THE TIMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PEA RIDGE — Why COLA raise?

To the editor:

We see in the Jan. 5 paper that the city employees are getting a cost of living raise of 3 percent.

I guess the City Council hasn’t heard that there has been no increase in the cost of living for the last two years. That’s what the government has told those on Social Security. We didn’t get a raise last year or this year.

How come the “civil servants” had an increase and the rest of us didn’t?

Didn’t I also read that the school employees got araise a while back? Does it cost them more to live than it does retirees or working people? A lot of people didn’t get a raise. Some even took a cut in pay. How does the Council justify this?

CLYDE AND TERESA ARNOLD Pea Ridge, Ark.

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Grateful

To the editor:

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following people and businesses that so generously gave to the 11th annualCity of Pea Ridge Christmas food drive. Boxes of food were delivered to 79 families this year so that they could have a more joyous holiday season. We are proud of our community and citizens for making this project a huge success. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you and wish you a Happy New Year: Arvest Bank, Collier Drug, Curves, John Fisher, William and Lisa Fisher, Form Technology Co., Ken and Sheree Hays, Heavy’s Small Engine, Marvin’s Food Saver in Pea Ridge, Master Meter Inc., Mike andShauna Nida, Northwest Utility Services, Pea Ridge Florist, Pea Ridge Tire Shop, Pea Ridge Veterinary Clinic, Pea Ridge School District, Oak View Animal Clinic, Sanders Computers, Zach Schooley, Sew and Sew Quilt, Sisco Funeral Home, Stone Container, Tillman Sand and Gravel, Vision Hair Salon, Wal-Mart Stores, Webb Feed and Seed, Jimmie Webb, Mary Wright and several anonymous donations.

Thank you, CITY OF PEA RIDGE EMPLOYEES Pea Ridge, Ark.