Letters to the Editor March 2

Posted 3/1/17

Constituent disappointed at Faso no-show I was disappointed with Congressman Faso’s no-show at the Friday night meeting in Kingston, NY. There were 700 or 800 of us who wanted to share with Mr. …

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Letters to the Editor March 2

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Constituent disappointed at Faso no-show

I was disappointed with Congressman Faso’s no-show at the Friday night meeting in Kingston, NY. There were 700 or 800 of us who wanted to share with Mr. Faso our concerns—and we do have concerns to the point of fear and anxiety. You are our representative in the House not just for some of us in the 19th District, but for all of us. You had another commitment, sure you did. You don’t like town-hall formats, which originated right at the beginning of our immigrating to this land. You say the meetings are all heat and no light. There was plenty of heat and light Friday night. I wish we had elected somebody with enough guts to help us ward off the Trump invasion.

Tim Shera

Liberty, NY

One but not the other

Great coverage of the Women’s March.

Disappointed no coverage of Pro Life march the following week.

Sad.

Frank Giabia

Lackawaxen, PA

[The River Reporter sometimes covers events outside the Upper Delaware Valley region when widespread attendance by locals residents is planned and readers tell us they will attend the event and provide us with pictures and/or information about it. Send any information about events you think might be of such interest to editor@riverreporter.com.]

Can’t judge a book...

Talking with friends recently, the conversation came to the subject, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

I said, “My dog is a perfect example of that!”

He’s about three times stronger than he looks, about three inches shorter than a German shepherd. When I first got him, at 11 months old, he lunged and pulled me down. As I held the leash, he literally dragged me on my stomach through a field, across a stream and up the other side. I was over 200 pounds; he was about 60. Who’d a thunk it?

One night he got between me and a black bear, both snarling, growling, barking at each other. He didn’t give an inch, and the bear left.

Once he was attacked by a pit bull and walked away without a scratch.

He came to my rescue when a St. Bernard tried to eat me. Though more than twice his size and weight, the St. Bernard was no match for him. He was a blur of speed, strength, stamina and agility. Again, who’d a thunk it?

More input on the subject:

When I was training for a black belt, I found that the hardest one to fight in the dojo was the smallest one.

Mark Gastineau (a BIG football player) reportedly was beaten arm wrestling by a little guy—front page news years ago after Gastineau was charged with assault in the barroom brawl the event precipitated.

If you weren’t familiar with Mike Tyson, but only heard him talk, you might fall over laughing if someone told you he was the heavyweight boxing champ.

A fellow I worked with years ago, nicknamed “Goody Two Shoes,” got fed up with his bully. Pow, bam, poof, the bully lay unconscious on the floor.

Who’d a thunk it? You just can’t judge a book by its cover!

Phil Yacino

Narrowsburg, NY

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