Do blue lives still matter after Trump's pardons of people involved in Jan. 6?
Do blue lives still matter after Trump's pardons of people involved in Jan. 6? | Letters
Do blue lives still matter?
So, blue lives matter? Apparently not if you happened to be a member of the Capital police on Jan. 6, 2021. I sure hope I never hear that phrase ever again.
Chris Walker, Fairlawn
Who can explain?
I am confused about this. Our Founding Fathers were the original patriots. They fought a war to get rid of a king. Today's "patriots" just voted to install a king.
Can anyone explain this paradox?
Jonathan C. Plant, Akron
Thanking science
I remember polio. My mother was so terrified that I would get it. She showed me pictures of kids in iron lungs. The pictures terrified me. We avoided crowds and public swimming pools. The polio vaccine wasn't available until 1960, but I got it, both on the sugar cube and the shot. I was immunized against the majority of childhood diseases except measles. You bet I immunized my kids. The measles vaccine was available in the 1960s. By the way, I know a man who survived polio, but he had a shrunken leg. Now I'm a healthy 86. I know a lot of anti-vaxxers. I wish them well, but I thank the inspired scientists who developed these vaccines and saved my children from crippling or death.
Fran Scalise, Akron
DEI made the country great
I am beyond appalled by the University of Akron's cowardly decision to cancel the long-running Rethinking Race series because of threats from Washington about removing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) from educational institutions. These executive orders have not even been tested in court, and UA is already bowing to the wannabe king in Washington. In addition to this, the powers-that-be in Akron are bending the knee to state Sen. Jerry Cirino and the Ohio legislature to comply with a bill, SB1, that has yet to pass and be signed by the governor.
JEDI has made this nation great. Do not give up on it so easily.
David Wales, Twinsburg
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