Letters to the editor — May 17

Your views

• Published May 17, 2008

Schools make a huge difference in lives of kids

I am worried, worried, worried about the possibility of the North Thurston levy failing.

My son was able to earn a full scholarship to college thanks to the supportive and talented athletic department and North Thurston High School.

If it weren’t for the Rams football, wrestling and cheer coaches and programs, he very easily could have gone awry in the public school system. The dedication and competence of the teachers and staff at NTHS helped him to be successful.

With two daughters coming up behind him I worry that they won’t have choices for athletics, arts and other core classes that he did. It would be a sad blow to our entire community to lose the programs and teachers that truly enliven our community and help our children — our future.

I urge the North Thurston community to vote “Yes” and keep our children competitive for tomorrow’s world.

Kirsten Butler, Lacey

Hold protesters accountable

Enough already! For too long, Thurston County and cities here have been far too lenient on unruly young people and those who teach them to be unruly.

We need to get tough on protesters and rabble-rousers who trash our cities and spit in the face of our laws. No more a slap on the wrist as if they were merely being brats.

Those young people, if not taught to obey laws, will grow up to be unruly adults who care nothing about rules and laws. This leads to an uncivilized society. Is this what we want for our communities?

If we don’t obey laws, we are nothing but animals. Actually many animals are better behaved than these protesters. I don’t mean to malign animals.

Theodora Toompas, Olympia

Don’t focus on violence in city

The front page recently featured the anarchists who created significant violence and some damage in downtown. More than half of the front page consisted of pictures of these kids, scuffling with the police, breaking windows and hiding behind their masks, masks to make it hard for the police to identify the worst of them for possible prosecution.