Letters
Letter: Accident shows need for commerce connector
The Oct. 22 tragic propane truck accident, which bottled up traffic on both Interstate 465 and Interstate 69 for hours, makes a strong case for renewing consideration of a commerce connector that would route truck traffic around cities. Thousands of motorists were inconvenienced unnecessarily and the community of Pendleton was affected by the traffic gridlock.
More than two years ago, Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed the idea to build a 75-mile toll road that would stretch from I-69, near Pendleton south, and west to Interstate 70, near Indianapolis International Airport. When it appeared to him that there was no genuine consensus to the project, the governor dropped the plan.
If those motorists who waited in long lines last week could be surveyed, chances are good they would buy into any plan that would prohibit 18-wheelers and other heavy-duty trucks from using I-465. I believe the governor should again propose the commerce connector idea, or some variation of it. Several leaders, statewide, called Daniels’ plan visionary, when it was presented in 2007. Given the accidents and gridlock it would prevent, it is no less forward looking today.
With over 150,000 vehicles daily crossing that one bridge on I-465 alone, we have become too vulnerable to such accidents, which not only hamper the capital city, but the entire region. Can we afford to delay such an important project as the commerce connector any longer?
Don Henderson, president
Pendleton Town Council
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Letter: Embrace the best of all three schools
The suggestion to get rid of the mascot and name of Anderson High School and start over, using not the Pirates, Scots or Indians is plain wrong.
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Letter: Israel deserves peace, recognition as nation
It is time for Palestinians and their leaders to truly recognize Israel and raise their children to have jobs — and not Jihad.
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Letter: Outcome in Iraq still in question
Well, I’m certainly relieved that we finally won the war in Iraq
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Viewpoint: Liberal thinking encourages failure, mediocrity
George Bernard Shaw once said, “When you run a government where you rob Peter to pay Paul, you will always get the support of Paul.”
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Letter: Tea partiers get their news from Fox
Quite a few of the letters posted recently have a tea party slant. Apparently these people get their information from Fox News.
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Letter: Dairy employees give helping hand to co-worker
I have never written a letter to the editor before, but I feel this story needs to be told. My son Jeff who is 45 years old and an employee of Prairie Farms was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma in January of this year for the second time.
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Letter: Gulf of Mexico disaster effects unknown
The United States government is as guilty as British Petroleum for the oil disaster that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. In previous years, Russia has drilled deep into the earth for oil, as far as 40,000 feet.
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Viewpoint: Library policy shows need for flexibility
Anderson Public Library (APL) should be more flexible in settling damage claims against its patrons instead of rigidly applying the axiom of, “That’s our policy”!
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Letter: President Obama fulfilled promise on troops
We’re finally pulling our combat troops out of Iraq, just like President Obama promised.
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Letter: Anderson needs all the jobs it can get
How can any one person (Fred Spencer) be so ignorant and so petty as to put 160 good paying jobs in jeopardy over a half acre of land needed for expansion?
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