FazzNoth Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 A different nation Voters today are arguing and complaining about the high cost of living and the amount that they have to pay for gas. Looking back to 2017, crude oil was at an average of $50.80 a barrel, 2018 it was $65.23, 2019 was $56.99, in 2020 it dropped to $39.68 due to the start of the pandemic and in 2021 it went up to $68.17. In 2018, the feds raised the interest rate to slow down inflation, and that is what we are looking at now — an adjustment. In 2018, there was no COVID-19, there was no Great Resignation, there was no supply shortage. The current administration was handed a disaster of a nation. We were entering into the second year of COVID, the nation saw the death of more than 800,000 citizens, there is a backlog in our ports because people have left their jobs, schools were closed for more than 18 months and parents had to leave their jobs or cut back hours to stay with their children. Grocery stores have a shortage, and it is not only because of the backlogs in ports — the winter freeze in Texas left thousands of chickens dead, fires in California and Colorado destroyed many crops that should have been in markets, and drought in the Midwest has left the silos empty of grain. It takes more than one year to recoup the losses of farm products. We have millions of people who refuse to open their eyes and see what is clearly in front of them. A nation cannot get back on its feet in just 12 months if its people do not get together and lift up the nation. Infighting will not make the nation better, it will make it weaker. Theresa Grimes, Belleview Unanswered questions There has been much talk since the 2020 presidential election in reference to election fraud. I have a few questions, and I have not been able to get a response from our elected representatives. Were any state voting laws changed by governors or judges prior to the 2020 election? Did states clean up their voting roles prior to the 2020 election? Were those who moved out of state or passed away removed from voter rolls? What was the plan to ensure mail-in ballots were filled out and mailed by only those who were qualified to vote? How can mail-in voting be fraud-free? Going forward, what is the plan of the Republicans to ensure we have fair, open elections where only those qualified to vote cast ballots? In the California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, during a traffic stop in Torrance, California, 300-plus recall ballots were found in the vehicle involved. The investigation found there was no evidence of planned election fraud. Do you feel this is a reasonable finding for this incident? Andy Kelleher, Dunnellon Cervical cancer Government is not doing enough to prevent cervical cancer deaths, which are largely preventable, according to the report “ ‘We Need Access’: Ending Preventable Deaths from Cervical Cancer in Rural Georgia” by the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative and Human Rights Watch. I conducted interviews with Black women about their experiences accessing reproductive health care. Lack of medical insurance, as well as lack of reproductive and obstetrical/gynecological services in rural counties, were among the substantial barriers faced by most rural women with limited transportation. It’s time to take action to close the health care disparity gap and give all women access to health care services. Olivia Coley Pearson, Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative and Human Right Watch https://news.yahoo.com/todays-letters-readers-political-infighting-110058544.html
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