Letters to the Editor

I looked at a bunch of letters to the editor over the week. The first link I will share comes from my home-town paper, the Times Herald Record. I thought all of these letters were good from Thursday, January 28. The one that really caught my attention was the last one entitled "Lottery jingle's dangerous." I was not aware of this jingle that played on lottery machines in my state, and it is definitely an intriguing scenario. I know that I would probably go nuts if I won any amount of money in a drawing, so the jingle would be irrelevant. Everybody would know that I had won something! I think the sound effect adds some excitement to the already exhilarating prize. I am just a hopeless optimistic, and I would only assume no one was out to get me and ruin my victory. With the current economy, anything is possible. It is refreshing to see someone looking out for the well-being of others, even as minor as it might be.

This second letter to the editor, from the Boston Globe, hits a little closer to home for me. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis the day before my freshman year at UMass. I am fortunate enough to be in school, and as a result am still covered under my parents' insurance. Without the insurance, I don't know how we would be able to afford my medication. Annually, the pharmaceuticals cost around $20,000. That kind of money just isn't in our budget. I can't imagine not having my medicine, but I only have another year and a half in college. I was excited with Obama's election and the promise of universal health care, but I know it is going to take time. With the super majority now gone, I know it will take even more time. It is easy for me to see how this woman would be a little upset, and I don't blame her either.