Letters to the Editor
Governor's gift to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave Alaskans the best present possible this July Fourth weekend by proclaiming her intention to resign later this month. It's obvious Palin should never have been governor in the first place.
Governor's gift
to Alaska
Gov. Sarah Palin gave Alaskans the best present possible this July Fourth weekend by proclaiming her intention to resign later this month. It's obvious Palin should never have been governor in the first place.
One hopes that some of the ground lost by our nation's largest state can now be regained; that Palin can have plenty of time to devote to her family; and that all of those who shivered when Sen. John McCain tapped her to be his vice presidential running mate can continue marveling at how history has played out.
Good riddance.
Susan Kross
Ellenville, N.Y.
Palin stood up
for her ideals
It is appropriate that Sarah Palin announced her bold decision to resign as governor of Alaska on the July Fourth weekend. She is one of the few politicians today who still embodies the ideals and characteristics of those brave individuals who gave us this country ("Palin resigns Alaska position," Saturday).
Our forefathers chose not to tolerate the unreasonable behavior of the English, and Palin decided that she and her family could no longer tolerate the unprecedented, unrelenting, vicious attacks of her enemies.
Her altruistic qualities, which appealed to so many, obviously worried the liberal Democrats, and they continually harassed this honorable, charismatic woman, even after the election was long over.
Bonnie O'Neil
Newport Beach, Calif.
City plucks
another attraction
Saying that the American Revolution Center's move from Valley Forge to Philadelphia places too many museums here is as dumb as saying that there are too many attractions in New York City, Washington, London, Paris, or Rome ("Revolutionary relocation," Thursday).
People don't refuse to plan a trip to a place because it has "too many" attractions. They either save up extra money and allot extra days for sightseeing, or they come more than once.
The Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau is cursed with neighbors who, like the citizens of Lower Merion, are afflicted with a bad case of the NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard.
As a Philadelphian, I love this suburban disease. We stole the Barnes collection; now we have made off with the ARC.
Rosamond Kay
Philadelphia
Tourist spots should work together
Relocating the American Revolution Center to Old City will put just one more attraction in an already crowded field of tourist sites. The competing interests in Philadelphia will vie for limited tourist dollars, charging fees at each entrance.
It's time for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. to create a unified admissions system for Philly attractions, making it easy to take in all of our cultural and historical offerings and not eliminating family visits due to affordability.
Michael Zatuchni
Wayne
Disposing of fluorescent lights
Peco's proposed distribution of four compact fluorescent lightbulbs to residential customers raises a big question: how to dispose of these bulbs, which contain mercury.
Will they come with highly visible warnings, instructions in case of accidental breakage, and where disposal locations are? Very few retailers currently provide recycle drops; therefore, most of these bulbs will wind up in the regular trash, where breakage will almost be guaranteed. It's time to become more responsible, or mercury contamination will surely skyrocket.
Peggy Eldon
Elverson
Air dry
your clothes
Your article on the front page about people washing their clothes in the bathtub and then taking them to the laundry to dry them really hit a nerve with me ("Two towns, linked by tough times," June 28).
Washing clothes in a bathtub is backbreaking work, and it is nearly impossible to squeeze most of the water out. A washing machine is much more efficient; a dryer, much less so. Add to that the cost of gas to transport said clothes to the laundry, and the costs mount quickly.
It would make so much more sense to spend less than $20 to buy a length of clothesline and some clothespins, and then dry the machine-washed clothes in the fresh air that nature provides to both the unemployed and employed alike - for free!
Judith DiBiase Bennis
Medford