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Letters to the editor: 11/14/02
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Hooper's dismissal was 'miscarriage of justice'To the Editor:We would like to address the blatant miscarriage of justice by the registrar of deeds for Jackson County. On Nov. 6, one day after the election, Mr. Hamilton fired 29-year veteran LaRae Hooper, just 19 months short of retirement.It is extremely hard to understand his reasoning behind this decision. Mrs. Hooper has been a hard-working, loyal employee to this county. Day-to-day contact with Mrs. Hooper has built a wealth of respect for her by all those who work in the deed vault for various attorneys in the area. She has always been courteous, helpful and very knowledgeable with respect to her duties. She has never been partisan, but has always tried her best to see that the recording process was done according to the guidelines established for the office. We have never seen her favor any one particular person or office, but she would always go the extra mile to assist in the recording process as long as the documents were in compliance with the guidelines. If the people of Jackson County would unite and register their dissatisfaction for this harsh action by Mr. Hamilton with our commissioners, then maybe his decision can be reversed and Mrs. Hooper can be reinstated and give us a better sense of confidence in the register of deeds' office. It is crucial that this government office be accurate in the recording process. Failure to do so has a negative effect on all those who need this service. Mrs. Hooper is an important factor in this process and we feel justice would be well served if she is reinstated. Phyllis Stanley - Lisa Bowling - Elizabeth Broom - Cindy G. Harris Paralegals Sylva |
'Passing of an era'To the Editor:Reading last week that Mr. Schulman has closed his store left me with a feeling more than sadness: It was a sense of loss like the one that came to me when I realized there would never be another veteran of World War II elected president of the United States, a recognition of the passing of an era.There are many, many of us who like to tell stories of the kindnesses Mr. Schulman has shown us, and how many more are there who benefited from his benevolence with no idea of the source! Because Mr. Schulman's house has turrets, when my children were little they thought it was a castle. They were right all along because a prince among men lives there. Nancy Potts Coward Webster |
'Censorship is the bane of creativity'To the Editor:I was so pleased to see the article in the Ruralite Cafe about censorship written brilliantly by Lisa Majors-Duff. Bless her for protecting my rights and freedoms.Every dictator, all religious fanatics and people who are afraid of their own beingness, their humanity, wants to ban literature, song and art. Why is that? I believe that those who want to censor creativity are afraid they will be found wrong if people become educated in ways that would threaten their belief system. Look what the Western Catholic Church did to Galileo, the ban that forbids nuns from reading about other religions, the silent majority and John Birchers when sex education was suggested for school, or the censorship of history by the Russians and Germany and Japanese about their parts in World War II. Censorship is the bane of creativity, of full knowledge, of freedom. What did the Taiban do first - ban all other religions, destroy the ancient statues of Buddha. What did one Baptist Convention do but try to impose censorship of women for the pulpit. Fear! That is what drives the 'holier-than-I" censor. People worry about their freedom and safety, yet allow censorship. That is the first freedom to go. And every other freedom will follow. Dr. Robert Oliver Sylva |
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