Red Line (April 20)
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A woman “responded to a letter written by Rosanne Ayers. I say enough is enough about illegal immigrants. They are here for one reason and that is survival. They are not freeloaders. They pay for everything through their deductions taken out at work. This country used to be Mexico; read your history. (Note: the state, not the country, was formerly part of Mexico.)
A man called “to complain” about something that was inaudible on the Red Line. He closed with “you get what you pay for.”
”With all the teachers being laid off where’s the lottery money going?” asked a lady “who has lived here for 50 years. Isn’t it going to the schools like it is supposed to?” She also complained about “the illegals. They are the dirtiest people I have ever seen. They are rude.”
A woman said, “Hopefully, most property owners will write a letter of protest against water and sewage increases or attend the meeting June 2. It won’t pass if the majority protest. We will be charged water usage with the new water meters.”
A man asked, “Why do the current supervisors running for re-election get special privileges? They get to put their campaign signs in the county right-of-ways where that is not for use by anybody else. The (County) Road Department doesn’t seem to want to address the issue.”
A man said, “I really enjoy Tami Jo Nix’s Gravy (by the Slice) column on Saturdays. And when it is combined with Leon Emo’s (Mo’s) Meanderings on Saturday they start the weekend off right for me and my wife. Or as Mr. Emo would say, my gal.”
A man who “drove by the new (John W. Wells) Youth Center,” said, “it looks great. What took them so long? Now, with all the graffiti taggers, and their parents who don’t give a crap about their kids, I wonder how long it will look nice.”
On a similar note, another man said, “Whatever happened to parents who care about what kind of trouble their kids are in? Funny, they don’t seem to mind having half-a-dozen kids to get more welfare, but don’t care about raising them correctly. They should punish the parents just as harshly as their kids.”
A gentleman, who “came to Madera with my wife and daughter for a softball tournament,” said this about his stay, “We brought the motorhome so we wouldn’t have to get a motel and decided to stay right at the park.
“The park was beautiful. But we parked and spent the night on the wide street south of the (Industrial) park and it was a nightmare. We went to sleep about 10 and were awakened an hour later by kids banging on the side of our motorhome. An hour later, I heard a noise and went out to see what was going on. There were three teenagers with spray cans ready to graffiti my motorhome. Where were the police? I don’t think we’ll be playing in softball tournaments in Madera again.”
A woman wanted “to thank the Tribune for the article announcing the Fresno International Exposition of Photography that will was shown Monday. It was really a great article. There is also an article in the May 2010 Woman’s Day magazine stating that Canvas on Demand will send a 16×20 inch canvas to any mom of a current serviceman for free. It would be a great gift for a mom.”
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Very happy to read the article from Betty Barker in the 4-26-10 paper. I also was a canidate in 2006 which required me to place signs in the foothill area with the permission of the landowners, I had the same proplem with signs being taken down. This speaks volumes for the people that accept this behavior as a citizen or canidate. Please discourage all illegal behavior by reporting all suspicious behavior to local law enforcement.
I read the coverage of the canidates night at the VFW friday night. The biggest thing that came to mind was that we have no gang propblem, sounds like the Sheriff needs to patrol his own county. And the comments by canidates that the Re-entry Facility will only house Madera County residents getting ready to be released from custody is false. If this is what the State of California is telling them they are very naive . We will eventually house Fresno County convicts and soon recieve the benefit of their families moving to Madera with all their social problems. Say no to re-entry!!!!!!
I would like to see CA pass the “ILLEGAL” immigrant law AZ. has too. Don’t matter what race you are Illegal means you are breaking the law. Go protest in your own country!
To the woman who hopes it rains for The Relay For Life
Anyone who wants to ruin a great event as the Relay For Life is the one that is being childish. This event is put together by a wonderful group of people who work hard for months raising money for the American Cancer Society. Even if it does rain Mr. Emo and the rest of us will still be out there as this event is rain or shine,cancer does not take a break for bad weather,neither do we! This woman is the one that needs a good hug.
P.S. I wear shorts almost year round and I hug my friends. That woman needs to grow up.