Grateful for Dolly
Re “Dolly Parton made my heart skip a beat. We’re lucky she’s still around to teach us,” Oct. 8: Reading Amelia Robinson’s column on Dolly Parton made my heart skip a beat. Dolly isn’t just a singer — she’s a national treasure who radiates kindness, generosity and authenticity.From her anthem in “9 to 5” — “what a way to make a livin’” — to her decades of work uplifting everyday people, Dolly has always stood with those who feel unseen. In a time marked by division and noise, she reminds us of the quiet power of humility, joy and hope.We’re fortunate she’s still here — entertaining us, inspiring us and leading by example.Ray Watford, Hilliard
A bar revolution
Re “What about my rights?” Oct. 9: Letter writer Kim Moritz asserts, concerning the Second Amendment to the Constitution, that it states, in part, “…shall not be infringed.” Yes, it does.
It also says, in preamble, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms…”
People who assert that originalism intent should be applied to interpreting the Constitution should consider the context in which the wording was adopted. In this case, many interpreters consider that the whole text needs to be considered, not just a snippet, in which those who are participating in a well-regulated militia — which no longer exists — are entitled to keep and bear arms.
Somehow, I think that carrying firearms into bars does not constitute any form of necessity of securing a free State, unless British or Hessian soldiers should suddenly appear and assert the revolution never occurred.
Mike Howard, Westerville
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