SOUND OFF: Published Nov. 22, 2009

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November 22, 2009

Anonymous The Tonawanda News Sun Nov 22, 2009, 12:30 AM EST

On Colvin from Young Street, up to Brompton, the people seem to drive in the middle of the street. They don’t seem to realize that there are two lanes. You don’t need to drive in the middle of the street. Many times you can’t go by because people pull into the center.

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Here we go again. A pedestrian being run down by a car because they have no idea what a crosswalk light is. Here it is: You can safely cross the street when the little guy up there appears in a walking position or when the sign lights up and says “Walk.” When the “do not walk” sign appears, or the red hand starts flashing, it means do not proceed off the curb. If you have stepped off the curb prior to that, continue across, but don’t lollygag.

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I guess the people who voted for Larry Soos are the ones who drive around with “NT” on their license plates.

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I agree that the election coverage by the Tonawanda News was very biased. Instead of encouraging people to attend or watch the debates on TV, the News was only caught up in casting their endorsements and publishing last-minute thrill coverage. Whatever happened to the old way of introducing people to the candidates? The News used to take pictures of each candidate and then post the responses to the questions they were asked. The News endorsements indicated many times that the candidates were lacking knowledge on the issues. What exactly were those issues? We have no way of knowing what they were asked. Are we to vote based on your judgments?

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A whole column devoted to pay raises for judges. You’ve got to be kidding! And one of the quotes, it says unlike legislators, they can’t hold outside jobs. Yes they can! Just like you and I can. They can do something else, it doesn’t have to be doing a judge’s job. Unbelievable, when there are people living on $8 an hour!

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