Letters: Vehicles running, student influence, apartment parking, Legislature update

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Shocked at vehicles left running

I am shocked how many leave their vehicles running in parking lots in this supposedly green-conscious community of Bloomington. The rest of us have to breathe the exhaust on the way to and from our cars.

It's rude, it pollutes, wastes gas, burns oxygen, and to no worthwhile purpose. This practice is outlawed in many progressive communities. If you are leaving a child or elderly person in the car, the car could be stolen, with them in it. If there is a pet in the car, in winter, it will be just fine without the heat on. If it is summer, bring the pet with you, or leave it at home.

Please consider the rest of us who don't deserve to breathe your exhaust.

Ken Bardonner, Bloomington

Did local knowledge influence trend?

Reading the H-T front page article titled "Why is Monroe County's presence on IU's Bloomington campus shrinking?" made me wonder if some local knowledge might have influenced prospective students. It is well known in Bloomington that a large proportion of undergraduate courses are taught by graduate students and lecturers, rather than full-time tenure-track faculty.

David Austin, Bloomington

Anti-abortion rally at courthouse Jan. 22

We recoil deep in our hearts at the murder of innocents, but why is that? It is not because we have a commitment to basic human rights. The reason murder is wrong is not for secular "human rights" reasons.

The reason murder is wrong is because human beings are made in the image of God. Murdering an innocent is a direct attack on the image of God. But too many people have rebelled against the truth that we are all made in God's image, including many of our elected leaders and judges. Some of them, like the nine members of the Bloomington City Council, actively use tax money to directly pay for abortions and travel for abortions — a truly wicked action.

When the wicked Roe v. Wade decision was finally overturned last summer, it was a great day for the innocents targeted by the abortion industry. But that Supreme Court decision was the beginning of the battle to protect innocent lives, not the end of it. Come to the Monroe County Courthouse at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2023, as we sadly remember 63 million innocent babies killed and as we stand to protect those who are still vulnerable.

Scott Tibbs, Bloomington

Request for enough parking at apartments, and more

Please, please, please have all new apartments have at least one parking space per apartment. This is not New York!

Renters have cars even if they don't use them regularly. The Kmart complex will have 906 apartments and 542 parking spaces. Overflow will be filling the Target lot and surrounding streets.

Woodbridge Apartments on 10th Street has 88 spaces for 55 apartments in my area and they are sometimes filled. Where are all the extra cars going for the three new apartment buildings on Third and Grant?

Please require all new businesses to have automatic doors and adequate lighting outside, especially at night.

Thank you,

Julie Farris, Bloomington

Indiana Legislature update on Jan. 21

The public is invited to a virtual legislative update on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9:30-11 a.m., where state legislators representing Monroe and Brown counties will report on their work and priorities for the current session of the Indiana General Assembly and will take questions from attendees.

The event is co-sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County and Brown County, and the Chambers of Commerce of Greater Bloomington and Brown County. To register for the Zoom meeting, go to https://lwv-bmc.org/legis-update. All legislative updates are free and open to the public.

Questions should be framed such that any of the legislators may respond. This is the first of four planned legislative updates sponsored by the Leagues and the Chambers on Zoom. Subsequent updates are set for Feb. 11, March 11 and April 8. All sessions will be recorded by Community Access Television Services through the Monroe County Public Library, with the video available on the CATS website and at https://lwv-bmc.org/legis-update shortly after each session.

The Indiana General Assembly's work can be followed on its website, http://iga.in.gov, which provides a wealth of information and offers the possibility to track the progress of individual bills.

Debora Shaw, spokesperson League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Letters: Cars running, rally at courthouse, apartment parking