Editorials

If it seems like you've read this column before, it is because you have. My quest for Good Internet has been a long one.
I remember being so excited that we could upgrade from the disks you got at the checkout line in Kmart to DSL. It took some time because the phone company told me that my account did not, in fact, exist, nor did I have a phone number.
It only got straightened out when I asked for all the money I'd sent them the previous 15 years for phone service.

I was excited to see good attendance at Monday night's informational meeting regarding implementing a local historic commission in Nashville.
As mentioned many times in my weekly opinion corner, I've watched too many historic structures get demolished for one reason or another. Half of the commercial end of downtown is forever gone. Many homes from the late 1800s or early 1900s - which were exquisite examples of Nashville's historic architecture are - gone.
One may say we can't live in the past or that "progress" is inevitable.

Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to publicly thank the Nashville Fire Department for their professionalism and dedication during the recent water situation.
Their quick response, calm presence, and commitment to protecting the community made a real difference for many families, including mine. In moments like that, it becomes clear how fortunate we are to have first responders who truly care about the town they serve.

Dear Editor: Reference the proposed establishment of an historic preservation commission (HPC), we live in the target area and wish to add our vote in opposition of this initiative for the following, not all-inclusive, reasons (quotes and people cited are from the article in The Nashville Graphic):
The initiative to create another level of unnecessary bureaucracy is not driven by what residents are doing to their homes.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on Feb. 15, 1968. These Northern Nash girls were holding heart-shaped balloons during a basketball game to promote Feb. 25 as Heart Fund Sunday. Pictured, left to right, are Barbara Strickland and Martha Thorne, spectators; and Pam Short, Northern Nash cheerleader