As full-time Washington state employees and parents of three young children in District 81, we can say confidently that virtual learning is NOT working for our family. It is an extremely stressful situation with unrealistic expectations as to child IT knowledge and experience, and parent time/energy to assist after an 8+ hour work day.

For those of you living in Seattle, Portland or California who might be considering relocating to Spokane, please do not consider the narrow view of Christopher Vogel expressed in his recent letter ("Be a part of this community," Sep. 22) to be the uniform belief of people in Spokane.

Alice White’s letter re: McMorris Rodgers now supporting a Balanced Budget Amendment is laughable ("Cathy and the budget," Sept. 21).

When the signal to cross appeared at the intersection of Mission and Hamilton, 91-year-old Kathy began her slow, arduous trip on her way back to the O'Malley, with her shopping cart full of her weekly supplies. She wasn't halfway through when struck by an impatient motorist, sending Kathy and her groceries flying. Numerous people stopped to help her get up and reload what was salvageable, but the motorist kept going! They don't make them like Kathy anymore, as she had no broken bones but was terribly bruised.

Mitch McConnell and his cabal of Republican misers failed to pass a stimulus package. Rather than work with Democrats to get enough money in the package that would be enough to actually help people, the stingy repubs shut it down because what pittance they expected to help people pay rent and buy food, was in their minds, "too expensive."

In these times of riots, shootings and lawlessness, we have a great need for calm, clear heads to represent us in Washington, D.C. In a little over a month, we will be choosing leaders to govern us in the coming years.