To the Editor:

NO BRIDGE

Alaska had its Bridge To Nowhere and now the Michigan legislature is considering building a bridge for no good reason.

Paying lofty sums to build yet another bridge to connect Canada and Detroit during a time of economic crisis is both staggeringly wasteful and unforgivably irresponsible when we already have two perfectly sound bridges and a tunnel connecting the two countries in the Detroit area.

Am I now to believe the same Senate and House that again and again deeply slashed funding for our schools and universities discovered we can now afford to build a redundant bridge? 

Is this why they decided to impose taxes on senior pensions so they can afford this boondoggle bridge?

I thought voters made it clear that they wanted the bloated and inefficient  government downsized and curtailed; not expanded and taking on more debt.

Everyday we read about fraud, waste and inefficiencies in government. Wouldn’t our leaders time prove more beneficial and create more jobs for the citizens of Michigan by focusing on streamlining and removing  redundant regulations instead of enhancing the size of government and the bureaucracy?

We do not need the bridge; we cannot afford it and we need to stop enabling our politicians who believe they can spend our tax money like there is no tomorrow.

Please call your state senator and representative and let them know what you think of their next “best” idea and tell them to get to work on the people’s business; because we all deserve better representation.

Michael Trebesh
St Johns

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To the Editor:

The grieving for Caylee Anthony will not end until the true justice is served in her honor. The verdict of Casey Anthony was reached through our justice system, that we sometimes find hard to agree with. I for one, was shocked with the verdict that was announced by the jury of the Casey Anthony trial.

I don’t always understand the outcome of certain trials, but I do believe in our justice system. I also believe that the results might not always be accurate when the final verdict has been reached. We have to remember that the jurors are human beings, just as we are. And as the old saying goes, to error is human.

The trial that grasped America for the past few weeks, was no less than heartbreaking in memory of little Caylee. How anyone should die as young as she, is unacceptable to us all.

I thought the prosecution should have went for a lesser sentence than the death sentence. I feel it would have made a big difference. Even the jurors are saying they never said Casey was innocent. So what are we supposed to believe?

I hope and pray that justice for Caylee Anthony will be served. If not now, hopefully later. Whoever was responsible for Caylee’s death, I know in time they will be punished and held accountable.

I also believe in God, and pray to Him for true justice for Caylee.

Dick Coleman
Ithaca