Stories from Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Last week, a letter to the editor regarding the Social Security COLA increase was written by Rhonda O’Hanley. I can sympathize with her frustration about the low increase of 1.3%. I too am a Social Security recipient. There are however some statements made in that article that I feel need to be addressed. ...

Studies have shown that a vast majority of workers become complacent and indolent after so many years on the job. This applies to both the public and private sector. Congressional members have deviated from our expectations, and become exuberant. Why? Because as a general rule, term limits have not been imposed in Congress. ...

After reaching out to the Western Elmore County Recreation District concerning the Longarm machine disappearance, Michelle Heins responded to our questions. She stated, “that the Letter to the Editor that was published on December 23 was correct in that the machine was no longer there.” According to Heins the quilting machine had been gifted to the quilting club by the previous board in July 2016. ...