Letters

Dear President Obama:
This letter is for all the elderly and disabled people in this country.
These people are going to starve to death if something isn’t done about sky-high prices on everything.
They give us a so-called “cost of living adjustment,” then go up on Medicare, supplement insurances, food, medicine and gas. We are actually worse off than before the so-called raise.
One of the biggest things wrong is letting them take God out of everything. We turn our backs on God and he will turn away from our country.

As the parent of a daughter who has lived at Southwest Virginia Training Center for 11 years, I understand the confusion and anger expressed by other families who attended the Feb. 9 meeting with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
Decisions affecting training center residents were made without family/guardian involvement, or  on-campus investigations.

With the exception of President Clinton’s first term and President Obama’s first two years, Republicans have been in control of our government for the past 30 years.
This reign began under President Reagan and his mantra was “government is the problem.”
The Republican leadership has said shrink government, reduce taxes and get rid of regulations and our problems will be solved. Unfortunately, the problems are multiplying and deepening.

Capitalism, free enterprise, greed, political warfare and a divided nation.
In addition to the Middle East, one country after the other falling apart with violence and no leadership, all for freedom and democracy. Some in Iran and North Korea want to play the nuclear card.
Now, there is the election this year for the next president.
Obama wants to keep his job. The GOP with its millionaires wants to take it away from him on issues of the economy, jobs, leadership. And who has the real concern for the poor?