True stories told for many years

When my family moved to Spokane in 1933 I attended Irving School.

The principal, Miss Sarah Wiseman, had an apple box full of shoes in her office. They were for children that came to school without shoes. The rest of us would put cardboard inner soles in our shoes each day when the soles wore through.

These true stories have been told for over 75 years, but they never “sunk in.” Now maybe all these young people that have everything (mostly unpaid for) will start to remember what the Greatest Generation was trying to tell them. We made do and more than survived.

Mary C. Bronson

Spokane

You won’t ‘get rid’ of coyotes

This is in response to the article “Coyotes more common” published in the Voice on Dec 4.

My first question for the residents interviewed in the piece: Do you enjoy living beside Riverside State Park? Let us assume that you do. So do the coyotes.

And as for one of the interviewees insinuating that the Audubon Park neighborhood has first claims on the area; on a stroll into Riverside State Park one would encounter far older and more established communities than the now oh-so-chic “Audubon Park.”

You will not “get rid” of the coyotes around Riverside State Park. The coyote has been shot, trapped, and poisoned for centuries in this country. They’ve only bred smarter and stronger under persecution. You can protect your pets by being responsible owners and keeping better track of them. Don’t blame the coyotes because you are lazy and naïve. The coyote is a predator. Your cat should have been tougher.

Fred Johnston

Spokane