Red Line (Jan. 22)
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A woman called about “a lady (first name given) that has two jobs as in on Medi-Cal. I’m a lady that has two jobs and three children and not on Medi-Cal.” This week’s caller suggested, “all you have to do is balance your money instead of things that you want to enjoy. Take care of the insurance for your children.”
A woman who was “reading the paper on Jan. 15 about the speeder on Third Street” said, “In fact, they speed all over town.” She also had concerns over “Medi-Cal. I’d like to have a private doctor but have to wait like everyone else. This country has the worst health care in the world.” She also “liked the Red Line, what people talk about and I think it should stay in the paper. Everybody should just try to get along in this country and do what we can to do what’s right.”
Calling on “a foggy morning, a retired fireman” said, “we have in Madera a bunch of blooming idiots. They are out here on the roads driving without headlights on when today is one of the worst fog days we’ve had this year. They are not only endangering their lives, but everybody else’s
lives.”
“A big problem has been created by the city of Madera,” a woman said who was concerned with, “five homes on East Yosemite. The owners were paid and moved out leaving empty homes. They have become open season for all sorts of crimes.”
She feared for the safety of children and pleaded, “please have those homes knocked down soon.”
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the articles on the Blue Man,” said a woman. “Your writer, Mr. Emo, has done a wonderful job in a sensitive and caring manner. I just hope he (the Blue Man) finds a job and some medical attention.”
A man read “the article today (Jan. 15) on the focus on graffiti on the front page.” The caller was “really glad. In fact I would like to see the police department and paper publicize the graffiti hotline number 661-5119 more frequently. We need to get more and more involvement.”
A woman said simply, “Chuck Doud’s Editor’s Corner cracks me up.”
“I hope they don’t put the dog park in the middle of Town & Country Park,” said a man. “I agree we need one,” he continued, “but there are too many other year-round activities in that park. Find a spot and build a nice one and a permanent one.”
“After reading the article on the Fairmead water problems,” began a gentleman, “and listening to Madera County pat themselves on the back and how they responded, shouldn’t we be asking how could the Board of Supervisors as well as RMA (Risk Management Agency) allow this to happen? Who in Madera County wasn’t doing their job again?”
A man asked, “with another state budget crisis affecting services and schools, are we going to build new schools and parks and not be able to have them even open or staffed? Didn’t we get rid of one governor because of this same problem?”
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