Suggestions for paper

Your newspaper is a valuable addition to our household for a source of information. But beyond the obituaries— to make sure we haven’t lost any more of our friends— and the editorial page, we have grown weary of most every headline containing the president’s name, the “T” word.

The editors could take a hint from USA Today and conclude every frontpage story on the front page, thereby preventing the third page from immersing in my morning coffee. Even more helpful would be to summarize his every act in a few words, e. g., “President T’s immigration policy stalled,” without quoting every pro and con reaction from across the land.

The continued agonizing of participants of the election could well take a key from their high school/ junior high games of any competition: The winning coach is honored in an unsuspecting moment when he receives a tub full of Gatorade in ice, brushes it off and goes about celebrating his victory with his team. The loser congratulates the winner, albeit sometimes grudgingly, tucks his tail and proceeds to the locker room … no protest marches on the court/ field, no burning of cars or destroying liquor stores, hiring of counselors for “distraught” students— just get on the bus and go home. Even more exemplary is the end of a basketball game at the college level— players and coaches form a line to congratulate the winners, hug each other, and again, no torching of cars, protests, etc. Granted, the current political climate of changing the social philosophy is like putting our car in reverse while heading forward at 70 mph, but the transmission and tires can be replaced and we may well proceed on a new path by the will of the people. When will we learn? ELDON JANZEN

Fayetteville