Letters to the editor: No respect for 'Anonymous'

To the editor:

Re: Bob Horton's own "Deep Throat" (column, Aug. 5). Hypocrisy is something we are all guilty of at one time or another, and I will forgive Greenwich Time because for its example of hypocrisy, I believe you guys and girls at the paper are truly sincere. However, let me remind you that your Letters to the Editor policy requires the writer's name be printed, and the writer must give you his phone number and address, and yet you allow the column by Horton to take up almost two columns -- including some tripe, by "anonymous."

There are at least three things to know about "anonymousers":

1. They know their declarations are, for the most part, false. 2. They do not have the courage to face anyone who might disagree or be downright angry. 3. In this case, he might not be "anonymous" at all. He might be Horton himself. One thing for sure, "anonymous" is not "Deep Throat!"

As for the context of "anonymous'" letter: he states he has many friends on the islands who are "anti-outsiders." Who but "anonymous" would want these kinds of friends? Most interesting is that "anonymous" or Deep Dense, as I think of him, had purchased more tickets than he needed and sold them at the ferry. He doesn't say whether he sold them to a townee or to what he refers to as an "outsider." And why did he buy more tickets than needed? And did he not scalp them? Also, is Deep Dense a resident of town, and how many tickets did he buy? Another thought -- how was he able to purchase tickets for himself and his large and extended family and still have four more to sell?

Murray S. Paroly

Greenwich

Rell's legacy

To the editor:

As this legislative term nears an end, and Gov. M. Jodi Rell prepares to leave the Governor's Mansion, I want to take this opportunity to thank our Connecticut leaders for making Connecticut No. 1 -- in per capita debt!

Way to go!

While we ordinary residents of Connecticut go to work each day and dutifully pay our taxes, our state political leaders have either ignored their fiduciary responsibilities or have simply pushed the tough decisions onto future generations.

Colin McKenna

Wilton

Charting a better route

To the editor,

I am writing regarding the High Ridge bus (No. 31) which goes to the Stamford Museum & Nature Center except on Sundays. During Monday through Saturday, there are usually two buses an hour to the SMNC. The SMNC admits bus riders for free and the walk through to Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens takes about 20-25 minutes. Walking along Brookdale in either direction is faster but dangerous due to a number of blind curves and a narrow shoulder area. The Brookdale walk in either direction is 10-15 minutes but I would not risk it with a child. The walk-through is a rough trail not suitable for young children or those with walking difficulties but these people can at least enjoy the SMNC's facilities, including the ADA-accessible "Wheels in the Woods" path; the farm area and playgrounds are mostly ADA-accessible and child-friendly as is the museum itself (via the back door).

There is no bus service beyond the Merritt Parkway on Sundays. It is a 15- 25-minute walk from the Merritt Parkway to the SMNC. The walk is very dangerous because the bus stops just short of the Merritt Parkway (at Buxton Farms) and there is no pedestrian passage/shoulder under the Merritt -- you have to walk in the lane of traffic with your back to traffic.

Accordingly on Sundays, the trip to the SMNC is only for hardy adults and even they may be deterred by the idea of a 30-45 minute walk before arriving at BAG, particularly when they know that it will be another 30- 45-minute walk back, and they might end up having to cross under the Merritt after dark. This affects Stamford residents (the elderly, the poor, the conservation minded, the Orthodox who don't ride on the Saturday Sabbath) as well as those who take the train to Stamford to visit our wonderful nature centers.

To extend the 31 on Sundays from Buxton Farms to the SMNC would add less than 10 minutes to the bus route (three minutes up, 2-3 minutes to turn around and pick up passengers, three minutes back to Buxton Farms).

A a volunteer at both the Stamford Museum & Nature Center and the Bartlett Arboretum I would like to see as many people as possible take advantage of the wealth of experiences these organizations offer the public.

Thank you for considering this proposal.

Alison Wachstein

Weston