LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Lack trust in government

Editor,

Every law abiding, tax paying, play by the rules person I speak to, without exception, says they no longer trust our government.

I, by the way, feel the same way. There is not one thing I can think of that leads me to believe anything our government says. From the administration, from Congress, from the military, from the bloated federal bureaucracy - everything seems to be an outright lie, couched in some sort of spin, ignored or denied.

The problem is when citizens lose faith in the credibility and/or honesty of their government, what is left? Unfortunately, not much.

The question now is how can the government begin to restore trust. I suggest politicians, bureaucrats and military leaders start by trying something novel - honesty. Trust must be earned and one of the best ways to earn it is to fess up and take responsibility for your actions. I see no one in government coming remotely close to doing this.

It’s always someone else’s fault or problem, or worse yet, it’s not even a problem.

How ignorant do you think we are?

I really don’t expectmuch to change but, at least, I’ve got this o◊my chest. By the way, if I go missing you’ll know that the NSA has monitored my emails, letters and telephone calls and decided I’m a risk of some sort.

PETE RATHMELL Garfi eld Every voter wants his vote to count

Editor,

The Election Commission o◊ce says Lost Bridge had 214 that voted, Garfi eld had 248 and Avoca had 139;

that comes to 601 votes.

The count for the Ambulance Service was 288 for, 284 against, which comes to 572; 601 minus 572 is 29.

Where are the other 29 votes? And if there were early voting where are those votes?

I want to know and I’m sure you want to know, too. Every vote must count one way or the other. So someone must answer these questions before the fee comes into e◊ect.

MAE JOHNSON Avoca