Trump committed an act of war
President Donald Trump was so upset about his dismal poll numbers that he changed the subject, just like he has many times before. This time he committed an act of war that only vaguely fit the reality of an ongoing war started by one of our allies. He ordered the bombing of a country that is identified as one of the biggest champions of terror and which had warned “King Donnie” that it would wake up their sleeper cells here among us to attack if we took military action against them.
So our convicted felon, con-man president has added starting wars to the lying, cheating, stealing, kidnapping and who knows what else by his lawless administration. Just because our military did a fabulous job doesn’t mean that it will be able to shield us from terror attacks at home. The leaders of Iran are smart enough to see this as an easy way of retaliating with little risk. This is just a little different than sending bombers and missiles over our borders.
The only peaceful way to correct this situation is to get rid of 1st Congressional District Rep. Rob Wittman, who doesn’t have the guts to do the right thing: Impeach Trump and remove him from office as soon as possible. Otherwise, the best we can hope for is that the sleeper cells are full of poets. Impeach Trump now! No kings!
Zan L. Cartwright, James City County
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How can we help homeless people?
This is in response to the recent letter to the editor in The Gazette about the homeless woman. Although we sympathize with her situation, there seems to be a lack of information to fully understand her plight. What family support is in the area? She mentions no one. What is her age — 26 or 76? Has she been employed? Been in the military? Does she have a record that prohibits her from being employed? She appears to be educated considering the quality of the letter she wrote. What about Medicaid or VA benefits? Who would maintain the tent area she describes? Who would police the area? Sounds like taxpayer money would be involved. America is the richest country, yet we can’t seem to solve a homeless problem. Richmond Road often sees a homeless man begging. Although signs say not to give from your car, some people still do. His backstory may be similar to hers. His story is a sad one. So is hers. There are many more like them. What’s the answer?
Rose Marie Crocco, James City County
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300 kids with no summer
Summer evokes swimming at the pool, playing sports, having picnics. Bikes and balls and the great outdoors. For kids living in substandard, old motels, these things won’t be part of their summer.
Several summers, my late husband and I delivered Summer Meals for Kids as part of the outreach program at our church. Then, volunteers were only delivering 200 lunches — kudos to the Lions Club for taking on that part of the program; the number of lunches needed is 300.
I found delivering meals to be a heartbreaking experience. One motel on Bypass Road where I delivered 47 lunches was clean, but I never saw a child. In fact, in all my deliveries, I don’t think I ever saw a kid or a plastic swimming pool or a ball. Where were the children? Watching TV? Playing with a device? Hopefully, some were in summer-school programs. Does our summer Rec-Connect program provide for these children or is the cost too great for poor families?
I delivered meals to one motel on Richmond Road to the hotel handyman. The next week he was found murdered on the grounds of the motel. I could not make this up.
At another motel on the other side of town, an ill-kempt resident sitting outside on a dilapidated chair accepted the lunches. The place looked like something you would see in the worst parts of Appalachia.
Yet at another motel near the outlet mall, the unused pool was full of algae and God only knows what else. No protective fence surrounded the pool and the yard was a jungle. I did see a kid’s bike here, the only one I saw. Other places we visited were not as upsetting, at least from the outside.
What can we do? We can continue to financially support Meals on Wheels, providing the lunches and volunteers to help assemble them.
Phyllis Hall Haislip, James City County
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