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‘Responsibility’ on Texas roads? Ha

In its editorial on eliminating car safety inspections, (May 25, 11A, “Texas can safely drop yearly car inspections”) the Star-Telegram Editorial Board writes “Personal responsibility will be crucial, though.” That’s the reason for my strong skepticism.

There are too many irresponsible drivers on the streets today. We know them as the ones who litter our highways, dodge in and out of their lanes, speed on even icy or wet roads and secure bogus inspection stickers.

The majority of drivers will likely act responsibly, but it will take only a very few irresponsible drivers to cause death on our roads.

- Thomas Lupinacci Sr., Arlington

They don’t know how to work

I’ve been an employer in Fort Worth for more than 34 years, and it’s so disturbing to see the state of today’s young labor market. Most young job seekers we see do not even know how to complete an application, much less have a resume. Are the schools not teaching them how to create a resume?

So many are not thinking about their long-term careers and want to work only certain days and restricted hours.

What has made this generation think jobs are just a gig nowadays?

- Keith Clem, Fort Worth

Democrats do just the same thing

Paul Waldman wrote a good piece on the wasteful probes that seem to be required in Washington when control of the House changes. (May 24, 9A, “House GOP probes are a joke, but don’t count them out”) However, it must have pained him immensely to not mention how both parties are guilty of this.

Had he just made a one-sentence effort to provide a caveat indicating the glaring truth that both parties do the same thing when they are in power, his commentary could have been taken a little more seriously.

GOP probes are the only way for the public to see some of the “holier than thou” unethical transgressions the Democrats gleefully rack up every day.

- Stephen Ryle, Grand Prairie

Election ‘integrity’ really a blockade

I found the facts in the May 21 front-page story about the Tarrant County Republican Party panel pushing for paper ballots and precinct voting appalling. (“Tarrant GOP panel pushes for paper ballots, precinct voting”)

First, party leaders force out an outstanding election administrator, Heider Garcia, then they unilaterally form a so-called “election integrity unit” to do who knows what. What are they scared of? People voting for the other party?

Tarrant County elections have been well-run and found to be fair and honest by numerous organizations, including Texas’ Republican secretary of state. All the GOP is trying to do is make it harder to vote and discourage people from doing so.

- Tom McCraw, Fort Worth

Why is bishop targeting nuns?

Why is Bishop Michael Olson really going after the Carmelite nuns in Arlington? (May 20, 1A, “Nun sues diocese after bishop accuses her of adultery”) Is the Catholic diocese of Fort Worth in financial trouble?

These blessed women spend their entire adult lives in silence, praying for the needs of others. Why are the sisters no longer answering the phone calls of those who need prayer? Why is a priest no longer sent to the monastery to offer the daily Mass?

Is this retaliation because the sisters are resisting the sale of their property? It can’t be because the nuns are costing the diocese money. They support themselves through donations.

It seems to me, and to many other Catholics in Fort Worth, that it is time for the bishop to abandon this attack and seek another source of revenue.

- Paul Ray Jr., Fort Worth

Librarians are right to be scared

I read with growing alarm the news about efforts to criminalize public school libraries as dens of pornography and grooming. (“May 21, 24A, “Librarians face new penalty over banned books: prison”)

But I read with absolute dread what Republican Idaho state Rep. Jaron Crane said on the subject: “If teachers and librarians are scared to do their jobs, that confirms the fact that there is indeed material in their libraries that is harmful to minors.”

By that logic, anyone fearful of homicide must be a murderer, anyone fearful of getting COVID-19 must be a spreader and anyone fearful that his or her child is being targeted by a pornographer must be hiding a XXX studio in the basement.

In today’s political climate, librarians, doctors and local officials are scared because they might go to jail just for doing their jobs.

- Caryl Sherman-Gonzalez, Fort Worth