Iím sure the water department informs overdue accounts and does due diligence and has a plan to deal with past due accounts. But if past due accounts donít take responsibility, and if they make the mistake of thinking they wonít shut me off, they better think again. Just because youíre poor doesnít mean you donít have to pay your debts.
The ďdonít pay my debts and itíll go away if I ignore itĒ attitude isnít the standard any more. The rules have changed. Get used to it.
William C. Plumpe
Don't fire guns into air on July 4
On July 4, 2012, my daughter was killed as she waited to watch the fireworks display at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. She was hit by a stray bullet from a gun that was fired into the air.
If one Googles ďdeath by a stray bullet,Ē you will see that there are hundreds of cases of injury and death caused by the careless discharge of weapons. Many of these incidents occur on or around the Fourth of July, as revelers practice this dangerous method of celebrating freedom.
If you see someone performing this dangerous activity, please stop him or her before another person dies.
Paper or plastic or our planet?
It was pleasant to see Ron Dzwonkowskiís words in print again, and that he hasnít lost his edge when it comes to social conditions. My travels to third-world countries were always highlighted by the cacophony of windblown plastic bags anchored to everything imaginable. It was a lasting impression.
That China, which has a lousy track record when it comes to pollution, has banned plastic bags ó saving the country the sizable amount of oil required to make them ó is an economic decision that makes a lot of sense. Imagine how much less the Keystone pipeline debate would play if we engaged in oil-saving practices like banning plastic bags and relying more on wind and solar power.