Gains should worry over own problems, not officer

Gains should worry over own problems, not officer
EDITOR:
I recently read with disgust the article concerning the fact that Detective Sgt. Delphine Baldwin Casey received a written reprimand based at least in part on her hanging up on Prosecutor Paul Gains.
They may try to make it sound like this fine police officer erred in the course of her work, but anyone with half a brain knows why she was reprimanded.
I do not know Detective Casey. I have, however, followed her career through various Vindicator's articles about her.
If I were ever a victim of a crime, I would want this officer right at my side. She's one of the few police officers that's worthy of the title & quot;Youngstown's Finest. & quot;
As for Mr. Gains, I think his reputation speaks for itself. I'm sure that if he stays in office long enough, I'll be reading about how he has joined the ranks of & quot;Youngstown's Worst. & quot;
I say, leave this fine officer alone and worry about your own dirty laundry.
JOYCE SEYMOUR
Girard
U.S. steelworkers should have been helped earlier
EDITOR:
I was elated on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the gathering of the LTV Steel Workers in front of the local bankruptcy court when I heard the rally cry of "Let's Make Steel, Let's Make Steel!"
The leader of the chant was a man in his mid-30s who resembled a father of several school children presently wondering if he'll have any income to buy the usual Christmas gifts.
It's a tragedy when a dynamic company such as LTV Steel has to file for bankruptcy. It had to be poorly administrated to reach such a point. Somewhere within and earlier, they should have had some kind of U.S. government subsidy, such as is present in the shipping, railroad and airlines industries, for steel making is a basic industry in our land.
Being a union dues-paying member (AFL-CIO) for 52 years, I feel their pain on the prospect of losing their jobs. It should not happen.
Hopefully, this case can be resolved so that the status of the pensioners can be preserved and these "Men of Steel" can return to work and be able to buy Christmas gifts for their loved ones.
ANTHONY E. CRISH
Youngstown
Double standard for air travel concerns passenger
EDITOR:
I am very disturbed by what I believe to be a double standard where airline safety is concerned.
About a year ago a Concorde S.S.T. ran over some debris on a runway which blew out a tire and caused the airplane to crash killing all on board. Immediately, all Concordes were grounded and decertified, which meant that no Concorde could fly until the problem was solved and the plane was recertified.
There have been numerous accidents with other airplanes, and while the F.A.A. is searching for the problem, these planes keep on flying. They are rarely grounded and then only for a very short time.
The way I see it -- very important high-profile people are looked after preferentially while the rest of us are of lesser concern.
If an airplane can lose its tail rudder because of turbulence caused by an aircraft in front of it, what happens when you get into a thunderstorm or other heavy weather and your airplane gets buffeted about? Think about it, or would you rather not?
DON RENZENBRINK
Poland