Sound off! 10/20/09

Where was everyone?

I attended the Issues & Answers session at the theater Oct. 15. I am a 42-year-old woman and have been a resident of Roanoke Rapids for the past 19 1/2 years. I have to say I hoped we would have gotten more questions in but were restricted to only an hour. More disappointing though was the lack of attendance by this community. This event was mainly attended by senior members of the city which I am grateful for as these are the people who made the city what is it today, but where the heck were the 50 and under residents of the city? Shame on all of you for not having any interest in knowing who is serving in office and those who would like to be in those offices come this November. You are the people who will be voting and then complaining when things are not going the way you had hoped. I feel we should impose a new law which states people can not vote in their local elections if they do not attend at least five or more city meetings so they at least have some sense of what is happening in the community in which they reside. Maybe then we will have more trust and faith in the leaders we vote into these offices. With all respect and my prayers to all.

Editor’s note: We know all the questions were not asked and the audience had more. We renew our invitation to our readers to submit questions for us to use in our one-on-one interviews with the candidates. You may send your questions via e-mail to johnmoeur@rrdailyherald.com or to P.O. Box 520, Roanoke Rapids NC 27870.

Comments on series

I think the series on The Randy Parton Theatre has been very informative and well-written. I think this is the kind of thing that needs to be brought to the public’s attention. We certainly have a right to know how our leaders handled the opportunities and the problems which came to their table and what they did to get us into this mess and call all of us to pay more taxes for a very long time.

Tearing down?

I opened The Daily Herald this morning and saw a big piece of equipment sitting in front of The Randy Parton Theatre and I thought to myself, “What a relief. They are finally going to knock it down and the citizens of Roanoke Rapids will get some relief.”

Wolf?

I said a year ago, Barack Obama is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Now you can see what I meant. The wolf is slowly coming out.