Viewpoints

by Dick Schilling, Editor Emeritus

To the Editor:

To the Editor:
“Black Lives Matter” just means that the lives of African Americans matter. That’s all. It doesn’t mean that other lives don’t matter. Or that other people matter less. It also doesn’t mean that black people are more morally superior than other people. Black Lives Matter provides the reminder that black lives matter, too. It can be dangerous to be black. An African American is killed every 28 hours by police. About 27% of African Americans live below the poverty line. Black families are seven times more likely to be homeless than white families. African Americans are four times more likely to be murdered than the national average. The statistics go on and on. But the stats also have names: Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, LaTanya Haggerty, etc. These lives matter.

by Dick Schilling, Editor Emeritus

by Dick Schilling, Editor Emeritus

To the Editor:
The scandal with Planned Parenthood has been going on for some time. The videos are sickening, and so is the entire organization. Five hundred million, or a 1/2 billion, tax dollars given to Planned Parentood each year - a real pet of the liberals. It’s very much like the Veterans Administration, run by a bunch of crooks who cook the books to get a bigger bonus. We should never have had the VA, they should have given our vets a voucher to go to our local hospital where the waiting time is small and emergencies are taken care of promptly by a local doctor you know.

by Dick Schilling, Editor Emeritus

by Rev. Duane Smith

The next Allamakee County Committee meeting will be Thursday, August 27 at 9 a.m. at the Allamakee County FSA Office conference room.

Reminders
June 15 - August 3: Nominations can be received for the COC elections.
June 15 - September 30: ARC/PLC sign-up for 2014/2015 program.
July 1 - September 30: 2016 MPP (Dairy) Program sign-up period.

An open letter to the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors:
Last week I read in The Standard about the Board of Supervisors’ decision to make the intersection of Old Stage Road and Old Highway 9 a four-way stop. Initially it seemed a peculiar decision and on further reflection I am puzzled as to why the decision was made.