SILOAM SPRINGS — Utility increase?

When an already overburdened consumer taxpayer is on the verge of going under financially in a period of astronomical depressed economy and a huge loss of jobs, now comes a possible bone crushing electric utility rate hike of almost 20 percent according to an article Nov.1 edition of Siloam Sunday.

I have not heard of surrounding city’s having to raisetheir rates as high, but I have heard that they are in fact cutting back in nonessential departments and expensive projects at this time of a very unstable economy!

With this rate hike, the meaning of Thanksgiving and the spirit of giving this Christmas will disappear with the rest of our hopes!

In closing, is it possible that a recall petition could be in order?

Students Celebrate Free Enterprise

American Enterprise Day on Nov. 15 is a day set aside to celebrate the achievements of America's free market economy and to focus on the challenges facing American business and industry in a changing world. Members of the Siloam Springs High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter have undertaken the promotion of American Enterprise Day and have set aside the month of November to acknowledge American enterprise.

The members are interested in learning how free enterprise affects business, consumers, and production. They are celebrating American Enterprise Day to help the community become more aware of theFrom: Don Cundiff Siloam Springsrole our economic system plays in our daily lives.

Join us in celebrating this day with FBLA-PBL members around the country.

This is an opportunity forstudents and adults together to focus attention on the free enterprise system and get involved with the business of America.

For more information, visit www.siloamfbla.org.

Tori Fancher FBLA Local Chapter President Siloam Springs High School

Opinion, Pages 4 on 11/04/2009

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