Speak Out 12/23/11

Christmas giving

STUDIES show that the items you buy for Christmas gifts this year will end up in the landfill sometime in the next six to 60 months. Instead of literally wasting your money, why not give the gift of time and love to each other, and then why not give your money instead to those who are truly in need? As you read this message, 500 children will die of starvation. We could end it easily by shopping less and giving more.

Liberal media

TO the person who said something about the Democratic Party needing to communicate priorities of platform and agenda, and they referred to the Republicans having talk radio: Well, the Democrats have ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and almost all major newspapers and radio stations. So I think that they have all the communication they need. Let us have just one little thing called Fox.

Thank you

ON Dec. 12, the Missouri Veterans Home got quite the Christmas gift. Several of the residents asked me to put a big thank you in to Mary Sue and Richard Wright. They donated a small train that goes around the middle of the Christmas tree. It has the engine and two cars that go around the track. It blows its whistle and says, "All aboard." This is so unreal. All I can say is I am so glad to be a volunteer at the veterans home. I stop every time to watch it go around and toot its horn. Again, thank you, Mary Sue and Richard. You have made a lot of the residents and volunteers happy. Bless you both and have a great Christmas.