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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 16, 2008

Who's The Real Enemy?

In a war, we need to know the enemy.

And to my understanding, we did not know the enemy during this past election. With those of color, I rejoice that a person of color got elected. However, I cannot go with his desire for abortions, here and around the world, at the expense of our tax dollars.

After 35 years of abortion being legal in this nation and 50,000,000 lives sacrificed, for whatever reason, makes me think we are truly under judgment of God (I feel remiss that I was not on my knees asking for Roe vs. Wade to be overturned years ago.)

When the Supreme Court decided for Roe vs. Wade, and made abortion legal, they stipulated that if "life-at-conception" were proven, it would be overturned. Life at conception has been proven for many years now, and nothing has been done.

Our only hope now is to help organizations like A New Generation Life Center in Brooksville, which counsels women and helps in every way possible for women to keep their babies or have them adopted.

Spring Hill also has a Pregnancy Crisis Center, as well as Catholic Charities at Kass Circle.

Please support them!

Vallie Winters

Spring Hill

Poor Thanks

The Veterans Honor Roll in downtown Brooksville on the old courthouse Main Street square holds names of hometown natives who went to war, returning heroes in war and many hometown heroes of their school's football, basketball or baseball teams, as Brooksville was a small Southern town with its Main Street intersecting the business squares.

Now, marvelous young people who graduated from Hernando, Central, Springstead and Nature Coast Technical, many in ROTC programs, are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, our latest war heroes to settle back into their niches in Hernando County. The wars from which they return have already engaged 1.5 million, with some 4,780 killed as of Veterans Day and more than 30,000 wounded - 18 percent women and 52 percent from our home guard and Army Reserves, many serving two and three tours.

The criteria for consideration to have their names engraved and etched into the marble stone include that the veteran lived in Hernando County upon induction, served during a wartime period, completed their full obligation and return with an honorable discharge. All this is decided, vetted and approved by the Hernando County Veterans Service Office and its manager, Matt Peters, under the oversight of Health and Human Services Director Jean Rags who oversees the budget.

Apparently, because of shifts in budget priorities, the burden of costs of engraving is now placed upon the veteran on a per-letter each so that our thanks for their sacrifice and service is diminished to save the county some $40 or so per name. Veterans organizations and service offices are embarrassed to explain that we cannot honor our returning heroes unless they pay to have their names etched on the honor roll. It's poor thanks against the backdrop of campaigns all over America in small towns, cities, churches, organizations and veteran groups to honor our wounded warriors every way that we can from every branch of service, the National Guard and Army Reserves.

Deron Mikal

Brooksville

Thanks For Support

I want to thank everyone who has donated to the Humane Society project at Fox Chapel Middle School. Since a letter to the editor was published on Wednesday, there has been an outpouring of support from the community.

Despite tough economic times, people have been dropping off items every day at our front office. On Friday, someone even dropped off a 50-pound bag of dog food! Because the supplies are kept in the front of the classroom (for now), students have witnessed the power of writing and the generosity of the community when you get behind a worthy cause.

Once again, thank you so much for your support.

Steve Haberlin

seventh-grade

language arts teacher

Fox Chapel Middle School

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