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May 2010
The AC Phoenix
Hands off my mail
Now that he's gone and done it, President Obama in equating health care
reform to the postal service shows the fallacies of both. If that is his model
for health care, lord help us for the postal service faces constant demands for
increase rates and is rationing its service to us in the face of competition. The
only way it seems that we can regain postal integrity is to put that agency
back where constitutionally it belongs in the arms of the federal government.
Why should we save the postal system?
One reason to rescue the postal service is that it is still a good bargain for what
is charged and is part and parcel of the government's constitutional mandate
to regulate commerce. Businesses need to use the mail for not everyone has
a computer and bills must be paid though fewer goods are being shipped this
way.
In Europe the cost of postage inflates beyond reason and there is often no
telling when your letter will get there. At one time and still for most mail
sent first class, it will reach its destination within three days in this country.
Next day service requires an unreasonably high cost and some lame brain
nut decided to let Federal Express and UPS have offices in some post offices
where they are competing with them head to head at an often higher cost. In
the world of global competition the US Postal Service still rules in service even
if not in customers.
The privatization of the postal service has not had the desired outsomes.
Unionization has had a somewhat negative effect though no politicians want
to touch this. Some are calling for outsourcing this service which would be
a tragedy and might see a foreign entity underbid American companies for
this privilege. Federal Express and United Parcel Service are often more
expensive than the post office for mailing. Stopping the hemorrhaging from
the mail service has seen often puzzling attempts in search of remedies:
-Stopping weekend mail (Saturday) for businesses while continuing it for
customers may have the effect of limiting commercial undertakings which
create jobs for others. Why not stop it for general customers on Saturdays and
keep it on that day only for businesses?
-The elimination of post offices is being undertaken. I hope that every one
of the 3,145 county seats in this nation will still be allowed to keep a post
office available to them. This will hopefully help maintain their viability as
a center of commerce and county seat for small towns, villages and cities of
under 50,000 people.
-Would there be more practicality in 24 hour postal centers in at least every
county seat rather than the hodgepodge of offerings of stations which can be
difficult to find in some localities?
-Would it be more efficient to stop house to house deliveries and go to block
boxes which unfortunately would be a better target for criminals or have a
central box repository like those offered by mail box companies? Somehow
this seems to defeat the spirit imbued in the postal service's creation.
Keep your eye on the mail for it to could be gone too soon if we lose sight
of what is in the best interest of our citizens and why a postal service was
thought a necessary constitutional mandate by our founding fathers.
Dr. Ada M. Fisher is A Physician, Licensed Secondary Educator for Mathematics
and Science, Previous County School Board Member and the NC Republican
National Committee woman. Contact her at P. 0. Box 777; Salisbury, NC 28145;
telephone (704) 223-2321; DrFisher@DrAdaMFisher,org •
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Mattie Jeter
Wc love you III
Do You Care?
The I CARE Support Group is a non-profit
organization located in the Winston-Salem
community. Its main purpose and goal
is to assist the community in a variety of
areas. Our present projects are the
[1] Save The Youth Program
[2] Developing a comprehensive Work project for ex-offenders. We believe
that if the community as a whole would begin to work in unified manner.
We could solve many of the problems that plague our community, thereby
making our community a safe place. We also think that this will not be done
unless we decide to work together. It is far too late in the game for any one
group to think that they can deal with our problems in the community alone.
We believe that it will take a total effort from the whole community, the
Village concept.
Recently the I CARE. Support group presented awards to some of the
outstanding leaders in the community, both religious and professional. The
two main Flonorees are, Pastors'Scottie and Earline White. The President and
Vice President of the I CARE Project in the Winston-Salem area.
They have been working with the organization for 10-15 years. They started
by developing programs for prisoners in the Federal Bureau of PrisonsjBOP].
Their mission was to motivate the inmates to work hard while being
incarcerated, so that when they were finally released they would be better
prepared to build better life for themselves and their family. They worked
with the inmates by showing them that they really did care about them, and
that they should start caring about themselves and others. The organization's
founder, Johnny X. Williamson is also an ex-con, Fie has spent the last 20
years in prison. Mr. Williamson said that while making time, he decided that
he would work very hard not to become consumed with bitterness, and that
he would do the time and that he would take advantage of a bad situationi
Therefore Williamson decided to get busy with the process of rehabilitation.
He enrolled the Granville College in Henderson, North Carolina, working
on his Associate Degree. Williamson recently got his Business Degree at
Pittsburgh University .Williamson has said that he went back to school to
show his children and younger inmates at the prison that you can achieve
anything if given a second chancel Mr. Williamson is presently working on
his Doctorate Degree in the near future. The president of I.C.A.R.E.,Pastor
White always reminds people how dedicated Williamson is about helping
the community. He said that Mr. Williamson certainly projects the spirits of
caring and sharing.
Williamson is currently planning a trip to Pennsylvania to receive a degree in
Business Administration. He is also working on his Bachelor in Business from
Kaplan University, like always he doesn't just tell you to do it, he lives by
example. He is expected to receive another degree in January ,2011. Johnny
X. is determined to keep his life straight and to be a good example to the
young and old. He is presently working on his first book "The Thought is The
Cause of it All". In prison the fellow inmates called Johnny the Doc, because
he thought he knew everything! SMILE ! BUT Williamson said that he always
had some type of prescription or recommendation!
For information concerning Johnny X. Williamson, you can contact him
through I CARE. SUPPORT GROUP 336-986-6650 /336-816-0571 OR CONTACT:
Director of Operations SABRINA WILLIAMSON Gist Sabrina_gist@yahoo.com
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her
husband also, and he praises her. ”
~ Proverbs 31:28
“I will bless her, and she
shall be a mother.
GENESIS 17:16 KJV.”