Letters: Pandemic, hoarders and more | March 26

Don’t forget help for those in need

As we cope with this pandemic, I urge all to consider the needs of others. Many, if not all, churches have temporarily closed but their missions and costs continue. Most rely heavily on the contributions made at weekend services, so could be severely impacted if the churches remained closed for several weeks. Likewise, those who are less fortunate still need food and services to survive. Please don’t forget them as you budget for your family needs. I am certain you can mail your weekly contribution to your church even though you can’t be there, and you can share your excess food with your local food bank. Please do your part to help others.

We need to rethink sense of morality

We’ve got it wrong!

What this country doesn’t need is socialism, infanticide or an ever-increasing homosexual agenda. What we do need is to acquaint ourselves with words like sin, moral character, integrity and prayer. These are needed in abundance in our homes, schools, work places and churches.

We don’t need to be so politically correct that we are afraid to express truth. We’ve seen what man can do. We need to see what God can do. It is up to you and me to be persons who exhibit character qualities like love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, kindness faithfulness and self control. My vote is for Him and politicians who will govern according to His will and His ways.

Herds of hoarders

I just returned from the Kennewick Fred Meyer where I witnessed the most appalling manifestation of what our country has now become. You can see it in any trip to Costco or local grocery store if you have the stomach for it.

In the face of our “national and state emergencies” you can watch herds of mindless, shameless and panicked sheep and pigs racing against each other to clean out shelves of whatever they can get their hands on. Accompanying that is a core of those inclined to take out their frustrations on overworked store staff attempting to keep up with the flood of stampeding hoarders. I expected such behavior in the larger cities, but not here.

That a new strain of flue virus primarily affecting our elderly and infirm could induce this kind of conduct on the part of the least threatened should give us all pause to reflect on how far we have sunk as an independent and self-starting people. It would be nice to think that the folks described herein might take a moment to consider the shame they’ve inadvertently brought to the rest of us. Don’t hold your breath.

Coronavirus brings us together

I just wanted to say what a wonderful community we live in.

I just got a call from Betty Norton of the Richland Senior Center. She said they were calling to make sure all their older members were doing okay because of the coronavirus. That concern was one of the nicest, thoughtful things that has ever happened to me in my 86 years of life. I told her I’ve self isolated myself in my house and my family has also stepped up to see that I’m okay.

It’s amazing to me how the Republicans and Democrats fight with each other about unimportant things, but when a true emergency in life comes up, they will come together to do anything to help their fellow man. Praise God, life is good and we will get through this by caring for each other.

This story was originally published March 26, 2020 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Letters: Pandemic, hoarders and more | March 26."