Need to address US mental illness

June 9, 2022

I still love to hear Anne Murray sing “A Little Good News” but sadly, good news stories are far and few between. In my wildest dreams, I never would have imagined such hate, violence and plain evil that has taken over our country. I used to long for “simpler days”; now I’m praying for “peace-filled days.” I can’t watch the news, read the newspaper or turn on the radio without non-stop coverage of mass murders in schools and churches, people literally thrown off platforms into oncoming subways. Just last night I watched a young man purposely veer his car into the path ...

Is death tolerated?

June 8, 2022

An editorial in the May 23 edition of The Daily News asked the question, “COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?” It seems to me that the answer is a resounding yes. Years ago that was not the case. Life was sacred, respected and murders and attacks on life were rare. All that has changed in recent years. Today death is not only tolerated, it is accepted, legalized and even encouraged be it by abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, or other ways. As Albert Schweitzer, the French humanitarian and 1952 Nobel Prize winner said, “When you devalue one life, ...

The circus in politics today

June 6, 2022

The light just came on as to why they use an elephant to represent the Republican Party and a jackass for the Democrat Party. There was a line in the Dr. Seuss book, “Horton Hatches the Egg,” that stated, “I said what I meant, and I meant what I said, an elephant’s faithful one hundred percent!” But now I’m beginning to wonder if that’s true, as a new element has been added to the circus, better known as Washington D.C., in the form of a Rino, or Republican in name only. They leave the “H” out of Rhino because it stands for hypocrite. I call them a new class of liars ...

TRICO should get undeliverable mail

June 3, 2022

EDITOR: Made another trip over to TRICO to get rid of my newspapers and cardboard that I have accumulated the last couple of weeks. In the May 18th Letters, Pete Rossato from TRICO wrote about the problems they have in getting the undeliverable mail from the U.S. Postal Service in Kingsford that is right next door. This mail is shipped downstate to be disposed of. Another wasted dollar spent when all they have to do is call TRICO, they will even pick up! There has to be some local politicians out there that can help. Pete noted that they have requested help from state and ...

Blame game in Texas shooting

June 2, 2022

Yes, the shooting in the Texas school was horrific and I don’t think there is one American who is not saddened by it. But I see the great American curse playing out — placing blame. This time it is on the cops. I firmly believe that the cops acted in the best manner that they did with the information available at the time. Hindsight may reveal that wasn’t necessarily the case, but we have to trust that the cops did the best they knew what to do at the time. Let’s not fall into the great American trap. Let’s place the blame where it belongs — on the shooter and on the ...

Another venue to consider

May 28, 2022

In case of rain on Memorial Day would it be a good idea to hold the program indoors? When the Kingsford Armory was built, we taxpayers were told school programs, community fundraisers and sports to name a few could be held at the armory at no charge. Could the Memorial Day programs be held at the armory in spite of the rise in pandemic cases? Parking is ample and the location right. Something to think about with the upcoming Memorial Day programs. Agatha Cavaiani Kingsford