Don’t jump to conclusions on race
This is in response to the letter from Jenna Kotch in the Sunday, 8/2/09, Post-Dispatch.
How one can state with such certainty that race was behind the incident? No one except Mr. Gates and the officer knows exactly what transpired that…
The fear is justified
The right to be right and the law of dealing with the law
All the media coverage of the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and the subsequent remarks of President Obama brought up old memories for me. Many years ago when my children were little I was stopped by the Collinsville…
Much can be learned from Gates/Crowley incident
In Gates incident, Obama jumped to conclusions
There’s a difference between speed traps and good patrolling
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Gentlemen, your article in the Sunday edition about speed traps was interesting and informative, however you completely missed the point. Speed traps are places that give out UNDESERVED tickets to UNSUSPECTING motorists just to raise revenue. Your research shows no indication…
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Police have options other than guns for dealing with mentally ill
Last week your paper reported the sad & tragic death of an Affton man shot to death by two St. Louis County police officers. When the victim became suicidal late last Wednesday, his wife called 911 for assistance.
The police dispatched…
A driver is reminded of the heroes among us
I have many blessings. One of my greatest blessings is my son. He recently turned 15 and earned his drivers permit right away. I was in the right hand seat coaching as we moved through the busy intersection of Clayton…
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