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Young people: Vote!

To the editor:

With the 2008 presidential campaign already fully underway, we are all getting a lot of hype and media coverage about whom we should vote for.

The only way that you can choose who you want to govern this country is to vote. But only 53 percent of 18- to-29-yearolds voted in the 2004 Presidential race. Many young people often complain that they do not like the way the country is being run. How can you complain when you did not participate in the last election?

Many young people do not understand the importance of voting. This is our time to speak out on issues that we want to see changed in our country.

With all the laws that were passed to earn them the right to vote, young Americans should take full advantage of it.

Tiffany Brown

St. Marys

Deposit law works

To the editor:

Having moved here from New York state where the "bottle bill" passed years ago, I can testify that this policy does more than any voluntary recycling program in existence to lessen (to the point of stopping) littering of beverage bottles and cans.

Those that are thrown away are quickly scooped up by the next passerby, and turned in for cash. Taking a look at Pennsylvania's roadsides and streams, our voluntary recycling programs are clearly not as effective.

While applauding current recycling programs, I still feel a beverage bottle and can deposit system would enhance these programs even further.

Mary Liskow

Marysville

Help save the birds!

To the editor:

Habitat loss is one of the leading threats to birds, and especially to the survival of the priority birds identified on the Audubon WatchList.

This latest report from the National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy paints a dim picture for one quarter of the bird species in North America, unless conservation actions are taken immediately.

Everyone has an important role to play in preventing the birds on the WatchList from becoming extinct, from local, state and federal governments, to conservation organizations, to private landowners and local citizens.

For years, the sportsmen and sportswomen, as well as the conservation community, have been strong and important partners and leaders in habitat protection efforts. Their support will continue to be extremely valuable in securing the protection and proper management of the habitat these birds depend on.

Albert E. Caccese National Audubon Society