Sterile environments

While taking my sixth-grade granddaughter to piano lessons, I asked her if they were having a Christmas program at school. She said no. Because of the diversity of students, they didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Everyone should be able to exercise holidays according to their beliefs. If the school board, administrators and teachers think this approach is right, they should be replaced — in my opinion. Children should not be educated in a sterile environment. ...

Concerning the Community Voice call about the kids at Edgewood camping out on the lawn to show their homelessness awareness: That caller hasn't been through tough times. Good people make bad decisions but that doesn't make them bad people. However, when people get down on their luck, it takes good people to help them. It also takes a good community to help them. Not always is it drugs or alcohol, which causes someone to be homeless. There are many different factors, such as depression, a death in the family, etc. There are many factors that cause people to be homeless.