PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, November 20, 2011 Richard L. Connor The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee®@timesleader.com Dotty Martin i I BE + i & i This gt lease holder protecting what is his Dear Editor: The people in Dallas Township who oppose the pipelines coming into their area characterize prop- erty owners and gas lease holders as a minority; a few even accuse us of being greedy. These people do not own the land or hold gas leases from which the gas extrac- tion will be done. Families who have paid taxes for several generations have a le- gal right to what is rightfully theirs. It disturbs me that much of the opposition to natural gas development and the Williams and Chief projects comes from folks intent on trying to intimi- date property owners who will benefit from it. They don’t seem to have a very high regard for our property rights, liberty or the pursuit of happiness. Pipelines and metering sta- tions are nothing new to Dallas. They have been in the area for decades without incident; more- over; as royalties start to come in, landowners reinvest that money in their properties and tax yields grow. You can be sure Dallas Township will be among the first to benefit. Every business and household benefits from econom- ic prosperity. The Transco pipeline was in- stalled several years before the school system constructed a school building which now is claimed to be in too close proxim- ity to the pipeline. What were the architects, school board and builders thinking when they OK'd the construction of a build- ing where they did and now a sudden danger is eminent? If they had done their homework then, it would have been a mute issue now. Do not blame the pipe- line companies, landowners and lease holders who live on 87 miles of pipelines for their mis- takes. I have had the privilege of at- tending several meetings where gas drilling was blamed for ruin- ing wells and bodies of water. This simply is not true. It couldn’t be more clear to me that the real issue for these folks isn’t the damage gas drilling compa- nies do to the water or the envi- ronment. Rather, these people are one of three types: one type is determined to impose its own ideological agenda and sees gas as a threat to that agenda, a sec- ond group is intent on convincing others to vote them into political office and the third involves plain old NIMBY (not in my backyard) types. All three end up giving lease holders and gas drilling companies black eyes as a way to advance their own special inter- est. There is a coalition that has gone so far as to get time on pub- lic TV to claim that trucks used in gas drilling will ruin the road in- frastructure. The trucks used by the gas industry are a drop in the bucket to the thousands of trucks every day that bring food and oth- er life-sustaining commodities to this area. Any damage done by the above-mentioned vehicles, the repair and upkeep is placed on the backs of taxpayers. Any damage done by gas company trucks is paid for and repaired by the gas companies. The landowners and lease holders who own the gas and oil are not in the minority. We are all too often “the silent majority.” We cannot allow a small contin- gent of vocal individuals to dis- tort our needs or opinions any longer. Wayne E. Weaver Northmoreland Township New county council member is grateful for community support Dear Editor: I am humbly thankful for all who helped me in any way with the November 8 election. Any- thing we accomplish in life is not accomplished without help from others. My fellow Luzerne County Council members are a wonder- ful group with many varied tal- ents. I am honored to be a part of these elected officials. I am sure I am not presumptive when I say we are all appreciative to the voters. We must select a county man- ager and approve a budget. These are two daunting and very impor- tant tasks. I ask for all your prayers so we will be given the ability to work together and make logical deci- sions about the best use of the county taxpayers’ money. Eugene Kelleher Dallas Township YOUR SPACE Photographer Jill Spencer, of Meeker Road in Lehman, calls this fall photo taken in Lehman, “Looking up.” Jill thinks the photo looks almost like it might be upside down but it isn't. It was taken from underneath the tree. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photo- graphs or short stories and should be sent via e-mail to news@mydallaspost.com, by fax to 675-3650 or by mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Information must include the submitting person's name, address and telephone num- ber in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned cation. should include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the or- der in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for @ 20 YEARS AGO -1991 The Dallas Gridiron Club met recently to present jackets to se- nior members of the Dallas foot- ball team. Those receiving jackets were Dave Fitch, Lenny Kelly, Bob Luke, John Morris, Frank Natitus, Dave Podehl, Jeremiah Van Orden a fifth grade student but she’s wel come to shop at College Miser- icordia’s bookstore any time, say college representatives. Ricci, a student at Gate of Heaven in Dal- las, was designated a “special kid” for winning the $100 gift certifi- cate donated by Misericordia and given away at WNEP-T'Vs For Our Kids special open house. Miser- icordia is one of four sponsors of the program which focuses on children’s issues. