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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 7, 2008

Updated: 02/06/2008 05:55 pm

Why Spring Hill?

Nia Diebel's letter, "Is there life in Spring Hill?" expresses frustration with some of the shortcomings of Spring Hill. Diebel apparently believes these shortcomings are the result of the "rather selfish attitudes of the so-called 'greatest generation' ... (that) place their whims and wants over valid needs for a community that is growing (as they) shuffle along and ... seem confused and not much engaged in life beyond medical appointments and early dinner specials."

I cannot help but wonder why you chose to live in Spring Hill?

Many years ago when we lived in Miami, we were fortunate enough to live in an area that was zoned agricultural. Everyone who lived there owned or enjoyed horses and other animals. It was a wonderful community. Then new families began to move in. They did not enjoy animals. In fact, they complained about the noise and the odor of the animals. Eventually those new families succeeded in having the zoning changed. The wonderful community that we knew disappeared. They told us that was progress.

Yet, I still could not help wonder why people would purposely decide to live in a particular community and then be upset about the characteristics of that community.

Curt Bradley

Spring Hill

Not Spring Hill's Fault

Although I appreciate Nia Diebel's observations about Spring Hill's lack of "life," (Hernando Today, Feb. 1) I can't help but wonder why she's living here. Surely, there must be something that keeps her in the area. A job? Lower housing cost? Less congestion?

I too would like to see some additional amenities in Spring Hill, but life is full of choices, and we all have to decide what we're willing to trade. Few, if any, of us can find everything we want in one package.

I suggest that we don't have more music venues and festivals because they're not fiscally feasible here. That's not a fault of Spring Hill; it's simply a recognition that we're not all looking for the same things.

If Ms. Diebel believes that there is a market for more nightlife, perhaps she should become entrepreneurial and open a club herself. In the meantime, she'll simply either have to travel south to the "big city" or move there to shorten the drive to find "life" as she knows it.

John S.V. Weiss

Spring Hill

The More Things Change...

When I wrote "Is there life in Spring Hill" I had hoped it might be the impetus for starting a dialogue about our changing community. However I hadn't thought that a response to it would validate much of what I have experienced living here.

In just two of her statements, Connie Keen typifies what I've experienced as a prevailing attitude, in our community.

"We have given in to the fact that, of course, there are going to be younger people moving here; at first being relatives of the seniors who decided if mom and pop thought it was the place to be, so did they."

Evidently she believes younger people moving and living here is a negative thing. Considering that almost a quarter of the women in our area's workforce are employed in some aspect of the health care industry, I would think she might be glad younger individuals are here to fill that need. The reason health care is such a substantial employment factor here is due largely to the fact our population is significantly older than the rest of Florida.

"These seniors began these so called social clubs with the hopes of being able to go and dine and dance without having to endure rap and other younger generation's music."

When I've looked into various clubs and events in the area, I've felt that they weren't open or welcoming to anyone that was younger. It appears that Ms. Keen helps substantiate my impressions.

"It does the seniors a lot of good to see these younger people having to drive to Tampa, Clearwater, etc., for entertainment; thins the traffic and congestion here in Spring Hill."

And when residents of our area do trek out of the county for entertainment or social activities, we take our money with us.

Proving, I suppose, the adage: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Nia Diebel

Spring Hill

Super Tuesday History

Super Tuesday is now history, but what about all the bruised egos of those who endorsed a canidate? You could not turn on any TV network or read any newspaper that said the Obama endorsements where "just huge," "were a slap in the face to the Clintons" and "this gives Obama the exposure he needed."

I know everyone saw the same results that I did on Tuesday. I would say that this was a slap in the face of the endorsers. I believe that this shows that the American public is made up of smart and educated voters.

A nominee running for president should be embracing the public with much more vigor than they would his or her endorser. I believe theirs was a backlash with voters as they saw the political process being turned into a circus of stars with big egos. I believe it would be in the best interest of the country if these politicians would go back to Congress and do the job they were sent there to do.

We voted them into their job, pay their salaries to work for all Americans, not stump speech or fly around for one candidate.

I believe it is in the best interest of all Americans to hear the presidential nominees in their own words on their own platforms.

David Kessler

Zephyrhills

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