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Give board applicants some accommodation
It is my hope the newly elected Luzerne County Council does not hastily appoint residents who do not qualify for positions on boards, authorities and commissions. 
I also hope other residents are given time and concern to apply and adjust schedules for interviews. Do not use this process to discourage or limit interested applicants.
When I requested an alternate date and time to accommodate my work schedule, I received notice that it was the only time available.
Only one meeting time was set to interview candidates for appointments to the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Commission. More courtesy was given to the county manager candidates in regard to confidentiality and interview times.
Luzerne County is one of the poorest counties in the nation. Many people work two or three jobs. Please accommodate interested citizens who strive to live here, to volunteer during times of disaster, volunteer to improve the quality of life and work to make Luzerne County better.

Kathy Dobash

Hazleton
Cameras can discourage runners of red lights
Each year, hundreds of people are needlessly killed and thousands more injured by red light runners. Too often, these motorists&rsquo; reckless disregard for a simple law goes unpunished, allowing the offenders to break more laws and put more lives at risk.
 We know firsthand the pain of losing a loved one to such a preventable act. On Jan. 26, we remembered the 10-year anniversary of our daughter Sarah&rsquo;s death at the hands of a red light runner. 
She was only 31 when she died &ndash; a talented high school science teacher with two beautiful children and a bright future ahead of her. That all ended in a split second. 
Crashes such as this happen every day, but they don&rsquo;t need to. Traffic safety cameras provide consistent, efficient enforcement of our traffic safety laws, deterring red light running and preventing tragedies. Red light running claimed nearly 700 lives in 2009. That number is completely preventable. 

Paul and Sue Oberhauser

Co-Chairs, Traffic Safety Coalition
Somerset, Ohio
Writer raising awareness of pancreatic cancer
 On Jan. 25, 1994, my sister-in-law, Tina Connors, died of pancreatic cancer. Eighteen years have passed and, unfortunately, pancreatic cancer remains the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in this country.
 Despite this fact, pancreatic cancer receives only 2 percent of federal cancer research funding. 
On Feb. 7, beginning at 7 p.m., the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will host a meet-and-greet event at the Hampton Inn at Montage Mountain. Please join me. For information, visit www.pancan.org/Scranton.

Susan Blum Connors

Scranton
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