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Are you kidding? Were these articles in your paper on Aug. 31 (“City officials considering security for pedestrian mall,” Page 1A) and Sept. 1 (“Downtown may gain code enforcers”) a joke?
Please tell me the city of Cumberland is not really considering hiring downtown code enforcement officers. Didn't the city just consider laying off firefighters due to the poor economy?
This city is a mess. The roads are unpassable.
Surely if the city just came into a windfall, they can find something better to spend the money on.
How will the city come up with their half of the money to pay for these officers?
Let me guess, tax increases.
If the Downtown Development Commission feels the need more protection than the current city police can provide, let them take care of it themselves.
They can get the merchants together and form a crime watch, like is done in other city neighborhoods. If they cannot gather enough volunteers for this duty, let them pay for their own private security like they do at the Country Club Mall.
It is foolish spending like this that has this city in such dire straights. Let’s end the foolishness now.
Brian Buck
Cumberland
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Where will we get the money to spend for this?
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Isn’t the writter suggesting it really is a matter of choice?
The debate over homosexual marriage in the letters in this newspaper is very revealing. One writer claimed that, “denying these marriages is a form of minority discrimination.”
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Adults can help keep children from suffering burn injuries
I am writing concerning your article in the Feb. 6 Times-News concerning National Burns Awareness Week “National Burn Awareness Week prompts safety tips,” Page 1B).
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Story contained false information about snakes
I read the AP article written Feb 5. regarding the proposed exotic animal regulations in our great state (“W.Va. moves to tighten laws for wild animal owners,” Page 1B).
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It would cost nothing to let these students ride the bus
Let me share with you how our Allegany County school system operates.
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Not in the Bible, but the Communist Manifesto
President Obama has hit a new low. By promoting his reasoning for hiking taxes on the rich at the National Prayer Breakfast, he diminished the seriousness of his proposals and manipulated Jesus’ teachings for his own political purposes. How pathetic.
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Landlords, tenants, city all responsible for smoke alarms Landlords, tenants, city all responsible for smoke alarms Landlords, tenants, city all responsible for smoke alarms
Are rental inspections being done?Is the landlord responsible for smoke detectors?
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Get tough
Based on the number of drivers we see who are still talking on handheld cell phones, Maryland lawmakers are justified in making the state’s cell phone law tougher.
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Argument for same-sex marriage is superficial
I am writing in response to a letter by Ian Stafford entitled, “Equal standards on marriage should be applied to everyone” (Feb. 3 Times-News).
The first thing I noticed about the article is the title. It appeared to be a Gov. O’Malley talking point repeated by his supporter to reframe the issue and promote his radical agenda. -
Some of city’s rail crossings in need of repair or replacement
As I was crossing the rail crossing today at Valley Street and Henderson Avenue, I felt like I was riding a horse-drawn buckboard.
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WMHS Home Hospice seeks to increase outreach to veterans
The Western Maryland Health System Home Hospice Services is seeking to increase the outreach to local veterans as part of the “We Honor Veterans” campaign.
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Isn’t the writter suggesting it really is a matter of choice?
