For gunchers, gutter snipes, and givers
Well, I finally found an issue to generate a response from the general readership of the Peabody Gazette-Bulletin — aging athletes who can't let go. Yikes! In the last week I have been told precisely how the cow ate the cabbage on several occasions. Good grief. I knew that Peabody had a number of jocks-who-probably-weren't, but I had no idea how many "defensive" players actually existed in this little burg. I was surprised at how many thought I was talking specifically about them in last week's editorial. Talk about egos and being a little touchy about one's athletic prowess!
And such language!
Luckily I went to a girls' school. One of our major forms of rebellion was talking like sailors and gutter snipes, so I have heard it all and probably said it all. Your expletives hold no shock value for me, but you knock yourselves out if it makes you feel better. What does shock me is that you protest so much and so loudly — tsk, tsk! Again, pack it away and give it up. I stand by my original premise
To those who sought me out and said thanks, well, thanks to you too. It was nice to hear from you.
And what is a gutter snipe anyway? (I will have to ask my mother since she is the person who told me never to talk like one.)
On a more positive note, the holiday season is fast approaching. I think there will be ample opportunities for local giving in all the towns this paper covers. It would be a good thing for all of us to support charitable efforts at home. I have been in touch with several organizations in Peabody that contribute to the general well-being of the community. I will be publishing a "wish list" soon to help readers know who needs what. Non-profit and community service groups in neighboring towns can send me their own "wish lists" and they also will be published.
All of us benefit when we help in our communities. Worldwide we face tough issues that are being decided by others. Locally we face issues we can address and perhaps solve. Let's tackle some of those problems in our little Kansas towns and make things better for the people we know and the organizations that improve the quality of our lives.
In the grand scheme of things in this universe, who cares? We do. Let me hear from you so that we can help one another.
— SUSAN MARSHALL
