Read the Bible

Happy New Year to all.

Hearing the comments of what has been accomplished in this past year and the issues that face the world in this and upcoming years moves me to write.

It seems quite clear that thoughtful leaders worldwide — including scientists, political figures, military commanders, medical experts and a stable of economists and related financial wizards — are not really sure what has happened to our world and do not have a guess about what will happen in this new year.

All these wise men have a great difference of opinion.

I think the great majority of these leaders do not even want to consider the wisdom and solid facts contained in the Bible, which was put on this Earth to help us understand the present and prepare for the future.

This book has been my guide, when I would listen, for the past 84 years. And as the calendar rolls another year, I reaffirm my confidence in it and sincerely recommend it to all to read.

John F. Young

Clifton

Salary increase unjust

President Barack Obama recently approved a nice little 2 percent salary increase for all federal employees, effective today. Members of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government in Washington are also due for an automatic pay increase this month.

All this is being balanced on the backs of senior citizens, who will not receive any Social Security increases for the next several years.

For the first time in history, Congress will not allow a cost-of-living increase to your monthly Social Security check, but they get one. All Social Security checks are, by law, stuck in place for at least the next three years.

However, monthly Medicare insurance premiums — which are automatically deducted from the monthly Social Security check — will be increased from the 2009 level of $96.40 per month to a charge of $104.20 per month this year. In 14 months, it will be increased to a charge of $120.20 per month. That’s a bite of $23.80 per month more being taken out of the same Social Security check.

I’m sure thousands of people will suffer because of this. They will have to save on some heat in the winter, cooling in the summer or less medicine or food.

How is the Obama administration working for you? It is not working for me.

Kenneth Dickenson

Moody

Presidential pressures

I don’t know anyone who would want to be president. Too many pressures and responsibilities, angry and frustrated people who want to degrade what you do.

However, if we realize that God has the whole world in his hands, we have no fuss, no muss, only trust. No earthly power, no amount of money can take his place.

What happened to “In God we trust?” Without him, we are sunk.

Ann Brown

Waco

Grateful to carriers

A big thank you to our newspaper carriers. They are there every day of the week, including holidays, regardless of the weather.

They deliver our papers to our door while we are all still asleep. They aren’t appreciated enough. So, thanks.

Jean Peveto

Clifton