Te otabonta :ime--April 3, 2003--Pa__5
00etters to the Ebit0r
morning, March 29,
a he,m-warming show of
at the old hospital lot in
An estimated 150-200
flags and dis-
and signs in sup-
with two Den-
were disgusted
of the anti-war protest
Cynthia Broce
T. Peacock talked
their families to the
as the other demonstra-
and cheer on the
flyers and used
to ask others to join
was provided to pick
filled with items for
and women.
ariginal idea was era-
by the corn-
and gazebo were
with yellow
aaily paid for by
Chuck Workman
as well as did many
who helped deco-
provid-
citizens. There was
of Veterans of
members and their
Jones led the Pledge
and Father Bill
the large group in
ird the truck on Sat-
drop off a shoe box
at Appalachian Sport
Office until
boxes will be
with the pro-
by the J-104 Radio
plans a parade on
or groups in-
should call
people will
and all other displays
Debbie Peacock
Marlinton
-..
"Wrinkly old tree
who participated
in Mar-
20, I want to clari-
and my reasons for
lraq, because
Week's letters to
: are those who com-
motives.
to make it clear that
any of the 17 pro-
on that street
disrespect whatso-
anti women who
We'd like to see
as soo_ as possi-
piece. By the way, I
one of us pro-
four years in the
3,
Navy. And one of the marchers has
a cousin fighting in the Middle
East. We can support the troops,
and not the war, because the troops
are obeying orders that come down
the chain of command. It is the
wisdom of these orders that we
question.
If war. which involves the will-
ful (as well as the accidental) kill-
ing of human beings, can ever be
justified at all, certainly it is only
in the case where it is a defensive
action to thwart an imminent
threat, and only a last resort when
all other avenues to mitigate this
threat have been exhausted. This
war is neither. In last week's edito-
rial letters, references to the 911
terrorist attack and the war on ter-
rorism cited as reasons we are in
Iraq trying to oust Saddam Hussein
point to the central fallacy being
promoted by the Bush administra-
tion.
As the sign I was carrying stated,
there is simply no link between AI-
Qaeda and Iraq! Even the FBI,
when pressured by the Bush admin-
istration to find evidence of such a
link, came up empty-handed. Brit-
ish intelligence rejects this theory
as well. Simply by saying that Iraq
might use weapons of mass de:
struction for terrorist activities in
his speech on March 17. President
Bush has hoodwinked half the pop-
ulation of this country into believ-
ing that a connection exists
between the September 11 attack
and Saddam Hussein. In fact, none
of the hijackers were Iraqis!
Nine were Saudis, but do you see
us attacking Saudi Arabia? Indone-
sia has whole Ai Qaeda communi-
ties; why are we worried about Iraq?
Certainly there is evidence Saddam
Hussein is a terrible dictator, and
perhaps he has some weapons of
mass destruction, however, he has
not even threatened to use them
against us!
Looking around the globe, I
think we find regimes with less re-
spect for human life, with more
cause it was such bad press, but
could still be awarded a sub-contrac-
tor role in this shell game. Halli-
button's Kellogg, Brown & Root
unit received a contract in early
March to fight Iraqi oil fires. The
Army secretly awarded Hailiburton
the contract, which analysts say
could be worth up to $1 billion,
without receiving other bids.
These facts should clue you in.
Anybody who thinks invading lraq
has anything to do with eliminating
terrorist groups might try an inter-
net search on "The Carlyle Group."
The news is out there, it's just not
making it to your television.
Carla Beaudet
Arbovale
Dear Editor:
I've been reading the letters to
the editor concerning our current
military situation and do not be-
lieve we should be demonstrating in
the streets or newspapers against
the war. The folks in Washington
made the decisions and need to be
contacted with your approval or dis-
approval. The public demonstra-
tions only show a disrespect for our
sons, daughters, brothers, sisters,
mothers, and fathers who are over
there fighting for our freedom.
If you have something to say,
say it to the folks in Washington
that made the decisions, don't say it
to the Troops who are fighting for
your freedom.
Some of the Airmen, Marines,
Sailors, and Soldiers may not agree
to be there either but have agreed to
sacrifice their lives, if necessary, for
our freedom. Please give them the
respect they deserve.
