Letters to the Editor

Lloyd Pohl’s last letter began with “I was wrong.” He could have stopped there, but he had to go on and prove it. Lloyd wrote, “...Hitler had a hate-spewing propagandist named Goebels.” Lloyd thinks I am so busy spouting Goebbels, Limbaugh and Palin propaganda, that I am “incapable of connecting the dots.” Evidently he has read my extensive writings about my love for book burning and my hatred of Jews. What’s hilarious here is that Goebbels’ “Big Lie” technique, fits Lloyd’s people to a tee. I challenge Lloyd to produce some irrefutable instances of things Limbaugh and Palin have said that are not true. He probably thinks Palin said “I can see Russia from my house.”

In one letter he implied that conservatives would have allowed the confederate states to secede, because war is expensive. In the next he writes, “...take the trouble to read a little history, you’ll find that the party of Lincoln financed the Civil War.” Which does he hate more, that they didn’t want to finance the war, or that they did? Who are these demons that are constantly tormenting Lloyd by sneeringly denouncing tax-and-spend Democrats?

Apparently Lloyd finds reading troublesome. I don’t. I took some time to read a little history. I found that the party of Wilson financed WWI, FDR-WWII, Truman-Korea, JFK and Johnson-Vietnam.

Reagan financed the end of the Cold War without loss of life. Some might say that was worth it (not Lloyd). Reagan did have one of the largest tax increases in history, but it was only a one third roll-back of a massive tax cut the year before. His other large tax increase was for Social Security and Medicare (those pesky runaway liberal entitlements).

Then Lloyd wrote, “I figure we wouldn’t even have a country if conservatives had their way.” He backs this statement up with a list of wonderful land requisitions by conservatives and the improvements they made to the land. That seems a little “mixed up” to me. Lloyd asked, “How many times have you heard the conservative hate-mongering propagandists use the term “baby killer”?

Lloyd remembers a lot of stuff, but his memory is pretty selective. I remember Vietnam vets being spat on and being called baby killers when they returned home. The people that did that have a poster boy named John Kerry.

Maybe Lloyd has been living under a bridge. He wrote, “...conservatives put Hitler-like whiskers on pictures of Obama.” Has he never seen the same pictures of Bush or heard him called “chimpy” by lefties? Use Google images (type in Hitler Bush). When it comes to free speech, liberals are the only ones who are supposed to have any. When they can’t win the argument, it’s because the opposition engages in propaganda. When liberals speak, truth suffers.

I don’t have room this time to connect the dots on weapons of mass destruction, torture, death panels, losers and the fact that I can’t read.

Imagine not recognizing your best friend.

Alzheimer’s disease is relentless in its progression—first, simple forgetfulness, then activities like bathing, dressing, and eating require assistance. Memories are lost. Family and friends suffer as their loved one becomes someone they no longer know, someone who no longer knows them. Alzheimer’s is not normal aging—it is a progressive and deadly disease.

Almost 5.5 million Americans and their families deal with this devastating disease every day. Experts predict that 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Starting this year, there will be almost a half million new cases of Alzheimer’s disease each year. If current trends continue, Alzheimer’s will bankrupt families, communities, and our healthcare system.

Currently, there is no cure. However, as one of America’s leading private funders of research into Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association is moving closer to a cure. But everything they have done and need to do is possible only through generous support of people like you. All the research and support the Association funds is achieved mostly through gifts made by individuals, organizations, and businesses who are willing to do what they can to stop this killer once and for all.

Join us and walk together to make a difference at this year’s Dawson County Memory Walk. Memory Walk is the nations’ largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. You can help raise awareness and funds by asking for the generous support of your family, friends, co-workers and anyone else you know who may be willing to support your goal.

You can start a team, join a team or walk as an individual. When you participate in the Memory Walk you join other frontline champions in the growing movement to end Alzheimer’s. This year nearly 600 Memory Walk events will take place in communities across the country. Help us raise funds to support those affected by this devastating disease. Participate and help us move toward a world without Alzheimer’s.

Golf and walk! This year’s Dawson County Memory Walk is being held at the Cozad Country Club on Wednesday, June 16. Cozad Country Club is donating nine holes of golf between 3 and 7 p.m. Participants can walk the course or may golf the course instead. Either way, golf or walk—you are supporting the services provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, Great Plain Chapter.

The Memory Walk’s traditional walk will take place at 5:30 p.m. A complimentary meal is being served along with refreshments and snacks. Participants will have a chance to win raffle prizes donated by businesses in Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg.

It’s easy to register for the walk. Everything you need to know is online at http://memorywalk2010.kintera.org/dawsoncone or contact Linda Butterfield 308-537-4397; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you are unable to join us the day of the event, you can make a donation at the website shown above or mail a check payable to the Alzheimer’s Association to the address shown below.

