Speak Out 12/2/10

TV programming

I'M not at all disgusted by the choices in television programming. The History Channel has great shows about events that I wasn't alive to witness, such as the Battle of the Bulge. On the Discovery Channel, I "visit" countries I'll probably never get to go to in person. On several channels I can watch sitcoms from when I was a child and laugh at Lucy and Desi.

Other smoke

PEOPLE like to blame cigarette smoke for their health problems. There are other types of smoke that we are exposed to that are just as bad or worse than cigarette smoke. Wood-burning fireplaces and stoves, BBQ pits and burning trash are a few examples. When you are exposed to these types of smoke, you sometimes get a much stronger dose than when you are exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke.

Great principal

WHEN I have called the principal at Jackson Junior High School, he's always polite and lends a listening ear.

Dangers of smoking

GOVERNMENT tells us what speed we can drive to create a safer environment for all drivers. One person's driving speed can have serious health implications for other drivers. Sadly, smoking has serious implications for the health of others. In your home, do what you want. But places where the public meets, including restaurants, should be smoke-free.

Smoking war

DO people not think the war on smokers is getting out of hand? First they want us to quit smoking in all public establishments, and now we can't be hired at Saint Francis hospital? Hiring someone who smokes does not harm patients.

Thank you

THANK you to the group of boys and girls who came down our street today with rakes and carts. I happened to be raking my yard, and they came over and finished raking the front yard as well as the back yard. What a wonderful group of boys and girls. May God bless you.