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Dear Editor,
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Letter to the Editor
Pro-Life AND
Pro-Choice Tool
Pharnlacy &
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Dear Editor:
In responee to Mr. Thompson's
Letter to the Editor in the February
4, paper entitled "I'm Pro-Choice!" I
would like to commend him for
choosing to be responsible for his
sexuality and doing right by God's
laws and the woman he married.
What a wonderful world this would
be if every heterosexual man was
always so responsible about giving
his seed, always being sure that she
was ready to become a mother at
that time and he ready to be the
loving, devoted father, ready to
support his family. This ideal family
situation is truly a gift of God's Love
and worth waiting and working for.
But in our fast paced, rapidly
changing society, where "sex sells
and all too often our bodies and
ourselves are viewed as an
amusement park rather than a
Temple designed for the Miracle of
Creation, an unwanted pregnancy
may occur. Abortion is horrible, and
to be avoided, about that there is no
argument.
I wish that no woman ever
suffered an unwanted pregnancy,
and that every baby was healthy,
secure, loved and wanted. Mr.
Thompson seems to assume that
every heterosexual man is a
gentleman who is most concerned
about his moral obligations, and that
rape and non-consensual sex do not
happen.
Prostitution and rape are illegal
but that does not stop it from
happening. If abortion was made
illegal again, that would not stop it
from happening. It would only
insure that the poor woman, who is
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so desperate not to bring another
unwanted person into her miserable,
overpopulated world, would have to
entrust her life to a back street
abortionist or attempt to inflict a
miscarriage upon herself. Then, if
there were complications, she would
be denied admission into a hospital
and would be unable to get the help
of a medical professional. Before Roe
vs. Wade, young women bled to
death in lonely misery because they
trusted the wrong man, fell victim
to a rapist, or became a slave to
prostitution and the black market.
The numbers of their dead were
not counted.
It is easy for a man to cast the
first stone in this situation, as he
will never be the one called upon to
give birth, very convenient for men,
theirs is not the life that is being laid
on the line. When making laws let
us understand the real life women
and the medical health issues
involved.
Morally, let us take our example
from Jesus and emulate his
treatment of Mary Magdelena. If we
forget our History and Her story,
then we are bound to repeat it. ,¢ /
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::Lind Lee:Emrich : :_ :::
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Letter to the Editor
Inflammatory
Rhetoric
Dear Editor:
In his speech at the UN on
Wednesday, Secretary of State Colin
Powell once again asserted that
Saddam Hussein had ties to al
Qaeda. Yet even intelligence
operatives in the FBI and CIA argue
that such ties don't exist.
Powell produced a lot of evidence
to show that Saddam Hussein is a
bad man who may have bad
weapons. We know Saddam is bad.
But he was just as bad in the mid-
1990's, when an aggressive series of
weapons inspections resulted in the
destruction of an enormous portion
of his weapons capability. History
shows that inspections CAN disarm
Iraq.
It appears that the President and
Secretary Powell are using
America's sorrow and fear about
September llth. to sell a war on Iraq
even though the two events have
little to do with each other. If the
President has a case for war against
Iraq, he should make it on the basis
of facts, not fear. I believe that we
should push for continued totgh
inspections before resorting to war.
A rush to war will only fuel anti US
sentiments around the world, while
endangering the lives of
innumerable innocent Iraqis and
Americans, a tragedy that CAN still
be avoided.
The Bush administration's
inflammatory rhetoric is destroying
America's moral leadership in the
world. Preemptive strike is a
dangerous precedent that will come
back to haunt us.
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By Roy C. Long
JOHN HENRY: The Steel
Driving Man, Part 3.
Back in Talcott after a day driving
our country roads and walking up a
mountain trail in search of a Mr.
Smith, Professor Johnson was about
to give up John Henry then and
there, but after a brief rest, decided
to make one more effort. After all,
he had researched the states of
Kentucky, North Carolina,
Tennessee and Alabama for this
elusive John Henry. Why not
continue here where the tunnel was
bored.
Sometimes in the most unlikely
places we find what we look for. I
quote Professor Guy Johnson here:
"I drove up a little creek leading
off from Greenbrier River near Big
Bend Tunnel, hoping to see one more
man that day. But I noticed a house
across the creek from the road. A
man sat on the porch smoking. I
went over the little foot-bridge to the
house.
"This man, known as Neal Miller,
told me in plain words how he had
come to the tunnel with his father
at 17, how he carried water and
drills for the steel drivers, how he
saw John Henry and the steam drill.
"When the agent for the steam
drill company brough.t the drill
here," said Mr. Miller, "John Henry
wanted to drive against it. He took
a lot of pride in his work and he
hated ", ,'," a m:wlline take the
work of men like him."
"Well, they decide(l to hohl a Lest
to get an idea of how i)racticat the
steam drill was. The test went on all
day and part of the next day.
"John Henry won. He wouldn't
rest enough, and he overdid <it>. He
took sick and died soon after that."
"Mr. Miller described the steam
drill in detail. I made a sketch of it
and later when I look up pictures of
the early steam drills, I found his
description correct. I asked people
about Mr. Miller's reputation and
they all said, "If Nell Miller said
anything happened, it happened."
"Had I at last come to the end of
righto interpret the evidnc6 [£he
desires, but I am canvinced: that
there was a man named John Henry
who worked at Big Bend Tunnel, and
that he competed with a steam drill
and came out ahead. Whether he
died on the spot or not, I can't say.
