OpinionFebruary 21, 1996
SPEAKOUT
I HAVE known Terry Taylor for over 30 years. I can't believe what the NAACP is trying to do to him. He has always been considerate, thoughtful and honest with everyone. I am a white parent and would be very concerned if my son or daughter were going with a black person. The educated or moral black person, I am sure, doesn't like the situation either. I am not a racist and I know Terry isn't either...
Support for Taylor
I HAVE known Terry Taylor for over 30 years. I can't believe what the NAACP is trying to do to him. He has always been considerate, thoughtful and honest with everyone. I am a white parent and would be very concerned if my son or daughter were going with a black person. The educated or moral black person, I am sure, doesn't like the situation either. I am not a racist and I know Terry isn't either.
Courthouse needs
TO THE person who had to be carried upstairs at the Cape courthouse because he is in a wheelchair, I feel for him. Also, there isn't a public restroom on the second floor. When you are in court in the jury box from six to nine hours, it's necessary to go a couple of times. Those steps are trying for everyone. Please put in an elevator or least a restroom on the second floor.
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The consequences
AN ARTICLE on the front page Feb. 15 reported a head-on collision that killed two people. A car in the accident had crossed the center line and was in the wrong lane. A second article reported on the arrest of two men for drug trafficking and conspiracy of distributing marijuana. They are accused of "disregard for the safety of the community and the law." They face a possible life sentence if found guilty. Will the person who caused the head-on collision be arrested and be charged with "disregard for the safety of the community and the law?" Will he also face a sentence of life imprisonment? I am an opponent of drugs and all of their consequences, but is that crime worse than the other? There was a similar accident just a few weeks ago near Pocahontas. A truck was on the wrong side of the road on a hill, and a woman from Jackson was killed. Has he been arrested? As far as I know his name wasn't even printed in the newspaper. Innocent people driving along minding their own business are suddenly victims and their lives are lost and their family's lives shattered forever. Something drastic needs to be done to make people understand that if they get into a car and "disregard the safety of the community and the law" they would be severely punished.
Library solution
THE BEST long-term solution is still a future merger of the Jackson and Riverside libraries, but for now I admire the mayor and council for funding a workable temporary solution for this problem without closing the library. I live in the Riverside district but in the Jackson city limits. The decision made not to double tax some residents was a very good, sound business decision made by our officials. Thank you for keeping the library and for the wise business-like spending of our tax dollars.
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