Letters to the editor for Sept. 4
Protecting our elders is killing them
As this pandemic continues to rage on, those of us who are caregivers at home to elderly parents or relatives are dealing with a new problem: I have watched my mother, who is 84, deteriorate more in the last three months then I have ever seen her do before.
Before this all came about, she would go to the senior center at least three times a week to play cards and have fun with her friends. Now, however, because of this virus, she stays home and spends 12 hours a day in front of a computer. She can hardly walk anymore. I tried to get her out — she’s so depressed though, she said she doesn’t want to move. She misses her friends, she misses her socialization.
Surely there’s something that we can do for this vulnerable at-risk group. I don’t want my mom’s last years on this Earth to be staring at a computer screen when she could be having fun with her friends.
It’s not easy being a caregiver, but I would do it over again in a heartbeat for a woman who was stronger than a rock my whole life. Surely we can find some way to help this at risk group to better socialize. Isolation will decimate our senior population far quicker than the virus will and they are an important part of our society that needs our attention.
Cynthia Colgrove, Olympia
Get out and vote
America, tonight I felt the doors of change in our society open, the lights of unity covered the darkness of division, and the pathway to our future presented itself.
We, the people of the United States of America, deserve the connection to one another with the passion to love, be treated equally, and to accept one another. As we walk through the hallways to our destiny, we can visualize the means that will make us whole. We can view the waters of injustice through the lens of righteousness. We can ride the tides of love over the depths of hate, and make our society the island of unity, peace, and prosperity.
We understand there will be demonic creatures placing barriers on our road to success. We also understand that they will try to control our minds through the channels of our weakest thoughts. However, no matter what they try to do, they will never be able to take away our dreams of change. We will fight for our continued freedom and be warriors to protect the livelihood of the generation that will come after us. We must be able to identify what’s good for our nation that will make us acknowledge, understand, and accept each other so that we can unify as one. We must remove the deprivation of human and civil rights and add the philosophical values of humanity.
So on Nov. 3, get out and vote. The soul of our nation depends on it.
Lionel Collins, Lacey
Racism in Thurston politics
On Aug. 20, Republican operatives attacked Thurston County Commission candidate Carolina Mejia with false accusations that she was not a citizen. Additionally, Mejia was sent messages containing her social security number, her address and her parents’ address. Publishing private information, called doxxing, is totally unethical and illegal under state criminal laws.
This racist and sexist attack was an attempt to intimidate a candidate. Republican leaders and donors need to pressure the dark elements in Thurston politics and put a stop to it. Clearly Mejia’s intelligence, poise and grace are considered a threat to the good old boys in Thurston.
Madeline F Bishop, Olympia
A man for our time
God has given us this man, Joe Biden, who is willing to step up and lead us out of this current abyss — to help save our country, to heal and unify.
He is not a perfect man, but who is? But he is a brave man with the courage to stand up for “we the people” and our country at this critical time.
Support him, work for him, pray for him and vote for him.
Diana Williams, Lacey