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CMS erred in reassigning the Myers Park High principal

Charlotte Observer - 10/15/2021

Mark Bosco

I just want to make sure I have this correct: CMS principal Mark Bosco gets into hot water with students, parents, and concerned citizens due to his poor handling of sexual assault complaints on campus.

CMS decides that maybe we need to do something, so they create a position for him that just happens to pay exactly what he was making as principal — maybe hoping this will go away.

Either Bosco was wrong or he wasn’t. But reassigning him with no other repercussions doesn’t seem right to me.

When will we learn?

Bob McDonnell, Mooresville

Killing democracy

As a registered unaffiliated voter I see some validity in the Oct. 14 Forum writer’s take on the Republicans in the N.C. legislature. They have taken positions that I certainly do not agree with.

That said, when I read the part about “This is killing our democracy” I could not help but think that the writer was actually speaking of the present administration.

With all of the voices on the left calling for an end to the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court, and the possible passage of a $3.5 trillion boondoggle that smacks of a bigger socialist-leaning government, in reality it is the Democratic Party that does not really believe in our democracy.

Rickie Mendoza, Charlotte

GOP strategy

Regarding “A constitutional crisis looms. Wake up, Democrats,” (Oct. 4 Opinion):

Concerning the Republicans’ strategy of distraction: these bamboozlements are eating up precious time for the Democrats — time taken away from passing voting rights bills.

The Republicans’ latest strategy is moving the debt ceiling fight to December, another two months. Meanwhile, voting rights bills languish in Congress.

Further distractions give the Republicans the opportunity to bury President Biden’s social spending bill and the opportunity to gain control over Congress for at least the next 10 years.

Priscilla D. Johnson, Charlotte

Biden’s refusal

How much faith should Americans have in President Biden’s strategic program to solve the supply chain gridlock killing the economy when he left after delivering remarks about it without taking media questions?

Biden’s spout and run habit is hurting his administration’s efforts to accomplish anything.

Borden MacMillan, Cornelius

Civility? Civil War?

There was a time when people had faith in our government and would discuss issues with an open mind to arrive at concluding solutions. Our country is fast nearing a crossroads from which a U-turn may not be possible.

When the legitimacy of the government is undermined, then everything is up for grabs. If the attitude that your political agenda is the only acceptable one and those with a particular viewpoint demand it be accepted and do whatever is possible to prevent any other viewpoint from succeeding whatever the cost, then the next step is hostility on a higher level.

The country cannot survive with a my-way-or-else governing mentality. Elections will swing left and right, so forcing an agenda that may swing the other direction and back again over and over again is no way to live.

If America can’t find its way back to civility and compromise, then the United States has ceased to exist and all that remains will be the theory. Just as in a failed marriage, the final tasks will be to divide up the assets and sign the papers of divorce — perhaps even coupled with armed conflict.

Keith Brann, Fort Mill

A fine mess

The Democrats promise way too much and deliver virtually nothing. Regretfully, the Republicans promise nothing and are quite good at it. Laurel and Hardy said it best: “This is a fine mess we’re in!”

Herb Stark, Mooresville

Privilege or right?

Regarding “Too many in NC have lost the right to drive. Change the law.” (Oct. 16 Opinion):

I completely agree that the practice suspending an individual’s driver’s license for “Failure to Comply” has a disproportionate impact on certain segments of the population and should be permanently discontinued.

The only issue I take with this piece is the categorization of driving as a “right.” Driving is a privilege, not a right, although it is sometimes viewed as a right.

The Observer’s series on excessive speeding points to the problems that can occur when a privilege is treated as a right. A privilege can be permanently lost if it is abused, while a right is protected.

Bob Dollar, Concord

Vaccine skeptics

Vaccine skeptics minimize the severity of the virus that has killed over 700,000 in the U.S. by stating that the survival rate for COVID-19 is 99%. This misleading percentage simply compares the total number of cases with the total number of deaths to arrive at 99%.

This metric doesn’t consider the survival rate for the elderly and others at high risk for disease who have died in great numbers. Nor does it consider those who have survived but required hospitalization and intensive care and may suffer long-term residual damage from the virus.

Get vaccinated to stay healthy and survive.

Joseph Salerno, Charlotte

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