Hubbard Community Pool: Remember, it's for the kids

Hubbard Community Pool:Remember, it's for the kids
EDITOR:
It takes just a few seconds for a child to drown. For every drowning there are 11 near-drownings. Each year, about 4,000 people die from drowning in the United States. The Hubbard Community Pool is an excellent place for our children to learn to swim. Swimming for grades 3-8 are part of our children's daily school activities.
I am a senior citizen living on the minimum Social Security amount and take daily prescribed medication. I know the hardships our seniors live with but I have always voted for school levies. Our children are important to me and hopefully to all Hubbard city and township citizens.
I swim with the Early Bird Swimmers. I get my exercise, which helps with arthritis, and socialize with other people who enjoy our pool. It would be a shame to close the pool -- it has been an important part of Hubbard for 28 years. Surrounding communities envy us.
We've got it; let's keep it.
HELEN FERRICK
Hubbard
A 'yes' vote in Austintownis a 'yes' for our children
EDITOR:
I am writing in response to an opinion that appeared in last Sunday's Opinion Page. I was greatly angered by the statement that the gentleman made about the Austintown school bond issues.
I am a parent who has a child attending Austintown Middle School. I think this gentlemen needs to take a tour of the school. I have often heard about the condition of this school. I never believed it until I saw it for myself. This school was built in 1916. It was the old Fitch High School. The interior of the school is something to be desired. Old pipes are in eyes view. Walls are deteriorating and ceiling are crumbling. My daughter was recently in one of her classes, when they heard a noise. It was part of the ceiling falling down.
Would you want your child to be in these conditions?
This gentlemen was worried about taxes that occurred with a war that we had no control of and future electric bills. We have the control of offering our children a new middle school that they will be proud of.
Also, about the operating bond issue for the school, when I was growing up, to participate in a sport activity, we didn't need too much money to be involved in these sports. Yet in today's society, if you want your child to participate (whether it be sports, cheerleading, etc.) you have to come up much more money. The school is not paying all these cost; we are. It is important to have our children involved in activities with their schools. Yes, we do send our children to school to learn, but also being involved with school activities is important too. If we didn't have these activities at school, then our children would be out doing something else that might cause them to get into trouble.
We have control of what is happening to our children today, and that means making them have the enjoyment of attending a school that is safe and letting them enjoy school activities. Vote yes for the Austintown School Bond issue and yes for our children.
DEBBIE LONDON
Austintown
In academic achievement,YSU has hit the bottom
EDITOR:
To say that I was appalled, disgusted and sickened after seeing a picture in your paper Oct. 23 about a YSU student stuffing his face with some food in observance of YSU Homecoming Week festivities would be an understatement. Is this all there is?
A few years ago when I was teaching at YSU, the emphasis was on academic achievement. Since then the importance of football and other venues have come to dominate the scene, where the tail wags the dog.
In my humble opinion, YSU has gone about as low as it can; and it can go only one way now; and that is up. I'll look forward to the day when YSU can reach the heights that it once enjoyed.
WILLIAM J. PERRY
Sharpsville