Bullying no way to solve things

A person would wonder why our youth bully other children until they don’t want to go to school any more. They don’t want to play with other kids, they get slowed down in grades, etc. Then when you pick up your newspaper and read how some adults are bullying other adults. Like the Republicans for instance, bully our county executive Reardon day after day until they drive him from the office he is in. The youth read it in the papers, they hear people talking about it. Well, if they can do it, why can’t we? Bully, bully, bully. Why don’t they lay off?

We voted Reardon in because he was doing his job, helping to build the economy, helping to find work, helping the seniors, helping education, etc. What have the Republicans done beside fighting against Obama, as well as Reardon, and not willing to help the poor.

This is America, land of the free, help to build our country, not tear it down. No one ever got anywhere by bullying.

I am 89 years old. I am not rich but I have helped other Americans as much as I could.

So let’s stop the bullying and start acting like Americans. Help our youth to be good American citizens.

Joyce Petersen

Marysville

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