To The Reader’s Forum: Forget about being a conservative or liberal. Forget specific issues or events. Try not to insult each other (at least this one time). Just help me with this one question — do you think Donald Trump, the person, is fit to be our President? Michael Looker, Lakewood
To The Reader’s Forum: I was delighted to read about the climate-change projects completed by Thomas Jefferson Middle School 7th graders. Congratulations to them and to their teacher in the AT science class. They combined art, communication, and interdisciplinary research and created a teaching and learning product to be proud of. The project is similar to one recently completed by 7th graders in another Thomas Jefferson Middle School in my city, Madison, Wisconsin. These students created picture books about climate to read to elementary school students. It’s encouraging to see ...
To The Reader’s Forum: After 100 years of use, the brick streets in Jamestown need repairs. After five years, most paved streets in Jamestown need repairs. Why doesn’t the city repair the brick streets? I was talking to an engineer and he told me it’s not the brick but the ground settling under the pipes and utilities. I was also told that it is expensive to construct brick streets. First the brick needs to be made like it was 100 years ago — “very soft, they don’t break as easily as they do now.” Second, yes it is expensive, but in the long run it will pay for ...
Man Of Faith Should Not Defend Trump To The Reader’s Forum: I was astonished by the letter from the Rev. Mel McGinnis in the Reader’s Forum on Wednesday (Jan. 29, 2020) because, as a man of faith, he defended Trump. I’m not upset that Hillary lost. I did vote, but not for Trump or Clinton. I didn’t vote for Trump because I didn’t want a 12-year-old running the country. After three years of his presidency, I have many more reasons, but that’s not what this is about. I am an 80-year-old woman who retired at 77. I lived my life based on what I was taught in my youth: The ...
To The Reader’s Forum: ¯ It used to be that college and university campuses welcomed speakers of very diverse thought so that students’ minds could be opened and expanded on a wide variety of topics or perspectives in life. Tragically, nowadays, leftist political bias outwardly denies conservative speakers or if allowed to speak, are confronted with widespread disrespect or outright violence and are shut down. Freedom of speech and thought are being replaced with propagandizing at many schools of higher education. Parents beware of where you send your kids and your hard-earned ...
To The Reader’s Forum: Thank you for your heartfelt letter over the demise of the Boy Scouts of America (let’s not forget the Girl Scouts of America). I agree with you over the good moral issues and your dislike over the current fads against neatness and respect in the youth — not necessarily limited to boys/men. My own sons learned to remove their cover in the presence of a lady in the Navy. That is a small gesture toward respect but what si one lump of sugar in your coffee? It sure makes it sweeter. I agree there is a need for morals and learning to take place in scouting ...