Published: July 29, 2007 04:15 pm            

7/29/2007 Letters to the Editor

No excuse for animal cruelty

Dear Editor:



After seeing the local news casts and your article on Mr. Greenslade I really do not understand what people have come to anymore. Owning seven horses myself, I do know equine ownership is not cheap, and I do understand that things happen out of our hands, like loss of a job, loss of land, divorce, poor health, etc.

If at any point I could no longer financially, physically care for my animals I would give them away to a rescue, friends, etc., not just watch them waste away and die. I would like to ask Mr. Greeslade how he could walk into his home with bags of groceries and pass his horses looking the way they did. We all saw the way they looked on TV. The horrific shape the horses are in.

This did not happen overnight, in weeks or a month; it took several months of neglect and starvation to have their hip bones and eyes stick out. Horses, and animals in general, depend on us for everything. In return, they give everything.

The most disgusting news is Mr. Greenslade gets “you have been a very bad boy” slap-on-the-wrist misdemeanor. What? So now in a month he can go get more horses and starve them as well. What’s wrong with the system, or better yet, what’s wrong with mankind?



Heather White



Edwards not all he appears to be

Dear Editor:



In the July 19 edition of the Cleburne Times-Review there is an article about the National Republican Congressional Committee being critical of U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, for voting in lock step with Democratic leadership on legislation requiring adults to provide a valid personal identification as to American citizenship to receive federal housing assistance, and I quote:

“This is a grave example of how Chet Edwards is voting lockstep with the Democratic leadership and out of step with his constituents,” said Jessica Boulanger, NRCC communications director. “We just point to the fact that Edwards opposed a bipartisan effort in a procedural vote prior to final passage that bars illegal immigrants from receiving tax-payer funded benefits.”

I tried to warn the public before the last election that Edwards was a fraud in that he didn’t really care about what his constituents wanted, only his getting re-elected, and had voted since his first term in lock step with the Democratic leadership on every bill that they proposed to restrict or ban our rights to own firearms, which incidentally a federal court recently ruled constitutional. If Sen. Hillary Clinton does succeed in becoming the president of the United States, you can bet that she will continue the efforts of the Democratic Party to ban all private ownership of firearms and that will include not just pistols, but shotguns and hunting rifles also.

Edwards says they are false charges, but the votes are in the record. He is a master of posturing about how much he cares for the veterans and what great things he does for them, but in reality he only uses it as a cloak to cover his goals, which are to aid the Democratic leadership in its efforts to disarm the American people

For whatever reason, the Democratic Party doesn’t think we should own any kind of firearm and by his voting record neither does Edwards, whom the Texas State Rifle Association gives an “F” rating on gun ownership votes. And do not let them tell you their old lie that if you can save just one life it is worth it because these are the people that endorse the killing by legal abortion of over a million babies a year and have for 40 years.



W.V. Bonds

Cleburne



May be leaving Republican Party

Dear Editor:



Editor’s note: This is an open letter to George W. Bush



You have betrayed the conservative bloc that elected you. Your support of this so-called “immigration bill” proves that. While you were governor of Texas you played footsie with Vicente Fox, the then president of Mexico. Are you sure you are on the right side of the border?

You are totally inept in the handling of this war you started. Turn the military loose from the political bonds they are in, and let them finish the job. Stop the useless slaughter of our military people. The lives of a hundred Muslims are not worth one American life. Finish the conquest of Iraq or get our military out of there. The only reason we are there in the first place is that you wanted revenge because Saddam Hussein tried to assassinate your daddy.

If you say you cannot do anything about the price of oil, then you are also a liar. Prod congress to lift restrictions on building refineries. We have plenty of oil, so stop putting money in the pockets of our enemies by buying their oil. Who do you think is financing the insurgents in Iraq? We have no friends in any of the countries from which we buy oil. Could it be that as an oil man you are making too much money off the backs of the poor to want to do anything about oil prices?

I am 76 years old and have voted Republican since I was of age to vote. I supported you in four elections but I am leaving the Republican Party, unless the rest of the party has the guts to act.



Donald Henry

Cleburne



A salute to the Carnegie Players

Dear Editor:



For almost three decades The Greater Cleburne Carnegie players have blessed our city and surrounding area with the best in community theater. An incredible pool of talent has developed. From directors, actors, musicians, vocalists and artists to lighting and sound effects to costume designers and stage sets, they do it all. Another great season has ended but another season starts Sept. 7 with the “Sunshine Boys.” I have already bought my season tickets, but they are always available at the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.

Their latest production, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” has to go down as one of the most outstanding. Directed by Kate Hicks, supported by a live orchestra directed by Pam Elam and portrayed in satire by a very talented cast, this Biblical story came alive. In this one production more than 100 people were involved including the cast and the support staff. Kelli Price did a great job of choreography and the stage was transformed into the various settings by Hillard Cochran.

It is very inspiring to me to see more interest and support of the arts whether it be music, drama, painting, sculpture or writing. Participation seems to be the key. I believe that where we place our interest and energy will ultimately define the kind of community we live in. Let’s get behind any group or organization that is working to ignite that creative spark that exists in all of us, especially our young people.

Keep up the great work, Carnegie Players.



Milbra Long

Cleburne

        

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