Letters to the Editor — Senior housing, Texas surplus, Jerry LeVias, Dak Prescott

Silver tsunami is right here

Re: “Improve senior housing — North Texas must add more communities for growing population of older adults,” Monday editorial.

We agree the housing scarcity is extra acute for our seniors and admire you shining a lightweight on this situation. The silver tsunami is right here and we’re woefully unprepared.

We additionally know that it’ll take a number of effort to fill the hole. It would require builders, financiers, public housing companies like ours, neighborhood companions and assist from municipalities to row in the similar route. We know this firsthand as DHA homes 15,540 people who find themselves seniors and disabled throughout North Texas.

To create extra reasonably priced housing capability for seniors, now we have partnered with Volunteers of America National Services to co-develop The Oaks in Oak Cliff, which can present 260 items for residents aged 62 and older together with an on-site well being clinic, which is a vital want for this inhabitants.

There is housing, however for seniors there should even be supportive assets. We need to proceed to be a part of the dialogue and the answer. As you acknowledged in your editorial, our cities have to put together now and leverage all of our collective expertise to create options sooner.

Troy Broussard, Dallas

President and CEO, DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas

Consider Willow Bend housing

Mixed-use housing that will enchantment to seniors and youthful adults is nearer than you assume and is correct in our personal yard. It may very well be achieved with the redevelopment of Willow Bend Mall in Plano. The decrease degree may stay as retail, meals courtroom, eating places and leisure and the higher degree may very well be simply transformed into studio and one-bedroom residences.

The upper-level car parking zone subsequent to Dillard’s may very well be reconfigured into gated, safe parking. Access to the second-floor residences is also secured with a keyed elevator so residents may take pleasure in the eating places, meals courtroom and procuring beneath. And these services may presumably have an keen group of part-time staff.

This editorial even acknowledged, “Research from Stanford University has shown that both older and younger adults benefit from mixed-age social arrangements.” And entry to medical and social service services in the space would strongly enchantment to the senior residents.

The location is right in Plano, shut to Dallas, Addison, Carrollton and extra. This is a win-win for everybody, even presumably for the new developer of Willow Bend Mall.

Susan Nehez, Plano

Door open for mendacity and deceiving

The Republicans in Congress say George Santos will proceed to symbolize his district as a Republican and won’t punish him for lies, theft and deception. The solely plan of action is for the voters in his district to take away him from workplace.

So I need to assume that if a congressional staffer or worker lied, stole and was misleading in a job software that the congressional workplace wouldn’t terminate that staffer’s employment however would as a substitute await the mother and father to inform the worker to give up the job and are available house.

M.A. Conroy, Grapevine

There are different garages to search

Since President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had been discovered to have labeled paperwork saved improperly, what about checking the libraries, garages and nation golf equipment of all different current dwelling previous presidents together with Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter?

Sue Owens, Dallas

Devote surplus to foster care

Re: “So, about that $33 billion surplus — Dear Texas legislators: Take care of taxpayers but also invest for tomorrow,” Jan. 12 editorial.

Since studying of the terribly giant finances surplus that Texas is having fun with, I’ve learn a number of tales in The Dallas Morning News that debate the way it ought to finest be spent. Legislators, readers and the Editorial Board, on this editorial, all have good solutions that deserve consideration.

This editorial mentions tax reduction, water and water infrastructure, broadband in rural areas and training. Help with the excessive price of power and border management measures are additionally key points.

I’ve scoured these articles and haven’t but seen point out of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which is continuously in Judge Janis Jack’s courtroom to reply for insufficient care of foster kids due to underfunding. Why is that this not even mentioned, a lot much less thought-about a precedence in a state whose legislators voice such a excessive regard for lifetime of the unborn little one?

Joyce E. Thompson, Plano

LeVias story praised

Re: “Words to live by — Trailblazer Jerry LeVias needed inspiration. King provided it,” Jan. 15 news story.

Michael Granberry’s story on Jerry LeVias was haunting. The quiet dedication and energy LeVias displayed in the face of degrading and merciless conduct by classmates and fellow gamers is expertly and painfully set forth.

When requested about potential recognition with a statue of him, he mentioned he wished to have Southern Methodist University “recognize the role that [football coach] Hayden Fry and [then school President Willis] Tate played to recognize their place in the South for minority students wanting to play sports.”

It speaks volumes about an individual’s character after they deflect from their achievements to those that opened the door, exhausting although it was to stroll via.

I need to add: thanks to The Dallas Morning News management that will run this story. I, for one, am nonetheless a subscriber for all times. Agree or not together with your editorial web page (I do each, after all), yours is a occupation important for a free and evolving society.

Mike Holloway, Downtown Dallas

Cowboys’ picks the drawback

Here’s the ugly fact: In 2016, Dak Prescott was drafted in the fourth spherical for a purpose. Unfortunately, Tony Romo obtained harm, the Cowboys caught lightning in a bottle and all of us fell in love with a fantastic man who didn’t throw picks in the clutch like Romo. Six years later, that’s precisely what now we have once more.

After 27 years of no National Football Conference championship video games, have we not realized the definition of madness?

Cliff Powers, Frisco

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