Letters from our readers-March

LETTERS: Vicky Rudy's my vote

I would like to ask all voters in State Representative District 15 to vote for Vicky Rudy. Her credentials are impeccable and she has a public record of lowering taxes and increasing services while no other candidate in this race can even come close to matching her accomplishments in office. She currently serves on the Magnolia School board and during her tenure has lowered taxes from $1.75 down to $1.55 and now sits on a tax rate of $1.69 still 6 cents below where the school board began in 1999 when she took office. Not only did she lower taxes, she did so while getting the public's support for a bond referendum to build much needed schools during this population explosion that is taxing resources in Montgomery County in all facets of services to people. She has been instrumental in keeping taxes low by talking to the decision makers in Austin and keeping a pulse on State activity. Even while lowering the tax rate, increasing the number of schools, Magnolia ISD was just voted in the top 10, 4A districts in terms of UIL academic achievement.

Vicky Rudy is the ONLY candidate in this race who has offered to devote herself full time to resolving complicated issues that face this district. Not only has she been a passionate representative to the issues relating to schools but she also sits on the board of the Montgomery County American Heart Association and cares about healthcare of the citizens in this community. ALL issues are important to Vicky. Please vote for the woman who cares and is dedicated to her community…. Vicky Rudy.

Nicol Huff
The Woodlands

LETTERS: Humane Society needs your help

The humane society in Conroe needs your help!!! As most people do not seem aware, since May l, 2001 Montgomery Country opened up their own "pound" facility on 242. The shelter in Conroe is NOT funded at all _ operates solely on donations.

They are in need of cash donations, food, towels, blankets, kitty litter, etc. Please help keep this important facility open, It is very rewarding seeing the happy people, especially the kids, go out the door with their new family member is wonderful.

As the county facility has no facilities for adoptions (except a small adoption center in the front _ which is rented to us) _ if the Conroe facility is forced to close it could result in the destruction of most stay and unwanted animals in the entire Montgomery County.

Sue Rosemund
Willis

LETTERS: America on trial

Let history record that Andrea Yates is not on trial for the murder of her five children.

We are on trial. We the American people, who are shamelessly ignorant and heartless to the affects of depression and mental illness of our fellow citizens in the Twenty First Century. If we are found guilty through Andrea Yates and her shattered family… then salacious prosecutorial hate will continue to thrive…while we relentlessly pursue a punishment regime to cure the depression of America.

As we march forward pointing the finger and punishing with malice and aforethought, we have legislated ourselves into watching our neighbors become criminal in the name of the law. All in the name of goodness.

Sandra Journeay-Roberts
Bulletin Online Reader

LETTERS: Buckle Up

Well now Mr Colin Powell, I couldn't agree with you more, if you cannot "just say no" to yourself when it comes to "casual sex" or stay in a monogamous marital relationship, then just use a condom to avoid the deadly AID's and a host of other serious sexually transmitted diseases.

Seems like good advice since you are risking your life only once every six times you use one. Let me suggest you add to that `gem' of wisdom from your lofty pulpit. If one just can't control their illegal drug or alcohol consumption to the point of intoxication and can't restrain oneself from driving while impaired, at least buckle up before driving drunk.

I don't know what the failure rate of seat belts (and air bags) are, but I don't think I am going out on a limb to say it's far superior to the failure rate of condoms. I can just see the public health service Ads "Remember— Drink up! buckle up!!" After all there are folks who are going to drive drunk no matter what you say. Gee I've got another gem, "Be sure there are bullets in your gun, before you stick up the local "Rob & Run".

Paul Lebedzinski
Huntsville

LETTERS: Now that's coverage I like

I would like to thank your paper, and Desiree Martinez for that great write-up. (WILD NIGHTS AT WILD WINGS Issue 10) The guys went bonkers over the great comments on that night's performance (March 2nd). We were not expecting much from this particular evening, being that it's so far from home, we got the gig in less than a week, and we didn't have the time to advertise it much for our small but devoted following.

Desiree and her partner was the Surprise Stealth couple of the evening. She was right on the money on a couple of aspect of our band. We had made some major changes in the last 2 months, and that was only Joe Motter (our drummer) 4 performance with us. Overall, the band is still making adjustments, but we are getting our groove back with each weeks passing.

