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Letters

  • Letters 03/18/15

    Funding research

        My husband, Jim was diagnosed with dementia in 2008. I watched him decline over the next several years, ultimately dying in 2011. He gradually lost his memory, his ability to think and his ability to enjoy life.

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  • Letters 03/11/15

    Bedford Museum Question

        I have a concern about the relationship that Annie Pollard has with the museum and her position as a Supervisor. From what I see, Ms. Pollard pretty much runs everything day to day at that Museum and sets on the Board for the nonprofit that operates the Museum. She has been doing this for several years and I believe the City, well now the Town and County of Bedford support the Museum as a Charity. I personally like the Museum, good to have something to pull the people off of Route 460 into Town.

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  • Letters 03/04/15

    Supports Messier, Willis and Dolley

        After four years of constant failure from our current Board of Supervisors, Bedford voters will soon have a chance to hold their elected officials accountable for closed schools, poor treatment of County employees, and a Supervisor pay raise to the tune of 31.5%. My neighbors, I encourage you to select John Messier, Kevin Willis, and Andy Dooley when you go to the polls on June 9 for the Republican Primary. Here’s why.

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  • letters 02/25/15

    Counting our blessings at BCM

        Today was a day for counting our blessings at Bedford Christian Ministries. 
        With the winds howling outside and winter returning this week, some of the volunteers at BCM were sorting and storing the latest donation of food.  While these 1200 lbs. of food came from the food drive recently conducted by the Bedford Walmart, we have been receiving both food and cash donations from many and varied sources in the Bedford community. 

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  • Letter 02/11/15

    Why stay?

        What should convince teachers it’s worth it to stay in Bedford?
        The educators in Bedford County, both teachers and paraprofessionals, have had no meaningful, measurable increase in salary in almost a decade, but our work-load and daily demands have increased immeasurably. After 13 years of service, how am I to convince myself that it will improve in Bedford?

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  • Letters 02/04/15

    Change sounds good

        School Board Member Richard Downey had us all holding our breath as to his position on the closure of Thaxton Elementary School.

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  • Letters 01/28/15

    Pay raise

        There is still a 31.5 percent pay raise sitting in the county budget for the Bedford County Board of Supervisors.

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  • Letters 01/14/15

    Supporting law enforcement

        2015?
        We are one race, the human race. The way we think separates and divides us. The demonization of law enforcement that is seemingly becoming more pervasive in our nation should not be happening. This is 2015, we are one half century beyond 1965, or are we?

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  • Letters 01/07/15

    Following the founding Fathers

        I wish to respond to the article written by Mr. Rick Howell, Obama Acts Correctly on Immigration (The Bedford Bulletin, 26 November 2014). 

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  • Letters 12/10/14

    It's a mistake to close Thaxton Elem.

        While driving through the town, I was stopped at Bedford Middle school waiting as buses departed.
        I looked over at the school and parking lot area, and thought to myself, “Wow!The parking lot was packed full of children and the buses had just passed me also packed with children.”
         I wondered how in the world could all these children get the proper education with an over crowded school, much less being a strain on our teachers.

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