Letters: Be safe during hunting season; Biden busy working for Americans
Be safe during hunting season
It is now rifle bear season. Rifle deer and bear start Saturday. People need to be aware of this and if they are going into any woods or fields, they need to be wearing a bright orange vest and hat — for everyone’s safety!
Biden busy working for Americans
What has Joe done for you lately?
He rolled out an unparalleled vaccine distribution plan that saved countless lives.
He provided stimulus cash to citizens and businesses to save many from pandemic financial ruin.
He passed a child tax credit that pulled 50% out of extreme poverty.
He passed an infrastructure bill that addresses our nation’s insufficient electrical grid, crumbling bridges, rails, and roads, directs aid for climate resilience, and funds transportation and broadband upgrades in underserved rural areas ... creating jobs, jobs, jobs.
He is on the brink of passing a transformational human infrastructure package that will shore up social safety networks and provide pre-K and child care to assist the workforce for all Americans.
No president can do everything at once — and we won’t feel the effects of these monumental life improvements for a little while. But we can be a little patient, knowing that this historic legislation will be an economic shot-in-the-arm to the COVID-19 recession, creating more than a half-million infrastructure jobs in Pennsylvania alone.
Washington has tried and failed for years to pass a major infrastructure bill. Joe Biden got it done!
Apparently, Joe has done a lot for us all lately.
Creating a community of support
Did you see the news last week? “Patton Township man arrested for raping and sexually assaulting 6 women in his home.”
I don’t know about you, but I got a pain in my stomach and my heart dropped when I saw the headline. These sorts of crimes can be so hard to process and make sense of, especially when it happens in our community.
Then I overheard something even more confusing in line at a convenience store the next day: “Well, they should’ve known better than to respond to a message on those apps and show up at his house ...”
My first response, that I chose not to blurt out was, “Wait, what?! Are you blaming the people who were raped for what happened to them?” I took a breath. But it stuck with me all day.
In the end, sexual violence is committed by someone who chooses to hurt another. It’s on them. Period. And it’s also on us as communities to remember this truth, and to help create a climate of safety and support for all those who have been impacted by harm. We never know who is listening to the messages we are sending, we never know who might need our support, and we never know if someone we love will one day need those things the most.
Centre Safe is a resource in Centre County that is free and confidential for all who have been impacted by sexual violence. 1-877-234-5050. Please share.