In response to mom2809, wow! Unfortunately it seems like this is exactly who the system chooses to help. The family with cancer affecting their lives are the ones who will suffer. The other family may not have the life they feel they deserve, but the system will continue to care for them through the generations. It seems welfare is a "generational blessing" in most cases. We continue to work so those types of people don't have to.
Can I just say, WOW! The fireworks display put off last night was outstanding. I had heard about it from several people, but this is the first time I had experienced it. It was the best display I have ever seen. Thank you to all involved for providing 30 minutes of total delight! And, also I'm impressed by local authorities who handled the traffic situations. There was a huge crowd and they had traffic running pretty smoothly. I'm from St. Joe, but congrats Atchison! I'm a supporter for life.
If you don't have money to support your family, then set some priorities. The cigarettes alone could feed your family. My kids don't have a scooter. My kids don't have a pool. And I work 2 jobs every single day. I feel very sorry for the family faced with cancer. They're in a bad spot by no fault of their own. My mom passed away from cancer several months ago and I missed a lot of working taking care of her and sometimes things were hard, but we got through it and hopefully the Johnson's will as well. As for the other family - set some priorities. Have your ADULT children take care of themselves and their children. I'm sure what wasn't told in that story is that the adult children are probably collecting some type of welfare. I'm sure stopping smoking is hard, but I'm sure seeing your children go hungry is hard too! Decide which is more important. I'm sure there are many local families in bad situations right now who are deserving of a break. I do think it is good you focused attention on the types of families represented by the James-McCartney family as well though. The system is broken and society needs to find a way to fix it.
In this day and age with all of the crazy things that go on and all the crazy people walking the streets, you can't be too cautious. I don't consider a pipe bomb "a little Fourth of July fun".
Life in poverty
In response to mom2809, wow! Unfortunately it seems like this is exactly who the system chooses to help. The family with cancer affecting their lives are the ones who will suffer. The other family may not have the life they feel they deserve, but the system will continue to care for them through the generations. It seems welfare is a "generational blessing" in most cases. We continue to work so those types of people don't have to.
July 20, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Atchison does it up big
Can I just say, WOW! The fireworks display put off last night was outstanding. I had heard about it from several people, but this is the first time I had experienced it. It was the best display I have ever seen. Thank you to all involved for providing 30 minutes of total delight! And, also I'm impressed by local authorities who handled the traffic situations. There was a huge crowd and they had traffic running pretty smoothly. I'm from St. Joe, but congrats Atchison! I'm a supporter for life.
July 20, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Life in poverty
If you don't have money to support your family, then set some priorities. The cigarettes alone could feed your family. My kids don't have a scooter. My kids don't have a pool. And I work 2 jobs every single day. I feel very sorry for the family faced with cancer. They're in a bad spot by no fault of their own. My mom passed away from cancer several months ago and I missed a lot of working taking care of her and sometimes things were hard, but we got through it and hopefully the Johnson's will as well. As for the other family - set some priorities. Have your ADULT children take care of themselves and their children. I'm sure what wasn't told in that story is that the adult children are probably collecting some type of welfare. I'm sure stopping smoking is hard, but I'm sure seeing your children go hungry is hard too! Decide which is more important. I'm sure there are many local families in bad situations right now who are deserving of a break. I do think it is good you focused attention on the types of families represented by the James-McCartney family as well though. The system is broken and society needs to find a way to fix it.
July 20, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Pipe bomb forces street closing
In this day and age with all of the crazy things that go on and all the crazy people walking the streets, you can't be too cautious. I don't consider a pipe bomb "a little Fourth of July fun".
July 12, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )