Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, We all may have some issues with the past. Past problems, past mistakes, past sins, past decisions, and past ignorance. We live and we learn if we are fortunate enough to live. Sadly, too many obituaries are of young adults who were barely starting life. Some young adults don’t think that much about the past because so much of life is in front of them – they hope. Most of us believe life is in front of us. It’s difficult to imagine not existing, but as we all know, life ends. If you live long enough, you’ll make…

Dear Editor, The Valle Vista Property Owners Association sent out a ballot for three Volunteer Board members and five Volunteer Architectural Board members. Two of the past Volunteer Board members want to be re-elected and one will be vacant. Why? I don’t know! This process costs $5,000 and the VPOA didn’t ask for a raise in the assessment. Why? I don’t know! VVPOA doesn’t need seven Volunteer Board members. Five would be enough and they don’t seem to want to follow the by-laws and CL-Rs of Valle Vista. Why? I don’t know. The Chairman is a retired postal employee, and…

Dear Editor, If you want a friend, be a friend. There is never a guarantee. However, if you do not put anything into a friendship, it’s certain the friendship will never grow. Keep in mind that friendships take time. The Bible says, “a man of too many friends will soon come to ruin” (Proverbs 18:24). Why is this? Because too much time maintaining too many friends doesn’t allow you the time you need to work your job, spend time with your family, do your schoolwork, life work, or take care of your business. If a person has ten or twenty friends…

Dear Editor, If you want a friend, be a friend. There is never a guarantee. However, if you do not put anything into a friendship, it’s certain the friendship will never grow. Keep in mind that friendships take time. The Bible says, “a man of too many friends will soon come to ruin” (Proverbs 18:24). Why is this? Because too much time maintaining too many friends doesn’t allow you the time you need to work your job, spend time with your family, do your schoolwork, life work, or take care of your business. If a person has ten or twenty friends…

Dear Editor, James J.’s letter in the Sept. 8 edition titled “Questions continue about vaccines and treatments” reveals precisely why we, as a society, are still battling this COVID-19 pandemic. He poses the question: “Why should we Americans rely on educated derelicts?” Why? Because they know more than the Fox News people and the Governors who doubt the science. The experts know this is a new virus which until a couple of years ago was unknown, and there is a learning curve here. As we learn more about this virus, treatment modalities may need to be changed. To simplify the…

Dear Editor, James J.’s letter in the Sept. 8 edition titled “Questions continue about vaccines and treatments” reveals precisely why we, as a society, are still battling this COVID-19 pandemic. He poses the question: “Why should we Americans rely on educated derelicts?” Why? Because they know more than the Fox News people and the Governors who doubt the science. The experts know this is a new virus which until a couple of years ago was unknown, and there is a learning curve here. As we learn more about this virus, treatment modalities may need to be changed. To simplify the…