We are scheduled to play again there at Buffalo Wild Wings on April 6th.

Thanks Again for the everything and we look forward to future ventures on the North Side.

Richard Ruiz
Clear Lake

LETTERS: Foul is not even the word

You really have sunk to a new low in publishing a paper with a front story such as the one on the front page of this week's Bulletin. (MAT SCRATCH FEVER, by Vanessa Grigoriasdis issue 11)

Foul is a very mild word for the language used. The whole story is very vulgar, altogether distasteful. What is our nation becoming when our news media has nothing better to write about than two whores like the ones in your story. You even try to make heroines of them. If this is the kind of trash that the Bulletin will be publishing in the future, you can bet your life that we won't be some of your readers. Nor will we be advertising in it.

Frankie D. Page
Cut N Shoot

LETTERS: Thy Kingdom come

It's not the sort of autocratic political organization that the word, kingdom, might otherwise conjure. Instead what is denoted is a particular relationship among individuals, and groups, whereby each is concerned with the process of self-perfecting, rather than instructing others on moral matters. The emphasis is on attempting to live harmoniously with those around us while striving to improve ourselves. In a less than flawless world, it seeks ever more closely to approach consummation. Thy will be done on Earth.

Juan De Jesus
Bulletin Online Reader

LETTERS: Quanell X, you're a bigot

Quanell X is as racist as any KKK member. I heard him use the frase, "you white foke" on a talk show along with some other race directed comments. This man just likes to hear himself speak. He'd hang any African American out to dry if it could save his own ass. You cannot win a fight against racism when you are what you're fighting.

Jake M.
Bulletin Online Reader

LETTERS: Wrestler story taught me something

Thanks for printing the story about the wrestlers and their "groupies." (MAT SCRATCH FEVER by Vanessa Grigoriadis-ISSUE 11)

I was horrified at the kinds of things that go on behind the scenes of this all too popular "sport." I don't have children of my own yet, but thanks to your article, I now know to be even more careful about who I let my children watch on TV, or who they hang posters of on their bedroom walls. I don't want my sons or my daughters to grow up thinking this is the way to get ahead. Thanks.

Tori Prophet
Houston

LETTERS: Zoning could kill

Zoning an area is always controversial because the government entity enforcing the zoning takes precedent over the property owner. (WAR ZONE by Curtis Schlough-ISSUE 12) America was built on the individual rights of the small property owner, so zoning just doesn't fit ideologically speaking.

On the other hand, we all want the property we own to retain its original value and hopefully increase. Anyone familiar with Houston has seen property and historic buildings negatively affected by the lack of planning. Once nice neighborhoods are now cluttered and surrounded with unsavory and "junky" businesses. Historic homes and buildings have been destroyed and replaced with new buildings and businesses.

Having been exposed to numerous small towns in Texas, including the one my family roots exist back six generations, I feel I can comment on this dilemma. Thriving small towns have always existed with homes next to businesses. This is part of the attraction. In my opinion, one reason subdivisions remain so sterile and lack community interaction is due to the fact that there is no commerce to bring the people out and get them involved with each other.

I long for a place to live where I could walk to the drug store, grocery store or ice cream parlor, sit and chat with neighbors. Part of the attraction of New York City to many is the fact that people do not have to rely on cars to get essentials. Flower shops, fresh vegetables, etc. can be bought and taken home as residents walk from work.

I have seen zoning in Montgomery actually hurt this lovely town. One controversial zoning issue involved a home that could have sold as bed and breakfast that would agree to maintain this historical home. Because the zoning restriction would not be waived the property was actually made very ugly and unappealing because it was divided into part commercial and part residential. Now a business occupies part of this once lovely yard with another part full of weeds waiting to be sold commercially.

What is the answer? Zoning was put into place to guide the future of the town so that it could protect the past. Rather than exclusively restricting property to only this or that, perhaps a better approach would be to take each property, weigh the owner's plan, see if it could fit the overall vision for the town, then give or deny the permit according to predetermined guidelines supporting the vision.

Enforcing zoning in Montgomery could actually kill the interest people have in developing this town, and thus leave it like so many other once thriving towns, to die a slow death. To keep a town alive, you must have a careful blending of the new with the old.

Susan Fauss
Montgomery

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