Address the problems

Many years in business and government have taught me that successful organizations, whether private or public, identify major needs and problems, prioritize them, then develop action plans to meet requirements of at least the critical ones. Wouldn’t it be great if we in

America (citizens, the government, and everyone) could work in unity to solve the vast number of real mind-boggling problems that portend grave implications for our grandchildren?

How would you prioritize our critical problems? Mine would start with these:

1. Monumental, insidious divisiveness. So rampant in politics, congressional gridlock, and human relations whether racial- or gender-related.

2. Need to protect citizens. At home—crime, open borders, gangs, terrorists; abroad—atomic threat in North Korea, ISIS, risks from Iran and Middle Eastern nations.

3. Providing quality health care for all.

4. Providing higher education levels equal to those in other countries.

5. Stopping out-of-control governmental fraud and spending, balancing the budget, and reducing the $20 trillion debt.

These are only five of the most serious problems facing the United States; however, they are enough to raise the question of worried citizen taxpayers—How do we motivate our elected officials and other leaders to unite, prioritize problems, and develop action plans that work? God bless America. JACK MURPHY

Little Rock