Prejudice not the American way

To the editor:
There are many different types of prejudice.
Whether it is against a person’s race, beliefs or mistakes made in their past, what happened to “Live and let live”, supposedly the American way?
The prejudice I am writing about today is the latter, holding a person’s past mistakes against them even when they are learning through past mistakes and are trying to better themselves through that learning.
What I am writing about is companies who will not hire you or even let you apply for a job because you have a felony. This is prejudice.
I know a lot of people in this situation who cannot get higher-playing jobs or move up the ladder because of this. I myself have a felony because of a second D.U.I in August of 2008. I’m not proud of the fact, but it is what it is. I still learn from it. I’m not perfect, nor do I claim to be.
I can understand if a felony was for child molesting and I was trying to get a job at a day care or if the felony was for rape and I was trying to get a job at a school for girls. But this is not the case. It is a D.U.I. felony and I’d never want to work at a liquor store.
There is something wrong when society holds you down when you’re trying to get up and on with it, not to forget but to learn.
So let those without sin cast the first stone. My glass house is waiting.
Robert Stoll
Rural Jay County

Thank you for help
To the editor:
I’m writing to thank the City of Portland Street Department for everything they have done for me today.
A tree on the side of my house split in half Wednesday night and fell into the alleyway near Creagor Avenue. They were nice enough to come down here taking time out of their day, clean it up and cut down the rest of the tree.
I really thank you for everything you have done. I couldn't have thanked everyone enough.
May god bless you all, and thanks again for everything.             
Tasheana Bisel and Michael Hanlon
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