MILTON — Here are the latest calls we received on Santa Rosa County and Milton area issues.
PROTECT OUR BEES AGAINST POISON
My name is Joyce and I am calling about the Zika Virus from mosquitoes. We have had mosquitoes from as far back as I can remember and, from them, we have had malaria and dengue fevers and so forth. Now we have Zika, and everyone is hitting the panic button.
I don’t like (mosquitoes) better than anyone else does. However, I do like to eat. So when we as citizens decide to buy pesticides to kill them, I would like for you to read the label very carefully. We have honey bees that pollinate our fields, vegetables and flowers … Bees cover the large areas, and so does the poison to kill mosquitoes.
Some (pesticides) do kill a large number of our bees. This has recently happened; I just ask you to please read the labels or call someone about a safe way to get rid of the mosquitoes and not the bees.
According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from Earth, humans would be dead within four years. Thank you.
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WAL-MART’S ONLINE GROCERY PICKUP
I have not used this service yet, but I have seen someone else using it at the Pace Wal-Mart. The customer was standing in the hot sun going over an invoice while the Wal-Mart employee showed her everything in every bag. This is a good idea so you can make sure you get what you ordered and paid for, but I think it is too hot. Maybe shaded pick-up areas?
TAMMY DEVEAU
‘LETTERS TO THE EDITOR’ REQUEST
This is JoAnn. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate the new material that you have added to the paper, especially the kids page and the articles about food.
However, I do wish you would limit your person who writes letters to the editor to once a month. I believe that is what the News Journal does, and I think that would give more people the opportunity to express their views. Thank you.
BLAME ADAM AND EVE
I … wanted to say thanks to the simple-minded, heterosexual couple in the Garden of Eden who could not follow a basic command. Sin befell all mankind, and all are born into sin which can take any form. Thank you, Adam and Eve.
So, to any homosexual seeking God, if you are judged by a religious person, mention this as well. Also ask this person to walk on water. If they are able, accept their judgment and ask them to save you immediately. Thanks.
TONY
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This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: SPEAKOUT: Protecting bees, online grocery pickup