Letters

In response to “Medical Expenses” in the Sept. 12 edition of The Verde Independent, do I have this straight?

It’s amazing how these anti-vaccinators are always talking about private liberties, but they are also the one’s pushing to control a woman’s right to choose.

What is happening with our “hospital-owned” healthcare in the Cottonwood/Verde Valley area?

In response to the letter, “My body, my choice,” this is a self-appointed epidemiologist who thinks they know more than the CDC? You can find whatever you want on the internet.

I totally agree with Nancy Floyd in that persons who choose to not vaccinate should not be expecting any government, agency, organization, et al., to pay or help pay for their medical expenses.

In response to a letter stating, “It has not been proven that the un-vaxed are a greater risk to the public than the fully vaxed.” Who are you kidding?

When there is a topic, any topic, and there are two sides that disagree, the rational and intellectual way to resolve the issue is to have a debate.

In response to the “Masking is a choice” letter to the editor published Aug. 22, 2021, I take exception to this letter on at least two issues:

In my view most people choose to vaccinate for protection.

A reader recently wrote to castigate the editor for claiming that wearing a mask is a responsible thing to do to mitigate the spread of the growing Covid-19 virus and the Delta variant. As with many people the reader invoked her “personal choice.”

My quest began in July. The American flag at the corner of Main Street and Tucker here in Camp Verde is dark at night. As a military veteran I find this unacceptable.

I am heartsick over what has happened to our country, and I don’t think I am the only one.

It is with great disappointment that I write this letter in response to recent decisions made by the leadership of Mingus Union High School.

Again, you have used your limited and yet widely read space to espouse about masks and the pros and cons of their use.

Our family completely supports the strongly worded editorial of Aug. 18, 2021, “Column: A call for school COVID-19 mask mandates, even if it is only for 6 weeks.”

Our President, Joe Biden, has done it for the third time in his political career.

Some will stop at nothing to justify their denial of science. In a recent letter to the editor a reader pointed to a recent study by the CDC of a coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts where three-quarters of the people infected during an explosive coronavirus outbreak fueled by the Delta variant were fully vaccinated.

Further to your COVID-19 update in the Aug. 4 Independent, there has been some disturbing news from the CDC.

While true heroes, American patriots, testified to the Jan. 6 committee about the horrors they endured on that day, your representative, Paul Gosar, was holding a press conference in front of the Department of Justice, whining about the way he perceives domestic terrorists, who tried to overthrow our government, are being treated in jail.

I received my notification for renewal of my subscription, today. I was debating whether I was going to renew or not. Then, I read your letter as the new editor.

When Wendy Rogers was elected to the legislature I had hope that she would do a good job representing the many important issues that affect Legislative District 6.

I live in Clarkdale and our home is located on the North Fork of Mescal Wash, a major wash, where it crosses Old Jerome Highway.

I am very confused by the two letters posted by the Cottonwood resident who complained about the state of and lack of health care in the Cottonwood area.

I live in Clarkdale and our home is located on the North Fork of Mescal Wash, a major wash, where it crosses Old Jerome Highway.

Let’s be real here - Arizonans deserve access to high-quality health care and the best way to ensure they have it is by continuing to strengthen the options available through private coverage, Medicare, and Medicaid.