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¢ y LH The Kings Mountain Herald Page 5A July 12, 2001 AR % il You R OPINION July 4 used to be blast, now a bust To the editor: What has happened to your July 4th celebration in Kings Mountain? There used to be something for everybody to do or watch and enjoy. The past couple of years, about all the activities are the mayor giving a speech and the band playing. Or course, the fireworks are spectacular but participation by the public is what it is supposed to be about, and the way it used to be. Remember when we had Potato races, three-legged races, greased pole climbs, and thing skids from 8 to 80 could enjoy doing or watching their kids and grandkids do? We had batting contests, get- ting watermelons out of the pool, watermelon eating con- tests, hole-in-one contests, a lit- tle bit of everything topped off by a short speech from the may- or and, of course, the fireworks. Everything was kicked off about 2 p.m. by a big balloon re- lease, which I did at not cost to the city, and everyone enjoyed the good food the vendors had, and all the activities. ; 3 This is one time we should take a step back in time and do something next year that gvery- one can have some fun al, [ would be happy to do a bal- loon release next year and fur- nish prizes at no cost to the city if someone would set up a bin- go game. If I can be of help to the city in arty way, all they have to do is give me a call. Betty Jones Kings Mountain Class of ‘72, where are you? To the editor: Next year will mark 30 years since the‘éhd of my highi'schiéol days. 1 i$'rot diffie dit ts dcéept but it is difficult to believe. I keep telling myself I do not feel old and, like a lot of my peers, I do not think I look old. Granted, my body does not seem to have the same shape or amount of energy I once pos- sessed, and God knows my pa- tience and my memory is not what it once was, but overall I think I'm doing quite well. My only child is grown an married. I'm not a grandmother yet (no hurry, thank you) and I still re- side in Kings Mountain. The older I get the more I reminisce about my high school years; the classes, teachers, ac- tivities, and most of all, my classmates. Over the years, I have come into contact with several. Some seem to be a little friendlier, while others a little less. Some will smile and strike up a conversation, while others just glance and turn away. I ad- mit during high school there were some good times and some bad, but through it all we made it. So as I sit here and reminisce, I wonder if anyone is making plans for a 30 year reunion. If not, then I am definitely willing to start the process. I know there are others who ask the same question: “Whatever hap- pened to...?” So I think that af- ter 30 years we should rekindle old friendships, find out what's going on with each other, who's still here and who's not. So I invite all those who grad- uated from Kings Mountain High School in 1972, please con- tact me. Let's get the ball rolling so we can have a grand celebra- tion in 2002! If you know of a ‘72 graduate who may be out of town, either pass the word or send me their name, address and/or phone: number. I will gladly contact them. Katherine (Kat Ervin) Hardy PO Box 2035 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 katherinehardy@earthlink.net Letters We appreaciate your letters to the editor and encourage you to write. Because we receive so many letters, however, we must impose guidelines to ensure that as many readers as possible are able to share their views. We therefore limit the number of letters that any one person may have published to one a month. Also, we ask that you keep your letters short, no more than two pages double-spaced or one page single-spaced. Handwritten letters are accept- _ed, but must be legible. We will not publish third par- ty letters, thank-you letters or letters from anonymous writers; names, addresses, and phone numbers must be included. We reserve the right to edit letters for grammar, punctuation, clari- ty, brevity and content. Letters must be received no laterfthan'5 pion" Monday of. ¢ the week they are to be pub- lished. Mail letters to The Editor, P.O. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or fax them to (704) 739-0611. Corrections & Clarifications We will correct any substan- tial errors that appear in the newspaper or clarify any state- ments that are unclear. To request a correction or clarification, call the editor at (704) 739-7469 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or fax (704) 739- 0611. 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For exam- ple, the gov- ernment overcharged the American people, not by thousands of dollars, not even by millions of dollars, but Sue Myrick by $5.6 tril- U.S.Congress lion. We all know deficits are bad for our economy, but surpluses can be bad too. A surplus means that the federal government has more money than it needs, and you have less money in your pocket. The surplus is in reality your money; and common sense dic- tates that you should get some of it back. Thanks to the leader- * ship of President Bush, that’s exactly what's going to happen. The tax relief package that the President signed into law June 7 represents the largest tax cut in 20 years, and it will put a por- tion of the surplus money where it belongs ~ in the pockets of American workers and fami- lies, those who created the sur- plus in the first place. The final tax bill represents a bipartisan compromise that will provide $1.35 trillion in tax re- lief over the next'10 years. Major components of the bill in- clude an immediate tax rebate, a lowering of every tax rate, marriage tax penalty relief, re- peal of the death tax, a doubling of the child tax credit from $500 to $1,000, and an increase in Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions from $2,000 to $5,000. Those that opposed this tax bill argued that it was too big and unaffordable. However, both of these assertions just simply aren't true. The tax bill Congress passed is smaller than the tax cuts proposed by President Kennedy in 1963 and President Reagan in 1981. It will “A lew way to save a ree amount of money is to do away with reduce government revenues by less than 5%, so for every dollar the government collects over the next 10 years, less than a nickel will be returned in tax re- lief. Far from being too big, I wish we could do more. This tax relief is very afford- able. Even after passing the tax bill, the surplus is large enough to protect the entire Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, increase spending by 4%, create an emergency fund for unforeseen expenses, and pay off $2 trillion of the national debt, which is the maximum amount of debt that can be re- paid over the next 10 years without the United States hav- ing to pay a penalty, because we would have paid creditors be- fore certain debts are due. We must preserve and strengthen Social Security and Medicare and pay off the debt; but it’s equally imperative that we address the needs of those who are struggling right now to make ends meet. Tax relief will ease the financial burden on many Americans and provide a much-needed boost toa strug- gling economy. The benefits of this bill will be felt immediately. Every American who paid taxes this year will receive a refund check by the end of September, and for the next 10 years your taxes will continue to go down. Now, - for some of us the thought of the IRS actually sending us a check takes a stretch of the imagination, but starting July 20 it will become a reality. The IRS will send out 96 mil- lion refund checks between July = 20 and September 28. For once, it can truly be said, “the check is in the mail.” Married couples will receive a maximum of $600, single parents $500, and single filer $300. Getting this tax relief package signed into law is truly an in- credible accomplishment that in all honesty seemed impossible a few short months ago. It just goes to show that with the right leadership and with Democrats and Republicans working ‘to-* gether even the federal govern- ment can start to make sense every once in a while. the bear crossings that are scheduled to be constructed on the new sections of U.S. 64 between Plymouth and Columbia. I have yet to find out who is going to teach the bears that they are supposed to cross the road only at certain locations. 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