Letters to the Editor
sarahsan in CA
Published Letters: 3
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Cute - but too little, too late...
[Read the article: The good old days of the press]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Duh, Mr. Wallace, but why didn't you ask that question LOUDLY back in 2000? Doing it now is just piling on. Nice & safe - just like you like it.
Don't get me wrong... The question is valid!! But COWARDLY JOURNALISTS LIKE YOU should have DONE YOUR JOB and brought this to light WHEN IT MATTERED!! If you were too scared in 2000, then WHY NOT IN 2004???
What are we to do with this 'cool comment' now? Impeach the lying moron? Will that get our Great Nation's money and integrity back?
Where was your 'Great Talent' when America NEEDED you, Mike Wallace?!
...or are you just resurfacing for more Face Time to sell a new book?
Hey, it fine to look out for 'Number 1' -- but couldn't you have cared about your Country just a little bit more?
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on edconley: 'Be the witness' letter
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I want to thank you for your superb letter on this subject.
You've NAILED what I have been unable to put into words, and I feel a certain relief from that.
Although we could not change the tide of the media, I believe that an accurate autopsy of it IS necessary if any of us is to learn from it. Your letter here, I believe, is an essential essay that focuses on a dear part of our collective American soul that has been ravished by the corporate takeover of our once-Free Press.
Frankly, I do not believe MY dream of America can exist without the integrity we have lost. I stand disillusioned and in mourning. Your words, both in their accuracy and their honesty, have comforted me.
I sincerely thank you.
sarahsan from CA
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Wait a minute -- Be grateful...
[Read the article: Somebody sent child protective services to my house!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In today's world where people don't speak to each other when they don't have to, you have the advantage of living in an area where SOMEONE cares enough about children to notice & report something suspicious.
I know it's embarrassing and hard to see objectively. But try to greet the overworked social worker with kindness and openness. Your innocence will be obvious and the attitude of your child will show what kind of home you're making for him/her.
Above all, be sure to represent the social worker properly to your child. If you believe the social worker could breakup your home & wreck your lives, your child will indeed be traumatized!! Tell your child that this person works for the government and helps make sure that children are cared for. Ask your child to be open & truthful and kind because this person wants to help. Explain how some of the questions may sound shocking, but that, if your child had a poor parent and accusations were true, the State would need to remove that child for his/her own safety.
Now isn't the time to bring up missteps and gaffs in the system. Your child should know that We The People made these laws & agencies for good reason and now is the time to let those remedies work.
So, you had a bad call from a neighbor. Be a grown-up and see that you are part of a huge society that makes a child's welfare a high priority.
When you calm down, you can congratulate yourself on living in a place where someone still cares about children they don't even know.
Social Services is a BENEFIT of our society.
Support them.