Dog poop
I joined the adopt-a-spot program a number of years in the past and have been choosing up trash in my two areas each few weeks. While a variety of the trash comes from folks accidently or purposely dropping or throwing trash on the bottom, what I discover most annoying are the variety of canine poop luggage that I fished out of the retention pond in Salem Woods Park. In at some point, I counted 34 luggage. I can’t consider persons are so silly. The cause we bag canine poop is to maintain it out of the waterways.
I perceive persons are lazy and don’t want to walk to the offered trash can to throw away the bag, however tossing it within the water will not be the reply. Frankly, it’s appalling. I wasn’t capable of retrieve each bag of poop I noticed as a result of the pond and the mud are too deep. rising the prospect of getting caught, however I’ll proceed to attempt to retrieve those who I can in addition to all the opposite trash I fish out of the pond.
Please don’t throw your canine’s poop luggage within the waterways.
Ann Maliniak, Virginia Beach
Do the work
I’m extraordinarily upset in Rep. Jen Kiggans’ vote to question Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The choice to interpret his actions as “high crimes and misdemeanors” is each misguided and unconscionable. It politicizes and trivializes the very act of impeachment as by no means earlier than.
To tackle the foundation explanation for the issues on the border, she ought to stand in entrance of a mirror. Congress’ failure to update and strengthen our immigration legal guidelines prior to now 4 many years has straight resulted within the enormous inflow of immigrants coming to our borders. And the recent failure of the Republican Party to assist a bipartisan compromise to strengthen immigration legal guidelines for political benefit is indefensible. Do not let the proper be the enemy of the great.
If Kiggans continues to waste time on political video games fairly than working to resolve the actual issues going through our nation (passing a finances, Social Security/Medicare belief fund shortfalls, nationwide safety assist for our allies, local weather change-created disasters, to call a number of), then she ought to get out of the best way so a consultant who will really symbolize the folks of her district could be elected.
George Herning, Virginia Beach
Democracy tanking
Recent letter submissions about easy methods to save the republic completely overlook the foundation causes of our slide right into a dysfunctional nation. First, eradicate the Electoral College that enables one voter in much less populous states to mainly negate a thousand voters in additional populous states. It by no means made sense when first adopted and nonetheless doesn’t.
Second, eradicate gerrymandering that mainly retains the identical representatives of their seats till they give up or die. Both events are corrupt on this effort, and it retains standard laws from being applied. A Republican congressman was not too long ago requested about his attainable vote for funding border safety, and he acknowledged he wouldn’t vote for something that may give President Joe Biden a win. With the House declaring the Senate border invoice lifeless on arrival earlier than members learn it, it nonetheless turns into an election subject.
Third, the Supreme Court choice in Citizens United that gave First Amendment rights to firms unleashing billions of tremendous PAC {dollars} to campaigns with no accountability as to the place that money got here from. The previous election cycle had greater than $5 million going to 2 candidates operating for one seat within the state senate, operating damaging provides that may be slanderous if it wasn’t for election functions.
Fourth, information organizations mainly ignore sitting representatives after they’re elected. When was the final time you noticed any community or publication query a consultant on their vote? There’s an hour and a half of night information regurgitating the identical tales with 10 climate updates. They can do higher.
Jeff Allen, Hampton
America is damaged
It each angers and saddens me that our once-great nation is damaged. The Justice Department is damaged. The FBI is damaged. The CIA is damaged. They have all grow to be politicized. The border is damaged. Congress is damaged. The economic system is damaged. There is corruption in authorities.
Crime is uncontrolled. An enormous quantity of lethal medicine proceed to enter our nation. Our youth now not respect authority. Our adversaries taunt us, provoke us and kill our folks. We have misplaced the respect of different nations. Transgender athletes try to dominate girls’s sports activities.
Most importantly, although, we’ve turned our again on God (our Creator) and the teachings of the Bible. In its quest for energy and wealth, the present administration has intentionally ruined the whole lot we held pricey. Do you actually assume any Democrat is prepared, in a position or geared up to show issues round?
Although we could not look after his character, former President Donald Trump is prepared, in a position and geared up to do what must be achieved (a complete restoration). Do you need issues to proceed to deteriorate, or would you like a much-needed restoration and alter? Our future is in actual peril.
Robert Morrison, Virginia Beach
