Cumberland Resident
Praises Coverage

Editor, The Herald:
   Thank you so much for the support you espoused for Virginia State Parks in recent issues of The Farmville Herald. The political and state government budgeting process is often a difficult depth to fathom and a crooked road travel. Bringing to light our local State Parks’ contribution to our local economy helped highlight an important feature of their necessity. Would that enhancement of our quality of life was enough, but it isn’t always that way because of so many immediate needs that the citizens of central Virginia face daily.
   I also enjoyed the article in the March 3, 2010 issue about the use of our neighbors in the filming of new State Parks television commercials. Featured in those promotions and mentioned in your article were Holiday Lake, Twin Lakes, High Bridge and Sailors Creek State Parks. Our other State Park, Bear Creek Lake, was also shown in another segment of these new promotions.
   That’s all of the State Parks nearby to Farmville! Five of Five!
   The Farmville Herald and the residents of Virginia’s Heartland deserve accolades for hosting and supporting natural resources so valued by visitors to our region, and to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Virginia is for lovers, and that includes Parking.
Tom Kneipp
Cumberland
(Editor’s note: Thank you so much, sir, for reading this newspaper and participating on the editorial page. Your support is very much appreciated).

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Fellow Cumberlander
Applauds Letter

Editor, The Herald:
   Hi, I just wanted to say it was a great letter from Dirk Warner in today’s (March 3) Farmville Herald. He hit the nail on the head. None of us are against the improvement of the schools and would love to see it to continue to improve. This, however, should not be at the expense of our citizens—the retired, laid off and “very hard-working just to get by” groups. Many people will find it extremely hard if not impossible to pay an increase of this amount. I fear many will have to sell their homes, if there are buyers available. This will result in a loss to the county.
   I know the letter Dirk wrote referred to a “one-time only” tax increase but if at the full 55 percent increase I believe this would still force people out. Just to get behind on taxes it includes fees and a penalty that many could not hope to ever get paid. The end result will still be the same.
   I also hope people fully read the letters we were given at the town meetings to send in. The end of the letters mention to “level fund” and “willing to do my part by supporting a tax increase if needed”
Judy Hamlin
Cumberland Resident

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Cut Back In Cumberland
To Help Budget

Editor, The Herald:
   There is a lot of talk going on in Cumberland County about schools, the budget, and tax increases. No one that I know of wants to deny the school system of needed funds. At the same time, there is little doubt that there are some areas in the system that could be trimmed. Just look at the February 24th issue of The Herald and we see that Prince Edward is also facing a budget shortage and are looking for ways to cut back without adversely affecting the primary reason children attend school- to learn. I have yet to read or hear that Prince Edward is considering a 50 percent or more tax increase.
   So, Cumberland, start looking for ways to cut back on some programs, not on the quality of education. By the way, maybe the Board of Supervisors could cut back on some of their expenditures, like the $285,000 a year they pay an attorney from Richmond to attend their meetings.
Wade Stimpson
Cumberland Tax Payer

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Murder Is Murder

Editor, The Herald:
   As an addendum to the couple of letters about abortion recently. I do sincerely hope that all who oppose abortion also oppose capital punishment.
   The last time I looked there was no asterisk after “Thou shall not kill” in the bible, where you could find a list of exceptions.
   Like it or not folks, murder is murder.
Christopher Brochon
Curdsville

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Scripture Says Do Not Kill

Editor, The Herald:
   A recent letter to the Herald tried to justify abortion on demand; the reasoning was that human beings have “free choice.”
   The writer questions the fact that life begins at fertilization. Modern science has settled that questions.
   We do have a choice; to choose evil, or the good. The point the writer made on the absence of any proscription against abortion in Scripture is factually wrong: “Thou shalt not kill.” Found also, of course, in natural law.
Tom Norton
Dillwyn

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