Trump's actions harm state, so why support him?
As a resident of Northwest Arkansas, I am represented by three individuals in the federal government, Mr. Womack, Mr. Boozman and Mr. Cotton. Their voting record since the inauguration of President Trump demonstrably shows their devotion to Mr. Trump's actions. His actions do not support the health and welfare of Arkansans.
Mexico is one of Arkansas' largest trade partners. The Arkansas World Trade Center states that trade with Mexico supports 100,000 jobs in Arkansas. Mr. Trump's actions have caused grain and meat exports from the USA to Mexico to drop precipitously, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mexican government officials have stated that they are seeking to reduce and eliminate trade with the U.S.A. because the U.S.A. is not a reliable trade partner due to Mr. Trump's actions, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, a conservative newspaper. Arkansas is not the only source for the products that Mexico imports and the drop in trade to Mexico clearly demonstrates that Mexico will be able to reduce its purchases of U.S. goods and commodities. Mr. Trump's action vis-a-vis Cuba has also closed markets for Arkansas commodities. Will Arkansas lose 100,000 jobs because of Mr. Trump and the complicity of our government representatives? If they continue their devotion to Mr. Trump the answer could easily be yes.
Mr. Trump's actions are also creating disruptions in the health care system. These disruptions are also harmful to Arkansans.
Why are our representatives supporting Mr. Trump's harmful actions? Gov. Hutchinson has had the courage to speak out. Our federal government representatives have been silent and supportive of Mr. Trump's disruptive behavior. This is not a game of Russian roulette at one of Mr. Trump's casinos (pun intended). These actions damage the health and welfare of Arkansans. I would like to have an explanation. Perhaps it is time to find representatives who will stand up for Arkansas.
Ken Leonard
Bentonville
Bella Vista writer focuses on playing the blame game
A laughable piece by Stephanie Culp ("Make it stop now," July 10). She contends that if a female high school student receives a derogatory remark from a male high-schooler that she's "bound to be a failure in the workplace." How many years later? Get a life!
She's let Donald Trump affect her life to the point of no return. If this attitude continues she'll find herself in a prison cell of her own making. If she'd put more effort into her own success, she might become an Oprah or Martha Stewart instead of sitting in her room whining.
I was a short (vertically challenged), fat (not my fault) kid who paid no attention to tall or thin kids who threw darts my way. In fact, they motivated me to develop an "I'll show you" mentality that served me well as an exceptional employee in the workplace. I'm married to a can-do woman who got an education and became a success through hard work and enjoying life.
It seems Stephanie speaks to women with an ax to grind, those who play the blame game over issues that shouldn't and don't affect them personally. They're being controlled by someone with whom they have no personal contact and probably never will.
Strangely enough, in the same paper dated July 10, was this answer to the previous day's Daily Cryptoquote: "The seeds of resilience are planted in the way we process the negative events in our lives." Anwar Sadat wrote: "Judge not the journey of life by one mile." Negative moments are for personal growth.
Steve Hill
Bella Vista
Commentary on 07/22/2017