PUBLIC VIEWPOINT Where Advice Comes Cheap

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Where Advice Comes Cheap

Thirty years ago, I paid a visit to a young Bentonville attorney.

His name was Asa Hutchinson.

The visit was pleasant, the advice was sound, and the price was $25.

Now we all know that any lawyer operating that way will just naturally be forced into politics - and he was.

So I’m now forced to seek counsel a little closer to home.

There is a small eating establishment out here.

It’s called the Centerton Inn.

The people are friendly, the food is fine, and concerning advice - the supply is high, the demand is low, and the price is right.

So Judge Bisbee, next time give us a try.

I think you might enjoy it. I know the taxpayers will.

DAN PHILLIPS

Centerton

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POSTAL SERVICE DESERVES RESPECT

The cartoon of the U.S. Postal Service (July 12) was way out of date, very uninformed, and not helpful to the public.

Here are a few of the reasons.

1. The Postal Service is the most liked of any branch of the government.

2. Almost everyone, especially business, needs the letter service.

3. Almost everyone I know really enjoys going to the mailbox; sometimes it’s almost like Las Vegas. It’s fun.

4. The Postal Service has hired more veterans than any other business. These are good middleclass jobs that have been longlasting. Our current veterans are really going to need these jobs.

5. Almost every business, even the government, is encouraging their customers to not use theletter services. In a national emergency, the Postal Service could get the job done when no one else could.

6. As far as 46 cents for a stamp, has anyone bought a cup of coffee in a cafe lately?

Has anyone bought a candy bar lately? You cannot drive your car one block for 46 cents.

I would like to see everyone do all that they can to help the letter service before it’s too late.

No one can deliver small packages as well or as cheap as the Postal Service.

If Saturday mail service were gone, there would also be several thousand good middle-class jobs gone. Could these be replaced with temporary stimulus jobs?

And at what cost?

Yes, everyone needs to do what they can to keep the mail moving.

FRED ERNST

Rogers