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO -1981 Brian Evans of Beaumont was awarded the Lew Reese Memo- rial plaque given annually to the Back Mountain Teener who makes the most outstanding con- tribution to the game. The award was presented at a recent banquet at which Bob Boone and John Vu- kovich of the Phillies were guest speakers. Dr. Irving Berger was present- ed an attendance award by Dallas Lions President Frank Rollman at a recent meeting. The award rec- ognized Berger's 25 years of ser- vice to the club. 40 YEARS AGO -1971 The Dallas Senior High School Key Club set the wheels in motion for their annual Cider Sale to be held at the Homecom- ing football game with Central Catholic High School. Among the members of the club who participated in the first phase of the sale are: Kevin Chadwick, Jack Coon, Bill Race, Wayne Evans, Louis Sappe, Bob Hanni- gan, Steve Summa, Larry Fritzg- es, Ted Wilson, Eddie Riefen- stahl, Alan Shaver, Luther Ro- zelle and Jon Jay LaBerge. The Back Mountain Branch of the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual fall card par- ty and fashion show this after- noon at the Castle Inn, Dallas. Coordinators of the event are: Mrs. Ted Popielarz, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. John Konsav- age, Mrs. Gurdo Bronzo, Mrs. Thomas Brislin, Mrs. Anthony Pende and Mrs. Paul Menapace. 50 YEARS AGO -1961 Two Dallas Senior High School students took first place prizes in the Safe-T-O Driving Contest conducted by the Penn- sylvania Manufacturers Associ- ation Casualty Insurance Com- pany. Barbara Tag took first place in the girls’ division. Barry Slocum took Grand Prize. A to- tal of 46 students from 14 schools participated. Four senior Dallas Senior High School students have been honored for high performance on the National Merit Scholar- ship Qualifying Test given last spring. W. Frank Trimble, high school principal, names these commended students: Lewis Chere, Mary Bennett, Barbara Tag and Diane Payne. 60 YEARS AGO -1951 Janice Houser, 15, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Houser, Shavertown, has been elected treasurer of Wyoming Junior Red Cross. Jan- ice, a sophomore, is starting her fourth year as official delegate from Westmoreland High School, having held this position since seventh grade. Dallas Senior Girl Scouts are planning a basement room for brownies in the Library Annex. Redecoration will start at the ground floor, with laying of ce- ment to supplement cement flooring already in place. Mem- bers of the troop committee met Thursday evening at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Robert Flem- ing, to complete plans for parent cooperation. Mrs. Stefan Hel- lersperk is troop leader, Mrs. James Lacy assistant. 70 YEARS AGO -1941 Mr. George Lewis is directing the senior play to be held in the Dallas Borough School, Friday evening. The cast includes Wil- liam Wagner, John, Joseph, Kath- leen Bogart, Helen LaBar, Isa- belle Hunt, Donald Cosgrove, Do- rothy Doran, Margaret Jones, Ed- win Nelson, Jay Gould, Jane Ayre and Louis Kelly and the play se- lected is “Girl Shy” a three- act comedy by Katherine Cavanaugh. Information for “Only Yester- day” 1s taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 years old. The information is printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper years ago. By Samantha Weaver e It was 18th-century Ger- man scientist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg who made the fol- lowing sage observation: “Ev- eryone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer to- gether.” e “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (popularly known by a line from the chorus, “Glory, glory hallelujah”) was written by Julia Ward Howe in Novem- ber of 1861 after the author made a trip to Washington, D.C., and reviewed Union troops near the city. The song was published the following February in The Atlantic Monthly magazine, earning Howe a grand total of $4 for what was destined to become one of the most popular songs of the Civil War and a perennial American classic. e When cartoon icon Bugs Bunny first appeared, in 1935, he was called “Happy Rabbit.” e If youre a cat owner, it probably will come as no sur- prise that cats spend approxi- mately 80 percent of their ting sleeping. e Becoming a sports star 1s the dream of many young peo- ple, so you might think that someone who is signed to a pro- fessional baseball contract has it made. Youd be wrong, though; only one out of every 10 athletes who sign such a con- tract ever becomes a major- league ballplayer. ¢ You've certainly heard the old adage “lightning never strikes twice” but, strictly speaking, it’s not true. Techni- cally, lightning always strikes twice. Each lightning bolt is made up of multiple bolts that travel the same path and strike the same spot in swift succes- sion. “They just buy it, then we take the stuffing out and cook it.” Colby Roberts Sweet Valley “HOW DO YOU PREPARE A TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER?" “They stuff them but they don’t kill the tur- keys. They just bang them on the table and we help eat them.” Sarayah Smith Hunlock Creek “Stuff it with different vegetables. This year, my father said | could carve it myself.” Andrew Evans Sweet Valley “Cut it and then squish it all down with your hands." Adora Shannon Sweet Valley “First, you take all the bones out and then all the guts out and then you cook it.” Faith DePiero Hunlock Creek ¥ " "I would use my hunt- ing knife to cut a hole in the turkey and put stuffing in it with a spoon.” Chad Honeywell Hunlock Creek a
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