`belle' Rings With Hilarity Among One-acts At Wilkes

1 Fired, 2 Suspended In Escapes 
Four Boys Who Fled Juvenile 
Detention Center In December 
Are Behind Bars

Friday, January 09, 1998 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 12A 





SAYSO &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling in reference to these veterans organizations crying and whining
about how the county is no longer going to supply certain veterans benefitsThe
veterans of this county have it pretty damn good. These people, maybe they
deserve their pension, but I don't see why someone who brings in at least
$2,000 a month, tax free with their pension alone, not including any
retirement they receive from employment during their lifetime, should be
exempt from paying property taxes when the rest of us have to. Another thing,
these service organizations have many, many members, have many, many
fund-raisers, and have tons of money in their bank accounts, and I don't see
why the county has to reimburse them for anything. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was glad to see that you printed a call about PNC bank buying a luxury
box at the arena. I've been uncomfortable with this also. With banks reducing
customer services or charging ridiculous prices for what used to be free, this
isn't what I would expect a responsible institution to be involved in. I've
been phasing out my CDs and IRAs ever since I heard about this. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling about Jerry Kellar's recap of the Penn State season. I'm a
longtime Penn State fan and have been following Penn State as long as I could
remember. You wrote some things in your column that were flat-out wrong. You
called Curtis Enis a phony. The man made one mistake. He got caught and he got
scared. He's not a phony. Second, Phil Ostroski is one of the best guards in
the nation. Did you watch him at all this year? I did. He is the reason they
didn't get the touchdown on fourth and goal. He let his man run right by him
and tackle the running back. Third, Jerry Sandusky is, in fact, at fault that
the defense didn't do any good. Did you watch his three-man rush that the
defense didn't do any good? Three-man rushes don't get the job done. He's the
boss of the defense; he tells the defense how to play. If they don't play
right, it's his fault. His defensive play calling was absolutely pathetic. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 What this country needs is one more football player in a cheap suit. What
Penn State needed was Curtis Enis. With no morals and no character, he should
go far as a pro. I thought "Liar, Liar" was a name of a movie. Happy New Year,
Curtis. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling about Wyoming Valley West. I've been told by School Board
members that they expect to replace maybe 30 or 40 teachers within two or
three years through retirement. It's a shame in a way, because the teachers at
Valley West have done an excellent job, as far as I'm concerned. My one son is
a dentist, my one daughter is a doctor, and my other son is in business. Thank
God for Valley West. But my big concern, my big concern is, who are the
teachers that the School Board is going to be replaced with? Who will they
replace these teachers with? I hope they are as good as the ones that are
retiring, because these were excellent, excellent teachers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Your staff writers keep writing that the millennium will begin Jan. 1,
2000. However, isn't it true that the new millennium won't begin until Jan. 1,
2001. The end of this century will stop with the year 2000, not 1999. Isn't
that true? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Yep, you're right. There is a lot of confusion. One of our
recent stories even talked about how local places are getting ready for
millennium celebrations in 1999 since people seem to think that's when the
millennium ends. Don't worry. We'll all have it right by the year 2001. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I have two suggestions for your table of contents on the front page of your
paper. Make it easy for people to find the movies section by listing movies
instead of arts. Also, on your lottery number, why not put the lottery on the
billboard on the top of the front page or at least list it in the contents
section under lottery. That way your readers don't have to read through 20,000
ads to find the lottery numbers and the movies. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: The lottery numbers can conveniently be found on the back
page of the first section. We list movies in the index during the week and
will work on also including them in the Sunday index. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm always interested in the business section of your paper. It's what I
read the first thing in the morning. Lately, we haven't had any business, just
stock market reports. There are six pages of sports. I'd appreciate it if
you'd take a little of some of the sports off and give me a little more out of
your business section. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: We're a little confused. The size of our business section
hasn't changed. We give readers three pages (two stocks and one news)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Saturdays, readers receive a
three-page weekly stock report and on Sundays they receive a full section that
includes the weekly mutual fund report. Mondays, the business staff produces
the Money section (the front page of section C and a partial page inside). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 However, we eliminated two daily sections during the holidays- the day
after Christmas and the day after New Year's Day. The stock markets were
closed for the holidays and there simply wasn't enough business news locally
and from our wire services to justify business news pages those days. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Instead, on the day after New Year's Day, we provided readers with a
six-page year-end stocks/mutual funds roundup. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling about the Jan. 6th article, the postman walking through
someone's front yard. Well, my postman does the same thing. He asks me to
clean my sidewalks, walks through my front yard where there's snow piled up
over 6, 7 inches of snow and ice. If he falls in my front yard, am I supposed
to clean my front yard now too, so he could walk through my front yard? My
postman should walk on the clean sidewalks. That's what we spend time doing,
cleaning the sidewalks, so that they don't fall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I would just like to know if you have to have an application to get a job
in the courthouse? Like there are seven people from Plymouth trying to get
jobs at the courthouse, and some of them aren't reasonable for the jobs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: If there are folks out there who are qualified but have been
turned down for courthouse, jobs give Public Life Team Leader Mitch Morrison a
call at 829-7242. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It's a sad state of affairs when a dead dog, whose owners decided to have a
wake for it, makes the headline in Tuesday morning's paper, and Jim Haggerty,
who was sworn in on Monday night as the new mayor of Kingston, is barely
mentioned, and the article is on Page 6. Since Dale Duncan left your
newspaper, it's really gone to the dogs. No pun intended. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Why does everybody panic when they predict a snow storm, and they all run
to the stores to stock up? Why not stock up way ahead of time, like I do and
like my parents used to do? You get flour, sugar, shortening, you get powdered
milk. There's no such thing

Sayso 
I'm Calling In Reference To These Veterans Organizations Crying And Whining 
About How The County Is No Longer Going To Supply Certain Veterans Benefits.

Sayso I'm Calling In Reference To These Veterans Organizations Crying And Whining About How The County Is No Longer Going To Supply Certain Veterans Benefits.