Letters to the editor (Oct. 24, 2018)

Vote for the future

About 70 percent of 70-year-olds vote. About 20 percent of 20-year-olds vote.

Would those 20-year-olds like their grandmas picking out their music, or their granddads picking out their clothes? The 70-year-olds vote for what they know, which is themselves and their past – not so much for younger folks’ future. Older voters are more likely to pick out candidates from the past or from TV commercials, not candidates who know much about 20-somethings or 30-somethings, such as your student debt, or your two jobs to support your children (or your music or your clothes).

All voters should vote for the future they want, especially younger voters.

Jane Byrnes, Wichita

Seek the best

I am a physician, a teacher’s son and a Kansas wheat farmer’s grandson. Because I have a daughter with special needs, I attended several legislative committee meetings in Topeka.

I observed numerous legislators. One always came to meetings prepared. Subjects were well researched, questions were thoughtful and taxpayer dollars were treated as citizen investments to be spent wisely. That impressive legislator was Laura Kelly, who is now running for governor.

I’ve been so discouraged by the time and money spent to frighten and distract voters with imagined issues like voter fraud. Don’t you think offering equal educational opportunities statewide, providing our hard working citizens with access to health care and caring for roads and bridges needed for commerce and jobs would be better priorities?

I hope voters in Kansas will consider all the issues facing our state, use that midwestern common sense and vote for the candidate they believe will put Kansans first. I think they will find Laura Kelly meets their standards.

Voters should seek the best for themselves and their fellow Kansans. Voting for one party without regard to the candidate’s merits makes the voter the real loser on election day.

Scott Williamson, Olathe

Trump’s accomplishments

Laura Kelly calls herself a moderate who brings Republicans and Democrats together. She's such a nice lady I might have believed that except for her answer to a recent debate question: What one positive outcome has Donald Trump brought to our country? Unable to bring herself to answer honestly, she flippantly offered, "Well, maybe he's made golf popular again."

I’m disappointed she aligns herself with the ultra-partisan Liberal Progressive Democrat despisers of the President and us who voted for him. Putting partisanship ahead of America’s prosperity, none of them will acknowledge the amazing outcomes of the Trump administration.

Conservative Republicans fully acknowledge our far-from-perfect president’s flaws, but still rejoice in the booming economy, returning manufacturing jobs, over 4% GDP, and overwhelming numbers of available jobs with record low unemployment. Throw in new favorable trade deals and the foreign policy genius that halted N. Korean missile launches and brought their dictator to the negotiating table and so much more.

All Americans benefit from these accomplishments, and yet, many Democrats and main stream media journalists contort themselves like circus performers trying to convince us that none of it is happening! Secretary of State Kris Kobach and my 401K know better!

Nancy Crabtree, Wichita

Ridiculous robo calls

These robo calls from political organizations are getting ridiculous. Just today, I received 10 calls from the same number between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Fortunately, I was able to block the number through my service provider. It is bad enough we cannot get rid of the scam callers, particularly those who use spoofing apps to show up as a legitimate name and phone number. I get political calls, some from out of state to donate to another state’s candidate. Very rarely is there an actual person on the other end of the line.

Politicians and PACs need to get their act together and instead of calling everybody and his brother, pass a political no call list for those who do not wish to receive political robo calls.

The majority of people know how to do their due diligence and investigate the candidates on their own and (pardon to Mel Brooks) “we don’t need no stinking political robo calls!”

Floyce Wattson, Wichita