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Letters to the Editor for March 9
March 9, 2010

Where was Bunning when his party was running up the debt?

To the Sun:

I’m now an old man, nearly as old as Sen. Jim Bunning, and that gives me the benefit of perspective over a considerable period of time.

I don’t recall Mr. Bunning expressing this recent level of outrage when his party was taking the previous administration’s budget surplus and turning it into an unprecedented mountain of debt based on bad ideology and outright falsehood.

He seemed content with the lack of information he had then.

But now, when the futures of thousands of Kentucky families and those in other states are threatened by the loss of benefits, in a crisis largely of his party’s making, he takes umbrage.

Too little, Senator, far too late and completely inappropriate.

This was nothing more than a tantrum by one who is on his way out and has decided to make as much noise as possible on exit.

Unfortunately, this sort of selfishness is emblematic of his party, which would rather see the country and its individual citizens go down the tubes rather than yield political advantage to the Democrats.

I can hope (against many years experience) that Bunning’s juvenile stunt will awaken the public.

John Rice

Winchester

Business wants to be part of state solution

Dear Editor:

We were surprised and disappointed to read comments from the House of Representatives asserting that the business community has failed to offer any solutions for the state’s budget problems and want to set the record straight.

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has devoted much of the past year to a review of state spending and has offered numerous specific recommendations on ways to reduce expenditures in several areas.

These recommendations range from changing the state’s public employee health insurance program to incorporating more managed care into Medicaid to penalty reviews and more drug treatment programs in the corrections system.

We are encouraged that legislators in both parties have indicated that there are, in fact, significant savings to be found in these areas of the state budget.

These and many other potential solutions were developed and released well in advance of the current legislative session and have been shared with the General Assembly. They also are available for anyone to review online at www.kychamber.com/leakybucket.

Additionally, Kentucky’s employers have agreed to do their part to restore solvency to the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund — now in debt to the federal government by more than $600 million.

The Kentucky Chamber strongly supports legislation, which has passed the House, requiring employers to do their part in a significant way to help shore up the state’s unemployment system — clear evidence of our willingness to be part of the solution.

Sincerely,

Dave Adkisson

President and CEO

Kentucky Chamber

of Commerce

Road crews deserve appreciation of all

Dear Editor:

Between frigid temperatures and snowstorms, the winter of 2010 will be one we will not quickly forget.

Snow and ice, compounded with the freezing temperatures day-after-day, have caused hazardous roads in most communities, including Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Montgomery and Nicholas counties. However, the road departments performed remarkably, working around the clock to keep the roads as clear as possible.

We cannot thank them enough for doing such an excellent job of salting, scraping and just generally attempting to keep the roads and highways free of ice and snow. Crews worked many long hours to ensure that our roads were as safe as possible.

Despite our gratitude, most of us take for granted the job they do. However, we would not have been able to travel the highways nearly as easily had the salt trucks not run at all hours of the day and night and the workers not been diligent in keeping the roads and highways scraped.

I do not share my appreciation often enough with the road crews, so I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for their hard work.

I encourage other citizens also to thank the road and highway workers for making our lives easier and for doing an outstanding job. Without them, residents would have felt more repercussions from the inclement weather conditions we have experienced this year.

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