Women’s March
Dear Editor: I am writing about the “Women’s March” that happened in Sitka last weekend. I admit to being puzzled as to the point of it all.
I applaud those who marched as exercising their right to march, but it was unclear to me why they were marching. The paper stated that they were “marching for equality, tolerance, freedom of religion, respect for Mother Earth and our rights for our quality of life.” Although these are valid issues, I guess I don’t understand how these issues particularly apply to women. Or was the march really just another protest to Trump being inaugurated? Or was it simply a statement against the Sanctity of Life March? To see a sign saying “Keep Your Tiny Hands Off Our Rights” made me think of the tiny hands of the unborn females who do not have any rights. So was it really just a pro-abortion march? Or was it simply to wear vaginas or “pussy hats” on your heads and feel feminist and empowered?
To me, that is just strange to put that on one’s head!! Women already have the right to vote, the right to study for any career, the right to marry or not, the right to have a family or not, the right to be educated. ... etc. etc. ... What more rights do we think are necessary or do we just want MORE???? As a professional attorney and now a professional homemaker, I just can’t feel that women are victims any more than anyone else is a potential victim. The real issues of poverty, unemployment, respect, life, religion, will never have a consensus. It is up to each of us to strive to respect and to love others with different viewpoints.
Carin Sellar Adickes, Sitka
Conflict
Dear Editor: I’m worried. What if North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump start making fun of each other’s hair? Both are unstable, thin-skinned and vindictive men. Do you think this could lead to nuclear war?
Ron Rau, Sitka
Chinese New Year
Dear Editor: The Chinese New Year is in the air. It falls on Jan. 28 this year. The celebration will be held from Jan. 27 to Feb. 11 in most of the Asian countries. Twenty-seventeen is the year of the Rooster in 12 Chinese zodiac.
People born in the year of the Rooster are typically healthy people. They are active and enjoy sports, such as hiking and swimming. Roosters don’t get sick very often because they tend to fight illness well. Even when they do become ill, they feel better quickly. Roosters are a little sensitive, and they feel stressed and moody at times.
Roosters are loyal and they make devoted friends. They always keep their promises and are always true to their word. Sensitive individuals may find it hard to get along well with Roosters, because they always brag about themselves and their accomplishments, which may make others uncomfortable.
People who were born in 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 are Rooster years’ people.
According to Chinese astrology, the year of one’s birth sign is the most unlucky year in the 12-year cycle. In a year of your sign, horoscopes for all aspects of your life will not be very good. However, you can wear red belt and red underwear to gain better luck.
The Chinese New Year is also called spring festival. We’ll celebrate the International Spring Festival after the spring break, at 7 p.m. Saturday on March 25. The celebration will be at the gym in MEHS. This celebration will be open to the community.
Hope everyone will have a very lucky and pleasant the year of the Rooster. Gongxi Facai (“Wish you a good fortune” in Mandarin)!
Summer Mayo, Sitka
