Leonard Pitts reminds us there are Americans like Ruby Freeman, her daughter, and Rusty Bowers who have the courage to speak the truth in a time of lies (“You choose: Simple values, or no values at all,” The Columbian, June 27). And then Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide, gave us the true picture of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. These four and others remind me of John F. Kennedy’s book, “Profiles in Courage.” The inspiration of these courageous truth-tellers can lead us to a stronger democracy.
Time to ask candidates their stance on American crises: hunger, housing, gun violence, climate change, tax equity, and more. Ask the hard questions and vote accordingly. Examples: What will you do to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit? Where do you stand on a woman’s right to choose? Our votes can then put America back on the road to equity.
