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Letters to the Editor
December 2, 2009
Ciaccio Dictionary In Need Of Definition
After reading Louis Ciaccio’s definition of liberalism in “Dictionary definition of liberalism No. 2” (The Daily News, Nov. 25), I went to the Living Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary.
I’ve read it before but I thought I might have missed something after reading his definition.
The dictionary definition is: “The disposition to change or reform what is established, as in religion or politics; specific principles and practices developed by advocates of political change; a theory advocating individual freedom from government control and a market which is self-regulating.”
After reading the definition in two different dictionaries and finding nothing about it being a disease or mental disorder, I would like to know what dictionary Ciaccio has been reading.
Davied Bond
Bacliff
Sleeping Easy Thanks To James Pellerin
During the Thanksgiving season, as we reflect on our blessings of the past year, we want to publicly express our thanks to James Pellerin of Mattresses-for-Less on the Gulf Freeway in Webster.
After Hurricane Ike last year, we learned that several of our students at Crosby Middle School in Hitchcock were sleeping on the floor after losing nearly everything in their homes.
Through our church, the First United Methodist Church of Hitchcock, we started collecting money and mattresses to help these families rebuild their lives.
Mr. Pellerin not only sold us these mattresses at bargain prices; he also reached into his own wallet more than once, to donate to our cause.
His generosity helped us to provide 10 families with a comfortable place to sleep again.
Mike and Denise Charlston
La Marque
Criss A Leader Whose Balance Is Inspiring
After reading Heber Taylor’s column “The day that Criss crossed a governor” (The Daily News, Nov. 26), I say thank heaven we have had men such as Lloyd Criss in the Texas Legislature to help balance the greed of the “have mores.”
I hope he will inspire others like him to follow in his footsteps.
Brenda Smith
Houston
Building That Made Way For A Monstrosity
When Seawolf Park was created, the city tore down the beautiful way station that was there to make way for the monstrosity that was built.
My grandfather was a BOI and became a tinsmith. He put the roof on the original building, as well as on the house he built on 39th Street.
He also became the first auto body man and auto radiator repairman in Galveston — doing a lot of work for what was then Dow Chevrolet.
My family and I plan on attending Moody Gardens’ exhibit “Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston.” I hope there are plenty of pictures of the original building.
Trey Brown
League City
Medical Rationing Just Around The Corner
The government sent up its first trial balloon when it jumped the gun on health care rationing. The new health care bill will allow for several federal commissions appointed by the president to make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to decide who gets what medical treatments under what conditions.
Recently, a government commission recommended that breast cancer screening be postponed from age 40 to age 50. This, of course, is an attempt on the government’s part to reduce health care costs.
It forgot to tell us that deaths due to breast cancer have dropped by 30 percent in the 40 to 50 years age bracket since breast cancer screening was introduced.
This health care bill by our congressmen and senators is out of control. We all had better call them and tell them to leave us alone. Their phone number is 202-225-3121.
Hopefully, they’ll answer their phones. If not, maybe we could all try their district offices at www.house.gov.
Floyd Coates
Lexington, Ind.
BP Makes Safety Its No. 1 Care Goal
Sandra Morrison-O’Donohoe’s letter “BP cares only about its bottom line” (The Daily News, Nov. 15) claimed BP cares more about profits than safety. She couldn’t be more wrong.
I work in BP’s Texas City refinery and know the commitment to safety that BP promotes and practices. Safety is the foremost important concern at BP.
We have implemented one of the most extensive control of work programs in the industry. Before any job can be started, every single thing that could possibly go wrong is risk assessed by a qualified safety expert down to the smallest detail. Then all the risks are completely eliminated.
Anyone inside the gates has the authority to stop a job if they feel anything is unsafe. It’s not only accepted — it’s expected.
Our number one goal is that everyone who comes to work goes home safe.
The citizens of Texas City and Galveston County need to get on their hands and knees and pray that BP doesn’t close its doors and leave town. If they did, Texas City’s economy would virtually collapse overnight.
I feel very safe working at BP, as do the men and women I work with. The company has spent far more than $1 billion upgrading the refinery equipment and systems in the past two to three years.
I’m proud to say I work at BP.
Mike Lera
Texas City
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