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Help keep unforunate dogs warm
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Editor, In just a few months, the cold weather will return to our area. While we can protect ourselves, puppies and adult dogs at Liberty County Animal Control do not have that luxury. They spend their last days in unheated, outdoor kennels on freezing concrete floors. Often, the kennel floors are wet from being cleaned earlier in the day and during the colder months, the concrete doesn’t dry as it does in the summer, making the dogs even more uncomfortable. Their natural body heat is drawn out by the cold concrete. Therefore, not even that protects them - no matter how thick their coats are. Please have a heart and consider donating a Kuranda Dog Bed.
If you visit this Web site: http://kuranda.com/catalog/selectdonee.php you can donate a dog bed and warmth to an animal. Liberty County Animal Control is already registered. All you have to do is go to the pull-down menu on that page, select Georgia and click continue, and then select Liberty County Animal Control and click continue. This will take you to the page where you can choose from three beds. The larger beds are best because they can be shared by two small or medium dogs, giving them an even better chance to stay warm.
Might I also suggest that staff member of Liberty County businesses chip in to donate a dog bed? If everyone chips in a few dollars, one more animal can be kept comfortable. They’re not inexpensive, but these beds are very durable, and just think how wonderful you’ll feel knowing you are keeping an animal warm. 
Many of you donate to the ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States, not knowing where your dollars are going. Not with this program! If you donate a bed to Liberty County Animal Control, you will know that your donation goes to local animals in need. Thank you and God bless you for your kindness.


Liberty County Animal Control

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Midway city councilman responds to previous letters to the editor
By Curtes Roberts
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Editor,

This is in response to two letters to the editor published in the May 19 edition of the Coastal Courier. First, I should clear up the spelling of my name. It is Curtes, not Curtis.

The letter by Len Calderone stated that I stood outside the May 13 Midway City Council meeting and peered in through a window. This is a lie. I left the room and proceeded outside. When I returned, I stood at the back of the room near the door, where an employee was seated.
Len Calderone was seated in the front row, facing forward. I had a full view of him. He should know that I never have — and never will — peer in a window or door.

To both Len Calderone and Councilman Terrence Doyle, I comprehend “Robert’s Rules of Order” very clearly concerning the reading of minutes. However, the issue is not with “Robert’s Rules of Order,” but rather with Councilman Doyle’s insistence that the minutes be read. This is a no-brainer. We receive the meeting summary a couple of days following the meeting, and weeks later, we receive the minutes in time to study and make corrections if needed. If a member can’t read the minutes in three days, it is possible to assume that the member may have a reading or comprehension problem.

During the meeting, I intended to move to approve the minutes with corrections or as printed, whichever would have been applicable. Councilman Doyle wanted the minutes read because he wants his opinions omitted from the Nov. 15, 2012 minutes to be included.

“Robert’s Rules of Order” clearly states that the minutes should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting and not what was said by the members. If, according to you, the minutes are required to be read, then why was it not consistently done during the past three years? When minutes are not received in a timely manner, you are the first to comment.

What is the purpose of sending the minutes out in advance if they are going to be read? It is understood that a member may call for the reading, but your motives are not for the good of the council. If the business of the council is to take place, it’s all up to you.

Len Calderone needs to know that these positions are designated as part-time. However, I do not treat the job as part-time like some other council members who simply come to city hall to pay their water bills, check their mailboxes or collect their checks. They are the ones who should be asked to return their checks and resign.

Len Calderone has no concept of the hours I devote, day and night, to attending to city business and representing the city at various community events. Resign? Return a check? How dare you!

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