Readers write: Mothers and forgiveness, reality of homelessness, how 鈥楤lack Panther鈥� affects Africans, tariffs explained for average reader, high taxes vs. life choices
Letters to the editor for the May 28, 2018 weekly magazine.
Letters to the editor for the May 28, 2018 weekly magazine.
Mothers and forgiveness
I鈥檝e lost no one to violence but cried repeatedly reading the March 12 cover story, 鈥淭wo mothers, a son鈥檚 death, and the struggle for forgiveness.鈥澛�
It got deeper into issues around forgiveness, always recognizing that people are complex and face difficult paths 鈥� rarely simple or direct 鈥� through trauma. I鈥檝e grown from this story鈥檚 telling.
Chuck Green
Ashland, Mass.
Reality of homelessness
Regarding the May 1 Monitor Daily article 鈥淏reaking a cycle of job loss and homelessness鈥�: This is a topic worth coming back to.聽
It introduces a reality that is often overlooked by many of those well-meaning people who want to 鈥渃ure鈥� homelessness.
Joseph F. Arnold
Gig Harbor, Wash.
How 鈥楤lack Panther鈥� affects Africans
Regarding the March 19 OneWeek article 鈥淚n Africa, a US film surprises, delights鈥�: This was an outstanding article. It definitely delivers on increasing understanding.
I loved hearing all the comments from varied Africans themselves about what the movie meant to them.
Anne Whidden
New York
Tariffs explained for average reader
Regarding the March 2 Monitor Daily article 鈥淲ith tariffs, trade war looms. But is there an endgame?鈥�: Thanks for the detail and clarity. Sometimes stories about the economy and trade can be too obscure or dull.聽
This was written to help the average reader. I, for one, read it all the way through!
Sara Barnacle
Harrison, Maine
High taxes vs. life choices聽
Regarding the March 14 Monitor Daily article 鈥淚n blue states, 鈥榯ax the rich鈥� isn鈥檛 so simple anymore鈥�: Were it not for having their only daughter firmly in place as a California resident, due to her career choice in the criminal justice field, my daughter and son-in-law would be off to Texas in a heartbeat. Their taxes would be lower and, as horse breeders, they could buy a much better and larger ranch and home there than what they have here.聽
Many, many in their situation are already gone. I stay for family, friends, and because I love California, but I could certainly do better financially in Texas. Some things, however, are worth more to me than money.
Judy Reinsma
Santa Clarita, Calif.