Letters

I am an inmate in the Roane County Jail. I’m writing this letter to let the public know how inhumane it is, and how we’re being treated in here.
The food portions have gotten smaller. For breakfast we get a small scoop of grits or oatmeal, half an apple or half a banana, and a piece of bread they left out the night before that they call toast.
The grits and oatmeal have no flavor. No sugar.
Lunch is a thin sandwich five days a week with water or Kool-Aid, which is only colored water.
Dinner is OK for the most part.

The headline of your recent editorial, “A Good City Manager Well Worth the Money” spurred me to express my gratitude and commendations to Kingston’s City Manager Jim Pinkerton and his staff.
Without doubt Kingston is the best-run city in Roane County, and I attribute this to the staff, department heads and employees who serve under Jim’s steady leadership.
When first elected to city council, a few people bent my ear about Jim —  that he needed to go.

I am a resident of Roane County and a Watts Bar Utility District customer. Recently I have encountered problems with a WBUD policy.
Being a “senior citizen,” I sometimes have a problem understanding how the concept of right and wrong is so hard for some people to get. Back in the day, when one party damaged another party’s property, the party causing the damage was expected to make restitution. Evidently that has changed.

On Saturday, June 11, the Avery Trace Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual Flag Day Golf Tournament at Southwest Point Golf Course. 
DAR promotes patriotism within our local schools and community, supports our military veterans, and educates American youth in the history of our great country.