Carroll County Times columnist will be missed
Letters to the Editor for Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Editor:
I was sad to read in the Neighbors of Central Carroll section of the paper on January 11 that Ruth Seitler has discontinued her column for health reasons.
Seitler has delighted readers, historians and fellow writers for almost 20 years with her column, "Of Times Past."
Charles Caleb Colton wrote in 1825: "Our admiration of fine writing will always be in proportion to its real difficulty and its apparent ease."
Seitler always made fine writing look easy and many readers were delighted with her insights and experiences.
Her column was comforting, and comfortable, and best read curled up on the couch with a warm cup of tea and honey. She always gave her readers a break from the hecticness of today as she took us on a journey back to times past.
Her son, Jim Seitler wrote the last column in which he noted that his mom "loved writing (the) column every week. She would often read it to me and tell me about the letters or calls she had received from 'her readers.'"
He wrote poignantly: "As children we think that time stands still and as adults we realize that it moves faster than we want."
Ruth Seitler wrote for so many years that many of us took it for granted that she would write forever. Obviously, time moves faster than we want.
It was apparent that she loved writing, and as one of her many dedicated readers I loved reading her writing. Her column will be missed. Our hearts and prayers go out to her and her family. Thank you for sharing the last 20 years.
Westminster
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/opinion/letters/letters762.txt
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