It”s time to reform our government
Albert F. Bernal”s letter to the editor (Observer*American, Aug. 13) really makes the true point that our politicians and appointed officials have sold the regular people out, to serve the wealthy and large corporation.
What to do about it?
I have a suggestion, make it illegal for elected and appointed officials to accept anything of value except their salary and expenses. This would eliminate lobbyist!
This of course will require public financing of campaigns, which would be cheaper in the long run because in a short time our tax rates would be fair.
How to do it? With a great leader that can make people want to register to vote and vote or the initiative process.
On the Internet there is a free book that talks about another way to reform our government at www.beyond plutocracy.com Plutocracy is his term for our current government.
Right now there are a lot of frustrated people who want to see changes and feel it is their duty as citizens to stop what is happening, but with our current administration they are afraid to speak out.
One person likened this period with the period when the McCarthy investigations were ongoing.
Richard Conway
Clearlake
Hard to understand why people choose to hate people they don”t even know
The Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County (UUCLC) was saddened to hear of the shootings at a Unitarian Universalist church in Tennessee.
It is hard to understand how people can choose to hate people they do not even know. Unitarian Universalists have always been at the forefront of movements that preserve the inherent rights of the individual, including civil rights and gay or same-sex marriage. I suppose it is not surprising, as some people don”t know who we are and would act out of misunderstanding, rather than to open dialog to find out about us and why we support these issues. We extend our prayers and condolences to all people affected by this event, including Mr. Adkisson.
The Unitarian Universalist tradition is a relatively unknown faith in America, though one with a long history. With roots from the 16th century Reformation, Unitarian Universalism is a caring, open-minded religious community that encourages each person to seek his or her own spiritual path. Noted Unitarian Universalists include John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Charles Dickens, Clara Barton, Luther Burbank, and Albert Schweitzer.
The UUCLC supports marriage equality and is available to perform marriage ceremonies for couples of any race, gender or religious beliefs. They also support the Lake County Safe House project, and many of its members are involved with other humanitarian efforts in the county and beyond.
The UUCLC meets at 10 a.m. Sunday mornings at the Kelseyville Senior Center. For more information about the UUCLC or Unitarian Universalism, visit our Web site, www.uuclc.org, or call 278-0254. Everyone is welcome. Childcare is provided.
The UUCLC is a part of the Unitarian Universalist Association (www.uua.org).
Carol Cole-Lewis
President of the board, UUCLC
Review missed couple of performances
I would like to point out two people who were missed in the review Cynthia Parkhill wrote on the production of Little Women at Soper-Reese Community Theatre (Observer*American, Aug. 13).
While you listed all of the names of the children in the play ? who deserved to be mentioned by name ? you missed the actress who played “Mrs. Kirke,” a small but cute part, and the over the top and only unredeemable character of the play, “Aunt March,” played by Sue Garrett. The tone of voice she used to call to her nieces from off stage made her an unforgettable part, and I find it rather disappointing that she was skipped over completely in the review.
Little would you know that it was Mrs. Garrett”s first speaking part in any play from her performance.
Barbara Garrett
Lakeport
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