Re 'Metro library will ask voters for more money,' July 23:Libraries are becoming obsolete, just like the post offices are. Weneed to deal with the facts and stop reminiscing about the good olddays.
Why even broach the subject of increasing the sales tax tobalance the Ohio budget? The most novel idea is to have the statebegin collecting all the past due taxes. Why should deadbeatbusinesses and individuals keep getting off without paying?
Does anyone complaining about Gov. Ted Strickland's budgetremember Gov. Bob Taft's state tax cuts? Well, Strickland has tobalance Ohio's budget, and less money in means less money out. Evenif it is for a project you like. What does the Dayton Daily Newssports section do without LeBron James during the offseason? I gotit; print another story on the Springboro football stadium('Springboro has it all under one roof,' July 23).
Perhaps some of these younger, so-called news journalists need tofirst ask themselves, 'What would Walter Cronkite do?' Then, andonly then, would we get first-class, high-quality news reportingback.
I'm wondering why Routsong Funeral Home didn't have a guest bookand memorial service for Walter Cronkite, who did more for Americaand the world than Michael Jackson.
The Arcade once housed a video game room, so why not put a casinothere?
