Comments for The Carrboro Citizen

Comment on Letter: Spray paint inappropriate, unattractive by Ann Aylward

Ann Aylward — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:28:41 +0000

Can someone explain the signs? My husband and I were flabberghasted by all of the racist signs about Greenbridge. If you go through all of the efforts of printing fancy sings slandering someone, shouldn’t you explain the reasons a little better or provide a website or something?

Comment on Letter: Spray paint inappropriate, unattractive by John Kramer PE

John Kramer PE — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:29:10 +0000

Glad to see Greenbridge is taking matters into their own hands, then. To be called racist because they are building Condos adjacent an African American neighborhood is hardly what a reasonable person would call racist.

Shame on those who are so closed minded to post such terrible things. Hardly what one would expect from such a progressive community, or is it?

Happy Fourth of July- Independence day!

Comment on Letter: Spray paint inappropriate, unattractive by Jule Phoenix

Jule Phoenix — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:44:50 +0000

The right to free speech does not include the right to slander. Public posting are generally used for promotion; attack posters are inappropriate and in this particular case uninformed.

Comment on Town board sends letter to Hagan on health care by jacksmith

jacksmith — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:19:44 +0000

AMERICA’S NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY!

It’s official. America and the World are now in a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. A World EPIDEMIC with potential catastrophic consequences for ALL of the American people. The first PANDEMIC in 41 years. And WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES will have to face this PANDEMIC with the 37th worst quality of healthcare in the developed World.

STAND READY AMERICA TO SEIZE CONTROL OF YOUR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

We spend over twice as much of our GDP on healthcare as any other country in the World. And Individual American spend about ten times as much out of pocket on healthcare as any other people in the World. All because of GREED! And the PRIVATE FOR PROFIT healthcare system in America.

And while all this is going on, some members of congress seem mostly concern about how to protect the corporate PROFITS! of our GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT NATIONAL DISGRACE. A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT DISGRACE that is in fact, totally valueless to the public health. And a detriment to national security, public safety, and the public health.

Progressive democrats the Tri-Caucus and others should stand firm in their demand for a robust public option for all Americans, with all of the minimum requirements progressive democrats demanded. If congress can not pass a robust public option with at least 51 votes and all robust minimum requirements, congress should immediately move to scrap healthcare reform and request that President Obama declare a state of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY! Seizing and replacing all PRIVATE FOR PROFIT health insurance plans with the immediate implementation of National Healthcare for all Americans under the provisions of HR676 (A Single-payer National Healthcare Plan For All).

Coverage can begin immediately through our current medicare system. With immediate expansion through recruitment of displaced workers from the canceled private sector insurance industry. Funding can also begin immediately by substitution of payroll deductions for private insurance plans with payroll deductions for the national healthcare plan. This is what the vast majority of the American people want. And this is what all objective experts unanimously agree would be the best, and most cost effective for the American people and our economy.

In Mexico on average people who received medical care for A-H1N1 (Swine Flu) with in 3 days survived. People who did not receive medical care until 7 days or more died. This has been the same results in the US. But 50 million Americans don’t even have any healthcare coverage. And at least 200 million of you with insurance could not get in to see your private insurance plans doctors in 2 or 3 days, even if your life depended on it. WHICH IT DOES!

If President Obama has to declare a NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY to rescue the American people from our healthcare crisis, he will need all the sustained support you can give him. STICK WITH HIM! He’s doing a brilliant job.

THIS IS THE BIG ONE!

THE BATTLE OF GOOD Vs EVIL!

Join the fight.

Contact congress and your representatives NOW! AND SPREAD THE WORD!

God Bless You

Jacksmith – WORKING CLASS

Comment on Letter: Spray paint inappropriate, unattractive by John Kramer PE

John Kramer PE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:38:02 +0000

If I put up posters that said bad things about you, would that be okay too?? Or would you take them down? Wouldn’t you be taking away my right to free speech if you did?

Comment on Filing season for election opens Monday by Mia Burroughs

Mia Burroughs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:47 +0000

I think you left out the word “not” regarding Jean Hamilton and Lisa Stuckey. They have announced that they will NOT seek reelection. Greg McElveen told the CH Herald that he will run this cycle.

Comment on Letter: Spray paint inappropriate, unattractive by alex corey

alex corey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:57:17 +0000

I sympathize with this. I too have been frustrated at the spray paint blotches all over town. Posters declaring greenbridge to be “racist” have a right to exist, whether or not the Town or the company agree with them. How would they feel if residents started spraypainting over their signs?

Comment on End of an era by Leann

Leann — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:47:44 +0000

Reading this helped me, too. Even now, more than a week later, I can still be walking around or driving some where and it’ll hit me that they didn’t win. It just eats at me because these guys were so deserving and so hard working and so together on their goals. I’m going to miss a lot of them, but I really do cherish all the memories and just how much FUN it was to watch them play.

Comment on Town hears goat petition by John Kramer PE

John Kramer PE — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:04:01 +0000

The town apparently never even looked at Portland’s rules- if they had, they would have learned that her little farmette would have been in violation of their codes. Words from the Animal control folks, not me.

Of course, in a facts optional world, it really does not matter.

I hope this does not become a public health hazard.

Comment on Board holds farm talk by John Kramer PE

John Kramer PE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:50:09 +0000

One can only hope that a local newspaper will take the time to research this and present the facts.

Tick, tick, tick.