Letters

Erbe’s disservice
As a Muslim feminist (and woman), I was saddened and discouraged by Thursday’s editorial page column on the subject of Islam and women’s rights, “When religion rules law, women lose.” I am sure other Muslim readers also were disturbed. Ms. Erbe, like many commentators on the Muslim world, makes broad and unfair generalizations.

Supporting coal
It has been said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can promulgate new regulations without respect to any socioeconomic impact consideration. In other words, if the EPA thinks it is good for us, they can make it come to pass at whatever the cost might be.

Progress can hurt
Cecilia has been my home for many years. I see changes every day around me. New industrial parks are close by. Many new homes are being built and many already are built throughout the county. This has increased our population greatly.
With population growth, a need for new schools arises. This brings up another matter of possibly losing some of our farm land to build schools. This may be sad but necessary for progress in education. As a community grows, we must suffer some inconvenience and be willing to accept it for the good of our children.

Don’t be immovable in government
Admirers of Sen. Mitch McConnell like to evoke the name of Henry Clay in praise of our Republican senate minority leader; that compliment is in many ways arguable. Like Clay, McConnell has risen to high office in the legislative branch of the federal government.
Also like Clay our senator always has been a political in-fighter, which is not always a bad thing. However, unlike the great Clay, Mr. McConnell has never been, nor will he ever be, open to compromise and this is his great failing.