Weigh several factors in   picking plastic surgeon

This letter is in response to the article written by staff reporter Dan Baulch for the June 2 version of the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen Online. In this article, it describes Dr. Samadani as a physician with training in infectious disease and child health who is now branching off into cosmetic surgery.

With all due respect to Dr. Samadani, plastic surgery is a specialty of medicine that he is not board-certified in. He will not have the first joule laser of its kind in Wisconsin, as I am aware of at least four in northeastern Wisconsin including ours in Oshkosh. Although there is an indication in the article that there are no complications with these procedures, I would warn the readers of the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen that any procedure which is invasive or involves energy has the potential for complication.

As many citizens of Wisconsin are unaware, any MDs can call themselves a cosmetic doctor or surgeon. Only board-certified plastic surgeons can be members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. I would strongly encourage the patients considering cosmetic surgery to research the qualifications and experience (numbered in the 100s to 1,000s) of procedures done by any surgeon, especially those involving the use of high-energy devices like lasers, and especially the technique of laser liposuction. We have cared for many people from Beaver Dam who feel that the 45-minute drive has been worth the experience that my partner and I can provide, with each of us having had seven full years of surgical residency. That is not the kind of judgment, skill, knowledge or experience that is available in a week and/or one-day course that would be provided through a laser company.

— Dr. David A. Janssen

Oshkosh

Choir performance uplifting

On behalf of St. Joseph Parish, the Waupun conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and all who were in attendance at the Sunday, April 19,  choral presentation, we would like to thank the Friesland Community Men's Chorus and its director, Harriet Hoffman, for an outstanding performance and for a marvelous afternoon of spiritual uplift and support.

The selection of songs and hymns, the superb quality of voices and harmony displayed and the chorus' wonderful engagement with their audience all contributed to this being a very special event. All who were present benefited greatly from this experience and were of one accord in their appreciation for the commitment of time and talent from Hoffman and the chorus members.

A special thank you is extended to all who participated in the free-will offering which benefitted our local St. Vincent de Paul Society. A total of $600 was collected to support the work of this charitable organization. Every penny contributed will, in turn, be shared with needy individuals and families in the greater Waupun, Brandon and Fairwater communities. Thanks again for your kindness and caring.

— Bob Sullivan, president of Waupun

St. Joseph's Conference St. Vincent De Paul

— Barbara Sullivan

St. Joseph's Parish nurse

Pyramid of the Nile — setting the record straight

I would just like to set the record straight on a couple of lies/rumors about the Pyramid of the Nile Supper Club. For the past two years, I have been hearing these rumors that are not true. They are slanderous and have hurt our business.

The first is that we only allow our patrons to have two drinks. How stupid is that? To even believe such a lie is stupid. No one would invest in a business and inventory and then say to his customers you cannot buy more than two drinks. That is like a grocery store investing $100,000 in inventory and then saying to their customers you can only buy $10 worth of groceries. Whoever started this rumor has done a lot of damage. We believe in serving alcohol responsibly. That does not mean we cut people off after two drinks. I would like you to encourage your readers to come out and prove me wrong. No one can truthfully say they have been cut off after two drinks.

The second lie is that we are a church. We are a supper club! We allow different groups to meet here. A couple of churches have meetings here — that does not make us a church. We allow the retired teachers to meet here, that does no make us a school. We allow a few clubs and lodges to meet here, that does not make us that club or lodge. The Democrats meet here that does not make us Democrats.

In these hard economic times all of us need to look for ways to save or make more money.

I have an answer. Go to a place that pays you back.

We will pay your club, church or business for coming out to eat at our restaurant.

 Call me for the details.

— Raymond A. Olson

owner

Taxpayers shouldn't foot other states' bill

 With all of the bailouts of the big corporations going on, (none of it working, GM still went bankrupt) if the federal government bails out the states in deficit, then we'll know they've completely thrown the Constitution out the window.  

Why should somebody living in Wisconsin pay a penny of tax to bail out a state like California if it can't balance its budget. Even our state is in deficit. People in other states should not pay for this. The politicians of our state should pay with their elected position. It will be interesting to see what our elected officials have to say about this. If you take the money now, what about years ahead if you don't cut spending?

We all know what Gov. Doyle wants to do. He wants to tax our way out of the deficit. I guess he wants to go back to the 1970s — high taxes, high inflation, high interest rates, gas lines and an economy in the tank.

When businesses become overtaxed and overregulated they leave, or in the case of the big corporations, they just look to the government for special favors.

Let's demand more from our politicians instead of them always demanding more from us.

— Hugh L. Roberts Jr.

 Randolph