Participate and help us move toward a world without Alzheimer’s.

In 1970, President Nixon signed Title X of the Public Health Service Act into law. It created a federal program for family planning services. Nixon said, “No American woman should be denied access to family planning assistance....”

What did liberals consider family planning assistance? That would be abortion. They quickly mobilized on this law. By the early 1980s, hundreds of millions of dollars per year in federal and state funding were feeding over 5,000 “family planning service” sites. We have shoveled billions of dollars into the program since 1980.

These family planning service sites are run by Planned Parenthood. Who is Planned Parenthood? They are “back alley abortionists” with a front door. Young women “still make poor choices out of desperation” by going to these places, where they are counseled into believing that abortion is their only option. It’s the “acceptable option,” because that’s where the money is. Planned Parenthood also provides contraceptives and publishes the sales of same, as abortions that were prevented. These people are insidious.

George Tiller, the famous abortionist who was murdered last year, made a killing in the business (60,000 x $5,000). He had liberal supporters like former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Sebelius is now secretary of Health and Human Services in the administration of “the most pro-abortion president in American history.”

That president’s new health care law provides little incentive for the creation of new medical doctors (actually stifles it), but it does provide additional billions in funding that could be used to hire Tiller’s replacements. I wouldn’t say libs get a “thrill” out of participation in murder. I’ll just call it dedication.

I agree with Penny Fattig’s “relationship revolution” and the need to better communicate with our children concerning lifestyle choices. It was nice to see her write about people taking personal responsibility. It’s hard to imagine anyone being enthusiastic about abortion.

I’m not claiming that the average liberal citizen is on an abortion cheering squad. When writing about liberalism, for the most part I am targeting politicians. They express their views through their vote. But, whose votes keep them in office?

There can be debate on how best to solve this “societal” problem, but there can be no denying that government forced the issue and exacerbated the problem.

Republicans failed to take advantage of a four-year majority during the Bush administration, when it may have been possible to make some roll-backs. I don’t remember any such effort. However, it was liberals who opened the shops where the “butchers” work. They are the ones who vote ever increasing funding and they continue to vote down any opposition that Republicans do introduce.

There hasn’t been any “cutting off the wrong end of the snake.” There hasn’t been any cutting off an end of the snake whatsoever. It is alive and well. Government is the snake and liberalism is the head of the snake. As in the violation of our freedoms, disguised as health care reform, American citizens are being forced to feed the snake.

In recent weeks we have sat back and watched the race for Dawson County sheriff. We have known each of the candidates who are running for a number of years and are extremely saddened at the way the other candidates are running their campaign. It appears accusations and statements are being made that are not correct. In one candidate’s political ad he makes comments about the “changes” he is going to bring to the Sheriff’s Office.

The candidate states he will bring back the D.A.R.E. program and school resource officers. What the candidate is not telling you is that the Lexington Public School system discontinued the D.A.R.E. program because they could no longer fit it into their schedules.

When the sheriff’s office lost partial funding for D.A.R.E., the schools were asked if they would be willing to help with the costs of the program. They did not have the funding. It was decided to have deputies available to go into the schools and hold educational classes and work in a proactive capacity (school resource officer). Deputies frequently put on presentations to the schools.

The candidate states he will initiate safety and security plans for the citizens. Sheriff Reiber and his deputies give presentations throughout the year to the general public.

The candidate states he will bring an open door policy to the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Reiber has always had an open door policy.

The candidate states he will aggressively investigate and enforce drug activity. Dawson County Sheriff’s Office is a member of the C.O.D.E. Task Force. The investigators continue to work with this task force to aggressively investigate and curtail drug activity within the county. On April 29 they assisted in the arrest and apprehension of six individuals in the Lexington area after a two-year investigation.

Both candidates have made comments that investigations/drug investigations are the weakest area of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. With the loss of the C.O.D.E. funds, the loss of two investigator positions and the initiation of Drug Court, the investigators have taken on a role of assisting in surveillance, intelligence gathering, warrant service, etc. The investigators also handle death calls, child abuse, sexual assaults, burglaries/thefts and make themselves available to all Dawson County law enforcement agencies and the six counties served by S.C.A.L.E.S.

It appears through these comments, one candidate is trying to re-invent the wheel. He is going to try to take credit for things that are already taking place and working great.

Sheriff Reiber continues to run his campaign in a positive manner, refusing to make negative comments/statements about the candidates. Sheriff Reiber has proven himself to be the best choice for sheriff, with the last 16 years as proof. You can tell the type of man he is, by how he runs his campaign—positive. Looking for the best in everyone.

Sheriff Reiber is the best man for the job, the best man for the county and the best man for his employees.