Letters - Jan 2025

I just wanted to tell you that I thought Melvin Giles’ article in the December 2024 Monitor was wonderful. It helped me again see that I do not want one event to determine my outlook. I loved the story Melvin told about the farmer and his son. “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.” I will pray to accept President-elect Trump’s rightful position and will pray for the good of our country.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth N. Drumm

 

My friend, Lois Drush and I decided to take advantage of early voting. We both started out at the Roseville Library – only to be told there was about a two hour wait to vote.

We each decided to try the Frogtown Community Center and headed there to see what the wait would be. To our surprise the line was moving very fast, with an estimate of about 20 minutes in total.

Our hats are off to the election workers at that location. What a delight. They were friendly, efficient beyond words and very on top of the situation. In short, they did a fabulous job.

Please pass along our thanks and appreciation for a job very well done.

Kathryn Miller

Como Park

 

With the presidential term looming around the corner, I am fearful. 

I am an Asian woman, and I remember what COVID-19 was like for Asian Americans. There was an awful increase in racism, violence, and crime perpetrated against Asian Americans. As the model minority, we are seen as “more white” than other races. We must remember that we are immigrants, or our parents or grandparents. We must remember that during World War 2, Japanese Americans were imprisoned. We must remember that our freedoms are not free. We are at the beck and call of an administration that encouraged anti-Asian sentiments during COVID-19. We need to make sure our families are safe and that we all have documentation or knowledge of how to navigate the immigration system. We are the MODEL minority. We are safer than those with darker skin. We are the model MINORITY. We are not safe from the majority if the tide changes. 

We need to be aware and use our privilege to lift others up, but not at our own expense. We will stand on our own, as Asian Americans. We will stand with our POC neighbors, as fellow people of color. And we will stand with our American neighbors, as fellow Americans fighting for the vision that we can see for our future.

Grace Duggan

Merriam Park

 

I just read the article about Holcomb-Henry Funeral Home written by Jane McClure. It was very interesting and informative. When I attended the U of M Mortuary Science program in the late 1970s there were still several mortuaries in the area and was familiar with several of the funeral homes. I lived at Willwerscheid-Peters Funeral Home on Grand Avenue and I understand that was sold to a conglomerate. We hate to see the family owned neighborhood funeral homes disappear. My wife and I owned a funeral home in Montana and upon retirement we were fortunate to sell to a young family.

Again, thanks for a great article.

Respectfully,

Jim Harris