David J. Cain
Chief Master Sgt, USAF, Retired
Marlinton
Dear Editor:
The High Rocks Academy has
been an important aspect of my life
for the past six years, but I am not
alone. It is phenomenal what High
Rocks has done for me along with
trate the importance of such an re-
stitution in my life, but I will at-
tempt to do so. Keep in mind that
this is a very abbreviated version of
the importance of the High Rocks
Academy and what it has done for
me.
I started the High Rocks Acade-
my in the summer of '97 when I
was 14-years-old and preparing to
go to high school the next school
year. Like most girls my age, I was
bored with my life, I wanted to
grow up fast, I did not get along
with.my parents as well as I should
have, and I was beginning to ex-
periment and get myself into trou-
ble. I knew nothing about the camp
prior to going except that some of
my friends told me it was a "Nerd
Camp," which made me apprehen-
sive about going.
The day before camp started, I
asked my mom if I had to go and
she responded very wisely, saying
that I did not have to go, but that
she thought that I would really like
the experience. Fortunately, I did
choose to participate in the "First
Year" camp in the second year of
the program's existence.
At first 1 thought that it would
just be a summer camp that I would
attend once, like most other sum-
mer camps I had attended previous-
ly. I was wrong--very wrong. Over
the next four years while I was in
high school, I participated in tutor-
ing, weekend retreats, alumni
camps, SAT/ACT preparation.
"College trips/tours and many other
activities sponsored by High
Rocks.
Besides help with school work, I
was also provided with an environ-
ment where I could spend time with
many of my friends who were also
involved in the program, that was
free of the pressures of a normal,
teenage life. We got to know each
other based on our personalities in-
stead of how we dressed, or who we
partied with, etc. Even better than
that, I was provided with a network
of adult mentors, who truly were
fortable talking to with my mom
and dad. They did not replace my
morn and dad. but actually encour-
aged a better relationship between
my parents and me. They would
listen to me, respect me, and guide
me to make good decisions. Even
though there were many more girls
than adults, I still felt a very close
relationship with all of them. The
amount of time they had to invest
in order to establish this personal.
warm relationship with each and
every girl is unbelievable.
After being in the program, I be-
gan to understand the importance of
many things that I might not have
otherwise. I took more care in de-
ciding a path for my future and
what college I would attend. As I
mentioned earlier, my relationship
with my parents, especially with
my morn, improved. I still made
many bad decisions, as we all have
and will in life, but I was better
able to deal with the consequences
of those decisions. I knew that no
matter what happened to me, I
would always have High Rocks and
that was very important to me in
the unsteady years of high school
and even now in my second year in
college.
As I have gotten older, graduated
from high school, and moved on in
life. High Rocks is still extremely
important to me. I simply have a
new role in the High Rocks Acade-
my. This past summer I worked as
an intern at the First Year camp. It
was a wonderful experience to go
from being one of the girls to being
one of the women of High Rocks. I
have tremendous respect for all of
the women who have taken time in
their lives to be a rock for me and
the many other girls who have suc-
ceeded in going through the High
Rocks Academy. I know it is now
my duty as a High Rocks girl to
carry on what has been done for me
and for the other girls in the future.
I am a High Rocks girl, and I will
be for the rest of my life. I will
continue to give to High Rocks
what it has given to me as a young
woman.
Thank you,
Valarie McLaughlin
Dunmore
High Rocks '97
Pioneer Days
badge and parade
marshal selected
The St. John's Episcopal
Church in Marlinton will be on the
2003 Pioneer Days Badge. Episco-
palians had been in the county
long before 1908 when John
McGraw gave the lot in the new
Town of Marlinton where this
church was built and then dedicated
in 1911. It is the oldest church
building now standing in Marlin-
ton. The building sustained consid-
erable flood damage in 1985 and in
1996, which was overcome, and
then, in March 2001. it
was damaged by fire. Extensive
repairs were then required. Plans to
move to a new location didn't work
out and then the congregation
decided to raise the building above
flood level and do the extensive
repairs required. So the high St.
John's Episcopal Church will grace
this year's Pioneer Days Badge.
Honored in the Parade this year
will be the Marlinton Lions Club,
which this year is celebrating its
50th Anniversary, and the Arch
Wooddell Family. Arch is the
only living charter member of the
Lions Club.
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