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Cheers and Jeers - Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

Anonymous The Kokomo Tribune Fri Oct 16, 2009, 10:06 PM EDT

Dog’s return cheers family

Joanne Main of Kokomo sends this Cheer:

“Our family and 4-year-old grandson would like to say thank you very much to everyone who put an effort into finding our sheltie named Harley. We would like you all to know that he was returned to us on Oct. 10.

“Harley was in good health and as glad to see us as we were to see him after 25 long days of being missing.

“Thank you so much for making a little 4-year-old boy very happy to be reunited with his buddy! Harley’s return was made possible because the people who found him saw a flyer and called us.

“A special thanks to the following businesses that allowed us to put up flyers: Casey’s General Store, Daisy’s Sip and Dip, Deb’s Hair Design, Enrique’s, Haynes Credit Union, Kokomo Animal Hospital, Kokomo Country Club, Kokomo Humane Society, Jefferson Road Animal Hospital, Mac’s Market, Park Place Apartments, Pet Care Clinic, Signs Express, So Official Dance Studio, Soupley’s and Village Pantry.”

FCC ‘broke’ TV reception

Kenneth Crockett of Kokomo sends this Jeer for the Federal Communications Commission:

“I was pleasantly surprised by the response to my ‘Sound Off’ letter, ‘Having trouble with your TV?’ July 9. However, there is still much that still needs to be done.

“I am a firm believer in the you-break-it,-you-fix-it rule. I grew up with that rule. One June 12, under an FCC mandate, our nation’s TV broadcasters transitioned us off of analog and onto HD. The results were not pretty.

“TV reception, which was close to flawless, even with my old set, became just the opposite on HD. To date, all efforts to persuade the FCC to make it right have not met with success. At this point I have written to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Thomas D. Wyatt, deputy chief, of the Federal Communications Commission, 455 12th St., Washington, DC 20554.

“In my letters I invoke the you-break-it,-you-fix-it rule. I point out that they broke it, our flawless reception, when we were transitioned off of analog, and now they, the FCC, must fix it and do so at their expense.

“It was not of our doing, it is the FCC’s mess so the FCC must clean it up. This is where we readers come in. We must flood the FCC, as I am doing, with letters demanding that the problem be remedied, even if we need to revert back to analog. The FCC broke it, now the FCC must fix it and fix it fast.”

Anderson honors BMX racer

Heather Wilson sends this Cheer:

“I would like to give a big Cheer to Anderson Speedway for having bicycle racing on Sept. 12 and honoring former BMX racer Steve Wallace by making him the honorary flagman on Family Appreciation Night. The speedway honored Wallace for his many years in racing by letting him throw the green flag at the special event.”

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