Dean Dairy supports our community

Lori Weston, Mercer

I just read the article about Brookfield schools awarding their milk contract to Turner instead of Dean’s. To put it mildly I am appalled.

Dean Dairy is not just a local dairy, they are an invaluable asset to our community. They are involved in our community.

Who always donates for a good cause? Just ask any non-profit organization or school group and they will tell you it is Dean Dairy. Who always places ads and buys tickets for a charitable banquet? Again, Dean Dairy.

As for quality of milk, Dean’s has the highest of standards and they certainly meet those standards. What a low blow to accuse them of inferior milk.

Let’s look beyond the moment and focus on the future of our community. I believe that it is imperative that we support our local businesses. After all, do we need to have more layoffs or plant closings?

Retailers should not bear cost of recycling bins

Frank E. Little, Hermitage

The recent letter making a mindless attack on Walmart was appallingly thoughtless. Since when is a private business responsible for hosting public recycling bins on its property and to assign a paid employee to police the behavior of “degenerates” that abuse the recycling bins?

Instead of criticism, Walmart should be thanked for service to the community for hosting those bins all those years for free. Walmart got tired of garbage dumped there, how many “local” businesses stepped up to offer some community service? Exactly none. Where was local government, who would seem to be the proper authority for policing illegal dumping. No arrest authority has been given to Walmart. Heck, they don’t even sell guns anymore at Greenville. But I saw no criticism whatsoever of the failure of Greenville for its own trash problem.

So where were all those who extol the virtues of local businesses and demonize Walmart as a global destroyer? Even the proposed silly solution of loading this community responsibility onto Walmart came late, after the move of the bins had already been made and the costs incurred. So what was the real objective of the letter? It just seems like sour grapes against Walmart.