“I’m a Pennsylvanian who grew up watching Penn State, watched the program rise, become better and better. I watched administration that was reactive and not proactive, and right now I see people being reactive, and removing Joe Pa’s statue under the guise of being proactive. OK, let’s tear down a statue. How does that serve the thousands of students and people who’ve been influenced positively by Penn State University, and Joe Paterno? Now when I look at the empty space where Paterno’s statue was, all I can think of is the Sandusky stain. So what was gained by removing his statue?”
— Hagerstown
“There’s a penalty in football for piling on. The NCAA is guilty of piling on Penn State.”
— Brightwood Acres East
“The penalties assessed against Penn State University are way too lenient. That football program should be shut down, dismantled, for a period of at least five years.”
— Fayetteville, Pa.
“I just want to say that the Ag Expo and Fair at the ag education center is amazing, and I have had such a wonderful time.”
— Hagerstown
“Got our tax bill. We are both in our mid-80s and trying to hold on to our home. The taxes take a whole month and a half of our entire income. Cannot get any relief or help on these taxes. I wish the county would buy my house for the amount they have it assessed at. The recent sales price is much lower than the assessed amount.”
— Hagerstown
“Hagerstown caller, how do you know that Mitt Romney’s paying his fair share of taxes? He’s got tax havens all over the place, and out of this country, you don’t need to pay the taxes on them. That’s why he doesn’t want to show his tax returns. Why do you think Sen. McCain didn’t pick him as a running mate when he saw those tax returns? And it’s a disgrace. Obama is the only one that they’ve clamored after.”
— Hagerstown
“The question is rhetorical. Are you better off now than you were four years ago? Are you getting more interest on your bank deposits, are you making money on your 401(k)s? The answer is no, and anyone that votes for the Obama presidency should seek psychiatric help.”
— Hagerstown
“This is about the PONY team asking for funds from the county to go to California. The funds are being asked for the families to go to California. If the families want to go, they should provide their own transportation, and they should have to pay for their own lodging and meals. County taxpayers should not have to pay for families to go see their kids play ball. ... Have fundraisers; put it on your credit card, pay it off; don’t go. But it’s not fair to expect taxpayers to have to pay for it.”
— Hagerstown
“You know, I discuss the upcoming election in November for president with quite a few people, and I’ve heard a lot of comments that people will say; ‘I’m afraid of Romney, I don’t like Obama, but I’m afraid to vote for Romney.’ Why would you be afraid to vote for Romney? Look at what you’ve got now. Four more years of Obama and this country’s gonna be really, really, really, really in terrible shape. So I’m not a bit afraid of Romney, and I don’t care how rich he is or where his money’s at.”
— Sharpsburg
“The commissioners made the right call on the rail trail. It would have been irresponsible to take taxpayer money for a feasibility study when there are preliminary questions that need to be answered (which would not be answered by a feasibility study). As the Washington County Mail Caller from Monday’s paper astutely said, we need to forget about adding to what we have until we can take care of what we have already. And we don’t even have the money to do that.”
— Keedysville
“I strongly suggest that the Washington County Commissioners, and even the City of Hagerstown, consider making a contribution to the Hagerstown PONY League for their travel to California for the PONY League World Series. The precedent was established the past four years that the commissioners, and the city, at different times, have helped other youth athletic organizations, and I personally feel what’s fair for one is fair for the other.”
— Hagerstown
“Minorities, seniors get to store, work, have driver’s license, get to social services, food bank, some to baby clinic, tattoo parlor, and if they choose to vote they will find a way to the voting booth. So why can’t they find transportation for photo ID? Doctors require new patients to show photo ID. Cashing checks, applying for a job, is a must. Supreme Court gave 16 states permission to require photo ID to vote. Yet Holder, Obama, claim it’s discrimination, using race. Election boards are reporting dead people, underage people, several using the same address, which turned out to be a vacant lot.”
— Hagerstown
“I sure hope people read and understand the article on page A6 of the July 25 Herald-Mail, entitled ‘Obamacare will cut deficit.’ The Congressional Budget Office is a nonpartisan unit that serves Congress. It projects that the act will reduce the deficit by $84 billion over the next 10 years, whereas repeal of the act would increase the deficit by $109 billion in the same period. Mitt Romney says, if elected, his job one will be to repeal the act. Let’s hope he is not elected. We cannot simply afford him.”
— Williamsport
“So we had a lot of rain last week, and millions of gallons of water went into the ground. It went down hundreds of feet into the water table and into wells. Then we pump the water into our homes and use it for drinking, baths, etc. Now the state of Maryland is charging me $60 a year because when I flush my commode, that 3 gallons of water is going over 100 miles and polluting the bay. When pigs fly.”
— Boonsboro
“To the liquor store worker wondering what the HPD is doing about people who buy liquor and hand it to 13-, 14-year-old kids, I ask, if you know this is happening, why are you selling liquor to this person? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
— Greencastle, Pa.
“November is fast approaching, and this is just a comment from a right-wing conservative voter and taxpayer, that the City of Hagerstown, my opinion is, we have a do-nothing city council. I’ve had several instances of where I’ve had to try to rely on them to look into some things, and the feedback is minimal, very minimal. I know two people that I’m going to vote for, and that’s going to be Don Munson and Kristin Aleshire. Don Munson I know personally. Mr. Aleshire I’ve never met, but I’ve heard him speak, and I think both of these people would be an asset.”
— Hagerstown
“I recently went to the MVA office because I also was informed that I had to remove my deceased husband’s name from the joint title; also had to get new tags and stickers. When she said it would be $280, believe me, that was a slap in the face. That’s for only one vehicle. But I do want to say that the lady at the information desk was kind.”
— Hagerstown
“To the person from Washington County who on July 25 answered my article, ‘Where’s the jobs?’ I’m not looking for a job. I’m retired. You must be a Romney supporter, to twist the answer and avoid the truth. The article was about the rich creating new jobs. They are not and have not been creating jobs in this country for years, but they’re sending our $25-an-hour jobs overseas ... and putting their money in foreign banks, so they don’t have to pay taxes in this country.”
— Smithsburg
“I was watching Sen. Cardin on TV yesterday, saying how much he was gonna do for the city of Hagerstown, he was gonna bring back businesses in Hagerstown. He was gonna be our savior for the city of Hagerstown, Washington County, Allegany County, all of what he’s in charge of. I figured he’d be coming out of the hole sometime because it’s election time, and he’s promising all this stuff.”
— Hagerstown
“How can you care more about Romney’s tax returns than the fact that the president wouldn’t turn over Fast and Furious documents, which would point to the responsible people for the atrocity that cost people’s lives? Way worse than any Republican scandal you can try to compare it to. Because it goes all the way up to Obama and he refuses to be responsible for anything. They can’t turn that info over, but they can leak info that can affect national security. ... How can Romney’s success as a businessman be a negative thing, when this president has never balanced a budget?”
— Hagerstown
“I suggest that the wall in the area near where Paterno’s statue once stood be used to list the schools who are poaching current and future PSU student athletes. This lack of class should be an embarrassment to these institutions, and the NCAA, which unleashed this feeding frenzy by issuing sanctions which were to be a message to all of the proper place athletics are to be at an educational institution.”
— Greencastle, Pa.
