Maxine: We value your attention to Patch. We would like to keep you as a member. However, the tone of your comments and some of the subject material has been the source of many emails to me asking that I help ensure that Patch remains a civil forum for conversation. (And, no, the emails were not from the people you regularly argue with.) I will ask you the favor of making sure that you use a tone that one would expect in rational, adult conversation. Please do not resort to name-calling or any other nastiness. I do not want to have to block you from our sites. Thanks for understanding that Patch seeks to remain a civil place for community discussion. Todd Richissin, Patch Regional Editor for Iowa.