Letters

Editor:

The tragedy of school shootings such as the most recent incident at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newport, Conn., is compounded by the predictably myopic focus of the responses to such incidents. The focus tends to be almost exclusively on debates regarding interpretations of the Second Amendment to our Constitution rather than upon the basic causes and prevention of violence in our nation. The focus should be expanded to issues such as the following:

Editor:

I wanted to start with a big thank-you to the community for supporting the Westside Volunteer Fire Department fund-raiser on Saturday night. We had an amazing turnout.

Editor:

The staff and clients at the NorthKey Community Care ADT Program would like to thank the Belterra Casino Resort and Spa for the generous gifts they gave us for our annual awards luncheon in October. We also enjoyed eating at the buffet for our Thanksgiving meal in November.

Our goal at the ADT is transforming lives and communities through excellent service. Your generosity towards our clients demonstrates your commitment to provide the moral support needed to continue our mission.

Editor:

I would like to thank all of the generous people who entered the seventh annual “Vision of  Sugar Plums” cooking contest held at McNeal’s during A Christmas Carroll in downtown Carrollton Saturday, Dec. 1. 

There were 59 beautiful desserts that were turned in for a chance to win a new cooking range from McNeal’s. I could see the time and special attention the people put into their desserts.