I read the article in The Journal that Carl Bray wanted to suggest to Franklin residents that they line the streets in honor of a fallen officer. I just want to say "kudos" to Mayor Bray. I am glad he decided to show some respect for our officers, considering the way he treated the Springboro officer. It's about time.
Congratulations to the person who called from the 800 block of Elwood Street. I wish you the best of luck. We had the same problem here in our neighborhood. The best thing we could have ever done was contact the Middletown Division of Police. They do the Neighborhood Watch. In dealing with them three months, we went from having the police in our neighborhood at least three or four times a week to maybe once in the last six months.
In the Sept. 10 Journal, I read two articles about the Middletown-Lima football tradition ending after 53 seasons. Neither of those articles answered the question "why?"
Editor's note: According to our sports department, both schools agreed that the rivalry was no longer competitive. In the two years before this year's game, Middletown had outscored Lima, 130-28.
Regarding Arizona making it a state law to crack down on illegal immigration: How dare they try to make it illegal to be illegal?