Editor:
Spot on, George Clark! (“Unsustainable,” Mailbox, March 12). Our communities need seniors in our neighborhoods for the every hour/everyday happenings that are so important to keep our communities healthy. We have a lot to offer. By separating some of this element from our communities, we lose a part of the glue that holds us together.
Our generation had the opportunity to get a good education without going into debt for life. We had unions to protect jobs and fight for a good wage. Many of us had pensions. We had good, affordable healthcare. Home ownership was affordable. We have and have had the opportunity to “reach our full potential” as the Kendal Corporation advocates. Compare all we’ve had to what we’ve left our descendants today. Why does our generation need still more? Humboldt Commons appears to us to be blatantly elitist.
Jane and Douglas Stock, Eureka
This article appears in ‘Everybody’s Gotta Bring Their Skills’.
