Letters to the Editor - 6/20/2009
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Editor: Father's Day is a time to celebrate our dads and thank them for all the special things they do for us.
It's also an opportunity for dads to not only receive a gift for Father's Day, but to give a gift to their kids that can't be exchanged - the gift of knowledge about healthy relationships.
Here are a few simple ways to do this:
Be a role model for supportive, healthy relationships with your own partner and discuss the importance of violence-free relationships as a family.
Tell your children that domestic violence is preventable and that the only relationships worth having are healthy ones.
Teach your children how to recognize the warning signs of abuse and that there are resources available to help them or anyone they may know in an abusive relationship.
Show them that everyone can make a difference by supporting survivors of domestic violence and the organizations that work to raise domestic violence awareness and prevention year-round.
Set an example for your children and do something today to help victims of domestic violence. Dig that long-forgotten PDA or wireless phone out of your gadget drawer and donate it to Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program.
HopeLine, Verizon Wireless' phone recycling and refurbishing program, turns donated wireless phones into potential lifelines for domestic violence victims.
HopeLine collects no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless carrier at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store or by mail. A postage-paid label is available at www.verizonwireless.com/hopelinemailinglabel.
Every one of us can make a positive impact by talking to our children about healthy relationships and showing them how easy it is to help someone in need.
So, in honor of Father's Day, take an active role in addressing domestic violence, an issue that affects our families and our community, and give the gift that can last a lifetime.
CHRISTINE BARON
regional president
Verizon Wireless
Philadelphia
Spread out wealth
Editor: Sure profits are good, and that is the purpose of business, but the profits earned need to be distributed wisely, so the workers have a living wage, the business can invest in new technologies, and the greedy CEOs can have some pocket change as well.
In order for everyone to survive and move forward in the years ahead, humanity must learn the concept of sharing and leave the selfishness and greed behind.
The question is not where we are, but what direction we are heading. With that in mind, tomorrow begins today in making people aware that we have two choices to make: "United States of America, Revolution or Evolution?" Reality is that the U.S. needs to and must evolve in order to move forward. Selfishness and greed must be replaced by common sense and a concept of fairness and sharing.
I am not against making profits, but let's face reality.Do the CEOs really need, let's say, $10 million in salary? Can they not live on $5 million a year and put the rest back into payroll and create a living wage?
TIM SERETIS
Hawley
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