It’s time to choose

the lesser of two evils

The Saturday editorial page of the Post should be required reading for all before entering the voting booth.

First of all, Jack Burke, in “My Turn,” lists all the reasons why he (and we) should be voting for Hillary Clinton. They are all good reasons, in spite of her email problems. “She needs a good executive secretary,” he says. In the rest of the column, he cites some very good reasons to check the Hillary box.

Next to that is an editorial titled “A looming constitutional crisis?” in which Dr. Ada Fisher, a member of the Republican National Committee, lists all the reasons why we should not vote for Hillary, and cites many bungles made by government officials in the investigation of the Clinton Foundation. Although she castigates Clinton, she says nothing about Donald Trump.

So here we are. Time to vote. What do we do? We are saddled with a choice of the “lesser of two evils.” Remember though, that either one is a “second best.” Alan Gilmour, in a Friday letter, says “vote for the policy, the philosophy you think best serves this country. Forget about all the personal shortcomings. America can handle the shortcomings.” That sounds like good logic to me.

But whatever you do, do vote. If you can’t come to a decision on one of these two, write in a name. And remember that we have a governor, a senator, a congressman and several other offices to fill.

When the last vote is counted, and we have a president-elect, let’s get in line to support him (her) in making good things happen for this country. In past elections, the party not elected made it difficult for the president to be successful. This practice was very obvious when President Obama took office. Let’s not do that to America again.

— Jack Connery

Salisbury

What about rest of us?

As I drove through “my side” of town on Halloween, I thought to myself, “Man, no one is out!” Then I crossed the railroad tracks.

Families were roaming everywhere. Groups of older children were out on their own. People stopped and chatted. What a delight to see. I popped into the grocery store, picked up dinner and drove a different route home. It was so lovely to view.

It was also so startling to see that in my neighborhood no one was really out. I may have seen three groups of people.

I shake my head. So much time, money and vision are spent promoting downtown and the West Square Historic District. Who is it that said Park Avenue and the Kesler Mill area are less historic? No one.

If our leaders had a brain, you could have an entire city that looked, acted and created revenue like the West Square.

I love my home. It rivals many in the West Square. I’m on the same tax schedule as they are, though do I benefit as much? Of course not. If I need (not want) my street cleaned, I must call. It does not just happen. There is a house on Shaver Street that has had garbage sitting in front of it for a minimum of three months.

Raise your hand if you think that would happen on Fulton Street. It’s all so blatant, yet these complacent incumbents get voted in over and over. Madness.

Trust me. I am not alone with my thoughts. I am the only one who actually doesn’t give a rip about whose feelings are hurt or what city department is going to deny me whatever. This needs to be acknowledged.

— Dodie LeFevre-King

Salisbury