Journal Junction for August 17

August 17, 2012

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Falling Waters:

Would like to see recycling bins return to North Berkeley. New Food Lion parking lot would be ideal.

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From Ranson:

Why is it that Ranson can build an annex road for the casino, so that one stretch of road is for the horses and casino only - but yet the county only employs one probation officer for juveniles in the entire county. Are we in fact saying our children are not important? I'm guessing that this lady is so overwhelmed is what creates her to be nasty to kids as well as parents. It costs nothing to have a little kindness, but as taxpayers I guess we pay her to be nasty and rude.

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From Charles Town:

In the last few months, the Department of Homeland Security has bought 450 MILLION rounds of ammunition, with plans to buy a further 750 million. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Social Security Administration have also bought hundreds of thousands of high-performance, hollow-point ammunition. In addition, special military police units are training for operations within the U.S. What are they preparing for? Could it be civilian insurrection caused by economic collapse, or a citizen revolt in response to a stolen election?

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From Martinsburg:

Paul Ryan voted for the unpaid Medicare drug expansion, both wars, TARP and the bank bailouts. All the things that made the deficit so bad. Some small government conservative. He is also attacking the president for taking 718 billion out of Medicare. Well if that's such a bad thing, why does his plan to destroy Medicare leave that 718 billion cut in place? Paul Ryan, spendthrift hypocrite.

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From Inwood:

Question: When is the Berkeley County Council going to put it on a ballot so the Berkeley resident can vote on if they want the EMS services that were forced on them by the Berkeley County Council? It is pretty bad most residents are paying a high EMS fee for a year that they do not even use or want. I think all residents need to stand up and make the council put it on the ballot so residents can vote on it.

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From The Woods:

In Berkeley County, don't expect high-paying jobs to come our way until recreation, schools, health care and law enforcement are on par with our neighbors in Maryland and Virginia.

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From Charles Town:

If you don't have dental insurance, you can call Healthy Smiles in Martinsburg. They charge on a sliding scale for those of us who don't have dental insurance. It may take a while to get an appointment, however.

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From Martinsburg:

To the person who asked about seeing a dentist if you don't have dental insurance and are low on funds - Healthy Smiles in Martinsburg offers services on a sliding scale, and I know of some very low-income families who go there. I hope this information is useful to you.

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From Inwood:

To from Washington - I think you are very misinformed, No religious person wants to take away a basic right. If you want you daughters to have birth control, then you should give it to them. I and other people should not have to pay for it. If your girls or wife want to have an abortion, then you should pay for it, not us. You state that I can not force others to live by my own beliefs, but this is exactly what you are doing by forcing people to deny their beliefs and do as you say. As for me, I will listen to the Lord, not you.