Hate crime?
About three weeks ago, I found a wallet outside the Main Library in Richmond. When I looked inside, I found an address on North 21st Street. I decided I would return the person’s wallet and took an East Broad Street …
‘We took oath so that he would have the freedom to do what he did’
I am a veteran of two branches of our armed forces, and I support the actions of Colin Kaepernick without reservation.
Ex-Green Beret weighs in
Re “49ers quarterback under fire for sitting during national anthem,” Sept. 1-3 edition:
Keep politics out of Richmond races
Let us not have political party influence or interference in any of our local elections. As divisive and dysfunctional as the political climate is, we should certainly want Richmond to be a political-free zone.
Journalist George Curry ‘will be missed’
I write as a native of Richmond, mail subscriber to the Richmond Free Press and a current resident of Tuscaloosa, Ala., hometown of the late George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service.
‘American people cannot afford another recession’
We have made tremendous strides over the last eight years to dig ourselves out of one of the deepest recessions the United States has seen in decades. Under President Obama, we have gone from losing more than 800,000 jobs per …
‘We are one election away from becoming Nazi America’
We are one presidential election away from becoming Nazi America. The Republicans in Congress are not only willing to support Donald Trump. They are working diligently to destroy Hillary Clinton.
Affordable, quality day care difficult for families
Families across the United States are facing a child care crisis, but African- American families are especially hard hit by the rising cost of child care and limited options for working families.
Judge Roberts will be missed
Re “After 26 years, Judge Roberts retiring from juvenile court,” July 21-23 edition: Congratulations to Judge Angela Edwards Roberts, who retired from Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court on July 29.
Restoration of felons’ rights is ‘a human rights issue’
Re “Virginia Supreme Court turns back clock on restoration of felons’ rights,” July 28-30 edition: I have a friend who is a felon and two others who are currently incarcerated but returning to society in five years and 20 years, …
‘We finally have a governor who attempted to right wrongs’
When will the Republicans in the General Assembly stop the racist endorsement of continuing to maintain the Virginia Constitution to deny primarily African-Americans the right to vote? The amendment (at the center of the lawsuit) was designed in the 1901-1902 …
‘$20 at the store doesn’t do anything but make you sad’
I am a reader of your newspaper. And many times, you have things in your paper that hit home with me. I am 71 years old and live on North Side. I am thankful to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing …
Kudos to Free Press
Re “Church fashion show to benefit victims of domestic violence,” June 2-4 edition:
Don’t be afraid to look in your own house
I have a problem with parents who are afraid to go into their children’s bedrooms or sleeping quarters. The shooter of the five police officers in Dallas lived at home. The shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., …
Sometimes ‘dangerous’ people haven’t been diagnosed with a mental illness
Re Editorial, “One recipe for change,” July 14-16 edition:
