Thyra's wishful thinking

Thursday, I read the letter that Thyra Stevenson sent to the Tribune in response to the "JEERS" that Marty Trillhaase gave her.

After reading her letter, I found a couple of errors on her part.

First of all, she lost re-election two years ago because she was trying to hold down two elected offices, one as Lewiston city councilor and one as representative for Legislative District 6 - both of which she never gave her undivided attention.

For that, she deserved to lose the election because all she knew how to do as a state representative was vote no on schools, health care and other things that would have benefited her constituents.

Then again, maybe more of the no voters need to go, also.

I guess using the honorific title of state representative would give the impression that she never lost it in the first place, which she did, of course.

Then she goes on to claim that if the voters return her to the Statehouse as a representative, she would retain her original seniority with preference over freshmen representatives for committee assignments.

I don't believe that she would retain any seniority after losing an election.

I think she shows a lot of wishful thinking in regard to the elections this November.

Jim Sanderson

Lewiston

Don't steer youth wrong

By displaying black life, Indian life, purple life, etc. matters, we are limiting our view of life and hampering our own progress. Get real. All life matters.

The balance of life on our world is co-dependence (symbiosis). ...

Bottom line is we all need a balanced world to survive. ...

Think like a global citizen, we as a human race are commissioned to be stewards of the planet and civilization. As such, we need to think beyond our corner and become aware of our earthly membership and citizenship, not be enthralled by the power mongers who believe in control through power or idealistic demonstrations that serve to stir pro and con arguments among the population, feeding unrest.

The key is balance through a sense of purpose and responsibility for the part we play in seeking balance. ...

Think about the child who hears his parent belittle, ridicule and judge cops as modern storm troopers, all over a traffic ticket. ... The child carries that parental opinion into adulthood and uses it to identify the enemy. Not just cops; they also rant and rave over race, religion, politics, citizens in poverty, alternative lifestyles, Earth-first advocates, new age beliefs, government and any other thing that may be uncomfortable or different. ...

Then we wonder why we have civil unrest and violence. ...

The next voting bloc to have an impact will be the first-time voters and what they have learned from us. ...

We wouldn't steer them wrong.

Marie Ahlstrom

Pomeroy

Phonies

How can the American flag-waving Donald Trump supporters claim they are putting the welfare of their country above that of their political party?

Is there a nice way to refer to them as phonies?

Ask a Trump supporter to answer two questions:

1. Can you name three good things about Trump?

2. How many times has Hillary Clinton been convicted of a crime?

The answer should be the same to both questions.

None.

Edward L.

Johnson

Clarkson