Moms for Liberty is on a slippery slope concerning CMS books

Rating books

As a retired Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools librarian, I’m concerned that a group wants to create a review committee and rating system for books. (Oct. 19) There is already a process for parents to object to books in the school library or required reading. Follow it.

Librarians use approved selection resources for purging materials.

This is a slippery slope that Moms for Liberty wants to implement. After the rating committee is through purging school collections, what will be left to read, “The History of Goody Two-Shoes”?

Allow educators to do their jobs and select books for their classes. Then, parents should follow the process for challenging materials.

Augie Beasley, Charlotte

Moms for Liberty

Moms for Liberty needs to remember that the best way to convince a child to do something is to deny it to them. I’m guessing “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky,” is one of the best circulated books on the underground Library. Another problem will be the argument over who creates the rating system. One person’s definition of “aberrant” sexual activity is another’s daily life. I assume some people might refer to homosexual, interracial and non-marital sexual activity as such. But they may be practiced by a large percentage of others around them.

William C. Barnes, Charlotte

Chaos ahead

History tells us that the party in power always loses seats in a midterm election. Inflation is high and therefore the party in power will be blamed. However, this election is different. The Republican Party is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan. It is now the party of Marjorie Taylor Greene — the fringe has moved to the “ normal.” If Republicans take the U.S. House, look for chaos. They’ve already said they’ll hold the debt ceiling hostage until they get cuts to Social Security and Medicare. If you think inflation is bad now, threatening a default by the U.S. will make inflation look like a picnic.

Laura Reich, Charlotte

Jan. 6 hearing

Regarding “Final Jan. 6 hearing was political, not productive,” (Oct. 16)

For Mick Mulvaney to hang his disapproval of the recent Jan. 6 hearing on “made for TV” labeling is rather rich, given that Donald Trump’s entire presidency was made for TV or Twitter.

Steve Craig, Charlotte

Team Trump

Mick Mulvaney lamented the need for fresh details concerning the Jan. 6 hearings. I agree. But the best way to obtain these details is to ask Team Trump members, most of whom have refused to answer. (Editor’s note: Mulvaney appeared before the Jan. 6 committee.)

Some Team Trump members who conspired to overthrow the 2020 election now cower behind every legal remedy to avoid having to admit culpability. If the conspiracy to steal the election from Biden was such a great idea for the USA, please tell us every detail so we can all decide. Or, was Trump correct when he said only the guilty take the Fifth?

Peter Snyder, Charlotte

New IRS agents

Ted Budd claims that 87,000 new IRS agents are intended to “harass” middle-class taxpayers. If being caught cheating on one’s taxes is “harassment,” I say harass away, whether it is Donald Trump, a corporate exec, or middle-class suburbanite. I for one am sick of diligently paying what the law demands and having people around me tell me how foolish I am for doing so, all while our country drowns in red ink.

Thomas J. Strini, Spencer

Medicaid

Regarding “NC could have prevented my patient’s death,” (Oct. 18):

Medicaid expansion should have happened in North Carolina almost nine years ago. Republican legislators like former N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis and current House and Senate leaders Tim Moore and Phil Berger have blood on their hands!

Kevin Ellis, Indian Trail

Solo doctors

Regarding “Independent physicians fight to survive amid the pandemic,” (Oct. 17):

I was lucky enough to retire from my solo independent practice pre-pandemic. COVID recovery payments should have gone to the small businesses, not large corporations. Healthcare corporations could have weathered the reduced business by cutting wasteful spending.

There is definitely a future for private practices. They provide services and care corporate ones don’t allow. For these reasons, they’re popular in Charlotte and Lincolnton where I live. The income of private physicians will improve when all Americans finally have affordable, equitable, comprehensive healthcare insurance.

Dr. David A. Nachamie, Lincolnton

Charlotte FC

In “Is this the worst era in Charlotte’s pro sports history?” (Oct 19), I was perplexed to see Charlotte FC listed among local pro sports franchises that “are a mess.” The team set a national record for MLS attendance, was tied one place short of playoff qualification, was second in attendance for the season, and kept the No. 1 MLS East team scoreless in a thrilling 4-0 victory - all while unifying cultures and classes in an electric home game atmosphere throughout the season. Let’s just say a coaching change and barely missing playoffs didn’t dampen this fan’s enthusiasm for Charlotte FC.

Carol Hardison, Charlotte