Published: November 03, 2009 12:17 am      

SOUND OFF: Published November 3

Do any of the Republicans living in North Tonawanda have jobs? Just by reading Sound Off, all I can gather is that the Republicans all get together in someone’s basement and just team up to look for things wrong with Democrats.

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I would like to say “thank you” to all the coaches at the TFC football clinic. They do a great job with the kids and they care more than most other coaches do. Point in hand is coach Heather for the Renegades cheerleaders. She always goes above and beyond to make sure the kids are having fun and learning, but even when the kids are sick, she is always concerned. That is special; too many times adults do not take the time with kids these days or show they care. It has been my experience down at the TFC football clinic that the coaches are really something special. With the year just about over, I felt I needed to say “thank you” and let everyone know how great it is down there.

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I think all presidents should be shown respect. And everyone should be treated with equal respect. It’s only fair. Those two premises made me decide to treat President Obama with the same respect that the Democrats treated President Bush when he was president. And if an Iraqi throws shoes at President Obama, I will be as outraged as the Democrats were when that happened to President Bush. It’s only fair.

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I’m an 18-year-old voting for the first time. I received an ad with the mayor’s vision of the future: Bulldozers about to finish off the last forests in NT. There was a Sound Off that the mayor and council voted to get rid of wetland laws. I spent a time doing community service picking up litter in a wetland forest across from the high school. Why don’t they point the bulldozers at the junky areas in NT that need to be rebuilt and put businesses there instead of ruining these forests?

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How is it that the people on the Board of Education in Tonawanda are so concerned about knowing who is with school children, but can approve a member of their own to a volunteer coach position after the season is finished? I guess their own concerns don’t apply if you sit on the board.

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Look up peopleofwalmart.com and then cry about not having a Walmart.

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New York State wants to impose new license plates for all vehicles with a rate hike. If you would like to protest and stop New York state rip-offs, sign the petition at nonewplates.com or call your legislator or assemblyman’s office.

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To the callers that are criticizing the city for challenging the wetlands designation of Erie Avenue and already developed commercial corridor, get your facts straight. Don’t use the ridiculous spin that this legal action is for the “developers.” It is for the residents of NT. The city wants to preserve some buildable area to solidify the tax base. This wetland area is not out in some field, it is right on a main thoroughfare and it is just ridiculous that you would criticize that.