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| Good deeds toward others still in
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Matthew A. Cass
Senior
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To
The Editor:
So there I was, putting the finishing touches
on my letter in our fine campus post office. The letter that had
to reach the Wilkesboro Courthouse or I would stand to lose my drivers
license. The total price for mailing my certified, return receipt
letter was $4.42. I only had a dollar in my pocket, but I wasn’t
worried. I knew the post office had just recently started accepting
credit/debit cards. So, when the man behind the counter told me
the total I pushed my card forward. “Cash only,” was his
reply. I started to protest, but he informed that the credit/debit
cards were only accepted until 2:00 pm.
Having only a dollar I turned to a friend, who didn’t have
anything. This was getting frustrating. I was being instructed to
go find the money and come back when a voice came from behind me.
“How much do you need? I’ll cover you.”
Taken by surprise, I could only say, “$4.42.” He pulled
out a five and handed it to the man behind the counter. Turning
back to me he offered his hand and introduced himself. We shook
hands, and I told him my name as well. I started to ask for his
address so I could mail him the money back he stopped me. “Don’t
worry,” he told me. And that was the end of our encounter.
I thanked him and left. Two strangers, one helping the other, that
stuff doesn’t happen in college in the year 2003. That is the
kind of feel-good story you hear your parents and grandparents tell.
But yet it did happen. I’m happy to report that doing a good
deed is still in style. Finally, thanks, Jack, for a lot more than
just five bucks.
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| Electoral college includes all citizens
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Sean Oakley
Alumni
Baltimore, MD
Oakley_146@hotmail.com
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To
The Editor:
This is in response to a Jan. 30 column “How
well do you know Dick Cheney.”
I’ve heard the Electoral College conspiracy theory so many
times, I truly wonder what some people are taught in their high
school government classes.
The Electoral College was designed by our forefathers so that the
WHOLE country would have a say. A presidential candidate can win
the popular vote by campaigning solely in large cities and populated
areas. If the popular vote was the deciding vote, think of all the
midwest citizens who would never have their voices or concerns heard.
If you’re mad because you don’t understand what I’m
talking about, then like Sam Calhoun, maybe you should do your homework.
Further, had Gore won the Electoral College but not the popular
vote, would Mr. Calhoun still be righteously condemning the electoral
process?
And spouting off a laundry list of the mistakes Cheney has made
in his life doesn’t hold much water when the leader of the
anti-war push in Congress is Senator Kennedy. I wouldn’t have
the space or the stomach to list his glorious accomplishments, including
the girl he killed while drunk. And it certainly doesn’t help
solve the Iraq problem. Despite some people’s beliefs, Saddam
hasn’t yet invited the world leaders to Baghdad for a 2003
rendition of “We are the World.”
And get it straight, regardless of what Cheney might have given
Saddam, he certainly didn’t build a nuclear power plant like
the one France built. Side note: thank Israel (1982) for the Gulf
War not being nuclear.
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| Police are finally addressing crossing |
Marlene Smith
Marlene_smith@ncsu.edu
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To
The Editor:
I’m so glad to see that the police are addressing
the issue of pedestrian crossings on Rivers Street. Our son will
be going to Appalachian in the fall, and when we visited there in
April of last year that issue was a great concern to me, and I still
worry about it. I hope that something even further can be done to
make crossing Rivers Street much safer. I was very nervous the several
times that we crossed it while visiting there. I hope that this
issue will continue to be taken very seriously, and that students
and their safety should always be top priority!
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