Moral majority must speak against Super Bowl excesses

Moral majority must speak against Super Bowl excesses
EDITOR:
In response to the half time show at this year's Super Bowl I would like to say a few words.
In all my years on earth I have never seen such vulgarity and lack of morality than I'd seen last Sunday. MTV has sunk to a new low and shame on CBS for not having brains enough in hiring them. MTV has a long history of passing off coarseness as entertainment and the American public is tired of putting up with it.
The average person in this country is not an MTV viewer nor do we subscribe to crude and indecent behavior. I saw no talent or purpose to either Janet Jackson's or Justin Timberlake's act. The stunt was preconceived where he pulled her shirt apart and was aimed at us for shock value.
We as a nation have sunk to a new low in letting these talentless imbeciles take any stage in this country. I wouldn't walk two steps or pay two cents to see P. Diddy or Nelly bump and grind a self-esteem-lacking bimbo. And when someone in my house is singing about taking off all their clothes, they better be preparing to take a bath.
It's time for the moral majority in this country to say enough is enough. We need to teach our children to take the high road toward moral values and dignity. If we don't then it won't be long before we become another Sodom and Gomorra.
SUSAN CENTORAME
Canfield
Coalition advocates researchthat is sensitive to animals
EDITOR:
Opinion polls have indicated recently that most people who contribute to health organizations would rather not fund animal experiments. There's a coalition of physicians and animal protection organizations who have created the Humane Charity Seal of Approval to assist people in identifying "cruelty-free" health charities. Those organizations who participate in this program ensure their contributors they do not fund research using animals.
The results of animal experiments have long been known to mislead scientists completely when it comes to human disease. If people of the human species with the same disease react differently to drugs and treatments, how can an animal of different species, artificially induced with human disease possibly indicate human reactions? Also, an animal cannot communicate to researchers what it is feeling when it comes to side effects.
Charities making a commitment to fund alternatives such as in vitro, epidemiological, or clinical research should be rewarded. Please choose from a list of organizations at www.HumaneSeal.org.
SANDRA HRABOWY
Hubbard
XThe writer is a member of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
It's time for a reality checkabout bad-weather driving
EDITOR:
The writer of a letter in Friday's paper about canceling school when bad weather hits needs a reality check. Friday morning I saw only four students walking south on Hazelwood to Chaney High School. Not many students walk to school. They get rides from their parents.
The second part of the letter concerns the teachers' having to drive to school. Get real. There are thousands of workers who drive to work every day. Hundreds of them have to brave the elements when they get there. The teachers sit in a nice warm building.
Look at all of the delivery people, mailmen, meter readers, construction workers, tow truck drivers, repair crews and others who work outside.
STAN RYDAROWICZ
Youngstown