I’m writing to formally complain about the shockingly inappropriate comments made by Terry Mayo in his review of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Pulse Vol. 4., Issue 2) at Murfreesboro Center for the Arts.

I am embarrassed at what I read in your paper, and you should be too. I was distressed because I too depend on volunteer actors to give their time and gas to take part in community theater. I don’t think they should be subjected to such gross sexual comments. What has that to do with community theater?

I enjoy reading about local bands in your paper, but this inappropriate, amateurish writing doesn’t belong in The Murfreesboro Pulse.

? Scarlett Turney, Special Projects Director, The Arts Center of Cannon County

I felt I must comment on the review Terry Mayo wrote about “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in your last edition. Although the review starts very positive, the final lines were totally inappropriate and should not have been allowed into print. You, as the editor, need to be more vigilant.

As the mother of one of the cast members and also the choreographer, I was appalled that you would see fit to print blatant, offensive, and far too personal comments about cast members in a youth, family-friendly production.

? Candilyn Ford

How shockingly inappropriate were the obviously sexual comments about the cast of “Joseph”! Is this an adult paper? ? carterp98@gmail.com

Editor’s Response:

OK, taken by itself, the comment in the last issue really wasn’t that obscene. I’m not going to say “lighten up” and totally disrespect your opinion, but Mr. Mayo was not the only one distracted by a shirtless Joseph. Some of the younger females in the audience wondered where the trail led as the lead paraded around the stage sans shirt. But I suspect there are some other things at play here on top of those PG-rated comments.

Another Great Sushi Spot

You left off a sushi restaurant that I think is the best in town (“Sushi: Healthy and Tasty,” Pulse Vol. 4., Issue 2). Aya sushi is located in the Jackson Heights Shopping Plaza and offers traditional Japanese food from a family owned restaurant. ? blc2q@mtsu.edu

No Love for this Valentine

Please remove my name from your e-mail list as long as you have that right wing idiot Phil Valentine writing articles.

? George Eckles, MD

ceckles122@verizon.net

Editor’s Response:

Some readers want The Pulse to eliminate Valentine, or other columnists, from the publication. I maintain, rather than silencing those we disagree with, we should correct them when they’re wrong, debate them when we differ, but not discount everything they say because you may object to a few points. He talks a lot of financial sense.

Saving is the Key to Wealth

I find the economic crisis rather amusing. According to my 75 years of observation there are two kinds of economic philosophies: the liberal philosophy that you can spend yourself rich and the conservative one that you can save yourself rich.

The spend yourself rich idea goes something like this: as you purchase goods and services, demand for goods and service will increase, creating more work. As the economy gets more vibrant, your earning power should increase in direct proportion. As you get caught up in this vibrant economy, you begin to borrow money in greater amounts to expand your purchasing power, hoping that your earning power will keep pace and enable you to service your debt. Since it’s easier to spend than it is to earn, eventually your spending outpaces your earnings and the economy, built on borrowing, collapses, and things become available at bargain prices.

The save yourself rich idea works much the same way up to the point of borrowing. Here the two ideas part company. Instead of borrowing, you begin to save. If your savings return an average of 10 percent and you compound them, your wealth will double every 10 years.

Now when the economy collapsed under the liberal idea, the adherents to the conservative philosophy have accumulated money with which to purchase the assets of the liberals at greatly reduced prices. In this way the assets of the liberals will gravitate into the hands of the conservatives. Political power will gravitate along with the assets.

Once you understand how the system works you too will be amused as you accumulate the liberals’ assets at bargain prices.

? Clarence Jaeger, Murfreesboro