Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank the almost 250 community members who attended our 21st bingo event on Saturday, Nov. 12. For over 10 years, we have been awarding scholarships locally, and the record $8,000 raised by this event helps us grow our endowment to make future scholarships possible...

To the Editor: Operation Christmas Child 2022 has come to an end, but we wanted to take this time to thank our community for showing up in such a mighty way. As a community we sent 1,450 shoeboxes packed full of love. New Life Baptist Church also served as a regional drop-off location this year, and on Wednesday, Nov. 23 we sent 9,114 shoeboxes from our region...

To the Editor: As members of the Putnam County Mural Project, we wanted to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to the community for your support of the Putnam County Mural Festival, which concluded on Sept. 24. Thank you, first, to our donors, who made this festival possible. ...

To the Editor: I want to echo the sentiments from Vincent Aguirre’s letter, “An Alternate Perspective on Franklin Street Parking Situation” published on Friday, Sept 16. Vincent explained how wider, faster streets lead to more car crashes and overall greater risk for vulnerable road users like cyclists, pedestrians and kids. I encourage you to peruse the sources he cited...

To the Editor: Earlier this week, the Banner Graphic published an article summarizing a conversation among city council members regarding traffic on Franklin Street. The current proposal is to remove parking on the south side of the road in order to encourage a smoother flow of traffic. City council members overwhelmingly agree on this course of action, but I hope they consider the information below...