Cut off aid

I see where the president is trying to get Israel and Palestine to reach an agreement in the area where they’re at. I see in the paper Wednesday where Jerusalem is building 300 new homes in this settlement area where there is controversy with the Palestinians. Anyway, I think we could surely cut off that aid to Israel that we give them every year, and maybe they would get peace sometime. It seems that all they want to do is stir something up when aid comes around. And I’m not for giving any country aid forever, and we’ve been giving aid to Israel for quite a few years.

Here we go

After seven years of enduring this Bush administration, I’m getting pretty pessimistic. It seems to me that there are environmental, religious and financial disasters looming. I’m pessimistic because I see multiple icebergs we’re sailing toward, and Captain Bush is at the crow’s nest of the Titanic.

A pick-me-up

This is to the guys who helped pull me out of the ditch in front of the old Barlow Hope Electric Co. Thank you very much. It’s nice to know there are still guys out there who care. Thank you very much.

Look out for dogs

Thieves beware. The two deer that were taken from our yard were painstakingly staked down, hooked to many feet of electrical cord and turned on to brighten our neighborhood. We were the only decorated house on the block. Just to let you know to beware, our dog has not only been put in time out, but also grounded and no more doggy treats until after Christmas because he failed to bark to let us know that you were doing bad stuff. He’s been so advised, and if you think that we’re upset, he is furious. Come back and you’ll be really sorry, because he’s sharpening his front teeth on the front door. And by the way, we’re 79 and 86, and we’ve made it through life just fine without stealing deer.

Be ready to marry

Telling a teenage girl to say no to sex isn’t working. Teenage births are up 3 percent, according to a news report. If the parents would be more involved and tell the teenager not to have sex, lay some guilt and wisdom with it. They’ll listen. I’ve told my boy not to have sex unless he wanted to marry her because she might get pregnant. So if he’s fallen in love enough to marry her, then marry her first and have sex legally.

Bike laws

Is it illegal to ride your bicycle on sidewalks in St. Joseph? Sometimes you run out of bike trail and most of the time there’s nobody on the sidewalks, and the streets are more dangerous. That’s my question for the day.

Editor’s note: According to the St. Joseph Police Department, you can’t ride bicycles on a sidewalk within a business district. Also, in areas where a trail designated for bike use is available (such as the hike and bike trails), you are supposed to use them rather than the roadway. That’s all the information on the subject available from the Police Department.

What they deserve

This comment is to “Give me a break” in Thursday’s paper. Give me a break! If you want to go out and smack somebody in a public restaurant or a mall, you’ll get arrested for assault. This is a teacher. They’re supposed to be taking care of our children and educating them. And instead, they’re slapping or abusing them. No. As far as I am concerned, throw the woman in jail and throw away the key until she learns her lesson. This child wasn’t right and he is most definitely in the wrong and should have been punished, but that doesn’t mean put a hand on a child. There’s a reason that it’s banned now. It’s inappropriate. And if that teacher in your words had been rude, out of line, smart-aleck and breaking the rules and that child would have smacked her, he would have been suspended and would have not been able to go to school. So he got what he deserved and so did she.