Letters

It’s summertime. It’s going to be very hot. Let’s take care of our furry loved ones. Let’s take care of our dogs and cats.

Here are a few tips to keep care of our pets.

• Never leave an animal in a car. Temperatures can reach 150 degrees or hotter even if you have your windows cracked.

• Always make sure that our outdoor pets have plenty of cool water and fresh food.

The debate about whether government should sanction or prevent gay marriage is missing the essential point that government has no call to be involved at all with the matter of marriage.

Marriage is a personal decision by two (or more?) people to enter into a certain kind of relationship.

It is not the government’s prerogative or bailiwick or duty or necessity to inject itself into the matter of marriage. The government should butt out of the marriage business.

The Friends of the Perry County Public Library would like to thank the staff, its patrons and the citizens of Perry County for supporting our Antiques at the Library and Silent Auction during National Library Week in April.

We want to thank the following vendors for setting up, displaying their items and sharing their expertise:

As many in the community might be aware, the Perry County Community Foundation recently awarded a grant to adult education in Region 11 and our partner, Cannelton City Schools, to provide transportation services for the adult education class in Perry County.

The free class, held at Ivy Tech Community College in Tell City, is fairly new, and we quickly realized that one of the most significant barriers for students in the community wanting to take advantage of the class was transportation.