Opinion

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

We continue a series on the gospels, which reveal the work of God through Jesus. In the transition from the old to the new covenant, God uses Herod and Gabriel - Joseph and Mary - Zacharias and Elizabeth - and the words of ancient prophets. Leading up to Jesus' birth, there were several announcements. Last week we read how Zacharias encountered the angel Gabriel in the temple, and later we'll see how Joseph received news about the coming child. Today, we find in Luke chapter 1 the account of the angel announcing the birth of Jesus to Mary. Two things are worth noting: First, Luke writes from Mary’s viewpoint, after spending time with and interviewing her. Also, Luke reveals Jesus' arrival through universal human relationships, emphasizing not just Jewish heritage.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

Dreary skies and showers are keeping me inside leaving me with nothing to do, so I pulled up my last opinion submission and reread it. Other than stopping before mentioning the sheriff approaching the body guard and vigorously shaking his hand, slowly removing his cupped hand and placed an object in his pocket before returning to his position — that’s all I had to work with.

The whole thing has to be rethought, uncovered, and disclosed and will be in time. If you listen to just Candace, Tucker, and a few others, your head will spin. The latest neighborhood video shows Tyler earlier walking down the street wearing a maroon T-shirt and a blue backpack; later comes back wearing all black with a black backpack; in hallways with identifying shirt and open jacket; jumped off roof with all black and wound up eating ice cream in same maroon T-shirt shortly afterward. His love-interest is about the same height with similar facial features and is nowhere to be found.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Susan Lukwago, Liberal

I am writing this letter in response to the opinion expressed by Ms. Carolyn Huddleston — “Why work the hours when grants will pay?”

Ms. Huddleston, thank you for your continued interest and research of the finances of Seward County Health Department. I am sure you are aware that it takes time for our Administrator and our Program Coordinators to gather all the information you are requesting. They each take time away from serving clients and patients to respond to your requests. However, I know they are each good with doing this as we want to be transparent. After all, we are a public health department.

Your interest in us though is tenacious and so I had to respond to your latest letter to the editor.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Carolyn Huddleston, Liberal

Does the leadership of the Seward County Health Department want to work more than four days a week? Yes, every other Friday a nurse practitioner goes to the Health Department and has appointments with some pregnant women who are being seen under the Maternal and Child Health grant. Some staff must be showing up for that. But the clinic is not open to the general public on Fridays, and the most any of the staff have worked per week in the last three years is 36 hours, so to get to 40 hours per week, they all need at least four more hours. I have been told that there isn’t the funding for staff to work any more than they do, but there is clear evidence that isn’t the case.