Heartwarming tales
I have just read three wonderful pieces in last Monday's paper--"Check your reading privilege" by Bradley R. Gitz, "Accepting Parkinson's" by William D. Downs Jr., and "Students learn about Holocaust" by Debra Hale-Shelton, which really touched my heart.
What an amazing teacher. What fortunate students! How exciting it must have been for the student who discovered Magda Brown's website and shared it with the class. I'm so proud we still have teachers who will go the extra mile for the students.
Thanks to them, and thank you for these three splendid articles.
JOANN BIBBS
Maumelle
Canned annoyance
To supplement my low-carbohydrate diet, I bought 10 cans of sardines. They have zero carbs. The cans have a pull-tab for opening. At the opening of the first eight cans, I've had to resort to a can opener because the tab on top, made for easy opening, is not easy. The tab breaks off.
Back home, when I shopped at the country store and got a craving for sardines, each can had a key and a tab. I'd sit on a nail keg on the store porch and the tab could be easily inserted into the key slot. With ease, I'd scroll back the lid and the can opened perfectly, never a need for a can opener. On fishing trips, I'd take sardines for lunch. The can with a key meant I did not carry a can opener.
I advocate for the return of the sardine can with a key cleverly attached so that I can open the can gracefully, anytime, anyplace.
WILLIAM C. KRAMER
North Little Rock
What section is this?
Has the religion section moved to the Voices page? If so, I'd like to post my transforming experience on the road to Vegas. God (in a flashing neon sign) reminded me of a verse from Proverbs, which says: "The lot is cast in the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord."
In other words, when I win, give credit to the Man who really controls the dice (despite what Einstein argued). Now, the big question is whether this missive belongs in the editorial section, the religious section, or the travel section. Maybe the sports section?
JAKE TIDMORE
Little Rock
That was the point ...
Tom Candela, in criticizing my choice of words, does seem to agree with my main point that Fox News is not "fair and balanced." He describes four of the panel members as "conservative-leaning"--that leaves one as "liberal-leaning." Four versus one on the panel is not fair and balanced, whatever words are used to describe them.
It would be interesting to know how Mr. Candela would define media so as to exclude Fox News.
GEORGE W. McCLAIN
Little Rock
It's only their opinion
Nice hearing recently from Mr. Doyle Collins, Mr. Jim Lewis and Mr. Joseph Lombardi. Respectfully, I didn't say there was "no consensus," simply that consensus is not science. Consensus is basically opinions.
Some facts are not disputable: In time past, some really extreme climate changes have occurred naturally, without burning fossil fuels. Yes, some scientists agree that man may have contributed to some warming, which is realistically what the question asked. In a nutshell, the climate "experts" can't prove their hypotheses ("educated guesses").
To prove a hypothesis, one must make predictions based on the hypothesis, then conduct actual experiments to see whether the results support the predictions. That's the scientific method. But they demand extreme and costly changes based on unproven hypotheses; even their computer models have been notoriously inaccurate. The Koch brothers' reference is just a distraction.
Okay, then, let's follow the money trail. What would happen to the flow of grant money if "climate change" were not such a profitable study? Green "solutions" like solar and wind power (requiring massive tax subsidies) don't provide steady power. Nighttime? No breeze? Solar and wind require backups. That's still coal and nuclear. I would much rather my taxes went toward strengthening our power grid, which has proven over the years vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters. Take your pick, a massive solar flare, hackers, or an enemy's atom bomb.
Your children and grandchildren would have a sorry existence, much like the Stone Age, should the power grid go down. Think about it.
LARRY ANDERSON
Sherwood
Our eternity up to us
A recent letter to the editor raised the question of life after death. My answer is: Why take chances with eternity?
I strongly encourage you to pursue truth and knowledge. God's word tells us "to acquire wisdom; and with all your acquiring get understanding." And during my research, that is exactly what has happened. As I have been seeking knowledge, I have gained understanding.
The letter spoke of what some "choose" to believe, and brings up a good point. What we believe makes the difference between life and death while here on earth, and heaven and hell when our bodies die. The Bible states that we must believe in Jesus. To live eternally, we must put our trust in Jesus.
I believe God created us to be intelligent beings and we should use our brain to search out knowledge and truth. I have made my choice based on facts and truth, and that choice is to believe in Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living God who came to this earth as a man and was blameless and paid the price for my wrongdoings so I could be seen by God as blameless and live eternally with him.
RITA SCHMECKENBECHER
Little Rock
Editorial on 05/25/2015