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"Hey, if your kids don't eat tonight and may freeze in the winter, it's your fault for not doing the best you can for them. Why should these kids suffer at the mercy of their parent’s idiocy? I'm sure child services will have something to say about this. Your best bet is to go Section 8, at least there you have presidential support. Get a job and quit whining."
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"For the idiotic moron that thinks Royalton should not have their own police department, you are totally wrong! I love having our department, and they provide a definite sense of security for me and my property. You have no clue what all they do, especially since the majority of their incidents are not published in the paper. And you probably don't even live in the borough. As far as I and my neighbors are concerned, we'll keep our police department."
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"A couple of years ago we cancelled our subscription to the Press And Journal because of the lack of social consciousness they showed in the postings chosen for Sound Off. I picked up a copy last week at the store and am sad to see that it has only gotten worse. My question (to which I will not see the answer) is ‘What public service or social value does this sort of journalism provide?’ Even in a conversation with someone you disagree with, you can come away with valuable information, not so in this column. It is just a waste of time that you will never get back. "
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"Only four Middletown home football games this year? Since they now have a fence at Reid they could play there and have saved a ton of money."
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"‘Can anyone tell me why our electric bills are so high in Middletown?’ – Ummm, what? Did you just move here? Where have you been? That question has been answered. Here's one you should be asking. ‘Can anyone tell me why the electric bills are high everywhere in this freaking state of Pa.?’ Wake up, Middletown. You don't live on an island, although that's what your Concerned Citizens Group is trying to create. They want to cut you off from the rest of the world. Micromanage, control, make all workers come from town so that it limits the quality of workers, make your community not 'outsider friendly' by cutting services, and then complaining about why no one wants to visit? Talk about a walking contradiction."
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" I was wondering if anyone can tell me who exactly Soldier X really is? As a person who served in the military I would like to make sure that my children stay away from her. I do not want them to get a false impression of what a real and proud member of the military is or does and I would not want to make the mistake of using her for any mentoring of young children!"
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"OK, you talk like you've got things all figured out. Have employees on call, but know that you need to pay them for being on call. There will be restrictions on consuming alcohol and they will not be able to leave town or go on vacation when on call. If they go to a family event, they will need to drive separate cars so that the employee can leave if necessary. The list goes on and on. Each department will have to designate someone to cover each night/week/month. Depending on how many employees you have trained in each area that could be quite often that an employee is restricted from their normal after hours activities. And some departments operate 24/7. So, you will pay for that. That's an increase in what you will be spending. The on-call employee is compensated for the inconvenience of being on call. The point is, your group wants to do this backwards. Get rid of it and then figure out the details. The new borough council president and followers want to do it the right way, and discuss the way it's going to work and the costs associated, before closing the Communications Center. I say that's more responsible."
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"I just got back to Middletown from summer break to find out my M&T Bank at Jamesway closed. What was M&T thinking? They are missing out on a gold mine with PSU students. I opened an account at another bank."
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"I saw on the news that the Mansion House fire was determined arson because all utilities were off in the building. This was not true because the video TV-27 had from early in the fire clearly showed the electric meter still attached near the north end of the back of the building near the deck that was fully involved at the time. When power is cut to a building the meter is pulled. The fact that the meter was connected meant there was power at least to the breaker box inside. I don't understand how an investigator could miss this detail, unless the meter was destroyed later during the fire. Way to go, Middletown PD."
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" My granddaughter is 5 and I am disabled and my daughter works at McDonald’s and we applied for reduced lunches and breakfasts. We received a letter if we didn’t have the full price she would get a cheese sandwich and a carton of milk a day to eat. Who do you contact to get something done?"
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"If you had any ounce of sense, you would have started reading the Sound Off a month or two back when I started to write in. Never once had I ‘cried about serving my beautiful country and doing what most are too scared to do.’ I have served and continue to serve, moron! So Soldier Pathetic, you have just proven once again why you are so two-faced and such a disgrace to this country. It must be a family trait you have."
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"I am thankful for PP&L. End of story!"
