Disabled, seniors are in jeopardy
I read with interest an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press by Mike Ervin printed on Feb. 14. The title of the shocker was “Panel jeopardizes disabled.” I felt the need to respond to warn all disabled veterans, because we, including myself, could be next. That may sound impossible, but what this “would be” commission is trying to accomplish could be disastrous to the elderly and disabled.
President Obama’s commission, if successful, would come down hard on people with disabilities and seniors who depend on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It doesn’t make sense. All of this un-American mess won’t come about until after the November midterm elections. We could call this dirty politics.
All of us know that it’s important to bring down the deficit, but not at the expense of the already poor and elderly who depend on Social Security to live on. The cuts belong in other areas.
The president has said, “We must take care of our veterans.” The veterans hoped that things were going to be much better after the president signed a bill last October for VA funding, etc. Time will tell.
RICHARD D. BLOOD
Ringgold, Ga.
Who should be more sensitive?
The NAACP and the black community need to make up their minds. Do they want the police to try to keep their streets safe (being 50 officers short), or do they want the police to be “more sensitive”? Both isn’t always an option.
My husband is a police officer, and on any given day he’ll tell me how he had to pass up an opportunity to make a possible arrest because there were three of them and only one of him, with no back-up available.
Almost every week, a high school kid is showing up at school flashing a gun. Kids are shooting other kids on a whim in parks. Banks are being robbed. And don’t even think about stopping for gas at Kankus. And then when asked for information — “Did you see anything or hear anything?” — no one wants to get involved.
So who needs to be more sensitive to whom? Do the police need to be more sensitive to the gun-carrying gang bangers who terrorize the city streets or does the community need to be more sensitive to the police who do the best they can with the resources they’ve been given?
CATHY BISSELL
Ooltewah
Let’s home Craft ends up happy
With dignity and grace, Tonya Craft sits straight and without fidgeting at the defense table, no matter what they say. Her hair appears styled to look good from the back, which is the side of her we see.
I keep thinking, never make the kind of enemies Tonya’s made.
She hasn’t seen her children in two years and she and her family have sacrificed and spent over half a million dollars to get a good defense. She was fired from her job. Many will always wonder if there was any truth to those accusations.
She didn’t have to, but she took the stand and faced her accusers calmly and bravely. Said the little girls were also victims.
When I heard there was a verdict, my heart rate rose. I can’t imagine even imagine how Tonya felt.
I hope, after she talks with Matt Lauer on the “Today” show, et al, she has a wonderful life. Writes a book. Becomes wealthy and happy.
Especially happy.
Success is the best revenge.
MARCIA LANPHEAR