Even Discussion

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George Gamard’s Sept. 16 letter is either brilliantly executed tongue-in-cheek satire or the scariest thing I’ve read in months. I suspect the latter.

I read with interest Bill White’s Sept. 15 column and Sept. 16 blog entry about working supervisors. I could not agree more with his thoughts and comments. How can a municipal employee also serve on the board of supervisors, for example? Debate and decisions designed to serve the people of the township would be biased if those outcomes impact ”negatively or positively” employment within the municipality. Of course, the board member could remove himself/herself from the vote, but then why elect someone who cannot contribute or participate in all the discussions facing the township? If elected officials are responsible for representing and serving the community, then they cannot also be reporting to the very board on which they serve.

I am concerned and dismayed at Rev. Bill Kuntze resigning as executive director of New Bethany Ministries. He resigned as a matter of principle, which the majority of persons of the Christian faith as well as some other major religions would approve. To wit: he refused to accept cash and food donations from Sands Casino.

I noticed two articles in the Sept. 18 issue of The Morning Call and immediately connected the dots. The first story was on the first page describing how Victaulic workers are concerned their jobs might go to a new Mexican plant being built by Victaulic. The second story is about the locals in Tatamy pulling a NIMBY about the traffic that may occur because a private company is going to expand in their area by building and paying for a new interchange on Route 33.

In response to Sarah Fulton’s article, ”Board undressed by angry students, Parents” (Sept. 17): I support the Palmerton High School’s dress code. While I admire students’ willingness to protest rules they feel are unjust, I see the policy’s merit.

I was recently saddened, appalled and ashamed by a letter to the editor titled ”A new Constitution to reflect the present.” This writer basically wants America to shred the Constitution and give the current president and his party an ”obligation” to create a new one.

With the economy such as it is, I cannot understand why New Bethany Ministries will not accept donations and food from the Bethlehem Sands casino. Their decision to decline help will not change the face of gambling in the Lehigh Valley, but wouldn’t it be nice to let the casino do good for our community since it is so desperately needed?

In these times, we are all talking of ways to cut back and save money. I have read excerpts taking to task those who decided to hold a special election Tuesday to allow the people to vote for retired Sen. Wonderling’s replacement.

In the Palmerton Area School District, students and parents are upset by a new dress-code ban on body piercings and unusually colored hair.