Perhaps the legend has added this
to make the tragedy complete.
Letter to the Editor
Requesting
Donations
"Whether man or myth, John
Henry appeals to something deep-
rooted in the heart of the common,
man, white or black. He stands for
the age-long struggle of man with
machine. Man may beat the
machine temporarily but in the end
the machine wins."
The following poem titled, "JOHN
HENRY, THE STEEL DRIVING
MAN, was written by W. T.
Blankenship and sold for five cents
a copy.
John Henry was a railroad man,
He worked from six 'till five.
"Raise' em up bullies and let 'em
drop down,
I'll beat you to the bottom of die."
John Henry said to his captain:
"You are nothing but a common
man.
Before that stream drill shall beat
me down,
I'll die with nay hammer in my
hand,"
John Henry said to the Shaker:
"You must listen to my call.
Before that steam drill shall beat
me down,
I'll jar these mountains 'till they
fall."
John Henry's captain said to him:
"I believe these mountains are
cavin in."
JohJ Henry .md to hi ,,:,, "in:
"Oh Lord,"
"That's my hammeryou hear in
the wind."
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John Henry he said to his
captain:
"Your money is getting mighty
slim."
When I hammer through this old
mountain,
Oh Captain will you walk in?"
John Henry's captain came to
him,
With fifty dollars in his hand.
Dear Editor:
Iam writing this as a request for
donations for the Summers County
High School Band for the purchase
of band uniforms. The Band is
currently growing and our goal is to
have enough band uniforms for each
band member. We are now about ten
uniforms short of having enough.
The band to this date has raised
$3,168.27 and we need to raise
$1,986.63 more. Last month I wrote
a letter to the Hinton news
requesting donations and we
received only two donations. It is
real hard to obtain our goal without
your support.
The kids in Summers County
deserve better. I would also like to
thank Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson of
Hinton for the $200.00 donation and
Bobby Angell of Covington, VA. for
his $20.00 donation.
If you would like to make a
donation send to Summers County
Band Boosters, Attn: Gary Miller,
136 Cross Street, Hinton, WV 25951.
Thank you for your support,
Gary L. Miller
S.C. Band Boosters
RAHALLREPORT
He laid his hand on his shoulder
and said:
"This belongs to a steel driving
man."
John Henry was hammering on
the right side,
The big steam drill on the left.
Before that steam drill could beat
him down,
He hammered his fool self to
death.
*****
They carried John Henry to the
mountain.
From his shoulder his hammer
would ring.
She caught on fire by a little blue
blaze,
I believe these old mountains are
cavin in.
John Henry was lying on his
death bed,
He turned over on his side.
And these were the last words
John Henry said:
"Bring me a cool drink of water
before I die."
*****
John Henry had a little woman;
Her name was Pollie Ann.
He hugged and kissed her just
before he died.
Saying "Polli, do the very best
you can."
*****
John Henry's woman heard he
was head,
She could not rest on her bed.
She got up at midnight, caught"
that No. 4 train,
I am going where John Henry fell
dead."
They carried John Henry to that
new burying ground,
His wife dressed in blue.
She laid her hand on John
Henry's cold fhce,
John r hmrv I've l)(,(.n true to v,u."
Hinton Daily News, Feb. 22, 1930.
Limitless Quest of Mankind
ms9reroknOa ,usof the lit.0.
remind us of the limitless quest of
mankind. As the day dawned in
West Virginia, on Saturday,
February I, seven NASA astronauts
of the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia
were preparing for a shuttle landing.
They were coming back home, to
be with loved ones, to share their
findings and experiences, to better
mankind. However, the craft that
carried them to the farthest reaches
of the heavens could not carry them
back to the home they left.
As far as we can remember, we
have dreamed of reaching the stars.
Since its inception in 1958, NASA
has helped us realize those dreams.
They have taken us into space,
placed Americans on the moon, and
opened our eyes by exceeding feats
once deemed unreachable. NASA
has led the way in developing new
technologies that we have come to
count on everyday, and it has
allowed our National Defense to
become the most sophisticated
armed force in the world.
The seven fine men and women
on that fateful Saturday morning
did their part to contribute to
NASA's enduring success. It is a
must that we honor their legacy by
continuing to fully support our
needed NASA program.
To fulfill this demand, we must
focus attention on our future
astronauts, scientists, and engineers
that will take us even farther than
we dare to dream today. They are
our children and our students, and
with them our hope rests. We must
nurture them and give them the
resources they need to advance their
Happy 21st. Birthday
and expanding, their opportunities
so, that, when it.is,their timetshine)
not even the darkest day will dim
their light.
We must support federal
programs such as the Mathematics
and Science Partnership and the
National Science Foundation (NSF)
that help train our math and science
teachers, for it is our teachers that
can provide the spark that ignites
our passion, and they lay the basic
foundations of education necessary
for the success of our future
expeditions into space. Advancing
the knowledge and skills of our
teachers will only improve the
development of our students. With
the impending challenges ahead, not
only today but for generations to
come, can we afford not to be ready?
By ensuring that our students, our
future NASA scientists and
engineers, are well prepared for the
trials ahead, we can ensure that our
future in the skies is as bright as the
stars above.
The future of NASA is the future
of man. And, as we look towards our
future we are reminded of the words
of William Faulkner when he said,
"I believe that man will not merely
endure. He will prevail. He is
immortal, not because he alone
among creatures has an
inexhaustible voice, but because he
has a soul, a spirit capable of
compassion and sacrifice and
endurance."
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