Gay marriage is now favored by our governor and some legislators on the basis of equal rights. As I have stated before, gays have equal rights. I can't marry a person of the same sex, neither can they. That's equal!

Mike Lawrence's In Focus column on Jan. 1 favored the new health care legislation. Perhaps he should wait until it takes effect, discovers its content, then tell us how he favors it! We are in for a rude awakening when and if the health care act becomes effective. We elderly have already experienced some results of the health care act with the dumping of our Hanford site insurance.

Making an appeal for health care legislation in this country based upon an experience in another country is wrong, unless they have identical health care laws.

I was wondering why hospitals all over the U.S. have so much in unpaid health care? Could a large portion be because we're providing health care for illegal immigrants?

Perhaps Supreme Court Elena Kagan will vote against the individual mandate. Ha.

Denying the elderly health care begins after a society grows used to killing the unborn.

Then killing of the physically or mentally challenged begins.

JOHN FAULKNER, Richland