Letters

This past Wednesday, I was reading the article “Shooting Straight,” in the Feb. 20 edition, when I came across the following line by Ruth Hollan – “What gives our sheriff the authority to buck the federal government?”
At that point I had to stop and did not know if I should laugh at Hollan’s statement or to feel sorry for her. Perhaps the “what” she is searching for could come from the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Printz vs. US, in 1997. In the ruling Judge Scalia’s summary stated the following:

Thank you for printing the letter to the editor entitled, “Coal ash isn’t best option,” in your Feb. 6 edition.
I agree with Dave Barnes concerning the problems with using coal ash on our streets.
The county does a great job with snow removal and brine applications and I’m very happy with those efforts. The decision to stop using coal ash would be most welcomed.
Roger McGee
Taylorsville

This is a thank you to the Spencer County volunteer fire department for all their efforts in containing the fire at our farmhouse on Overlook Road on Jan. 22.
Without your help, we might have also lost livestock, hay and barns.
This was a job well done by many highly trained young men in a very cold early morning fire. I can’t thank you enough.
Also thanks to a local restaurant for food and hot drinks and just a lot of emotional support. Without the help of friends, where would we be?

We wanted to say thanks for the many people who participated in our 4th annual candy buy-back “Treats for our Troops” event.
I know it can be hard to give up your hard earned candy, but your teeth and our troops say “thank you.”
We even included toothbrushes and toothpaste in each box to keep our troop’s teeth healthy.
Special thanks go out to the Henrichs family and Jackson Ransdell for their creativity and help.
Thanks also are due to the wonderful staff of The Spencer Magnet for their community interest and support.