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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
BARROW JOURNAL
PAGE 5A
Says nation needs to unite for a change
Dear Editor:
The newly elected President
of the United States, while
promising change and hope,
made it abundantly clear not
to expect over-night quick
fixes to all of our problems,
and rightly so.
There are those, and they
are all too plentiful, who don’t
intend to cut the new presi
dent any slack whatsoever.
Right-wing columnists like
Cal Thomas and Bill O’Reilly
will continue to denigrate and
vilify President Elect Barack
Obama, regardless of how he
executes his decisions and
performs his duties. So be it.
The important thing is that
the people have spoken and
their voices did not emanate
from the prejudicial and vehe
ment bile of these columnists.
Every new man on a job
deserves a period of trust and
confidence unless and until
he proves unworthy of his
position.
A good case in point was
the outpouring of approval
given to George Bush right
after 9/11. The American peo
ple stood staunchly behind the
President up until his leader
ship began to erode due to
misguided and faulty deci
sions that resulted in tragic
consequences. Action based
upon erroneous and misguid
ed information seldom results
in a happy ending.
Hopefully, the new captain
of our ship of state will heed
the lessons of the past and
keep us from sailing into tur
bulent seas. Surely we will
soon learn how well or how
poorly the end game will
play.
In the meantime, we as a
people should unite around
the promises of change and
hope and at tre same time
hold our new leader’s feet to
the fire in delivering on those
promises.
Sincerely,
George Morin
Auburn
Barrow County Fire Services
offers more than ‘red trucks ’
Objective approach needed in all issues
Dear Editor:
Thank you for providing an
interesting read appealing to
a wide variety of interests. I
look forward to future issues.
That being said, I would like
to respond to last week’s let
ter to the editor dismissing
the findings of the paranor
mal research society here in
Barrow.
My response begins with
one word: Objective.
My Webster’s defines
“objective” as “without bias.”
That means without bias for
or against an issue.
The first step in the scien
tific process is to identify the
problem, not to deny the exis
tence of the problem without
any viewing of evidence or
data. The fact that I have never
seen or spoken with anyone
named Chris Poole does not
scientifically disprove his/her
earthly presence.
Of course, not being a sci
entist, my opinion is based
only on a cursory experience
to logic; i.e., if I forget to pay
my electric bill, my wardrobe
had better include a parka.
Unfortunately, my limited
powers of deduction are not
enough to understand afore
mentioned citizen’s grave
concern that investigation
of paranormal claims will
degenerate into necromancy,
black magic, and - GASP!-
an alarming preference for
B-movie horror schlock. As
for a limited interest in read
ing, those with curious minds
are often avid readers.
The use of the Bible to
“scientifically” disprove the
existence of various paranor
mal claims especially escapes
my logic.
Although there are con
stantly archaeological finds
uncovering potential evidence
of Biblical events, science
is generally slow and pains
taking and acceptance of the
Bible as truth is initially based
on faith not by waiting for
results by scientific journals.
Besides, as a Christian and
science buff, the last thing I
an going to recommend is that
one should only believe what
one can personally see.
In conclusion, I encour
age the objective and careful
investigation of anything from
miracles to string theory. I
personally believe that is why
God gave us imagination,
curiosity and reason.
Sincerely,
K. Dorado
Auburn
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By Chief Robert J. Post
Special to the Barrow Journal
Do you really know what the
Barrow County Department of
Fire and Emergency Services is
all about?
Most people don’t know and
even fewer care until there is
an emergency. That’s when
the members of the Barrow
County Department of Fire
and Emergency Services go
into action. Barrow County
residents are served by an 89
member career (fully paid)
department operating from 6
emergency service delivery
locations strategically located
throughout the county.
Fire Station 1 is located in
the City of Statham, Station 3
is in Bethlehem, Station 4 is the
Auburn Station, Station 5 is in
the County Line region, and the
Holsenbeck area is served by
Station 6, while the Apalachee
area is protected by Fire Station
7. The department responds to
more than 6,500 calls for ser
vice each year with a majority
being medical in nature.
The department is orga
nized into two divisions.
Administrative and Operations,
with several operating sections
and units providing a variety of
emergency and non-emergency
services to the public and the
department.
The Operations Division is
the department’s largest divi
sion. Under the direction of
Assistant Chief Mark Melvin,
Operations is responsible for
fire suppression, emergency
medical response, hazardous
materials, training and educa
tion and safety. There are 81
employees assigned to the fire
stations, working a 24 hour on
and 48 hour off schedule. The
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Safety and the Training Captain
round out personnel assigned to
the division.
The Administrative Division
responsibilities include the over
all management of the depart
ment, human resources, budget
administration, fire preven
tion, fire investigations, public
information and resource man
agement. Personnel assigned
include the Fire Chief, two
administrative assistants, the
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In addition to the traditional
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Line, Holsenbeck and Yargo
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Members of the department
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The mission of the depart
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all who request it.
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