Please tell me why the sidewalk in front of North Tonawanda High School is never shoveled. I had to help an elderly lady who slipped in front of the school last winter, and I see a snow-covered sidewalk today. I don’t know why my school tax dollars can’t go towards making walking safe for all pedestrians who walk down Meadow Drive past the school. What do the students of both the high school and Meadow Drive school do? Walk in the street?
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Jeff Mis falls into a judge position? He hasn’t been a criminal attorney. Real estate closings don’t equate to knowledge of the criminal justice system. A judgeship, one who decides the liberty of those accused of crimes, should be given to one capable of making those decisions. This has nothing to do with Democrat or Republican; it is all about competence.
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To the ignorant person who complained about putting a U.S. flag on a Japanese car: Chances are that the Japanese car you saw (Honda, Toyota, Acura) was assembled in the United States, putting Americans to work. Also, your Ford has more parts made in foreign countries than my Toyota, and your GM is now being built with government-loaned money financed by Communist China, also with few American-made parts. It is also the greed of the UAW that put your American car companies in jeopardy in the first place while ridiculous labor and benefit costs drove parts manufacturers oversees and put Chrysler out of business; no UAW factory worker has a skill that any other private industry would pay them $50,000-$70,000 for doing, complete with lucrative overtime, healthcare and pension benefits. I’ll fly my American flag — you and your “U.S.” driving pals should fly a white one.
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To the person who was upset about people putting American flags on Japanese cars. I have a Honda motorcycle that was assembled in this country, made by American workers. Some parts were actually made in Canada. I wear an American baseball cap made in China. I eat German food, my grandma’s Polish, but I’m still an American, aren’t I?
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I just received my paper today and on the top cover of the paper, there are pictures of Mr. Brick and Mr. Sommer leaving the council seats on the North Tonawanda board. I only have one word for all of them, or maybe two words: good riddance.
