Letters to the Editor

Should we believe

the Clintons now?

To the Editor:

The Bible tells us, in Job 8:31-32, "If ye continue in my word then ye are my disciples indeed. And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."

In the book of John 18:38, Pilate asked Jesus, "What is Truth"? Pilate was a politician in those days, and as it is today, many politicians need to ask that same question.

I see, by the papers, that Bill and Hillary will be joining the Obama campaign for the presidency. Will they be able to convince people of their sincerity after the knock down, drag out campaign they ran against Obama in the primaries? Now, they will convince us that their candidate has the qualifications to be the leader of the greatest nation on earth. As we have observed neither of these two is a paragon of veracity. Are we so gullible to believe what they will say is truth?

I am told that they are doing this for party unity. If I remember correctly, many of the good folks that voted for her in the primary did so to express their opposition to Barack Obama. Do the Democrats think that Bill and Hillary can lead these people into accepting something they find to be tasteless? I think not.

Bill and Hillary might think these people are stupid. I don't think so and I hope they express their displeasure by voting for the other party.

I find that the aversion to truth in politics extends beyond politics. We can't even get a weather report on TV without the Chicken Little spin. Have you noticed how the media people make literal use of the words likely, might, may, could, and other indefinite terms. Does this indicate that they know not of what they speak? Is it just their way to inject the fear factor?

I read an article in the Indianapolis Star on global warming -- again. The article is rife with the words -- could, might, may, etc. There wasn't a positive statement in the whole article. They cite a possibility of an increase in ethnic violence, illegal immigration, poverty, social tensions, environmental degradations, ineffective leadership (they covered all the bases) and weak political institutions. All this vaguely attributed to global warming.

To counter the rapid progress of this catastrophe, we must start in the United States, to cut back drastically, our consumption of fossil fuels, which cause the greenhouse gasses, which in turn causes global warming. All this based on imagination and presumption. There was not one fact noted in that article. This is a classic example of the Chicken Little Syndrome.

Nature has always showed a remarkable resilience in times of disaster. It has a way of mending itself quickly. Let man stand aside and not interfere and let a power greater than he do what it does best. After all, the Earth and everything in it was created by this power, so surely this power can also fix what needs fixing.

Thanks for listening.

Robert M. Weyer

Linton

Barker family

thankful for support

To the Editor:

The Nina Barker family wishes to say thank you to all those who came by, offered condolences, thoughts, prayers, sent cards, etc. during her illness and death.

A special thank you to Poindexter, Hall McClure Funeral Home, Tom Duley for the service, Nancy Alexander for the music, Ketchem Memorial Center for the care provided to her while a resident there, Pleasant Hill Community Church for the meal, the servers Jean Porter, Dorothy Ketchem, and Vera Freed, the Daviess County Sheriff's Department for the escort, and FOP Lodge 101 for the service.

Any and all gestures of friendship and comfort where greatly appreciated.

Jean DeVine and family

Don and Joyce Pergal and family

John Barker, Jr. and Ruth

and family

Steve and Janice Barker and family