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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Just got done reading the latest West Bend News. I was so sad to see that the Trump mentality has taken over Sen. Rob McColley, Rep. Craig Reidel, and has even attacked our best historian…Stan Jordan.
While I am somewhat in agreement that it has really sucked being told to stay home, I believe the scientists, and doctors, nurses and healthcare experts over these other guys! It’s a proven fact that the distancing and closure of public places has slowed down the pandemic, but without a clear shot of killing the virus, opening up the country to spread this COVID-19 is NOT the right thing to do, it’s a death sentence for many more than the 70,000 plus it’s already claimed!
I will put it into English that the only thing the republicans care about is $money! more $money! McColley and Reidel don’t give a crap if it kills you, as long as their campaign contributors collect a large profit, and donate their money to re-elect these 2, then THEIR life is all good!
As far as Stan goes, the MAGA ideals are wrong for the pandemic our nation is suffering through. Stan knows I love him and enjoy his history lessons, but I want him to hang around a few more years! I have a daughter in law who’s a nurse, the stories she tells breaks your heart! And the stories of people who are working across the nation in healthcare have expressed the sadness of watching a patient die without being with their family or loved ones! Or the wife of a front line emergency doctor’s loss of a husband to her, and a father of their children!
So many republicans ignore these realities, and are only worried about their bottom lines! Trump says hurry up…open the nation! Reason being his empire is crashing to the huge debts held by U.S, Russian, German and even Chinese banks! He’s a paper billionaire without assets, only huge debts that are about to come due! Without golf, hotels and resorts bringing in cash, he’s got nothing! He’s a lot like many Americans, living paycheck to paycheck! Look it up, it’s common knowledge on the internet!
Heard anything from Bob Latta? At least he’s hiding from all this in Washington! Only thing he’s done lately is to have a robot call to my house about some teleconference (using our tax dollars) about who knows what. sounded like a campaign conference…Click. Tax dollars saved! My wife heard Gov. Gretchen Wilson from Michigan say the perfect statement, and told me…6 feet apart is better than 6 feet under! I might not be the most “religious” person, but I pray that you all stay healthy, and start listening to the scientists and doctors, and turn off Fox News! Watch something that has a scientific value instead of bunch of Trump parrots! Oh, and Clorox and Lysol are very bad for you! Read the labels!
—Mike Porter
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I would like to express my appreciation to David and Mary Lou Fisher, Jim and Clairhilda Hunt, and all the others who have for years prepared the wonderful Thanksgiving meal at the Methodist Church for many years. Although they are canceled now, I greatly appreciated your many Thursday meals at the Methodist Church.
Also, the same goes to the fine folks who, for many months, prepared the Wednesday night meals at my home church, the Presbyterian Church.
—Lynn Lichty
7478 Road 424
Antwerp, OH
