Comments on: Hardly an open and shut case

By: Martha Laws

Martha Laws — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:56:46 +0000

You’re welcome. Oh, and it’s Mrs. Laws. 37 years!

By: madison

madison — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:58:08 +0000

Thanks Ms. Laws. I appreciate it.

By: Martha Laws

Martha Laws — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:27:57 +0000

I am sorry about the death of your dad. I can empathize.

By: Brewskie

Brewskie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:21:01 +0000

Ya know sumthin…. This would not have been an issue if certain people weren’t so he!!-bent on limiting public information.

I’ve never heard, nor read, where a person had used these rosters as a way to find children to abuse.

The whole thing was contrived because someone noticed it MAY be used.

Now…I’m not saying that the possibility isn’t there…but don’t you think it’s a bigger possibility now that these people have made an issue of it?

By: madison

madison — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:22:10 +0000

Thanks Ms. Laws. I’m sorry I was unable to get back to you last week. My father died and I was out of the office for about five days. By the time I got your message it was out of the Most Viewed section of the site. I apologize. Your letter reappeared because when we changed to our new comments provider each item in our system basically started from scratch. I’m just glad it didn’t remain up for a week as it might have under the former system. It should not happen again — I hope.
As for the other questions, I am neither a Democrat nor Republican. In fact, I think both parties have sadly let our nation down and show no sign of getting back on track. That said, we have editorialized in the Times-News about Bordsen and we have an opinion column running soon that will also take her to task. I was simply pointing out Allred’s comment in Barry Smith’s story and tackling that part of the issue. It had nothing to do with party. I thnk if you ask Bordsen she would say she’s been treated pretty tough on this by me.
As for the rec league roster issue, it’s a hard one. I’ve said time and again that I understand the parents point of view. While I’m not a parent, I do have small neices nephews. Our friends have small children we care about deeply.
This is why I’m not really getting my back up about this. I just want to point out that when laws are selectively written it leaves larger holes than most imagine.
As for your last question, I would be OK with the info being made public because I’m pretty sure almost nobody would ever ask for it. Ultimately children are more at risk in parks, playgrounds and malls or on the internet. These records have been open for decades without incident.
Thanks for writring and please feel free to contact me anytime.

By: Martha Laws

Martha Laws — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:31:35 +0000

why no mention of Mz Alice in this article. Was she not on the same page of music that Cary was on? Oh, wait, she’s a democrat. How silly of me. BTW. why no call back from you last week when I called your desk about a letter of mine that was put back in under “most viewed stories”. Too busy?
Oh and BTW again, do you have kids that play recreational sports? And you’re ok with their info being made public?? Just asking

By: Madison

Madison — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:56:54 +0000

I fear that people long ago lost interest in this issue and are willing to give it up — along with their personal privacy. It’s the wolrld we live in today where the flow of infomation moves in so many directions at once that it’s impossible to monitor or even notice most of it.

By: Brewskie

Brewskie — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:42:40 +0000

Among the first steps in closing down a Republican form of Government is to close the availability of information, for whatever pretext.

That may not be the goal of Allred and the others, but if continued it could be outcome.