Published: March 21, 2009 11:57 pm      

LETTERS: March 22, 2009

Goodwill BridgePointe: Thank you community



On March 13, 2009, Goodwill BridgePointe Services opened its brand-new store in Clarksville. We wish to thank the community for their generous support during our opening weekend.

By 8 a.m. on opening day, the line of eager shoppers wrapped around the building. Despite the cold temperature, our loyal customers waited patiently for the doors to open. We appreciate their support, as the purchases they make in our Goodwill stores fund services to children and adults with disabilities and disadvantages.

Goodwill BridgePointe Services is honored to be part of the Southern Indiana community. We are pleased to open this beautiful new store and are extremely grateful for the support of our shoppers.

As you begin your spring cleaning, please consider donating to Goodwill BridgePointe. Your donations are tax-deductible, and they will enable people with disabilities to receive vital services.

At Goodwill BridgePointe, we talk about fulfilling dreams and changing lives. Our donors and shoppers make that possible; we thank them for fulfilling the dreams and helping change the lives of those in need.

— Candice Barksdale, CEO, Goodwill BridgePointe



Not every resident against asphalt company



For the past 18 years, I’ve been a resident of Jeffersonville Mobile Home Park along Dutch Lane in Jeffersonville. This park is quiet, clean, with friendly people and nice, attractive yards.

On a few occasions this past year, the newspaper has printed stories about the asphalt company along Quarry Road, not too far from the park. They sometimes appeared to sound as if the quarry was terrible.

Not true. And not all residents in this park feel that way.

No one ever said anything to me, or within my hearing, until one couple moved to the rear of the park. She wants the quarry closed down because she has a health problem. I’m sorry if she does. I’ve not seen anyone back here wearing masks to breath, and I walk frequently. Nor have I ever seen dust in the air or on the streets. If her problem is that severe, perhaps this park is not her ideal residence.

You cannot close down a company employing 250 people and which also gives money to worthy causes. This company has received a number of complaints from this person. They’ve put up a berm, checked on the air quality in our direction and are planting new trees, etc.

Someone with a petition for the mayor, our congressman and governor came to my home recently. When I attempted to politely explain why I disagreed with her, she yelled at me and started waving her arms wildly in front of my face.

No matter where you live, you will not find 100 percent perfection.

— Doris M. Fox, Jeffersonville



Goodwill BridgePointe: Thank you community



On March 13, 2009, Goodwill BridgePointe Services opened its brand new store in Clarksville. We wish to thank the community for their generous support during our opening weekend.

By 8 a.m. on opening day, the line of eager shoppers wrapped around the building. Despite the cold temperature, our loyal customers waited patiently for the doors to open. We appreciate their support, as the purchases they make in our Goodwill stores fund services to children and adults with disabilities and disadvantages.

Goodwill BridgePointe Services is honored to be part of the Southern Indiana community. We are pleased to open this beautiful new store and are extremely grateful for the support of our shoppers.

As you begin your spring cleaning, please consider donating to Goodwill BridgePointe. Your donations are tax deductible, and they will enable people with disabilities to receive vital services.

At Goodwill BridgePointe, we talk about fulfilling dreams and changing lives. Our donors and shoppers make that possible; we thank them for fulfilling the dreams and helping change the lives of those in need.

— Candice Barksdale, CEO



Thanks to The Tribune for help in saving lives



As Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services was gearing up last year to offer prostate cancer screenings, The Tribune’s Chris Morris reported on this free screening program sponsored by the Floyd Memorial Foundation. But more than just alerting men in the area to the screening opportunity, Morris reported on how the screening had literally saved the life of one past participant.

And men responded.

Before Sunday church service and heading to the golf course, 820 men took advantage of the free prostate cancer screenings at Floyd Memorial last year. Abnormal results were found in 114 of these men; 17 were diagnosed with cancer. Many of the these men had normal PSA levels — once again underscoring the importance of coupling the PSA test with a digital rectal exam.

The good news is that when prostate cancer is detected early — before it has spread to other organs — the five-year survival rate approaches 100 percent.

By reporting on one man’s lifesaving story, The Tribune helped to write a similar story — for 17 others.

— Mark Shugarman, FACHE, President and CEO, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services