Comments for Pie and Coffee

Comment on Gary Rosen wants to run for D5 City Council by Elsie Uffelmann

Elsie Uffelmann — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:21 +0000

Hi, Gary –
Please drop off anything you want me and neighbors to sign. I will do my best to collect signatures. I am at 152 Olean St. Worc 01602.
508-612-1869
Take care,
Elsie Uffelmann

Comment on 508 #219: Fair Lending by Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:04 +0000

Most consistently fashionable place in Worcester: corner of Canterbury and Grand Streets, every school day at 8:05am.

Comment on How to make a canvas bag by Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:52:58 +0000

Instead of cutting the long side of the rectangle cut-out at 5.5″, if you cut it at 4.75″ the sides of the bottom match up perfectly without having to make pleats.

Thanks for the directions, fun and easy to make!

Comment on Mason Street Musings by Jan L.

Jan L. — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:14:19 +0000

Hi Scott, & Claire,
Sorry I missed your call yesterday. Looked for an email address to send our entire letter and Mission Statement, but none to be found.
Please email me your e-address and I will get the entire info to you asap!

This meeting will be held in Worcester, on Saturday May 18th, 10AM to 4PM.
– in the Phelan Center; located behind Blessed Sacrament Church
– 551 Pleasant St. Worcester, MA.

Very,very grateful for your help with this!
Jan L.
Jan L.

Comment on 508 #214: The Future of Journalism by Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:08:35 +0000

Mike is an excellent interviewer, encouraging, enthusiastic, non-judgemental, fun.

Comment on 508 #214: The Future of Journalism by Noah R. Bombard

Noah R. Bombard — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:09:49 +0000

Karl, that’s one smart class you have there. Terrific discussion.

Comment on Merry Christmas! by Mike

Mike — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:56:20 +0000

Tsega: You are absolutely correct, as I learned a few weeks later when I actually attended mass at this church. I am a little surprised to find that I never blogged that visit. The screen provided the text of the liturgy in IIRC English, Amharic, and Ge’ez.

Comment on Merry Christmas! by tsega

tsega — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:25:46 +0000

next time write something true not just anything u think about.the article you have written is partly wrong especially about the screen.first of all it works and secondly i am the person who holds a laptop and guide the people through the mass which is viewed on the screen.the internal sanctuary is not supposed to be viewed to people when the curtains are closed.i would like it more if you write your articles with accurate information.

Comment on 508 #213: Guns and Walmart by Mike A.

Mike A. — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:09:50 +0000

Mr. Schaeffer-Duffy, Mr. Melican, Mr. Benedetti,

First off I’d like to thank you three for the most open and calm gun discussion I have ever seen on video.

Secondly, I believe that an unarmed population is a easy to control population. I believe that people have the right to own any type of gun they can afford. As the second amendment states: “…the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

I personally have only shot a gun once, (I grew up in a household that didn’t have guns) but I find guns something that I want to get into later on in life. I don’t want to hunt. The idea of killing an animal, then skinning it and harvesting the meat – yeah, while that can be somebody else’s forte, I don’t want it to be mine. Just going to the range and shooting targets seems like a good time to me.

An AR-15 or is no worse than your semiautomatic hunting rifle. Sure they look scary, but the AR fires the same round as the hunting rifle. I know there are some hunters out there that want 30 round magazines, because they’re hunting wild hogs, and those extra rounds are your backup in case the hog charges and the fecal matter hits the oscillating propeller.

Am I saying that I would need a 30 round mag to go do target shooting? No, but it’s simple economics, one 30 round magazine will cost less than three ten round magazines. $40 for storage of 30 rounds in one container, or $120 for 30 rounds in three containers.*

Do not get me wrong, guns need to be regulated. They are arguably the deadliest tool in the lifetime of mankind because they are readily available for every human being. We need to make sure that the business end of one doesn’t end up pointed at us. (Well, unless you’re in the military, then that point’s moot.)

I do believe however that this is could also be a culture problem. Look at the movies and the video games and how they portray gun violence. It should not be acceptable. It’s almost like a dumbing down of sorts, making society complacent with violence on the small and big screens.

An “Assault Weapons Ban” will not work. It’s been proved in the past with various sorts of gun bans. As Brendan stated, Chicago has an all out gun ban, and it leads the US with the most murders – even more than Detroit and Camden. Feinstein and company are out of touch – and on the other side of the aisle, so are the wingnuts who want to see an AR-15 in the hands of everyone. There needs to be a happy medium.

I may be right, I may be wrong, but those are my 2 cents.

*Prices found on eBay here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASC-10-Round-Magazine-AR-mag-223-5-56-223-556-NY-Legal-until-April-15th-/300871217005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460d526f6d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-Round-AR-Mags-/281075148969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41716268a9

Comment on No arrests in Worcester panhandling civil disobedience by Chris Robarge

Chris Robarge — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:09:46 +0000

“It’s disgusting that people feel they have the right to disobey the ordinance simply because they disagree with it.”

From the Boston Tea Party to the lunch counters of Birmingham and beyond, that’s the very nature of civil disobedience.