I am writing in response to Catherine Picut Parker's letter of Sept. 24 in which she compared the president of the United States to a kidnapper. Citizens of this country are entitled to their opinions and are certainly encouraged to express them. But when did we stop being civil?
I understand that many people are unhappy with President Obama's leadership and wish desperately that things had been different in November. However, those who are hoping that President Obama fails, who wish for his downfall, are in essence hoping that this country fails.
We need to be supporting our leaders on both sides and praying that they make good choices for this nation. I was not a fan of President Bush, but I hoped and prayed that he would make smart decisions for this country. I applaud Parker for reading the Constitution to her children, but shame on her for letting her children think it is OK to ridicule our president and hope that he is unsuccessful.
That amounts to teaching your children that when they lose, instead of supporting the winner, you should hope and pray for the winner's quick downfall.
As for me, I am hoping the people of Durham and North Carolina will start being civil to one another and towards our leaders.
MARY JANE COOK
Durham
Move the border
I applaud the editors and public officials who want RDU to share the sales tax revenue received at the terminals and parking lots with Durham County.
I have a solution. We should hire the same survey company that was employed by the 751 Development and ask them to move the county boundaries to allow Durham County to claim rightful ownership of 50 percent of the tax revenue generated at RDU. They are experts at moving boundary lines.
ALLAN LANG
Durham
Warming bias
I want to comment on the article by Seth Borenstein titled, "Planned emission cuts still mean hotter Earth" in The Herald-Sun Sept. 25. He quotes a UN report that says essentially the earth is going to burn up due to human-caused global warming.
Borenstein has a long history of supporting global warming alarmists, as this article does. In spite of the credence given this view by most media, this is a very controversial subject with lots of evidence to the contrary. It's easy to find if you look.
After studying the subject, I think there is no credible scientific evidence to support the human-caused global warming hypothesis. But I don't ever recall seeing in The Herald-Sun an article that gives evidence contrary to that hypothesis.
This is clear evidence that The Herald-Sun is part of the biased media. You are not doing your job of finding the truth and you should be ashamed.
DENNIS HOUSE
Chapel Hill
One of the best
I mourn the death of my friend George Williams. His dry wit was as sharp as his intelligence.
He and his father, Alfred, were two of Durham's best insurance agents.
BOOLIE SASSER
Durham
