Trump doesn’t inspire confidence, trust
Our own Sen. Bob Corker has joined the national security advisor council of the candidate who said, “Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words, or you say the wrong thing. I have done that, and – believe it or not – I regret it And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues.”
A presidential candidate who speaks these words from the heart could just as easily unpush the nuclear button, right? My confidence soars.
Jeff Mellor
Dump Trump as well as other GOP’ers
Disowning Donald Trump does not absolve the Republican Party of responsibility for his rise to power.
Trump is a misogynist bully. However repulsive his actions are, they go hand in hand with the assault the Republicans have been waging on women for decades.
By creating laws that deny women control over their bodies, by blocking access to health care for poor women by defunding Planned Parenthood, by allowing women to be paid less and by blocking day care and parental leave, the Republican Party set the stage for Trump to stand up and brag about his dominance over women.
Dumping Trump won’t solve the problem, but removing Republicans from office would be a good start!
Judith Pedersen-Benn
Clinton owes Trump a big ‘thank you’
Hillary ought to treat Donald right.
He is doing more to get her elected than anyone else.
David Knisley
Ooltewah
Thank pharmacists for safety in state
Oct. 16-22 is National Pharmacy Week. Across the country, pharmacists will be celebrated for their underappreciated work, making our cities and towns healthier. But I think they should be thanked for something else: helping make our communities safer.
It’s clear to anyone in Tennessee that in the past our state suffered from a meth production problem; in recent years, however, that has decreased as more and more meth comes from Mexico. A part of the reason for this change is the use of the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) by pharmacists across the state. Since 2012, pharmacists have used NPLEx to stop meth producers from exceeding the daily and monthly purchase limits for cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine (PSE), which can be used to make meth. Impressively, NPLEx blocked over 37,000 boxes of PSE from being illegally purchased in the first half of 2016.
These successes prove that there is no need to punish law-abiding consumers by requiring a prescription for such medicines – or for the government to meddle any more than it already does in health care.
G. Lamar Wilkie
Manchester, Tenn.