Comments for Leeds Herald Daily News http://leedsherald.com/wordpress You source for Daily News in Leeds, Alabama Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:43 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Obituary Notice: Hugh Lee Judge Jr. by mcromer http://leedsherald.com/wordpress/?p=2834&cpage=1#comment-26 mcromer Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:43 +0000 http://leedsherald.com/wordpress/?p=2834#comment-26 The Rev. Hugh Judge was one of the finest Christians I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He led the Leeds Historical Society in opening prayer for their meetings for many years and his wife Jean served for years as our faithful and dependable treasurer. May God bless and comfort members of his family in the passing of this good man. "Well done, thou good and faithful servant:" (Mt.25:21) The Rev. Hugh Judge was one of the finest Christians I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He led the Leeds Historical Society in opening prayer for their meetings for many years and his wife Jean served for years as our faithful and dependable treasurer.

May God bless and comfort members of his family in the passing of this good man.

“Well done, thou good and faithful servant:” (Mt.25:21)

]]> Comment on Letter to the Editor – Alabama Gambling by mcromer http://leedsherald.com/wordpress/?p=2624&cpage=1#comment-5 mcromer Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:18:31 +0000 http://leedsherald.com/wordpress/?p=2624#comment-5 LAW ALLOWING CHARITY BINGO IN STATE DOES NOT COVER ELECTRONIC BINGO I agree with the points made about electronic bingo gambling in Alabama by Ken Hurst in his letter to the editor, and how allowing the slot machines would benefit the few, meaning the owners and investors in Milton McGregor's gambling enterprise. I voted for Bob Riley and believe him to be an honorable man. I applaud him and his gambling task force for trying to put the illegal business of electronic bingo machines out of business. But I wonder where the churches are in this round of McGregor's attempts to bring legalized gambling to the state. Governor Riley has been hammered in TV ads by McGregor and his supporters. The governor's actions have also been questioned over whether he usurped the duties of the state's attorney general in his battle to close businesses that operate electronic bingo. Why did it become necessary for the governor to take on this battle this late in his term, unless, of course, the attorney general had failed to perform his duties in allowing illegal gambling in the state? Proponents of electronic bingo are asking for Riley to allow the people to vote on electronic bingo games in Alabama. This request is moot. I believe state law allowed charity bingo operations, but the law did not cover, nor was it intended to cover, electronic bingo (slot machines). Was this a deliberate attempt to ignore or circumvent the state's law? Those who invested in Country Crossings may have invested in the enterprise without knowledge of the law or failure to check the law on this issue. Adding to the hotly debated issue are jobs that will be lost by those employed at Greentrack, VictoryLand and the new Country Crossings if the law stands and the governor and gambling opponents prevail. I personally oppose gambling per se based on a Christian's perspective, and because it could have a devastating effect on those who can least afford to lose part of their income on a game of chance in today's depressed economy. Marie Cromer LAW ALLOWING CHARITY BINGO IN STATE DOES NOT COVER ELECTRONIC BINGO

I agree with the points made about electronic bingo gambling in Alabama by Ken Hurst in his letter to the editor, and how allowing the slot machines would benefit the few, meaning the owners and investors in Milton McGregor’s gambling enterprise.

I voted for Bob Riley and believe him to be an honorable man. I applaud him and his gambling task force for trying to put the illegal business of electronic bingo machines out of business. But I wonder where the churches are in this round of McGregor’s attempts to bring legalized gambling to the state.

Governor Riley has been hammered in TV ads by McGregor and his supporters. The governor’s actions have also been questioned over whether he usurped the duties of the state’s attorney general in his battle to close businesses that operate electronic bingo. Why did it become necessary for the governor to take on this battle this late in his term, unless, of course, the attorney general had failed to perform his duties in allowing illegal gambling in the state?

Proponents of electronic bingo are asking for Riley to allow the people to vote on electronic bingo games in Alabama. This request is moot. I believe state law allowed charity bingo operations, but the law did not cover, nor was it intended to cover, electronic bingo (slot machines). Was this a deliberate attempt to ignore or circumvent the state’s law? Those who invested in Country Crossings may have invested in the enterprise without knowledge of the law or failure to check the law on this issue.

Adding to the hotly debated issue are jobs that will be lost by those employed at Greentrack, VictoryLand and the new Country Crossings if the law stands and the governor and gambling opponents prevail.

I personally oppose gambling per se based on a Christian’s perspective, and because it could have a devastating effect on those who can least afford to lose part of their income on a game of chance in today’s depressed economy.

Marie Cromer

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