Animal shelter benefit Nov. 21, 28
On the Sundays of Nov. 21 and 28, from 12 to 6 p.m., the Tennessee Humane Animal League will be working with J.C. Penny Photo Center in Northgate Mall to provide Christmas pictures of your pets. The fee is $20, $15 of which goes to the Pet Placement Center at 5975 Dayton Blvd.
There is a Christmas backdrop and a number of props and accessories to dress up your pets.
Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Walk-ins are welcomed, but appointments are preferred. Call 423-877-9996, ext. 387 to schedule an appointment.
I have not failed to have one of my cat’s pictures done for over five years, and I always have been pleased with the results.
This is a wonderful opportunity to get a holiday photo of your pet. We often lose pets before we know it, and this is a chance to have something to remember them by when they no longer are with us. It also is a chance to help a shelter that does so much to help homeless animals.
AUSTIN HESSE
Soddy-Daisy
Sen. Corker represents the rich
Last Friday (Nov. 12), I wasted two hours at the Corker town hall meeting. The entire message can be summarized in a single sentence. The national debt is a big problem. (Had I mistakenly entered a Chattanooga State remedial class?)
It might have been timely nine years ago before baby Bush and a completely Republican Congress passed tax cuts for the rich and started two wars they refused to fund, running up the debt by $5 trillion. I guess Corker did not realize it was a problem until now.
Apparently, our president is way ahead of our junior senator, having appointed a commission to recommend solutions for this problem. They released their findings this week, making Corker’s speech totally irrelevant.
The only solution that Corker could imagine was the same old Republican “trickle down,” lavishing tax breaks on the rich while working Americans must fight over the crumbs that fall from the table.
There was one interesting point in the speech, when he talked about how he would suck up to bankers who loaned him money when he was a businessman. I wonder how he treats bankers who give him money as a politician?
TERRY STULCE