It seems that the county commissioners have lost their way. Could it be that they are more interested in getting their own way rather than voting according to the peoples’ needs?
It seems that they are going backward rather than forward. Might they gain insight from reviewing history, when during the depression in 1933, the children went to school only eight months instead of nine and were required to bring a sack lunch from home when there was not even food at home? Some children came home hungrier than when they went. Are the commissioners expecting the public to refer to Proverbs 31:7 and “let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more”?
I do recall in recent times when Democrats and Republicans did what was necessary to work together for the approval and funding of the Rowan Public Library addition. Bipartisan agreement can be negotiated and can be accomplished again. In the great understanding of Stephen Covey in his best-selling book “The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People,” the heart of negotiations is that I put aside “my” idea and you put aside “your” idea and WE negotiate to come up with a “third” and mutually satisfying new idea. Eureka; success, we accomplish what is needed!
— Charles Peacock

Salisbury
With the federal government being shut down for the 10th day, I have to admit that I am completely ashamed of our government. They are all acting like children that won’t give an inch without getting the complete lollipop. Our politicians are literally holding America hostage over the Affordable Care Act, which our Supreme Court has agreed is constitutional.
I for one, am pleased to be offered a part in the new health care law. I have pre-existing conditions that will make it impossible for me to afford insurance. Many of my family members are having to choose between paying for health insurance or purchasing food. It is ridiculous that one person has to pay $1,500 per month for coverage, and this is not an isolated incident.
For our politicians to hold our great country hostage, to furlough government workers and refuse benefits to veterans is not only sad, but outright irresponsible.
It’s about time that our politicians stop playing for political gain and achieve what they were hired to do. Get our government funded and put people back to work again. Only then, will I have faith again in our country and be able to hold my head with pride.
— Jennifer Doering

Salisbury
I recently read the book “A Government of Wolves” by John Whitehead. The book reveals the truth of what America — a democracy — is rapidly becoming. The book shows how we are at risk of becoming a police state under President Obama. Here are some comments from the book.
1. “The government does not ‘represent’ the people, it controls ‘the people.” This is just what happened in Germany — Hitler, with his strong police state, brought on a second world war. “The very first essential for success is a perpetual, constant and regular employment of violence.” (Adolf Hitler)
2. Under the National Defense Authorization Act, “Anyone suspected of terrorism can be jailed indefinitely without trial.” This act can give the president the power to declare martial law at any time.
3. “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
4. “American will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroy ourselves.” (Abraham Lincoln)
5. “Dominate — intimidate — control.”
6. “We are (becoming) a society in which the government may intrude into the secret regions of personal lives.” (Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas)
The book lists police stations in cities that are already fortified with weapons, ammunition and armored trucks, as well as with protective gear like that used in foreign wars.
From Franklin Roosevelt: “The liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself.”
— Gus Knox

Salisbury
We hear plenty from the left wingers about Republican vitriol, but are then subjected to letters like Richard Sorenson’s (Oct. 5), referring to Republicans and the Tea Party as “the axis.”
And why did the Post allow such a letter to go to print? No need to answer. I already know why. That’s why I won’t subscribe. You have dropped the ball. Again.
— David Wilson

Salisbury