Re: “” Feb. 21 Janet Sheridan column.
At last there is something in The Denver Post I enjoyed reading. The article was on Presidents Day by Janet Sheridan. This lady, who grew up in small towns like I did, has an extremely positive attitude.
Janet and I have the same type of outlook on life. Our parents and grandparents faced hard times and endured with courage and fortitude. We — I mean the people who are now living — can survive and prosper without protesting everything our government does.
I am an old man well into my 80s, and I am ashamed at the younger generations for protesting every time they do not get their way. Constructive criticism is a healthy thing; protesting is not.
Dennis Reuss, Aurora
Janet Sheridan asserts naively that “our better natures ultimately prevail,” and I interpret from her column that we should stop worrying about our nation’s survival because we have experienced difficult times in the past, and here we are, alive to talk about it. I beg to differ. It is precisely at the time that we quit worrying that we have the most to fear.
And by the way, there is a reason that we don’t hear any complaints about any non-survival that might have occurred during the gruesome events she describes: The people with the most to complain about are dead. So excuse me while I continue to worry.
Steve Caulk, Westminster
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