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Coupons save big; Military defends all; Government versus private sector; Female sports coverage (Your Views)

The Huntsville Times By The Huntsville Times
on May 18, 2012 at 8:51 AM, updated May 18, 2012 at 8:55 AM

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Coupons save big

Last month I paid $13.35 to have The Times delivered to my door.

Also last month, I used almost $27-worth of grocery store coupons that I clipped from the Sunday papers.

Is this a deal or what?

Thomas Gale

Huntsville, 35801

Military defends all

A letter from Douglas J. Cook (May 13) takes President Barack Obama to task for saying the U.S. military is fighting ..."on my behalf."

I have news for Mr. Cook.

The U. S. military fights on behalf of every American citizen and since Obama is a citizen, the military fights on his behalf.

Toward the end of his letter, Mr. Cook opines that President Obama may be "clueless" about the U.S. Constitution.

For someone in Alabama to think Obama is clueless about just about anything should qualify that person for the award of jokester of the day.

And, yes, I spent two years in combat fighting for the rights of Mr. Cook and President Obama.

Carl L. Hess

U.S. Army, Retired

Ozark, 36360

Gov't vs. private sector

Your May 12 editorial on the jobs and economic impact of Redstone Arsenal was a masterpiece and very readable.

But, there is not a job on the entire Redstone Arsenal worth an annual salary of $88,000.

And nothing they do out there returns

anything like jobs created through industries.

Those salaries are

paid with our tax money.

They could accomplish what they do now with one third of their personnel.

I have many friends retired from various departments on Redstone

Arsenal and will tell you that they were

mere "pencil pushers."

Remember, the federal government is deep in debt, and places

like Redstone Arsenal only add to that debt.

Linda Walker Merrell

Madison, 35758

Female sports coverage

Hats off to The Times for its continuing coverage of girls' and women's sports. The Saturday, May 12th edition, both the front page of the paper and that of section D, featured good photos of female athletes on their playing fields.

Diane M. Ellis

Huntsville, 35811
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