I voted for Trump, but I won’t again if he insists on a full crowd at RNC in Charlotte

Trump will lose my vote over RNC

The May 27 editorial “Call Trump’s bluff on RNC 2020”covered the facts per the Republican National Convention coming to Charlotte, but I have one addition: I voted for Donald Trump last time, but no chance will I vote for Trump if bringing hoards of people to Charlotte for the RNC puts our hospitals in jeopardy. Or, puts our area schools in jeopardy where my children teach and my grandchildren attend. My first priorities are my family’s health and education.

Mary Suttles, Indian Land, S.C.

Between a rock and a hard place

Regarding “Trump to Cooper: You have a week to decide on RNC, (May 26) and related articles:

Gov. Roy Cooper is literally caught between a rock and a hard place and will be criticized for his decisions. Let the convention go on and he’ll be blamed for any case of COVID-19. Put restrictions on and he has the dilemma of enforcing them. Let the Republican National Convention move to a neighboring state and he’ll be criticized for losing millions of short-term dollars that folks could use right now.

Just remember, governor, we hired you to do the right thing. Continue to use science, not politics, and your conscience and the state’s will be clear.

Deb Park, Charlotte

Cooper must let Trump, the RNC go

President Trump threatens to pull the Republican National Convention from North Carolina. Here is a man who refuses to wear a mask and whose followers ignore safeguards. He wants to bring thousands of these people to North Carolina to infect more of us.

Gov. Roy Cooper, stick to your desire to keep North Carolina safe. Let him take his followers someplace else. His actions could kill a lot of Americans. It’s obvious he could care less about you and me.

Henry L. Greene, Cherryville

Doctor’s mask claim is all wrong

Regarding “Alternative medicine conference packs Charlotte hotel despite mass gatherings ban,” (May 26):

With all due respect to Dr. Rashid Buttar of the Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research in Mooresville, his assertion that coronavirus particles are too small to be trapped by masks, making the wearing masks not useful, is misinformation.

Masks are not meant to trap virus particles, but can effectively trap respiratory droplet nuclei which carry the virus following a sneeze, cough, or even just breathing.

Dr. John Davenport, Charlotte

Hatred is what will destroy the US

Regarding “Violent protests rock Minneapolis for second straight night,” (May 28) and related articles:

I grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s when my state, West Virginia, integrated the schools. I began teaching in Charlotte in the ‘70s when our courts instituted busing to integrate schools. There were riots, but we came through.

Now, 50 years later, evil hatred has slithered back into our country. Young black men are shot while jogging and grown black men struggle to breath and then die under heavy knees.

You think this coronavirus is going to kill us? Think again. It’s hatred and ignorance that are creeping in again to destroy our nation, which was founded on morality and justice.

White and black must act together with strength, determination, and hopefully God’s grace and mercy.

Nancy Payne, Belmont

C’mon Republicans, fight these fees

Regarding “Utilities panel refuses to make Duke Energy waive fees for NC factories during pandemic,” (May 27):

Duke Energy asks for a rate increase every year. Now the N.C. Utilities Commission has once again joined Duke to protect Duke from a fee wavier. How does a utility that earns a net profit of $3.7 billion justify any kind of rate increase or legitimate fee wavier without help from the commission?

Additionally, when I’ve asked mayors, and state legislators why I pay $8 per month for water and $40-$60 in fees, all I get is shrugged shoulders and an eye roll. When does any local politician stand up and say “enough?” Certainly the Democrats won’t, but you would think at least one Republican would have the guts to call these pass-through charges what they are.

Ken Randall, Matthews

Kerrigan’s lyrics: A new favorite thing

Kudos to For the Record lyricist, Mike Kerrigan, for his “cri de coeur” against COVID-19. (May 26 Opinion) It brought me much needed levity when I sang it. His lyrics are now on my fridge, handy for me to sing when the hunkering down gets to be too much.

Nancy Prushinski, Hickory