Letters to the editor: Turn Hagerstown police, fire buildings into museums
Columnist's claims of Biden gaslighting ring hollow after Trump
To the editor:
Regarding Dargan Pete (Waters') Dec. 11 column in which he complained about the current federal deficit, I don’t recall his railing against Donald Trump and the Republicans when they enacted the 2017 tax cut law, aka the corporate and millionaires’ tax giveaway act, which created the largest peacetime federal deficit in U.S. history.
Pete’s harping on the administration’s supposed gaslighting also rings hollow, given his failure to call out the perpetrator of "The Big Lie," aka the biggest gaslighter of all time. (Just ask the nonpartisan PolitiFact.)
Bruce R. LarsonHagerstown
Hagerstown's police, fire station buildings should be museums
To the editor:
I am an occasional visitor to Hagerstown for both business and pleasure, and I am also an historian.
I wonder why Hagerstown's public safety officials, both police and fire, must work from buildings better suited as museums.
The police department works out of a converted railroad station that is 110 years old, and various fire department facilities are also quite old.
The police department in particular should have the same type of modern facility that is available to their counterparts in the county and state agencies.
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Vacating the railroad station could then give an opportunity for a museum that would celebrate and preserve the Hub City's railroad heritage, with possible enhancements for both watching the local rail action from the property, and obtaining one of the popular internet rail cams.
I challenge Mayor Keller, the City Council, and the police and fire chiefs to start a discussion about how to modernize their infrastructure, and also work with local railroad history groups to take advantage of Hagerstown's rich railroad history.
Warren W. JenkinsThurmont, Md.
Choose to plant hope this year in Hagerstown
To the editor:
Many people think that Hagerstown is a bad place, but that is simply not true. Don't get me wrong, there are certainly cracks in the foundations of this community but there are also so many amazing things that make up the Hub City.
So I challenge you to plant hope.
Volunteer your time and talents to help build up Hagerstown. There are so many organizations that are doing their best to improve Hagerstown, and your time would be welcome.
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Get to know the people that make up Hagerstown. From the residents to shop owners, introduce yourself to five new people each month and get to know them. Expand their worldview while expanding your own.
For every bad thing you hear said about Hagerstown, share with people one good thing. Because there is good in Hagerstown. Maybe it's all a matter of opening the eyes of others.
When you plant hope, you are proving that for every bad act that occurs in our community, you can sow a seed of everlasting change.
This is collective impact, and this is how you make a difference in the world.
Brittany WeddClear SpringExecutive director, Children in Need
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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Letter writer: Plant hope instead of despair in Hagerstown
