Opinion - February 2012 Archive

Teaching Cursive – a Board Decision

By Lamont Neal on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Teaching Cursive – a Board Decision on Monday, February 27

Since the school administration eliminated teaching cursive, today’s third graders will graduate from high school and not be able to sign their name to a legal document. One of the main reasons given is there is not enough time in the school day to teach cursive... Read More...

Thank You from Extension Homemakers

By Lamont Neal on Friday, February 10th, 2012

A ‘Thank You’ goes out to the many cookie and candy shoppers who attended our sale in December. The Huntington County Extension Homemakers held their ‘9th Annual Cookie and Candy Sale’ Dec. 9 and it was a total success. We were able to donate $250 to the Huntington Community Food Pantry... Read More...

Legislation SB 0400 and SB0123

By Lamont Neal on Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Good afternoon,

I wish to state that I do not want any waters, potable or recreational, to be polluted. I support reasonable restrictions on my freedoms and reasonable actions to maintain a healthy and safe environment. If someone has a failing or failed on-site septic systems they should immediately correct that condition! In 1997 the US EPA and Congress issued a finding that private on-site septic systems that were properly sited, installed and maintained, provided homeowners a viable method to dispose of waste... Read More...