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August 31,2022
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
MC showed well hosting X country
ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
by Don Daniel
Elected officials
look to buy votes
W e have all been “exposed” to
shenanigans used by politi
cal candidates to get elected
or re-elected to public office.
The most audacious example of such use
is being personi
fied by President
Joe Biden and the
Democratic Party
using the College
Loan Forgiveness
program. I regress
for a paragraph or
two.
I went to col
lege paid for
by my parents.
No loans. Not
that my parents
were rich. They
scrimped and saved for my college. My
three children went to and graduated from
college. No loan but they were held respon
sible to be responsible. I understand it was
necessary for some parents to seek some
type of financial aid to send their children
to college and up to the plate the govern
ment came footing the bill for those hoping
to go to college but not financially able to
foot the tuition.
Initially, those getting the “guvminf ’
money were expected to pay back the loan.
It was a personal obligation and respon
sibility to pay back to the government. Of
course there were deadbeats who had no
intention of paying back. And colleges real
izing they had a cash cow began charging
more tuition, books, meals etc. with the
comment “don’t worry, you ain’t paying for
going to college, the government is looking
out for you”.
Don’t get me wrong. The student loan
program was a good idea that came with
the responsibility to pay back those who
were paying taxes to allow those borrowers
to borrow the money.
Now let’s digress. The Democratic Party is
embroiled in a lack of public/voter confi
dence and were searching for a “come back”
idea to boost American voters confidence
to re-elect/elect them. The Democrats came
up with the idea forgiving parents and
students of their public obligation payback
us for their education.
I would almost be willing to betcha a
dollar to a donut hole those that were not
paying their student loans had no intention
in the first place to pay them back and were
just waiting for the handout.
On a local level, during this “political
activation season,” we have political can
didates bragging how they are not going
to raise taxes, hosting personal town hall
meetings, paving and repaving roads,
spending money attempting to impress
would be voters, etc.
LOOKING FORWARD to the Japanese
cuisine going to be offered by the new own
ers of Hong Kong Palace. Good luck to the
Ling family on their future endeavors.
OVER IN Culloden, Mayor Lynn Miller
escaped competition in her running for
mayor and will serve again for four years.
Council members Sara Jean Ray and Tellas
Daniels will be facing competition from
Louis Brice and Donna Wilson. The elec
tion is going to be on held on Nov. 8.
THE FIRST correct answer to last week’s
The Question came from Lisa Jenkins
identifying The Democratic Party of Virgin
Island as the past due county tax payer,
Lisa gets a certificate for a dozen Dunkin
Donuts, Big Peach Car Wash, Dairy Queen
Blizzard, slice of Shoney’s strawberry pie,
Whistle Stop fried green tomato appetizer,
slice of Jonah’s pizza and a single tip at
Scoops.
Here’s The Question for this week: What
is the name of the county commissioner
candidate who withdrew from the District
4 race last week? First correct answer after
12 noon Thursday gets the goodie certifi
cate.
IS THERE a Board of Education election
coming up? Must be since they are “roll
ing back” the amount of taxes they intend
to collect. Also, obviously planning for an
election, the City of Forsyth didn’t raise
taxes keeping the same millage rate.
AFTER CONTINUOUS problems at
Forsyth City Parks, Councilman Julius
Stroud, who will be up for re-election next
year and is rumored to be a mayoral can
didate, has supported keeping Forsyth City
Parks open 24/7. Primed for vandalism will
be the restrooms and Splash Pad. Ball fields
and pavilions which will be locked.
THINK THAT your body’s manganese
level is low? Drink City of Forsyth water.
Due to their possible failure in properly
testing the city’s water, Forsyth’s taxpayers
could be fined by the EPA.
Don Daniel founded the Reporter in 1972.
Email him at tullaybear@bellsouth.net.
To the Editor:
just left a cross-country meet held
at our Monroe County Recreation
Department. I believe there were 25
teams from across the state, with over
800 participants. I must brag on our rec
dept and the MP coaches and staff. The
To the Editor:
paid my college tuition. I worked as
a teacher putting my education to
use right away to pay for my gradu
ate degrees. I helped pay for my son's
tuition too. Paying for college meant
sacrifice, commitment, and hard work.
I donate to scholarships at the colleges
To the Editor:
orning traffic getting into the
main entrance of MPHS is
noticeably heavier this year.
(This is only our second
year).
The MPHS staff have made some great
strides recently by having all drop-offs
move far forward before their student exits
the vehicle. That has helped!
Better idea: Why not bring both lanes
into the campus coming downhill. Both
lanes of Montpelier empty into the down-
grass was all cut, everything was clean and
easy to navigate thanks to rec dept staff. It
was organized and well staffed, with par
ent volunteers, and coaching staff. Thanks
to MP coaches.
After attending a meet a few weeks ago,
parking in an uncut field, and having to
of my choice to help students that need it.
