TNT letters: Patriotic Americans; baby formula shortage; good grief, Charlie Brown
Patriotic Americans
The Democrats believe the January 6th Committee’s final report and the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will be winners in November. It’s wishful thinking. While two-thirds of Americans don’t want Roe overturned, a recent Gallup poll indicates 49% of respondents identify as pro-choice and 47% identify as pro-life, and the enthusiasm appears to be on the pro-life side.
Regardless, an NBC News poll found 75% of Americans said the country was on the wrong track. We already know Speaker Nancy Pelosi stacked the January 6th Committee with nine anti-Trumpers, which will assuredly lead to blaming former President Trump for the January 6th violent riot. As it is, virtually all liberal outlets in less than 24 hours — without solid evidence or an investigation — blamed Trump.
Schumer, Pelosi and the Department of Justice will do almost anything to stop Trump and the everyday Americans who attended the January 6th rally.
Those patriotic Americans, and many more, are trying to save our democracy.
Craig Chilton, Bonney Lake
Tacoma Rainiers coverage
I am wondering why The News Tribune cannot provide some coverage (preferably daily) of the city’s only professional sports team, the Tacoma Rainiers.
I know the paper has budget limitations (especially for sports) and cannot have a reporter attend or even listen on the radio to every (or any) Rainier games. But it would be nice to at least throw in the prior day’s box score, and maybe the league standings.
The people of Tacoma need to hear and read about their professional sports team.
David Ladd, Gig Harbor
No child should go hungry
As the director of a local food bank, I am dismayed to continue reading stories such as the one published on May 16 by The News Tribune about families struggling to find infant formula.
While this particular issue may soon be addressed when manufacturers catch up, the hunger faced by children in other countries is not resolved so easily. Fortunately, aid organizations such as Catholic Relief Services address hunger through efforts like the McGovern-Dole Food for Education program. In 2020, the program reached more than 3.6 million children, women and families around the world.
As Congress begins the process of reauthorizing the Farm Bill, I urge lawmakers to protect McGovern-Dole and other programs authorized in Title III of the bill that work towards ending hunger.
No baby or child should go hungry, either here or abroad.
Morningstar Stevenson, Puyallup
Good grief, Charlie Brown
Yikes! Has it really come to this? A recent letter to the editor author wants to let Peanuts go?
Yes, it’s been over 22 years since Charles Schultz died, but I always loved the strip. It’s like comfort food.
I suggest another approach. I count 20 cartoons routinely published in The News Tribune. Of these, I generally follow about six - one of them being Peanuts. I find most of the strips uninteresting and without much entertainment or redeeming value. Peanuts, on the other hand, is one I consistently read and enjoy following.
Rather than letting it go, I suggest keeping it and upping the quality of other strips to match it. Besides, if the Peanuts strip is kept, maybe someday Snoopy will actually get a book published or maybe we’ll see Charlie Brown actually strike a batter out.
Maybe, someday, Lucy will actually let him kick the football.
Jim Taylor, Steilacoom