Letters

Editor:
My wife and I would like to express our appreciation to the Vandalia Park District Board and the people who care for our parks.
The park was kept open this winter, which allowed us to walk our dogs and have a place to put trash.
We noticed several people who used the park as a quiet place to stay in their automobiles and each their lunch.
Also, a big thank you to Randy Edwards for blading the snow off the trail. Without his help, we wouldn’t have walked nearly as often as we did.

Editor:
Do you like the status quo?
More than 6,700 state government retirees’ get over $100,000 a year in pension! It’s been going up by 25 percent a year for eight years.
But the lowly taxpayer who must pay them earns an average of less than $49,000 a year! That’s you and me. Does this make you mad?
The Democrats' new “pension reform” law does nothing to change this. They control the Illinois house, senate and governor’s office. Do you want to keep them in control on March 18?
David Schaefer

Editor:
My compliments to the people of our community.
The local Rotary Club sponsors a Red Cross blood drive six times a year, with Howard White and Larry Cable serving as co-chairmen.
The last one was Tuesday, Jan. 21. As you may remember, it was a very cold, blustery day, with snow and ice

Editor:
On Sunday, Jan. 5, two of our adult sons, a daughter-in-law and two granddaughters, ages 3 months and 3 years, were returning home to Mississippi from a belated Christmas holiday at our daughter’s home in Decatur. They tried to beat the winter storm, but got caught just outside of Farina on County Road 2400E and became trapped in a snow bank.