To the Editor:
I have a really strong memory of Dorothy Poole, my grammar school teacher at Menemsha School, making a strong statement that our country is a “melting pot” of people from all over the world. They all brought something new to our growing country. They would bring different ways of family life, work ethics, new recipes, languages, different religions, etc.
Most of all they would want the freedom that we enjoy of practicing their religion, voting for who they felt should lead our nation, freedom traveling, and most of all free speech.
Our nation is in a lot of trouble. My dad, Onslow Robinson, was with the Corps of Army Engineers during World War II. He quit and we moved back to the Island where he was born. I was my dad’s shadow, and whenever I could, I would go where he went. One day I asked him why he gave up government work, and he stated, “I could not take the graft and corruption. Show me a politician and I will show you a crook.” As young as I was I thought, “That’s my dad!”
I don’t think a lot of us can figure out our world today. It’s a mess, and all I can do is continue to be thankful for my family, friends, and all my blessings.
Diane Leonard
Tisbury