Good news for women’s health
Re: “A big win on birth control,” by Sharon Grigsby, Sunday Metro column.
Grigsby’s column on the Trust Her team and its women’s wellness mobile clinic shared good news and a needed dose of sanity and hope for the women of Dallas County. Taking health care counseling and screenings to women with the pink and purple bus of the Child Poverty Action Lab gives needed sources of factual information and care to those who may need its services the most.
Thank you to Dallas College and Parkland’s Women and Infants Specialty Health for their support of and participation in the program. Encouraging and enabling women to succeed in college by providing specialized wellness services will allow our communities to improve further with more successful, educated women establishing a healthier environment for their families.
Congratulations to the doctors and staff of the bus clinic and best wishes for their continuing efforts and plans for expansion.
V. C. Patterson, Carrollton
Which schools Bible for GOP?
I see where the Texas Republican Party platform now includes a plank requiring the Bible be taught in public schools in Texas.
There are over 3,142 Bible translations in more than 2,073 languages available online at bible.com, faithcomesbyhearing.com and bibles.org. Some common translations include The Message, Amplified Bible, English Standard Version, New Living Translation and New Revised Standard Version. The Queen James Bible, also called the “Gay Bible,” is available. Which one of these many, many versions will be the official Republican Bible?
Will we be using a Southern Baptist Bible or a Catholic Bible? Perhaps the Rastafarian Holy Bible, or maybe the Trump Special Edition Bible, complete with his autograph?
Does choosing one Bible to teach in Texas public schools also result in choosing an official religion for the state of Texas?
I hope The Dallas Morning News can interview the elected Republicans in our state and give us an answer as to which Bible and which religion they have chosen.
Ralph Goins, Coppell
Congress absent on immigration
It might do well for your paper to explain the responsibilities of each branch of government to some readers. Some are up in arms because the president acted by executive order to do something about the immigration crisis, because Congress would not.
My understanding is that Congress makes the laws. They have had many years to figure out how to humanely secure the border, offer asylum and vet entry, yet they have not done so. The former president signed executive orders on immigration, too. Congress didn’t mind executive orders then.
If you don’t want a president to govern by executive order, then demand Congress stop with all the dramatic theater and do its jobs. Blaming any president because another branch of government refuses to do its sworn duty does not advance the discourse or solve the problem.
Amanda Perkins Stanton, Duncanville
Stalling on migrant ‘invasion’
If the situation at our southern border is a crisis and an invasion is occurring, as so many in Congress say it is, then why is Congress not doing anything to stop this “invasion“? Why are they waiting until after the election to resolve this? Perhaps they could do something to protect the American people and not use this as a political tool. Perhaps our senators could lead this action.
Don DePuy, Richardson
Capitalisim will prevail
Just like four years ago, both parties think their opponents want to “ruin America.” I believe no one will ever become a dictator of the United States. Our institutions are too strong to allow this to happen.
I don’t see Congress turning over its ability to make laws to a president nor will the Supreme Court abdicate its responsibility to interpret the Constitution.
So the Democrats should tone down their scare tactics. This is not a battle for democracy. Similarly, the former president and his GOP followers should quit saying we are a socialist country. Not even close.
Capitalism, with all its faults, will prevail. Both parties should be ashamed of themselves for trying to scare the voters.
James L. Goodson, North Dallas
Message to youths: Vote
I’ve spent some of my children’s adult lives apologizing for the mistakes I made in their upbringing. Parenting doesn’t come with a manual! Now, I find myself reflecting on a different kind of apology — one owed to the youths of today.
So dear youths, I’m sorry. We, as adults, failed to uphold your rights to choose, including reproductive rights. We neglected to enact meaningful gun reforms, leaving you vulnerable to senseless violence. Affordable tuition remained elusive, burdening you with insurmountable student debt. Universal health care was not realized, leaving you without access to essential medical services.
We asked you to vote for your values, but we haven’t given you much to vote for. Your votes have the power to shape the world you inherit. Vote! Change starts with you. If 100% of you vote, you will change the world.
Chanda Parbhoo, Dallas
AI and newspapers
Regarding stories about artificial intelligence, this is not a swipe at The Dallas Morning News, but a question of how we are going to proceed in the brave, new world of AI? Will a newspaper begin publishing stories written by AI? Those stories could be given a byline to let the readers know.
If this is possible, then it’s probable that it will happen somewhere. With generative AI spreading and its integration in our world, how long before it decides it knows what’s best for us and then writes stories on what it thinks we should know.
Jay Martin, Pilot Point
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