PAWTUCKET, RI — Dear Editor,

I am writing to you to send a big hello from Rhode Island. I am a seventh grade student going to school at Goff Junior High. For the past week in geography we have been working on an oral report on a certain U.S. state. I chose to do my report on your state, Kentucky.

Could you please publish this letter in your paper so that your readers could help me on my project? My teacher told us that first-hand information would be much more helpful than information we gathered in books and off the internet.

If your readers could send me information, pictures, or even tourist information, it would help me so much with this project.

They can send me the information right here to my school.

Thank you for your help with my report and project.

Kharissa Langevin

Goff Junior High School

974 Newport Ave.

Pawtucket, RI 02861



Thanks given to play supporters

Dear Editor,

The Far Off Broadway Players want to thank the community for its support of our latest production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” that was held this past weekend at the Plaza Theatre. Your attendance and support helped to make this a huge success. Your tremendous response to community theater has been overwhelming and very much appreciated by everyone involved. We take pride in presenting the best possible show that we can for your entertainment. We can’t be successful without you.

We would also like to encourage anyone who wants to join The Far Off Broadway Players in any capacity to join the group and get involved. You certainly don’t have to be an experienced actor or have any particular skills to be a part of the group. We need painters, set builders, graphic designers, ushers, and anyone who is willing to help in any way. Since our group is made up of volunteers, you have the flexibility of working as your schedule allows and have fun at the same time. Being a member of Far Off Broadway Players is also a great way to meet new people and get involved in the theater even if you have never before done anything like this.

To learn more about how you can become involved with the Far Off Broadway Players or for more information, visit our website at www.faroffbroadwayplayers.org or call 651-6366. We would love to have you join us.

Again, thank you for helping to make community theater a success in Glasgow.

Peggy Goodman

Publicity Director of Far Off Broadway Players



Nation’s elected officials fail citizens

Dear Editor,

Over 30 years ago I heard the now late Rev. E .C. Hill state, “I do not trust the leftwing or the rightwing because they are both flapping off the same bird, and it is a bird of destruction.”

Ronald Reagan stated clearly, “Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.”

Daily we watch our government continue to deteriorate into utter chaos like a group of leaches fighting to see who gets the opportunity to suck the last drop of blood out of the American taxpayer.

The actions of our government are quickly heading in the direction of socialism. The promise of socialism has always been equality through redistribution of wealth and government control and distribution of all resources and services. The historical result of socialism has always been a rich government and a poor population of citizens.

Commonly this occurs through heavy taxation with the idea that the government will then redistribute the wealth through government-run programs. But since the money first goes to the government that is where most of it stays. The members of government take care of themselves first. The rest of us get token leftovers.

Two primary examples of this type of governing are social security and healthcare. I do not believe that Congress is truly concerned with either program because neither program will personally affect them. When members of Congress retire, they do not have to worry about social security because they will continue to receive their present salary at taxpayer’s expense the rest of their lives.

No matter what the final healthcare package looks like, it won’t affect members of Congress, because they have a “gold-plated” healthcare plan in place for themselves, also at the taxpayer’s expense.

I do not know how many taxes, regulations and programs our government has put in place for the American citizens while exempting themselves from them. But, I am sure that if we knew the complete list, we would all be appalled.

I highly respect our American Constitution. But I think that there needs to be one change. There should be a provision in the Constitution that states that members of the government must be subject to all taxes, laws, regulations, and programs to which non-government citizens are subject. Then, and only then, could we rationally talk about some type of equality.

Steve Casey

Stonewall, LA