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Remember, We Are All In This Together

To The Reader’s Forum: There are a lot of people grumbling about the closings and cancellations around the country and even in our areas where we are barely affected so far. What you are not understanding is that the purpose of this is to stay ahead of the virus and try to stop it from spreading. You quote all the statistics about flu, etc. etc., but whether you agree or not, this has been declared a pandemic and precautions must be taken. We do not want to become China or Italy. You are right that it will barely keep most of us down even if we got the virus, but anyone ...

Just Ask Yourself This One Question

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

Science Classroom Explores Realities Of Climate Change

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 ...

Why Doesn’t The City Repair The Streets?

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

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 ...

Random Thoughts On Freedom Of Speech

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 ...