothing is ever done about it.
   Another problem is the flooding across March Street. It has been brought up to county commissioners and (County Judge) Richard Borchard, but nothing has been done to correct or elevate the problem.
   I'm like Mr. Madeley, sick of the problem waiting for a disaster so they can listen but not take action.
   I hope more people will take the time to write a letter to the editor with their problems. Maybe, maybe, somebody with authority will notice and find out what the problem is with the Department of Public Works.
   Joe Valdez
   (Robstown)

   Boom box pilloried
   There have been a lot of letters written to this column lately about boom boxes and loud music. I share the hatred. I have always believed that anyone should be able to listen to any kind of music he likes. But no one should be allowed to force other people to hear music they do not want to hear.
   Most people who like rap music and wild acid rock are selfish and inconsiderate people by nature.
   In spite of my beliefs about people being able to listen to what they want, I must admit that what I would really like would be to see all boom boxes jerked out by the roots and thrown away.
   Harvey Petry
   (Orange Grove)

   Expensive debt
   When people ding somebody's car they should have the decency to leave a note and check to see if anything can be done about the small accident that has been done to the car.
   I have a brand new Dodge Intrepid, and a ding caused by someone who was entering another vehicle on the passenger side was so deep that it is going to cost $200 to repair.
   I have dinged two cars in my 16 years of driving, one caused by the wind that swung my door open and the other my son hit. In both instances I have offered to pay. I left a note. They mailed me a receipt and one cashed my check and fixed his car; the other tore the check up because I was nice enough to do something like that and not just walk away.
   We all spend money on our cars, and I know accidents happen. But, please, people should be more careful and considerate when it comes to other people's cars.
   John Garcia

   Recruit gangs
   The public wants ground troops to hurry up and end the war. There's a solution: Instead of sending our finest soldiers to the front lines, start recruiting all of these gang members, militia and skinheads.
   They are already trained in combat and have their own weapons. This way their anger will be aimed at the enemy and not innocent human beings.
   I forgot to add the KKK to the list of rejects.
   A one-way ticket to Afghanistan will rid our country of unwanted scumbags. This country is finally united; get rid of the negative vibes and let's start over.
   A.M. Barker

   Raising babies
   In response to the Nov. 2 story, "Driscoll ready for abandoned babies": When I had my children, my mother told me, "I love my grandchildren, but I raised my children; now you do the same."
   If you go out and allow yourself to become pregnant, with all the prevention methods there are, then you, not the taxpayer, should pay for your night of carelessness.
   I am sorry for all the babies, but I have enough responsibilities that no one is helping me with. If these mothers can't be responsible, then either take precautions, or do what I did and have your tubes tied.
   All the mothers and grandmothers who are raising these children need to start kicking these irresponsible kids into reality.
   It is called respect for yourself and your parents. Remember the ones who raised you!
   Carol Lompe

   Watch suspicious kids
   This is a response to the "Unfairly targeted" (Letters, Nov. 2): Please remember all the drive-bys; therefore, I am so happy that the police are involved enough to pull kids over who look suspicious, no matter what they may look like or what they drive.
   Also, remember that kids at all different ages like to steal cars, vandalize, and throw pumpkins through people's windows. Now, would you like the police to ignore them or find them?
   If you asked any taxpayer, they would say the police need to beef up security on the streets after dark, and pull over anyone who may look suspicious.
   I have seen for myself that kids like to cause problems in neighborhoods that they are rivals with. Where are the parents of these kids? So many of them are not supervised and do not show good manners.
   Please help by talking to your kids about staying out of trouble. If the parents were to be fined for the problems their kids cause, that should deter them from committing a crime. Make the parents do time with their kids, even if it's doing community service.
   Maybe this will start the communication that has been missing. Better late than never.
   Donna Sullivan

   'No' to exhibit
   I'm writing to say no to a dolphin exhibit in the Texas State Aquarium.
   Dolphins are born free and should remain free. The Texas State Aquarium should say no to a dolphin exhibit.
   Angeleva Coury
   (Houston)

   Good deed
   I met an angel in the form of Florine Ortiz.
   For the first time in my life I left my purse in a shopping cart at the Moore Plaza H-E-B. I had my car keys in my pocket, so I didn't miss my purse until I returned home.
   After looking everywhere three times at least, I rushed back to the store and asked at the office if a purse had been turned in. It hadn't been, so I went back home to call the police.
   I was told that there were four other callers ahead of me and I would have to wait my turn to be called back.
   I was just sitting there in a kind of stupor realizing all that it would involve to get my life back to normalcy again when the phone rang.
   Thinking it was the police, I was pleasantly surprised when a lady said that if I were Ms. Evans, she had found my purse in the H-E-B parking lot. I was so shocked that I could hardly speak for crying. She insisted on bringing it to my house, which she did in a very short time.
   There has got to be a very big check mark by "Good Deed Done" on her record up in Heaven. I will pray for her and her family for the rest of my life.
   Bess Evans

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