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Letters to the EditorsCouncil member Tom Finn's antics are like spoiled kid© St. Petersburg Times published May 16, 2002 Editor: When I first read about Tom Finn's complaints about his lack of recognition I was flabbergasted. This guy just doesn't understand American politics. There is not a man or woman who at some time in life hasn't felt that they did not get the recognition or promotion they deserved. Most mature people accept it as a fact of life and continue to work to do better. But some people cannot do this. It reminds me of the little boy who cried because he wasn't chosen first in a ball game. It's like a second stringer wanting to play with the first team. Maybe it's time for Tommy to take his bat and go home.
Right to carry guns killing thousandsRe: Right to carry guns is a freedom worth protecting, May 1 letter Editor: National Rifle Association members are proud of the fact that they have doubled their membership to 4.2-million. Here are some numbers to make NRA members less hubristic. For the last year that figures were available, the AP reported that handguns were used to kill 38 people in Britain in 1998, 40 in Sweden, 102 in Switzerland, 64 in Japan, 16 in Australia, 134 in Canada and 13,224 in the United States. Since the population of these nations is much more than ours, we are in total disgrace. Thirty-eight killed in Britain by handguns in 1998? We kill that many unfortunate Americans by handguns in large cities in America in a week. One of my daughters visited England only four years ago. She was shocked to discover that even the English police officers did not carry guns. Is it possible, I ask Charlton Heston and his 4.2-million NRA members that maybe, just maybe, we are carrying too many handguns and bodies to the cemetery? When, Mr. Heston, do you believe we will be as civilized as the British and our police officers and NRA members will not have to carry guns?
The man behind the flowers you stoleEditor: This is directed at those who went to Meadowlawn Cemetery either April 30 or May 1 and stole the baskets of flowers from our father's fresh grave. You then proceeded to tear apart the three standards of flowers that were left. Are you proud of yourselves? Are you enjoying the flowers? Do you get off by making a family's grief even worse? We had buried him on Tuesday, barely 24 hours before you stole his flowers! Let me give you a little insight into what those flowers represented: They were in honor of a very special man, Bill White. He was our dad, but all those flowers weren't just from family. They also came from friends, his church, and many others. He cared about people. He would do anything he could to help a young person that was having a hard time. He was everybody's grandpa. He worked hard all of his life. When he stopped working for a paycheck, he worked hard for God. He helped build a church, and supported a ministry. He was always there when someone needed an encouraging word or even just a hug. He was very special to a lot of people, and we are heartsick that we lost him. He fought for our country to give you the freedom to choose to be the hoodlums that you are. He would be so disappointed. He was such a gentle, peaceful man. He loved our God, his church, and his fellow man. To have his grave desecrated like this is such a slap in the face to a man that gave so much. Also, do you realize, that at the cost of flowers? With the baskets you stole, and three that you destroyed, you're guilty of grand theft. So you best be looking over your shoulder while you're being searched for.
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