Time to get past race coverage

I don't recall the media interviewing hundreds of Catholics after Kennedy won. While realizing history was made with Obama's election, I find it disappointing so much is being made to make it racist, after the fact, which is divisive. This type of thinking and overt media coverage needs to end. It's time for all of America to get behind the elected "person" and hope he will be able to begin the process of unifying our nation and making it prosperous and healthy again.

- Marilyn Lampher, Springfield

Obama's change to weaken us

Whether by stealth, guile or strong-arm tactics, President-elect Barack Obama, as quickly as possible or as slowly as necessary, will, just as he promised, weaken our country militarily, economically and morally. This is the "change" in store for us. Count the ways as it happens.

- Clif Kelley, Lake Pomme De Terre