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A TREAT
Hi, this is my Halloween treat as a longtime resident of Springfield. I have to say what a pleasant Halloween I had. I bought all kinds of miniature candy and had two bowls filled for the kids. All the kids were very polite and picked only one candy I had to tell them to take more. When they came in groups they didn’t push to get ahead and said thank you while the parents watched from the driveway. All I can say is good job to the parents and the kids. There is hope.
NO TO VANDALISM
In your letters to the editor on Thursday, it says Trump’s plan endangers free speech rights. Where is it written that free speech allows rioting and vandalism. As far as I’m concerned, if you protesters want to get out there and tear up public property, it is not up to the taxpayers to have to pay for it. You pay for it. That is not free speech. That is just vandalism, rioting and mayhem. You have no right to tear up public property.
ALL BETS OFF
Way to go, Gov. Wolf. You locate sports betting at Harrah’s Casino. We didn’t think that was gonna go through. Did a great job, buddy. Standard tax rate on sports betting is anywhere from 7 to 10 percent. Gov. Wolf wants to charge 34 percent. That’s great, way to go Gov. Wolf. Let ‘em know where they’re working. I guess that means a Chester tax and county tax and the Pennsylvania state tax are all gonna go down. There are other casinos. That should really put a dent in everybody’s taxes. Thank you, Gov. Wolf.
GRANDMA FOR TRUMP
Hi, I’m a mother of four, a grandmother to 12 and I’ve used commonsense and problem-solving and a lot of different ways. I would just like to say that’s why people vote for Trump. He’s a problem solver and he uses common sense, something that our government is short of over the past years. Get out and vote everybody. Thank you.
RUN DOWN FEELING
Once again coming back from the store getting my paper, I almost get run over by somebody who doesn’t understand or care that to make a right-hand turn on red you are supposed to come to a complete stop first. So if this person comes roaring around the corner, doesn’t stop until they see me in the crosswalk, slams on their brakes and then gives me the finger. I was crossing on the green light. This is an idiotic law that should have been taken away years ago.
LAND OF TAXES
Taxpayers of Philadelphia. Who did you think is paying for all them wonderful free programs your mayor is thinking up?
COMIC SITUATION
I think if the rich can pay millions for a comic book, they can pay money into Social Security on their business profits and salaries. JEANETTE G
SAD STATE
Boy the way you look around the world today, no wonder it’s called sad, sad days. Everything is so mixed up and confused, it’s pathetic. Look at Washington, look at all society, at the children and the kids, drugs and alcohol. That’s why back in the ‘50’s they were called happy days. Today they’re called sad, sad days.
SARAH SMILE
White House press secretary is essentially supposed to just answer questions from the press and then maybe give the administration’s view on certain things. But Sarah Sanders have taken it to a whole new level. She has become a propaganda machine and a PR firm for Trump all in one.
FREIND-LY FIRE
I really like reading Chris Freind’s columns. He uses his commonsense and he’s not afraid to use commonsense. GRANDMOM
UP AGAINST WALL
Border wall: It finally looks like Donald Trump has figured out how to get that wall along the border. He’s gonna build it with military personnel.
SOCIAL INSECURITY
Yeah, I read an article in your Daily Times this week where Social Security was increasing 2.8 percent. Directly underneath the article was an article saying electric was going up 3 percent, gas was going up 3 percent, and home heating oil is going up 20 percent.