Letters

We of the Immaculate Conception Conference of the Society of the Knights of Columbus thank Larry Green and its General Manager Dave Connors for the dealership’s generous donation.

A big thank you to our active and retired military. I just called the local VFW to find out about activities and where poppies will be sold.

To prevent further spread of the coronavirus, we should require everyone to get fully vaccinated (including a possible third dose) unless exempted by a sincerely held religious belief or medical condition.

RE: Readers Poll. The reasons for worker shortage are not all listed in the readers’ poll and may give a distorted view.

While Congress continues to negotiate the big spending bill, I truly hope that pieces of bad legislation that hurt towns like ours are not snuck into the final deal.

A beautiful fall evening brought out lots of walking “Trick or Treat” participants and many vehicles with ghouls, butterflies, mummies, princesses and monsters collecting candies.

Election Day is quickly approaching, which means this community once again has the opportunity to show its support for our Verde Valley schools through the budget override election.

I have been retired in Cottonwood for nearly 20 years. During that time one or both of the local public school districts has asked me for additional financial support at the ballot box to support their educational programs.

You asked in your Oct. 24 editorial if Merck’s COVID pill is worth $1.2 billion to taxpayers.

What drew me to the Verde Valley and to Mingus Union High School 15 years ago was the support the school had from the community.

Vote yes to continuation for the overrides in the Cottonwood school districts.

As Americans, the right to vote is at the core of our identity.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Cathleen Jochim, Kenneth Bescak, Samuel Butman, Thomas Neumann and Orazio Amabile and all the doctors and nurses behind the scenes, the helicopter staff, the therapy staff.

Mingus Union High School District #4 is asking for a continuation of our current override, your taxes will not be affected.

The issues that divide this country are due to misinformation and outright lies.

The Verde Village Property Owners Association would like to make a statement regarding development in and around the City of Cottonwood.

My husband and I are both retired public school teachers.

In regard to your excellent coverage of the mass protest against mandating the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of continued employment at Verde Valley Medical Center, there are complex health issues involved.

Cottonwood traffic circle poses a real problem for local bicyclists!

After Katie Hobbs’ Talk of the Town in the opinion and commentary section of The Verde Independent of Sept. 29, I decided I had to respond.

Social Security was created on Aug. 18, 1935, when President Roosevelt signed it into law.

I am writing in support of the renewal of the bond overrides for both Cottonwood-Oak Creek and Mingus Union High School districts.

I will be voting NO on this override. I’m tired of federal, state, county and city governments not able to stay within their budgets.

I want to extend my sincere gratitude to all of my community members for the continued support of education in our community.

Putting a price tag on our future and arguing about money says nothing about the value of what is being invested in the middle class and people in poverty.