Fort Worth residents have to go too far just to cast ballots

Let us vote closer to home

We live in Fort Worth but are in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. Then why did we vote in a Northwest Independent School District building in the city of Haslet, 11 miles from home?

The Tarrant County election office told me the voting site had been temporarily moved because of road construction, and our normal voting district was Sendera Ranch Elementary — 10 miles away from our home. That’s not much of an improvement.

Area residents shouldn’t have to drive within a rock’s throw of Texas Motor Speedway to vote. Fix it.

Second verse same as the first

As Shakespeare wrote in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “What fools these mortals be.” Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me again, shame on me.

How foolish that, time after time, three at-large water board challengers keep filing against two at-large incumbents on a questionable ballot. It seems patently unconstitutional to me. Where are the attorneys willing to take this on pro bono?

The two incumbents run as a team and enjoy nearly solid support from their unified base. The challengers’ vote is split three ways. Result? The incumbents win. Always. Surprise, surprise.

Work together to end abortion

I was very impressed with Bobby O’Dell, a 20-something who organized a church group and other folks to go watch the movie “Unplanned.” The film is based on the true story of a woman who once believed she was doing good by working for Planned Parenthood but then sees the horror of abortion for what it truly is.

By some estimates, 60 million babies have been obliterated from America’s future. That is close to the estimated 75 million to 80 million worldwide fatalities during World War II.

But even as we see the culture decay in front of our very eyes, we are still called to be salt and light to our community. Let’s go out and be bolder than our opponent.

Fort Worth culture is neglected

I am sad we are a Blue Zones Project city, but the Star-Telegram spends so much of its Life & Arts section space on food-related coverage.

We have a vibrant cultural scene — excellent live theater, music and arts festivals, galleries, museums and library system. Yet the only mentions of old favorite Mayfest seem to come in articles about the weather.

I read the Star-Telegram every day on my iPad while traveling, and I saw no mention of the Lanterns in the Garden event at Fort Worth Botanic Garden. There’s been coverage of the garden’s admission fees, but nothing on one of the most splendid evening attractions to come this way in a while. And it improves our health and helps the city’s commitment to Blue Zones.

Please, Star-Telegram, can’t you find some space to reflect the cultural and artistic side of this city? How do you think you’ll attract new businesses and the highly educated workers you keep saying we need?

Only one horse in this race?

I am puzzled as to why there is only one Republican candidate running against President Donald Trump in the primary, and I can’t even tell you his name.

Are there no good people who think they have a chance to win, or are they afraid of him?