Why should the government that has
spent $3.8 trillion in less than 2 years
demand $300 billion more from taxpayers
for student loan debt? Why should my
family and I be burdened paying for loan
debt that we have no part in?
You are teaching students to rely on
government hand outs instead of work-
hill lanes of the driveway together.
You will still need the MCSO deputies
at the top of the hill for control and letting
through Montpelier traffic remain straight.
All drop-off traffic will turn right and
then exit left behind the school, (tempo
rarily cover the stop sign) and personnel
can stop the left turns as a bus approaches.
Then, past the football stadium, over the
speed bumps and exit onto Hwy. 41 at the
Fine Arts Center where there is a crossing
guard and a MCSO (in their car - get them
out).
plod through damp almost knee high
grass for a very long way, I really appreci
ate our rec dept staff and the coaches of
the Bulldogs! Good job, Coach Mac!
Pat Fort
Forsyth
ing for themselves? Is this what we want
for America? Everyone dependent on the
government to supply everything? You are
taking away the incentive and motivation
to work and achieve.
Tricia Cooling
Forsyth
These folks can stop traffic long enough
to let 30-40 cars out at a time and then let
Hwy. 41 traffic resume. Repeat.
I have tried to share this idea (that
should work, with school personnel in the
right place) with the high school voicemail
but have gotten no response.
Just so you know, my round trip for
drop off was 17 minutes last year and 32
minutes this year.
This would greatly reduce tardies too.
Richard Bogan
Smarr
Hubbard alumni support 3 MP grads
To the Editor:
O n behalf of the
Hubbard Alumni
Association, we are
thankful for your
support and sponsorship for
the Hubbard Banquet Celebra
tion. Although our banquet
was cancelled in April due to
COVID-19, your support en
abled us to award scholarships
to three Mary Persons gradu
ates who have been accepted
in a higher learning institution
for the Fall semester.
The Hubbard Alumni As
sociation legacy is rooted
in a mission to
assist high school
graduates into
becoming suc
cessful and pro
ductive citizens
through excellent
achievements in
social, cultural
and educational
pursuits. Your
generosity in 2022
allows us to award $1,000 to
each student: Kenia Thomas—
Hampton University; Arlene
J. Perez—Mercer University;
Maleisha Jackson, Kennesaw
Kenia Thomas
Arlene J. Perez Maleisha Jackson
State Universally.
As of May 2022 the Hub
bard Alumni Association has
awarded 107 scholarships to
high school graduates in Mon
roe County. We are grateful
for your support
and look forward
to resuming our
Hubbard Alumni
Celebration in
April 2023.
Herbert Gantt
Winifred Berry
Forsyth
Herbert Gantt
is president and
Winifred Berry
is chairman of the Hubbard
Alumni Association.
Hart: City of Forsyth needs different kind of jack’
To the Editor:
I n reference to “Jack in the
Fox (City)?” article in last
week’s Reporter, who is
making the deci
sions for the City? Is it
the City Government,
the consultants that
they pay, or the greedy
real estate developers?
It certainly is not the
citizens of the com
munity. We are already HART
a “gas station destination” to
include five gas stations in one
block on North Lee Street, and
the “Mega Stations” across
1-75.1 am guessing
that Forsyth is in
contention for the
record number of gas
stations per capita. It
appears that Forsyth
is now destined to
become “the fast food
mecca”. We have eight
fast food emporiums on North
Lee Street, plus several oth
ers around town. Now they
want to add a Jack’s at the site
of Washburn’s million dollar
folly? Forsyth needs a quality
restaurant such as Applebee’s,
Chili’s or even a Cracker Bar-
rell. I hear this often around
town. Apparently whoever the
decision makers are, they are
not listening or paying atten
tion. Maybe the “crosswalk to
nowhere,” still under construc
tion for $46,000, is “jack” spent
to cross the street to Jack’s. It
would be a beneficial project
for the City to allocate some of
this “jack” to repair the road
at the Golf Course that carries
heavy traffic and creates rev
enue. Maybe Dale Washburn
would like to contribute to the
project.
Edd Hart
Forsyth
Forsy-Fh S+a-Hon
Senior Gommaaiiy
CourrFing Down -Fo -Fhe. RESTART-**
Reporter welcomes
local cartoonist
The Reporter this week
introduces a new local
cartoonist, Merry Har
ris. Merry has a keen
insight into the irony of
political personalities
and situations. She is
also a talented artist.
Over the years she
has combined her skills
to create poignant
political cartoons that
she has generally only
shared with lucky fami
ly members and friends.
Now retired and enjoy
ing the country life in
Monroe County, she
has begun sharing her
timely artistic commentaries with The Reporter. At left is one
of her submissions where she takes on local issues she s read
about in the Reporter. Find the article about Merry and her
art with a message on page B8 of this week s Reporter.
Rewarding laziness, punishing work
A simple solution for MPHS traffic