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"I'm Mr. Cool, when you talk to me you say yes sir. And you don't speak until spoken to. If I say jump you say how high. And this is to all you punks in Middletown."
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" What is it with Penn State Harrisburg students’ apparent inability to read a simple lease or tell time? Or is it that you’re simply young, ignorant and could care less about the other people around you? The Village of Pineford has a lease that states ‘quiet time’ will be from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Period! Is there a comprehension problem not being addressed at your school? What on earth could you be celebrating on a Tuesday night anyway? I graduated from a large university myself so I understand the scene but never have I been so self-indulgent as to conduct myself in such a manner that it makes others around me uncomfortable. We all know this is a time for you to break free of your parents and stretch out on your own but it’s also a time for you to grow up."
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"To the person who wrote this: ‘There are no police reports because there is no crime in Middletown.’ There are still police reports in the Press And Journal they just don't put them online anymore ’cause they want you to buy the paper. So you can still know everyone's business that is none of your business."
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"It's amazing how many kids I see around town with no parents in sight. We're outside every evening (with our kids) and there are a bunch of kids that come past my house, and my 1st grade son knows most of them. How can you let your 5-year-olds roam free? There was one kid trying to ride a bike that was way too big for him, in the middle of the street. We asked where he lived, and he said a couple blocks away, but his parents told him to ride wherever. It's great that your kids are outside, but you should at least supervise."
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"Hoffer Park and Kids Kastle look great! Middletown has the best park around. The shade trees are magnificent. You can hear the sound of the gently flowing water of the Swatara Creek. The facilities have excellent upkeep."
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"My hat's off to my generation - Generation X. To hell with the Baby Boomers, they're the ones who've managed to screw up this country. It will be up to my generation to straighten things out."
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"A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper. (Proverbs 28:25)"
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"Maybe the townies are concerned that the college kids will use their old sofas as outdoor furniture, thus taking away the townies' cutting edge trend setting status for stylish porch furniture in the borough. There are other college towns that have an ordinance against indoor furniture used outside a residence, but that will never happen in Middletown. The college kids aren't the ones who do it."
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"Soldier X, you can't judge other people who don't serve in the military. I agree with your one statement about the same training as active duty; but when you tell an informal group of people that if they're mad at you, they're going nowhere in life, you've just insulted more people than the direct few you're writing about. Just remember what branch you're in and what their standards are."
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" To all who keep ranting on about Soldier X and the National Guard in derogatory and negative ways, stop. Our military men and women who serve, put their lives on the line, get little pay for the sacrifices they make and don't boast or complain; don't want to read the immature bantering going back and forth. Take your arguments and attitudes elsewhere and stop dragging all of those who honorably wear the uniform down. And to the Press And Journal Editor who allows this to continue, find something newsworthy and positive to do with the space that Sound Off takes up. Sound Off creates cowardly conflict and does nothing to better the atmosphere of the community. Sound off brings the morale of the community down, entertains bullying, criticizes people who try to make a difference and justifies it all because it's anonymous. If you want to make a positive difference, print a respectable newspaper that applauds the talents of those in the community, lifts up the spirits of its people and dump this counterproductive column."
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"I think it’s messed up how Press And Journal prints someone cussing at someone and they wouldn’t print me talking about Middletown police. I thought this is America the right of freedom of speech?"
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"Crime watch in Highspire, who's keeping an eye on that team?"
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"Instead of writing into the Sound Off about how many cop cars you can count on a ‘simple’ traffic stop, why don't you start counting the number of pathetic losers this town has that they have to deal with on a daily basis. Then again, you probably can't count that high. Keep your worthless comments to yourself. No one wants to read them."
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"Hello, Middletown, I have not seen Deacon Jackson around town, hear he was not feeling well. Sorry to hear that, he is a good man, always doing things around town. Hope he will get better with the Lord’s help. I know he will be OK. We love you, from the good people of Middletown. Where can we send goodwill cards for him? Can you print something so we can wish him goodwill in the name of our Lord. Get well, Deacon Jackson, from First Zion Church of Middletown. We love you, sir."
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