Pitts’ ongoing liberal bigotry reflects badly on AJC
I have been out of the country for four weeks, and as soon as I get back, I see the paper has not changed. Once again, you publish a racist writer, Leonard Pitts, and obviously support his comments. Your response is that you are open to other opinions. So then, why don’t you publish a weekly story from a disgusting Nazi or a white racist? Pitts states that Donald Trump’s bigotry is a given (“Dear Senator: Equating you with Trump not a large leap,” Opinion, May 6). Does Barack Obama’s friendship with Louis Farrakhan, who hates Jews, make his bigotry a given? The writers, editors and owners of this paper should be ashamed of themselves.
TED GLAHN, JOHNS CREEK
Expanding walking trails reaps tangible health benefits
I’m glad that the Atlanta Regional Commission and metro counties are tying the metro area together with walking, hiking and bicycling trails. Having these trails will not only decrease traffic, but also improve metro Atlantans’ well being. Trails encourage exercise, reduce stress and increase creativity. Walking can help maintain a normal body weight; walking at a normal rate burns off about 250 calories per hour. Even before accounting for weight loss, walking can lower blood pressure by as much as 11 points — which can mean the difference between high and normal blood pressure. Walking helps prevent diabetes and is even better than some medications at treating diabetes. For every $1 investment in trails, there is $2.94 in direct medical benefit. These trails will save taxpayers money by decreasing health care costs. So let’s thank the ARC and our county officials, and put on your walking shoes to enjoy the benefits of having more trails in Atlanta.
DR. SUE ANNE BRENNER, ATLANTA
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