Rocket's red glare is too much
The Fourth of July is over and it sounds like many folks are glad to put the holiday and all its noise behind us.
Your Turn writers are on the mark this week in asking that fireworks laws be changed in Marion. Eight or nine days of continuous fireworks is overkill. By the time the 4th rolls around everyone has had enough!
Folks were weary of the noise and the mess from inconsiderate revelers who left their debris scattered to the four winds and pets were scared silly.
Trick-or-treaters don't show up on your doorstep eight or nine nights in a row, demanding candy. We don't eat turkey and pumpkin pie for two weeks preceding the Thanksgiving holiday. And we certainly don't celebrate Christmas for months and months — well, I guess that analogy doesn't quite fit.
But seriously, before next year, let's look at shortening the amount of time to discharge fireworks.
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Where is the county getting all this extra money for these unexpected raises? Don't get me wrong. These folks are as deserving as anyone, but what about all those employees who were told there wouldn't be any pay increases this year?
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With all the extra precipitation this summer, the weeds are taking over. Business owners, let's pull a few weeds now and then. Sprucing up the area around our businesses and homes let's people know we're proud of our community.
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The U.S. Postal Service has dumped almost a 25 percent postage increase on newspapers. This is the steepest postal rate increase in more than a decade.
Small-town newspapers will be feeling the crunch. When prices — whether it's gas, corn, milk, or postage — rise, the consumer invariably pays the price.
In order to combat the rate hike, subscribers will notice a small increase in subscriptions. Newsstand rates will remain a buck a copy. Subscriptions are still less than that, so the Marion County Record is still a bargain. And you'll still be getting a quality product.
— DONNA BERNHARDT
