Fort Worth, TCU and Tandy Corporation owe a huge debt to John V. Roach and his vision

Roach led the way for Fort Worth

As one who joined the Tandy Computer engineering team in 1979 and worked for the next 17 years at Tandy Corporation, I had the privilege to work for John V. Roach and help carry forward his vision for the personal computer industry. (March 22, 1A, “‘Mr. Fort Worth’ was beloved in the community he loved”)

This team brought a pioneering product to the mass market. Other companies followed Tandy’s lead, compelled by the market success of the Radio Shack and Tandy brand personal computers. These computer products were manufactured right here in Fort Worth. And the engineering team earned a number of patents for contributions to this effort.

I salute John Roach for his vision and leadership and for making these opportunities available to many young engineers like me, and I honor his legacy and many contributions to Fort Worth, TCU and Tandy Corporation.

- Stephen Mosher, Fort Worth

Biden has earned trust

We finally have a president who knows what he is doing. President Joe Biden tells the truth. Our allies know they can trust us again and we won’t desert them.

It’s too bad we cannot trust the legislative branch to do its job. Republicans are more interested in solidifying their positions than the well-being of American citizens.

Biden has some good programs that would benefit all of us, not just a few. He needs support, and our legislators need to cooperate with him.

- Barbara Price, Fort Worth

Yes, rejected ballots do matter

When you consider how many elections are decided by just a few votes, I’m appalled that Ryan Rusak doesn’t think it’s a big deal that 800 people in Tarrant County had their mail in-ballots rejected. (March 20, 5C, “Don’t waste time looking for throngs of disenfranchised Texas voters — it didn’t happen”)

My ballot might have been among them if I hadn’t noticed on the envelope flap that I was required to repeat the same ID information that I’d already written inside.

This confusing extra step is an obvious attempt by Republicans to be tough on so-called “voter fraud.” It would be like trying to prevent drunken driving by making it mandatory for bartenders to serve patrons one more drink for the road.

- Sharon Austry, Fort Worth

Nothing needs to be fixed on ballots

The March 23 editorial “Texas must fix voter law that skyrocketed ballot rejections” (15A) is ridiculous. Strangely, only three were rejected in the Republican primary, and the rest were among Democratic voters. I will never understand why people can’t just read and double-check after they finish. That’s why Republicans and Democrats alike went to school. I believe voting needs to be done this way to prevent illegal votes.

- Verdonna Durham, Fort Worth

Bigotry is taught, not innate

My son went to elementary school in San Antonio in the early 1960s. Until I visited parent meetings at the school, I did not know that his teacher was Black. Until I visited my son’s classroom, I did not know how many students were Hispanic, Black or white. My son was in the white minority. He never told me he felt uncomfortable or intimidated. He accepted it and didn’t think anything of it.

Children are color-blind. They see people. Teaching them that one race treated another race badly is not teaching unity. Hatred is ugly and should never be taught at home or in schools.

- Emma Jean Ross, Euless