Letters to the Editor
Residents, Businesses Must Be Aware of Break-ins, Vandalism
To the Editor:

I keep thinking about the letter I read a few weeks ago, from Mr. and Mrs. McLeod about flags that were stolen from their front yard, and how they thought it was such an awful and unpatriotic thing for someone to do.

I do agree with them, it was awful, but I don't believe it an unpatriotic act it was just a mindless act of someone who took it just

because they could or no one told them they shouldn't. I wonder if Mr. and Mrs. McLeod (for that matter, I wonder how many people in our area) are aware of how many of these type acts, and much worse, are taking place.

My home was broken into, the door kicked in; they went through my belongings and stole money and things that can never be replaced.

When I talk to others in this area, I'm shocked at how many have also been broke into or vandalized in some way. Maybe if I had been aware of this I would not have been so trusting to think by locking my door, my things were safe.

A week ago a group of kids decided to have a party at a home. Now it started innocently, just a few kids playing hoops and a few others inside talking, but more kids showed up and then someone brought alcohol and next there was a fight, things were broken, holes were punched in walls. It spilled into the street with more fighting and loud profanities.

Now not one of these kids had any reason to be in this home, none lived there, and the person who did live there invited none. Why were they there? Because no one told them they shouldn't. Not one of them cared whose home it was, or questioned if they should be there, because no one said they shouldn't.

My home was broken into last April, and there were many before mine and many since. I just want everyone to become aware that nothing is safe, not your business, not your home, not even an American flag placed on your lawn as a patriotic act.

I hope more people will write to the paper and tell if they had any such acts against them. We need to make everyone aware of the alarming amount of break-ins and vandalism in our community. Also, we need to become more alert and watch for any suspicious activity.

Let your neighbors know if you're away, to keep an eye on your home and to watch theirs. We need to help the police catch these people. Perhaps then people will learn what they shouldn't do.

Kathy Mudloff

Cedarville

Williams Will Be Effective on Island State Park Commission To the Editor:

I applaud Governor Granholm's appointment of Father Jim Williams to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. Father Jim is a real history buff and he will be a very effective addition to the Park Commission.

Thinking Father Jim Williams doesn't know what is happening in Mackinaw City is a real joke. To Mr. Robert Heilman and Mr. Kenneth Teysen, I say, "sour grapes!" Congratulations, Father Jim.

Rosemary Charnes Mackinac Island and

Indianapolis