PERFORMING ARTS
Response to "Theater company a catalyst for adults with disabilities" Living, March 10
Thank you for the terrific article about the 20th anniversary year of Jerry’s Habima Theatre. My son, Mike, is in his sixth year of performing with this troupe. Every year, I am amazed by the spectacular shows this group of actors with developmental disabilities performs.
The unbelievably dedicated and patient directors, stage managers, costumers, choreographers, set builders, fundraisers and other staff at the Marcus Jewish Community Center must be mentioned. Adults with disabilities hear so much about what they cannot do, and these shows provide the opportunity to demonstrate what they can accomplish!
JONI PELTA, ATLANTA
IMMIGRATION
Don’t forget those who
entered country legally
I read the coverage in the AJC on the current immigration problems and some of the proposed immigration plans (“Legal path to U.S. clogged,” News, March 10).
I for one don’t blame Mexicans for leaving the depressed economy of their country with hopes of a better life in the United States. However, I question all the focus on resolving the Mexican immigration problem, with no consideration being given to the thousands in other countries who are waiting patiently — and legally — for 7 to 10 years to get here.
Illegals slip across the Mexican border each day, and the president and Congress want to move them to the head of the line. You don’t reward a bank robber and punish a bank depositor. Neither should we reward illegals, while punishing those who are legally trying to come to our country.
W.E. STAVRO, SUWANEE
POLITICS
More than ever, we all
need to come together
Extreme partisanship is our enemy now — not just in Congress, but in our lives. It is disrupting relationships among families, friends, business associates and even among church members.
We need a televised national revival meeting. Those of us at home should be able to watch Congressional representatives stand and pledge allegiance to our country — not to their parties, nor to their campaign contributors. With them, we should all pledge allegiance to the flag, sing patriotic songs and listen to the greatest patriotic lines from the speeches of our predecessors.
We should be reminded that both Republicans and Democrats pay taxes, and that both have fought and died for our country. We should all promise to stop the blaming and name-calling. We should all promise to respectfully read and listen to political commentary of both sides of all issues, and sincerely look for anything with which we can agree.
We should stop thinking of other Americans as being the “other side” and think of ourselves as one team: Americans first, foremost and forever. We should do it now, for the sake of our country and for the world.
MARGARET CURTIS, ATLANTA
DRINKING
Dueling billboards put
hypocrisy in spotlight
Regarding “Liquor ad near anti-underage drinking billboard riled Douglas County” (ajc.com, March 9), wow: the epitome of hypocrisy. It’s okay to have the liquor ad on a big billboard for everyone to read, but it suddenly becomes offensive because it’s juxtaposed beneath the underage drinking billboard. I suppose it’s fine as long as the two billboards can’t be read at the same time, because it doesn’t engage cognitive dissonance.
Perhaps the liquor industry objects to a company that would so carelessly link any problems to their whiskey!
PATRICIA YEARGIN, LILBURN
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